Password issues for Danish org, mimosas at midnight, and SocVel quiz
Release Date: 10/15/2026
BrakeSec Education Podcast
This episode discusses the breach of Denmark's CPR register with a weak password, CrowdStrike's identification of the ARTEX AI pen test tool, a double-cross in the Gentleman ransomware gang, and the Silent Ransom Group's $200 million earnings from stolen data. Chapters 00:00 Denmark's CPR register breached through an admin password of 123456 10:52 SocVel quiz Q1: China-linked attack on South Africa's air traffic control 15:34 Q2: How a New Jersey engineer who ransomed his employer was caught 22:40 Q3: CrowdStrike finds the ARTEX AI pentest tool used in attacks 25:35 Q4: The Gentleman...
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Youtube Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHPvGVfPgjI Jay Beale is a principal security consultant and CEO/CTO for InGuardians. He is the architect of multiple open source projects, including the Peirates attack tool for Kubernetes (in Kali Linux), the Bustakube CTF Kubernetes cluster, and Bastille Linux. Jay created and leads the Kubernetes CTF at DEF CON and previously helped in the Kubernetes project's Security efforts. He’s co-written eight books and given many public talks at Black Hat, DEF CON, RSA, CanSecWest, Blue Hat, ToorCon, DerbyCon, WWHF, HushCon and others. He...
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socvel.com/quiz if you want to play along! Check out the BrakeSecEd Twitch at join the Discord: https://bit.ly/brakesecDiscord Music: Music provided by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred "Flex" by Jeremy Blake Courtesy of Youtube media library
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Check out the BrakeSecEd Twitch at or Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast join the Discord: https://bit.ly/brakesecDiscord https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.14172 - EPSS whitepaper https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jayjacobs1_epss-threatintel-vulnerabiltymanagement-activity-7308146548767404032-RubN https://www.first.org/epss/ https://events.zoom.us/ev/AmoNH3baC7HVqDlDmgUtd2uCmTCMwJXfkR8mG6I5OxzbW01nhRMQ~AoEYQz5ROK4ybE4iX9b0PL-1utz4z0nbyrTjT4lskH_08_zfesR_Q_rNlA - BHIS training with Bronwen Aker on 03 April 2025 Music: Music provided by Chillhop Music:...
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Check out the BrakeSecEd Twitch at https://twitch.tv/brakesec Join the Discord! https://bit.ly/brakesecDiscord Questions and topics: (please feel free to update or make comments for clarifications) * https://techoreon.com/http-flaw-in-apple-passwords-left-iphones-vulnerable/ * https://darkmarc.substack.com/p/attackers-dont-need-exploits-when * https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/129713/the-browser-is-riddled-with-bugs-2025-may-squash-them/ * https://medium.com/@vanvleet/compound-probability-you-dont-need-100-coverage-to-win-a2e650da21a4 (interesting article on quantifying attack risk by...
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Youtube VOD: – supply chain issues can crop up anywhere… are you blocking people from steam and popular software downloads online? <- 100 digits of pi <- periodic table song Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?): https://www.socvel.com/quiz/ https://xphantom.nl/posts/Offensive-Security-Lab/ Show points of Contact: Amanda Berlin: Brian Boettcher: Bryan Brake: Brakesec Website: Youtube channel: discord: https://discord.gg/brakesec Twitch Channel: Music: "Flex" by Jeremy...
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Chapters
00:00 Denmark's CPR register breached through an admin password of 123456
10:52 SocVel quiz Q1: China-linked attack on South Africa's air traffic control
15:34 Q2: How a New Jersey engineer who ransomed his employer was caught
22:40 Q3: CrowdStrike finds the ARTEX AI pentest tool used in attacks
25:35 Q4: The Gentleman ransomware: an affiliate double-crosses his gang
29:43 Q5: Silent Ransom Group's $200 million from data theft alone
34:47 Q6: Empire Market co-creator sentenced to 40 years
37:59 Q7: Iranian hackers pose as Dubai airport IT
42:19 Q8: Influencers targeted with fake brand deals
43:40 Q9: Midnight Mimosa, Android malware preinstalled on fake flagship phones
48:14 Q10: FBI on MicroScan and PhishHub, Flax Typhoon's tools
51:37 Quiz score, and Malware & Monsters, an OWASP incident-response game
Watch the full video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRTtp5QX9dg.
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