Defensive Security Podcast Episode 358

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Stories:

Weak IAM affects up to 98% of cloud environments

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/14/intruder-cloud-misconfiguration-trends-report/

China-Linked Storm-1175 Debuts New StormEncryptor Ransomware via N-central Flaw

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-hackers-deploy-new.html

‘City-Forum’ Campaign Quietly Mines Salesforce/ServiceNow Guest Access Since March 2025

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/long-running-data-theft-campaign-salesforce-servicenow

LiteLLM ‘Supply Chain Attack’ Was Mostly Fallout From Trivy Compromise Days Earlier

https://www.securityweek.com/trivy-not-litellm-behind-the-2500-org-compromise/

ChainDrop Worm Spreads Through npm, Slips Past Standard Security Tooling

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/15/chaindrop-worm-crawls-into-npm-supply-chain-evades-standard-defenses/5287958