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Ep. 8 - Hijacking, Crashing & Controlling: The Creative Side of Cyberattacks (Black Hat/DEFCON 2025)
The Cyber Resilience Brief: A SafeBreach Podcast
10 minutes 59 seconds
2 months ago
Ep. 8 - Hijacking, Crashing & Controlling: The Creative Side of Cyberattacks (Black Hat/DEFCON 2025)
In this special Black Hat/DEFCON 2025 edition of The Cybersecurity Brief, host Tova Dvorin sits down with SafeBreach Labs researchers Or Yair and Ron Ben-Yizhak to unpack three groundbreaking discoveries shaking up the cybersecurity world.
From abusing Windows RPC for devastating DoS and DDoS attacks, to exploiting Google Gemini through nothing more than a calendar invite, to hijacking RPC endpoints before privileged services even launch — these exploits highlight how creativity, not just technical skill, can redefine the threat landscape.
Tune in for live-demo insights, real-world attack scenarios, and actionable takeaways you can use today to strengthen your defenses.
. . . Curious about the research we reveal in this episode? Learn more in our blogs: Invitation is All You Need: Invoking Gemini for Workspace Agents with a Simple Google Calendar InviteYou Snooze You Lose: RPC-Racer Winning RPC Endpoints Against ServicesWin-DoS Epidemic: A Crash Course in Abusing RPC for Win-DoS & Win-DDoS