Ransomware Victims Stop Paying Hackers – 2025-11-03

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00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Musical Views of the Universe


04:05 - – BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-11-03


04:39 - Story # 1: Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers


06:22 - Chart since 2019


16:06 - Story # 2: More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates


33:02 - Story # 3: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.


41:18 - Story # 4: ‘Dangerous’ YouTube videos struck down for bypassing Windows 11 account setup [Update: Restored]


47:13 - Story # 5: Chicago firm that resolves ransomware attacks had rogue workers carrying out their own hacks, FBI says


51:08 - Story # 6: Microsoft: DNS outage impacts Azure and Microsoft 365 services


54:33 - Story # 7: EY Data Leak – Massive 4TB SQL Server Backup Exposed Publicly on Microsoft Azure


55:22 - Stordy # 8: Black Hat Europe 2025 Arsenal: 8 AI Security Tools Transforming Cybersecurity


• (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Musical Views of the Universe


• (04:04) - Ransomware Victims Stop Paying Hackers – BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-11-03


• (04:38) - Story # 1: Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers


• (06:22) - Chart since 2019 (thumbnail)


• (16:06) - Story # 2: More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates


• (33:02) - Story # 3: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.


• (41:18) - Story # 4: ‘Dangerous’ YouTube videos struck down for bypassing Windows 11 account setup [Update: Restored]


• (47:12) - Story # 5: Chicago firm that resolves ransomware attacks had rogue workers carrying out their own hacks, FBI says


• (51:07) - Story # 6: Microsoft: DNS outage impacts Azure and Microsoft 365 services


• (54:33) - Story # 7: EY Data Leak – Massive 4TB SQL Server Backup Exposed Publicly on Microsoft Azure


• (55:22) - Story # 8: Black Hat Europe 2025 Arsenal: 8 AI Security Tools Transforming Cybersecurity