Signalgate and ID management hiccups, PuzzleMaker and Chrome 0days, Lab Dookhtegan returns

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 40: On the show this week, we look at the technical deficiencies and opsec concerns around the use of Signal for ultra-sensitive communications. Plus, some speculation on who's behind Kaspersky’s ‘Operation Forum Troll’ report, Chinese discussion on NSA/CIA mobile networks exploitation, and the return of ‘Lab Dookhtegan’ hack-and-leak exposures.

Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Costin Raiu and Ryan Naraine.

Links:

• Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
• The Atlantic: The Trump admin accidentally texted me its war plans
• The Atlantic: Here are the attack plans shared on Signal
• Signal statement on SignalGate
• Our experts separate Signal from noise in the Trump team group chat
• Operation ForumTroll exploits zero-days in Google Chrome
• PuzzleMaker attacks with Chrome zero-day exploit chain
• Ten most mysterious APT campaigns that remain unattributed
• Operation FishMedley linked to i-SOON
• Chinese gov agency on mobile attacks by US intel agencies
• LabDookhtegan Telegram channel
• Tornado Cash sanctions removed
• Intrusion Truth
• Lab Dookhtegan archives on CyberScoop