Israel-Iran cyberwar: Predatory Sparrow, vanishing crypto, destructive bank hacks

June 20th, 2025  |  3 hrs 7 mins

apt research, cryptocurrency, cyberwar, nation-state, zero-day

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 51: Former Immunity/Trail of Bits researcher Hamid Kashfi joins the buddies for a fast-moving tour of cyber activities in the Israel-Iran war. The crew unpacks who 'Predatory Sparrow' is, why Sepah Bank and the Nobitex crypto exchange were hit, and what a $90 million cryptocurrency burn really means. Plus, radar-blinding cyberattacks that paved the way for Israel’s air raid, the human cost of sudden ATM outages and unpaid salaries, and the puzzling “Code Breakers” data leak that preceded it all.

Hamid shares on-the-ground context, the buddies debate whether cyber operations can sway a shooting war, and everyone tries to gauge Iran’s true offensive muscle under sanctions.

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

A Coinbase breach with bribes, rogue contractors and a $20M ransom demand

May 16th, 2025  |  2 hrs 23 mins

apt research, cryptocurrency, nation-state, zero-day

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 46: We dig into a Coinbase breach headlined by bribes, rogue contractors and a $20 million ransom demands. Plus, (another!) batch of Ivanti and Microsoft zero-days being exploited in the wild, a new 'Intrusion Logging' feature coming to Android, Apple's iOS 18.5 patches, and the EU announcing its own vulnerability database and software vendor secure-coding pledge.

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