{"id":24415,"date":"2022-05-12T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-250\/24415\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:44:47","slug":"transatlantic-cable-podcast-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-250\/24415\/","title":{"rendered":"Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to episode 250 of the Transatlantic Cable. This week, the team look at some of the more \u2018interesting\u2019 stories in the cybersecurity world.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking things off, the team take a look at a story suggesting that the NFT world is imploding, with the article saying that NFT sales have declined by a whopping 92% from the highs of last year. From there, the team look at a more concerning story around recent NFT \/ crypto hacks, saying that in April 2022 alone, hackers managed to siphon off $370 million from crypto exchanges and NFT platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Moving away from the world of crypto, the team discuss the recent happenings in Costa Rica after a recent hack from the Conti group left much of the government disabled. The country has since declared a national emergency to try to tackle the ongoing problems with the attack.<\/p>\n<p>To wrap up, they look into movies with a discussion around The Batman\u2019s main antagonist (no spoilers!), and why he\u2019s a more modern take on an old villain.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked what you heard, please do consider subscribing!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/nft-sales-have-declined-92-since-their-peak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFT sales \u2018have declined 92% since their peak\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/4aw9jb\/crypto-hackers-stole-more-than-dollar370-million-in-april-alone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Crypto Hackers Stole More Than $370 Million In April Alone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/costa-rica-declares-national-emergency-after-conti-ransomware-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Costa Rica declares national emergency after Conti ransomware attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/7kbnbd\/terminally-online-batfans-have-fallen-for-paul-danos-terminally-online-riddler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Terminally Online Batfans Have Fallen for Paul Dano<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23088146\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-subscribe\"><a data-omniture-download-button-type=\"TrialBuilds\" data-omniture-product-name=\"podcast-itunes\" class=\"itunes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/talk-security\/id909407206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/kaspersky-embeds\/img\/button-subscribe-apple.png\"><\/a><a data-omniture-download-button-type=\"TrialBuilds\" data-omniture-product-name=\"podcast-spotify\" class=\"spotify\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1VGCKlOoQ9C24dJiCHGTK5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/kaspersky-embeds\/img\/button-subscribe-spotify.png\"><\/a><a data-omniture-download-button-type=\"TrialBuilds\" data-omniture-product-name=\"podcast-rss\" class=\"rss\" href=\"http:\/\/talksecurity.kaspersky-podcasts.libsynpro.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/kaspersky-embeds\/img\/button-subscribe-rss.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<input type=\"hidden\" class=\"category_for_banner\" value=\"ksc-trial-generic\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the NFT party over? 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