Tune in this week as Heff and Forrest dive into the recent news with BlackMatter Ransomware, the Olympic breach, and solar winds attack.
What is BlackMatter ransomware?
BlackMatter was a ransomware group discussed as a successor to the DarkSide and REvil ransomware operations in this SecurityMetrics News episode.
- The episode also covers the Olympic-related breach and the SolarWinds attack.
- Additional teaser topics include exotic programming languages used in malware, Pegasus spyware, and the top 25 known vulnerabilities.
- Hosted by Matthew Heffelfinger and Forrest Barth.
- Full details and analysis are in the embedded video, not in the page text.
SecurityMetrics News Episode 17
Tune in this week as Heff and Forrest dive into the recent news with BlackMatter Ransomware, the Olympic breach, and solar winds attack.
Watch to learn more about additional stories:
- Why hackers are turning to exotic code languages.
- How Pegasus Spyware targets journalists.
- The top 25 most dangerous vulnerabilities.
Hosted by Matthew Heffelfinger (Director of SIEM Operations, GSTRT, CyRP (Pepperdine), GRCP, SSAP, ITIL4-F, GISF, PECB) and Forrest Barth (SOC Analyst, CISSP, CMNO, Security+).




