Risky Business Weekly (807): Shai-Hulud npm worm wreaks old-school havoc

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including:

Shai-Hulud worm propagates via npm and steals credentials
Jaguar Land Rover attack may put smaller suppliers out of business
Leaked data emerges from the vendor behind the Great Firewall of China
Vastaamo hacker walks free while appeal is underway
Why is a senator so mad about Kerberos?

This week's episode is sponsored by Knocknoc. Chief exec Adam Pointon joins to talk through the surprising number of customers that are using Knocknoc's identity-to-firewall glue to protect internal services and networks.

Show Notes:

Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages – Krebs on Security
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/s...

Jaguar Land Rover: Some suppliers 'face bankruptcy' due to hack crisis
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd...

Jaguar Land Rover production shutdown could last until November
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...

U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/tech/details-emer...

U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/tech/details-emer...

How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-c...

Mythical Beasts: Diving into the depths of the global spyware market - Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-de...

Hacker convicted of extorting 20,000 psychotherapy victims walks free during appeal | The Record from Recorded Future News
https://therecord.media/finland-vasta...

US national charged in Finnish psychotherapy center extortion | The Record from Recorded Future News
https://therecord.media/finland-vasta...

BreachForums administrator given three-year prison stint after resentencing | The Record from Recorded Future News
https://therecord.media/conor-fitzpat...

Microsoft, Cloudflare disrupt RaccoonO365 credential stealing tool run by Nigerian national | The Record from Recorded Future News
https://therecord.media/microsoft-clo...

Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting” - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025...

Exclusive: US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/legal/governm...

Israel announces seizure of $1.5M from crypto wallets tied to Iran | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/ 09/15/israel-announces-seizure-of-1-5-million-from-crypto-wallets-tied-to-iran/