Cyber Coast to Coast Podcast

Cyber Coast to Coast Podcast

Brothers in life and business discuss technology & cybersecurity from their East and West coast perspectives. Scott Schober and Craig Schober are brothers running a 50 year old family business (Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.) that specializes in wireless security, safety, test and cybersecurity products. Together, they have introduced dozens of top selling wireless products used worldwide by government, military, corporate and law enforcement facilities. Scott regularly appears in front of the camera and audiences for hundreds of events, webinars and interviews for top news networks as a cybersecurity and wireless technology expert. Craig spends his time behind the camera as an accomplished filmmaker, editor, writer and marketer for both personal and professional projects.Together, they have authored 3 top selling cybersecurity books, hundreds of blogs and many technical white papers adopted by the wireless industry.

Episodes

September 19, 2025 38 mins
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Britain's JLR hit by cyber incident that disrupts production, sales

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/britains-jlr-hit-by-cyber-incident-that-disrupts-production-sales-2025-09-02/

 

Sophisticated “Gayfemboy” Malware Is Attacking Multiple Industries Around the Globe

https://www.them.us/story/gayfemboy-malware-campaign-ddos-attacks-cybersecurity-experts

 

Ransomware attack on IT supplier disrupts hundreds of Swedi...

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AI Deepfake Scams — CEO Impersonations https://www.darkreading.com

The “AI Hacking Era” — Tools for Good and Bad https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/report-claims-the-era-of-ai-hacking-has-arrived-good-and-bad-actors-leveraging-ai-in-cybersecurity-arms-race/

Tea App Data Breach — Trusting the Wrong Apps https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/07/tea-app-flo-data-breach-safety-privacy/

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Temu under scrutiny: U.S. states sue over alleged data/privacy/security risks

https://www.wsj.com/articles/temu-lawsuits-pit-states-against-a-digital-superpower-6a1d6432

 

Surge in phishing impersonating Google, Microsoft, Apple, Spotify users

https://www.wsj.com/articles/temu-lawsuits-pit-states-against-a-digital-superpower-6a1d6432

 

Lovense IoT vulnerabilities expose email and allow account takeover

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

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Parents are using AirTags to keep track of their kids, but it could stop them from learning important habits https://www.insider.com/why-parents-using-airtags-track-kids-2023-5

 

8 million people hit by data breach at US govt contractor Maximus https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/8-million-people-hit-by-data-breach-at-us-govt-contractor-maximus/

 

New SEC Rules Require U.S. Companies to Reveal Cyber Attacks Within 4 Days...

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Man uses an Apple AirTag to track down stolen motorcycle to Chicago alley https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-uses-an-apple-airtag-to-track-down-stolen-motorcycle-to-chicago-alley/3189405/

 

Tax preparers shared personal data with Meta, Google: Senate report https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4093026-tax-preparers-shared-personal-data-with-meta-google-senate-report/

 

Typo directs millions of US military emails to Mali by ...

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8Base ransomware gang escalates double extortion attacks in June https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/8base-ransomware-gang-escalates-double-extortion-attacks-in-june/

Over 100,000 Stolen ChatGPT Account Credentials Sold on Dark Web Marketplaces https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/over-100000-stolen-chatgpt-account.html

 

Over 100,000 Stolen ChatGPT Account Credentials Sold on Dark Web Marketplaces https://thehackernews.co...

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European authorities warned FIFA World Cup attendees against downloading the official tournament app named Hayya as well as the healthcare app Ehteraz. The two apps may collect location data without permission.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/euro-authorities-world-cup-fans/

Nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed of more than a...

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Twitter Verified Status Users Flooded with Scams

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/twitter-verified-status-users/

 

Vodafone Italy discloses data breach after reseller hacked

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vodafone-italy-discloses-data-breach-after-reseller-hacked/

 

Dropbox discloses unauthorized access to 130 GitHub source code repositories

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/137975/hacking/dropbox-accou...

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Scott and Craig discuss the following headlines: Crypto-Thieves Cost Victims 53 Times What They Make

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cryptothieves-cost-victims-53/  

NSA Cyber Specialist, Army Doctor Charged in US Spying Cases

https://www.securityweek.com/nsa-cyber-specialist-army-doctor-charged-us-spying-cases

Fast Company shuts website after hack sends 'obscene' Apple News notifications

https://www.reuters.com/technolo...

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Scott and Craig discuss building materials giant Knauf hit by Black Basta ransomware gang, Unpatched GPS Tracker Bugs Could Let Attackers Disrupt Vehicles Remotely, Russian Hackers Tricked Ukrainians with Fake "DoS Android Apps to Target Russia” and Cyber Tip of the Week involving Crypto scams via PayPal. This episode is sponsored by www.DarkCryptonite.com

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/building-materials-giant-knau...

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This week, Scott and Craig discuss "Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China", "new Android malware has been downloaded over 3 million times and still found on the Google Play Store" and "Florida waitress cons 99-year-old for nearly $600k to spend on vacations" as well as the cyber tip of the week. This episode is sponsored by www.DarkCryptonite.com

https://www.bu...

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Scott and Craig discuss Ukrainian cybersecurity officials disclose two new hacking campaigns, Europol Busts Phishing Gang Responsible for Millions in Losses and Facebook phishing campaign that breached millions of accounts is still active even after its discovery. Our cyber tip of the week is all about phishing. 

 

This episode is sponsored by Dark Cryptonite. Dark Cryptonite stops ransomware, malware and phishing in their tracks ...

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Scott and Craig discuss Lumos System Can Find Hidden Cameras and IoT Devices in Your Airbnb or Hotel Room, Attackers can control touchscreens remotely using GhostTouch, and Oil and gas companies take cyber resilience pledge

https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/lumos-system-can-find-hidden-cameras.html

https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/attackers-can-use-electromagnetic.html

https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2022/05/27/oil-and-gas-companie...

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This week Scott and Craig open the show (apologies for sound issues at the top of the episode) by discuss and new book release of Hacker's Movie Guide: The Complete List of Hacker and Cybersecurity Movies (2022-23 Edition). They also discuss 3 stories involving researchers finding three vulnerabilities in Qualcomm and MediaTek mobile chips, 3 flaws present in Lenovo laptops that can give attackers a way to drop highly persistent ma...

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Scott and Craig discuss joint cybersecurity advisory issued by CISA, NSA, FBI, and the Department of Energy, Wind turbine company Nordex is still trying to recover from a cyberattack, evidence of LockBit ransomware found in the network of a regional U.S. government agency. This episode is sponsored by www.DarkCryptonite.com

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-warns-of-govt-hackers-targeting-industrial-control-systems/

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Scott and Craig discuss criminal hackers harvesting sensitive customer data from Apple, Facebook, Discord and possibly Snap using fake subpoena requests, Wyze knew hackers could remotely access cameras for three years and said nothing, Verizon blames ‘bad actors’ for the spam text you got from your own number and the cyber tip of the week on security updates of firmware, software, operating systems, etc. Scott and Craig also introd...

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This week, Scott and Craig discuss Hacking group Lapsus$ claims to have leaked the source code for Bing, Cortana, and other Microsoft products, Android password-stealing malware infects 100,000 Google Play users and Anonymous hacking Russian printers to print "the people of Russia must find horror in Putin's actions." over 100,000 times. Scott and Craig also discuss the pros and cons or Apple's App Store compared to Google Play App...

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