Breaking Badness

158. Zero Days of Our Lives

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Breaking Badness, Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss the new Fortigate firmware updates along with Br...

157. They Ransomware

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Tim Helming, Sean McNee, and guest researcher Sasha Angus discuss the most prolific ransomware families and share cybersecurity gold, guidan...

156. Romancing the Scam

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Kelly Molloy, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss a pandemic catfishing scam along with Eclypsium’s detection of backdoor beh...

[Mini Series] Stronger Together: Tim Chen, Daniel Schwalbe, and Your Friends at DomainTools

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've made it to the final installment of our Stronger Together Mini-Series! In this episode, you'll hear from folks at DomainTools including CEO Tim ...

155. Sunburst Your Bubble

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Ian Campbell discuss Kim Zetter’s work on the SolarWinds investigation along with the Senate’s hearing on A...

[Mini Series] Stronger Together: Katie Nickels, Don Jeter, Ben April, Lesley Carhart & Jeff Stout

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve made it to the third installment of our Stronger Together Mini Series! In this episode we’re joined by researchers, threat analysts, and C-S...

[Mini Series] Stronger Together feat. Jamie Williams, Jon DiMaggio, Corey Thuen, and Renee Burton

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode number two of our Breaking Badness Mini-Series: Stronger Together! We hope you had a chance to check out last week’s episode of o...

[Mini Series] Stronger Together with Allan Liska

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode for the Stronger Together Mini-Series, we are joined by Allan Liska, Ransomware Researcher at Recorded Future. We sat down (or rather,...

The Stronger Together Mini-Series Trailer

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special Mini-Series, Breaking Badness goes on the road to RSA to talk to researchers, intelligence analysts, security advocates, VPs, and C-su...

154. Not Your Neurotypical Episode

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kali Fencl, Ian Campbell, and Travis Hall discuss neurodiversity in cybersecurity including their own experiences, advice for managers, and ...

153. It’s Pillar Time!

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Aaron Gee-Clough discuss the 5 pillars of the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy.

152. Good Will Threat Hunting

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss Cisco Talos’ Ukraine task unit one year into the Ukraine/Russia conflict alo...

151. Epic Bail: The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Its Impact on Infosec

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Breaking Badness, Kelsey LaBelle, Daniel Schwalbe, and Tim Helming discuss the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. We’ll dive into ...

150. Thrifty, Nifty, Never Shifty (Part II)

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 150th celebration of Breaking Badness continues this week for Part II! We’re talking to Daniel Schwalbe, Sean McNee, Aaron Gee-Clough, and Kelly...

150. Thrifty, Nifty, Never Shifty (Part I)

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re celebrating 150 episodes of Breaking Badness! Join us for Part I of a 2 week extravaganza! We’re talking to Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, Tay...

149. You Data Broker My Heart

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oooh it’s the last episode of Breaking Badness before the big 150! This week Kelsey LaBelle, Daniel Schwalbe, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss the r...

148. What Not To Ransomware

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Ian Campbell, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce get out the 🍿 to discuss the dismantling of Exclu along with hackers who exploited...

147. DOUBLEBACK in Black

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss malvertising using Google Ads along with ProofPoint’s recent research on use...

146. I Am Extortionary (If You Ever Get To Know Me)

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss the FBI takedown of the Hive ransomware variant along with insights from the 2...

Special Report - Quadrant Security

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Breaking Badness we've got a Special Report. We're talking to Champ Clark III and Steven Drenning-Blalock from Quadrant Security about a ...

145. Me, Myself, and API

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss vulnerabilities in Siemens programmable logic controllers along with Kevin Chu...

144. LastPass on the Left

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Tim Helming speaks with CISO Daniel Schwalbe and SecOps Engineer Ian Campbell on the LastPass breach

143. The Best of 2022

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That's a wrap on 2022! Tune in to hear Kali Fencl discuss your favorite puns and episodes from the past year along with our podcast plans for 2023!

142. Pheast of the Seven Phishes

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss domains seized by the FBI linked to DDoS-for-hire services along with Rick Osg...

141. Scam a-Lama Ding Dong

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and special guest Sean McNee discuss Wired’s article on scammers scammed by scammers along with Jan Schaumann...

140. Party of Five

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a special in-person episode of Breaking Badness! Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, Daniel Schwalbe, Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, and Sean McNee talk about ...

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Caitlin Kiska

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Breaking Badness, Tim Helming sat down at GrrCon with Incident Responder, Caitlin Kiska, to discuss her path to cybersecuri...

139. Something’s Polyglot To Give

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Kali Fencl, and Tim Helming discuss a recent Forbes article on cybersecurity layoffs along with StrelaStealer - the ne...

138. Into The W4SP's Nest

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 138 of Breaking Badness, Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and special guest Aaron Gee-Clough discuss SocGholish JavaScript malware along with Phyl...

137. Vishing Persons Report

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking Badness gets spooky this week 👻 Recorded on Halloween, Ian Campbell, Kelsey LaBelle, and Daniel Schwalbe discuss clop ransomware (not shor...

136. TTPS. I Love You

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 136 of Breaking Badness gets spooky! This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Kelsey LaBelle, and Tim Helming discuss the classic movie Gremlins since ...

135. Raspberry Pi in the Sky

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Breaking Badness, Kelsey LaBelle, Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, and special guest Kelly Molloy discuss the future of Network Time Protocol ...

134. OSINTillating Conversation

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 134 of Breaking Badness is here! This week, Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kali Fencl discuss research into the cybercrime group, Lofy...

133. A Shot in the Dark Web

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesdays we wear pink! Recorded on National Mean Girls Day, in this latest podcast episode Tim Helming, Kelsey LaBelle, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce ...

132. Here, kiTTY kiTTY

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ahoy! Lots of pirate puns in Episode 132 of Breaking Badness! This week Kelsey LaBelle returns and she, Tim Helming, and Daniel Schwalbe discuss the S...

131. XMRing A Ding Ding

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 131 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce returns! He, Tim Helming, and Kali Fencl discuss AT&T Alien Labs' res...

130. Bigger Phish To Fry

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 130 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Ian Campbell discuss how the Kimsuky threat group always gets...

129. SMS Verification Code Red

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 129 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Tim Helming, Kali Fencl, and special guest Daniel Schwalbe discuss the Twilio data breach ...

128. Black Hat Trick

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 128 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Tim Helming, Kali Fencl, and special guest Aaron Gee-Clough discuss bad characters and tro...

127. Like Shooting Phish in a Barrel

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 127 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Tim Helming and Kelsey LaBelle discuss a new speculative execution attack called Retbleed ...

126. Give ‘Em the Old RaaSleDazzle

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 126 of Breaking Badness is now available and the gang is back together! This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Kelsey LaBelle, and Tim Helming discus...

125 . Nobody Makes Me HertzBleed My Own Blood

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 125 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and special guest Kali Fencl discuss Hertzbleed, the ne...

124. Patch Me If You Can

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 124 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Kelsey LaBelle, and special guest Daniel Schwalbe discuss MIT’s re...

123. ACE in the Hole

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 123 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Tim Helming and special guests Ian Campbell and Kali Fencl discuss vulnerabilities modzero...

122. Inside the Threat Actor’s Studio

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Tim Helming, Kelsey LaBelle, and special guest Ian Campbell discuss the Justice Department’s policy changes regarding the Computer Fraud a...

121. IR You Afraid of the Dark Web?

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss CISA’s warning on MSPs along with a new phishing trick - but does it have st...

120. Reading the IoT Leaves

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss a recent DNS poisoning attack along with DLL hijacking used by a researcher to...

119. A Steaming Cup of Malicious Javascript

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss recent DDoS attacks against Ukraine along with the recently discovered subgrou...

118. Don’t Let Ransomware You Down

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss the Pipedream malware toolkit along with the recent seizure of the RaidForums ...

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Harshil Parikh

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Harshil Parikh by DomainTools

117. Fire in the Wall!

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

117. Fire in the Wall! by DomainTools

116. A Breach? I’m Afraid SSO

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

116. A Breach? I’m Afraid SSO by DomainTools

115. A Ransomware for the Dramatic

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

115. A Ransomware for the Dramatic by DomainTools

114. Domains of our Lives

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

114. Domains of our Lives by DomainTools

113. Threat Actors DDoS a Line

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

113. Threat Actors DDoS a Line by DomainTools

112. A Fluid Situation

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

112. A Fluid Situation by DomainTools

111. Neither Hide nor Malware

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

111. Neither Hide nor Malware by DomainTools

110. A Sad State of Malwares

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

110. A Sad State of Malwares by DomainTools

109. The Big REvil

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

109. The Big REvil by DomainTools

108. Malware is not my Cup of IoT

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

108. Malware is not my Cup of IoT by DomainTools

107. A Fraudster’s Scam Dunk

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

107. A Fraudster’s Scam Dunk by DomainTools

106. Log4Shell Shock

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Breaking Badness Episode 106, Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss Project Zero’s deep dive into an NSO zero-click iMess...

105. The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

105. The Call Is Coming From Inside the House by DomainTools

104. The Old Bait and Glitch

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

104. The Old Bait and Glitch by DomainTools

103. Malware and Tear

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

103. Malware and Tear by DomainTools

102. Tales of Justice, Cash, and Shrootlessness

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-hosts Tim Helming, Chad Anderson, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss a $10M bounty on the DarkSide ransomware gang, and a critical Apple vulnerabilit...

101. Ransomware and Malware and Justice, Oh My!

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

101. Ransomware and Malware and Justice, Oh My! by DomainTools

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec On the Road: Regina Elwell and Alyssa Rahman

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BB host Tim Helming was at the Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit recently, and caught up with two analysts, Regina Elwell and Alyssa Rahman. They describe...

100. The Big One Pundred

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

100. The Big One Pundred by DomainTools

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with NullCookies

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Researcher "nullcookies" not only composed the music for this episode, but also discusses the ins and outs of operational security, with practical tip...

99. Time to Break a Threat

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

99. Time to Break a Threat by DomainTools

98. Spill the IoT

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

98. Spill the IoT by DomainTools

97: The Skies Are All Kinds of Blue

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chad Anderson, Dan Fernàndez, and Tim Helming discuss why Azure is giving folks the blues, and how data theft is making the skies decidedly less frie...

96. A Not So Idle Botnet

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 96 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Chad Anderson, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss a RCE in MSHTML and a new DDoS botne...

95. BEC You Later

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

95. BEC You Later by DomainTools

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Adam Levin and Beau Friedlander

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Adam Levin and Beau Friedlander by DomainTools

94. Spooler Heads Prevail

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

94. Spooler Heads Prevail by DomainTools

93. In the Zone

11 Aug 2021

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93. In the Zone by DomainTools

92. The Game is Afoot

28 Jul 2021

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92. The Game is Afoot by DomainTools

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Paul Vixie

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Voices From Infosec edition of Breaking Badness, we talk with DNS pioneer Paul Vixie

91. When Security Hits a Rough Patch

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

91. When Security Hits a Rough Patch by DomainTools

90. A Whole HOST of Problems

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

90. A Whole HOST of Problems by DomainTools

89. The Game Is Up

16 Jun 2021

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89. The Game Is Up by DomainTools

88. The Bearer of Bad News

09 Jun 2021

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88. The Bearer of Bad News by DomainTools

87. A Sad State of Ransomware

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

87. A Sad State of Ransomware by DomainTools

86. A Pain in the Gas

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

86. A Pain in the Gas by DomainTools

85. Vulnerabilities Are An Endless Cycle

12 May 2021

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85. Vulnerabilities Are An Endless Cycle by DomainTools

84. Take a Payload Off

05 May 2021

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84. Take a Payload Off by DomainTools

83. Back in Hack

28 Apr 2021

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83. Back in Hack by DomainTools

82. SolarWinds and Losses

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

82. SolarWinds and Losses by DomainTools

81. It’s Not All Zoom And Gloom

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

81. It’s Not All Zoom And Gloom by DomainTools

80. Plenty of Phish in the Sea

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

80. Plenty of Phish in the Sea by DomainTools

[Bonus Episode] A Year in COVID Cybercrime

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

[Bonus Episode] A Year in COVID Cybercrime by DomainTools

79. Speak of the REvil

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

79. Speak of the REvil by DomainTools

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Niamh Muldoon

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with Niamh Muldoon by DomainTools

78. License To Shill

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

78. License To Shill by DomainTools

77. Baby Cams and Crimeware Scams

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

77. Baby Cams and Crimeware Scams by DomainTools

76. Hardware...Software....There's a Hack for Everything

24 Feb 2021

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76. Hardware...Software....There's a Hack for Everything by DomainTools

75. Russian Roulette

10 Feb 2021

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75. Russian Roulette by DomainTools

74. An Empty Emotet

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

74. An Empty Emotet by DomainTools