Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a security podcast without the waffle.

Risky Business #807 -- Shai-Hulud npm worm wreaks old-school havoc

September 16, 2025 0:53:19 9.15 MB ( 42.04 MB less) Downloads: 0

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.

This week’s episode is also available on Youtube.

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