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S5 Ep 1084PLA cyber espionage, and training WeChat censorship algorithms against the Chinese diaspora. Snake is back, and so is Charming Kitten. Election security. Recruiting money mules.
Naikon has returned from four years in the shadows to snoop around the shores of the South China Sea. Tencent trains censorship algorithms on WeChat. Snake ransomware is back, making its way through the healthcare sector. Seeing Charming Kitten's pawprints in World Health Organization networks. Voting security during (or even after) a pandemic. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on their Technology Vision report, our guest is Thomas Rid from Johns Hopkins University on his book, Active Measures. And unemployed workers are offered gigs as money mules. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_08.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1083Mining Monero. A RAT in a 2FA app. The decline of the Cereal botnet. Markets during the pandemic. Ransomware in Taiwan. Twitter appeals to reason.
A new Monero miner is out and about. Hidden Cobra is pushing a RAT through a Trojanized two-factor authentication app. The rise and fall of a botnet. Markets, criminal and legitimate, react to the pandemic. Ransomware hits Taiwan. Remcos is resurgent. Michael Sechrist from BAH on where things are headed with ransomware, our guest is Rachael Stockton from LastPass on their Psychology of Passwords report. And, despite what you saw on Twitter when you were “doing your own research,” 5G does not cause COVID-19, and telecom repair crews are not agents of the Illuminati. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_07.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1082Taking down coordinated inauthenticity. Contact tracing and other COVID-19 notes. BlackInfinity taken down.
Facebook reports on the coordinated inauthenticity it took down in April. Investigations into COVID-19’s origins continue, as does medical espionage. Contact tracing’s challenges. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on recent flaws in antivirus products, our guests are Laura Deimling and Courtney Wandeloski from Down To Staff on interviewing tips for employees and hiring managers. And European police take down the BlackInfinity credential traffickers. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_06.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1081Bear hunt in the Bundestag. Kaiji botnet described. Cryptojacking. Joint US-UK warning against attacks on COVID-19 response. Contact tracing. Puppy scams.
A pretty Fancy Bear hunt in Germany. A new IoT botnet surfaces. Cryptojackers exploit a Salt bug. Bribing an insider as a way to get personal data. The UK’s NCSC and the US CISA issue a joint warning about campaigns directed against institutions working on a response to COVID-19. Britain’s contact tracing app starts its trial on the Isle of Wight. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on AI inventions and their pending patents, our guest is Matt Glenn from Illumio on why companies should break up with their firewalls. And don’t get puppy scammed--you’re looking for wags in all the wrong places. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_05.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1080A state of emergency over bulk power in the States. Beijing’s disinformation about COVID-19, and its motivation for a coverup. Hacking biomedical research. Curious Xiaomi phones.
A US Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System declares a state of emergency in electricity generation and distribution. China’s disinformation about COVID-19 may have begun in the earliest stages of the pandemic. Someone’s hacking for information on British biomedical research. Xiaomi seems very interested in users of its phones. Andrea Little Limbago on global privacy trends, our guest is Mathew Newfield from Unisys with insights on cybersecurity breaches. And the Love Bug’s creator is found. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_04.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 133Fingerprint authentication is not completely secure. [Research Saturday]
Passwords are the traditional authentication methods for computers and networks. But passwords can be stolen. Biometric authentication seems the perfect solution for that problem. Our guest today is Craig Williams, director of Talos outreach at Cisco. He'll be discussing and providing insights into their report which shows that fingerprints are good enough to protect the average person's privacy if they lose their phone. However, a person that is likely to be targeted by a well-funded and motivated actor should not use fingerprint authentication. The research can be found here: Fingerprint cloning: Myth or reality? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1079China hacks at Vietnam over a territorial dispute. Kim’s still in charge, but could Hidden Cobra get loose if his grip slackens? COVID-19 and cybersecurity.
Tensions between China and its neighbors. ICS incursions are troubling. The US intelligence community comments on COVID 19 disinformation. The FBI tracks increased cybercrime activity during the pandemic. Johannes Ullrich explains Excel 4 Macro vulnerabilities. Our guest is Tina C. Williams-Koroma, from TCecure on the importance of strong, effective leadership in cybersecurity. And smile for the web-cam. Your boss may be watching. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_01.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1078The persistence of ransomware. Exposure notifications and contact tracing. Doxing and conspiracy theories. More notes on the underworld.
Ransomware not only encrypts and steals data, but establishes persistence as well. Apple and Google roll out their exposure notification API. GCHQ will help secure Britain’s centralized contact tracing system. A conspiracy-minded motive for doxing. Criminal markets and criminal enterprises continue to mimic legitimate ones. And a new wrinkle in mobile ransomware. Rob Lee from Dragos with insights on a recent ransomware incident shutting down a gas pipeline, guest is Drex DeFord from Drexio on Cybersecurity in Healthcare amid COVID-19. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_30.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1077Content farmers and disinformation tactics. PhantomLance: quiet, selective, and apparently effective. Lawful intercept and contact-tracing apps. A look at the black market.
Researchers see a coming shift in tactics used by Chinese “content farmers.” Amplifying disinformation through influencers and other agents of influence. PhantomLance is a quiet and selective Vietnamese cyber espionage campaign. Lawful intercept and contact tracing apps. And the black market for malware is surprisingly open, cheap, and attentive to its customers. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on cheating in online games, guest is Tonya Ugoretz from the FBI on engagement with public and private sector during COVID-19. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_29.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1076Shade shuts down. CLOP hits pharma. Medical research firm breached. The pain caused by disinformation. Mr. Kim goes downy ocean?
Shade ransomware operators close down, or so they say. A US pharmaceutical company is the victim of CLOP ransomware, and a Chinese medical research firm is breached by cyber criminals. Centralized versus decentralized approaches to contact tracing. A GDPR assistance site proves leaky. Disinformation breeds misinformation which breeds folly that brings misery. And Mr. Kim seems to be chillin’ downy ocean. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on responses to the EARN IT Act, guest is Katie Arrington, CISO for Assistant Secretary for Defense Acquisition on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CMMC) certification. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_28.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1075Where’s Kim Jong-un? Disinformation campaigns against European targets. Cyberattack against wastewater treatment plants. Hupigon RAT is back.
Reports to the contrary, as far as anyone really knows, North Korea’s Kim is still large and in charge. Poland reports Russian disinformation effort. The EU issues a controversial report on COVID-19 disinformation amid accusations that Europe is knuckling under to Chinese pressure. A cyberattack on wastewater treatment systems in Israel is reported. And the old Hupigon RAT is back, and looking for love. Caleb Barlow from CynergisTek on his responsibilities during an incident from the SOC operator to the CEO, guest is Dave Weinstein from Claroty on threats and existing security violations facing the U.S. critical infrastructure. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_27.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 132Contact tracing as COVID-19 aid. [Research Saturday]
Successful containment of the Coronavirus pandemic rests on the ability to quickly and reliably identify those who have been in close proximity to a contagious individual. Mayank Varia from Boston University describes how his team suggests an approach based on using short-range communication mechanisms, like Bluetooth, that are available in all modern cell phones. The research can be found here: Anonymous Collocation Discovery: Harnessing Privacy to Tame the Coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1074iOS zero-days, reconsidered. Hacking during a pandemic. An old campaign connected with the ShadowBrokers comes to light. Advice on web shells. Astroturfing and influence.
An update on those iOS zero-days: they may not be as serious as assumed. Calls to take biomedical facilities off the hacking target list. Nazar and the ShadowBrokers. NSA and ASD issue joint advice on web shell malware. A report on astroturfing and influence operations. Joker’s Stash lays out more stolen cards. And Nintendo reports a problem with a legacy system. Michael Sechrist from BAH on the increase in IT/OT convergence, guest is Terence Jackson from Thycotic on HIPAA, telemedicine and the new normal of data regulation. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_24.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1073APT32 activity reported. Florentine Banker’s patient BEC. iOS zero-days exploited in the wild. Sinkholing a cryptomining botnet. Intelligence services and gangs follow the news.
Someone, probably Vietnam, is trying to develop intelligence on China’s experience with the coronavirus. Florentine Banker is an example of well-organized crime. iOS zero-days have been exploited in the wild; a fix is promised. A cryptomining botnet is sinkholed. And intelligence services and criminals are tuning their phishbait to current events, as they always do. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on encrypted DNS, guest is Russ Mohr with MobileIron on why the applications that excite us about 5G are the same applications that warrant the most concern. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_23.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1072COVID-19 relief. Data exposure at the SBA. Ransomware gangland. The CTL-League’s volunteer defenders. Active measures, disinformation, and cyber deterrence.
The US Senate authorizes more COVID-19 small business relief. A data exposure at the US Small Business Administration. The CTL-League looks like a model for cyber volunteer organizations. The US Senate reports its evaluation of the Intelligence Community’s look at Russian active measures in 2016. Calls for deterrence amid a converged campaign of disinformation. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on Microsoft zero-days, guest is Chris Chiles from OST on what companies need to consider before implementing 5G. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_22.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1071DPRK leadership crisis? Probably not. Economic espionage in the oil patch. COVID-19 relief fraud. US Supreme Court will take up CFAA. Virtual proctoring.
Fears about North Korean instability can wait until it’s determined that there’s actually instability. An economic espionage campaign targeted the oil and gas sector. Much phishing surrounds government COVID-19 economic relief programs around the world. The US Supreme Court will hear a case involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. And if you’re studying from home, don’t cheat. And teacher, maybe don’t spy. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on training facial recognition software to recognize medical masks, guest is Gonda Lamberink from UL on making product security transparent and accessible to consumers. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_21.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1070Update on threats to Czech infrastructure. Relief funds looted. PoetRAT vs. ICS. CISA updates essential workforce guidelines. Data breaches. Zoom-bombing.
A wave of attacks against hospitals and infrastructure in the Czech Republic seems to have been largely unsuccessful, but more may be on their way. German relief funds earmarked for small business are looted by cybercrooks. PoetRAT is active against ICS targets in Azerbaijan. CISA updates its Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce. Breaches at Cognizant, Aptoide, and Webkinz World. And more Zoom-bombing. David Dufour from Webroot on AI and machine learning, guest is Kelly White of Mastercard’s RiskRecon on how one of their healthcare customers is tracking COVID-19 infections. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_20.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 5Complementary colors: teaming tactics in cybersecurity. [Research Saturday]
We often hear cybersecurity professionals talking about red teams, blue teams, and purple teams. In this episode of CyberWire-X, we investigate what those terms mean, how security teaming approaches have changed over time, and the value of teaming for organizations large and small. Join us for a lively conversation with our experts Austin Scott from Dragos, and Caleb Barlow, from Cynergistek in part one. In part 2, we’ll also hear from Dan DeCloss from Plextrac, the sponsor of today’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 131How low can they go? A spike in Coronavirus phishing. [Research Saturday]
As much of the world grapples with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and how to handle it, attackers are taking advantage of the widespread discussion of COVID-19 in emails and across the web. Joining us today is Fleming Shi, CTO of Barracuda discussing their report on these types of attacks, which are up 667-percent since the end of February. The research can be found here: Threat Spotlight: Coronavirus-Related Phishing To learn more about our Academic and Military discounts, visit The CyberWire and click on the Contact Us button in the Academic or Government & Military box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1069Warnings on healthcare attacks and espionage campaigns. Post-patching issues in VPNs. COVID-19 phishing. Contact tracing, for lungs and minds. Telework notes.
Czech intelligence warns of an impending cyber campaign against hospitals. The US Defense Department alerts contractors that Electric Panda is back, and after their data. Pulse Secure VPN’s post- patching issues. Google blocks COVID-19 phishing emails. Apple and Google work on tracing physical contact, but Facebook is tracing contact with misinformation. Zoom offers some fixes, gets banned in India, and receives a mashnote from Larry Ellison. And notes on HIPAA and CMMC. Johannes Ullrich from SANS on exposed RDP servers while we work from home, guest is Tia Hopkins from eSentire on STEM/cybersecurity education. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_17.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1068US warns of DPRK cyber activity. Replacing Huawei. COVID-19-themed cybercrime and state-directed activity. Telework notes.
The US Government issues a major advisory warning of North Korean offensives in cyberspace, most of them financially motivated. Ericsson will provide BT the equipment to replace Huawei gear in its networks. Notes on COVID-19-themed cybercrime. Some temporary telework may become permanent. Disinformation from Tehran; domestic phishbait from Damascus. And to Zoom or not to Zoom? Rob Lee from Dragos with a summary of his RSA keynote, guest is Gregg Smith from Attila on cybersecurity concerns for employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_16.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1067Energetic Bear lands at SFO. Windpower utility hit with RagnarLocker ransomware. COVID-19-themed threats. Telework advice. Zooming.
Energetic Bear’s pawprints seen at SFO. A leading windpower company is hit with ransomware. Advice for more secure telework. Why healthcare is an attractive target for cyberattack during a pandemic. ICANN pleads for action against scam domains. And the fortunes of Zoom. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on undocumented backdoors in Android apps, guest is Emily Mossburg from Deloitte on the geographical and cultural elements of privacy. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_15.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1066The online stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic. APT41’s backdoor campaign. Contact-tracking and privacy. Virtual court is now in online session. Zoom’s fortunes. And tax-season online fraud.
Demand for online services during the pandemic stresses government providers. APT41’s backdoor campaign aimed at information theft. Contact-tracking apps and privacy. Some courts move to hear cases online. Zoom’s continuing mixed success. And did you file your tax return? The crooks might have done so for you. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on Microsoft’s reaction to Washington State’s new facial recognition law, guest is Francis Dinha from OpenVPN on remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_14.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1065Ill-received pranks. SFO breach. Silicon Valley cooperates on contact tracking. COVID-19 disinformation and scams. Notes on ransomware and booter services.
Vandals prank victims with security researchers’ names. San Francisco International discloses compromised networks. Google and Apple cooperate on contact tracking tech. Chinese disinformation campaigns rely on ad purchases and social media amplification. Phishing attempts and other scams. Notes on ransomware. And police in the Netherlands take down some DDoS-for-hire services. Andrea Little Limbago on government created internet blackouts, guest is Herb Stapleton from the FBI on COVID-19 scams. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_13.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 130Profiling an audacious Nigerian cybercriminal. [Research Saturday]
By day, he is Dton, an upstanding Nigerian citizen. He believes in professionalism, hard work and excellence. He’s a leader, a content creator, an entrepreneur and an innovator; an accomplished business administrator; a renaissance man who is adored by his colleagues. But by night, he is Bill Henry, Cybercriminal Entrepreneur. We sat down with a researcher at CheckPoint for the inside scoop into this fascinating, brazen individual. The research can be found here: The Inside Scoop on a Six-Figure Nigerian Fraud Campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1064That odd and bogus 5G meme. Malvertising. Data breach hits Pakistani mobile users. xHelper update. Data privacy and data utility. COVID-19 and cybersecurity.
The curious history of the delusion that COVID-19 has something to do with 5G. Malvertising spoofs a security company’s website. Data breach hits Pakistani mobile users. xHelper is still in circulation. Data privacy versus data utility. COVID-19-driven patterns of cybercrime. And more on Zoom and the challenges of working remotely. Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink on ddosing, botnets and IoT news, guest is Nathalie Marcotte from Schneider Electric on the role cybersecurity plays in convergence of IT/OT. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_10.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1063Operation Pinball. Implausibly spoofed, not really official, COVID-19 emails. CISA updates US Federal telework guidance. ICO defers some big GDPR fines. Zoom agonistes. Fleeceware in Apple’s store.
Operation Pinball roils up Eastern Europe and the Near Abroad. Crooks who can’t write idiomatic American English are spoofing emails from the White House in a COVID-19-themed phishing campaign. CISA updates telework guidelines for Federal agencies. Some GDPR fines are deferred until after the pandemic. Zoom continues to reel from its success. And fleeceware is found in the iTunes store. Caleb Barlow from CynergisTek on OODA loops, guest is Or Katz from Akamai on how current industry (and employee) phishing defenses are being bypassed by attackers. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_09.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1062Joint UK-US warning on COVID-19-themed cyber threats. Disinformation in the subcontinent. Public and private apps with privacy issues. A new IoT botnet. APT notes. Frontiers in biometrics.
NCSC and CISA issue a joint warning on cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s government seeks to limit disinformation in social media. Zoom works on privacy issues, and government contact-tracking apps face their own problems. A new DDoS botnet, “dark_nexus,” is out. BGP hijack questions persist. Is a front company facilitating Chinese government RATs? Spies and spyware. And a biometric advance leads from the rear. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on how COVID-19 is reinforcing TLS 1.0, guest is Pedram Amini from InQuest on winning the Cyber Tank contest. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_08.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1061Trends in COVID-19-themed cybercrime. Social media seek to inhibit the misinformation pandemic. Corp[dot] off the market. BEC in cloud services. Investment notes. Big big fraud.
Criminals increase their targeting of hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. Ordinary scams proliferate worldwide, using COVID-19 as their bait. Social media seek to inhibit the flow of coronavirus misinformation. The commodification of zero-day exploits. Corp[dot]com is no longer available. FBI warns of business email compromise via cloud services. A quick look at investment, and, finally, something other than the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on a class action lawsuit against Zoom, guest is Matt Davey from 1Password on shadow IT trends, security risks, and best practices for oversight. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_07.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1060COVID-19 updates: crime, propaganda, and craziness. (Also telework.) BGP hijacking. DarkHotel sighting. Apps behaving badly. And a risk of sim-swapping.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive a spike in cybercrime. It’s also been the occasion for various state-operated disinformation campaigns, and for some surprisingly widespread popular delusions. Zoom’s acknowledgement that some traffic was mistakenly routed through China draws more scrutiny to the teleconferencing service. A possible BGP hijack is reported. DarkHotel is said to be back. Bad stuff in Google Play. And a sim-swapping risk. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on CISO health concerns, guest is Dr. Celeste Paul from NSA on cognitive capacity and burnout. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_06.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 129A rough year ahead for ransomware attacks - and how to stop them. [Research Saturday]
2020 is shaping up to be a rough year. Ransomware attacks will continue to grow as cybercriminals get more sophisticated in their methods and expand their reach. Allan Liska, Senior Analyst at Recorded Future, shares their findings and predictions in a new report. The research can be found here: 5 Ransomware Trends to Watch in 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1059Cybersecurity notes during the pandemic emergency. Twitter bots. Ransomware attack on a biotech firm. WHO updates. And how are the cyber gangs doing these days?
Geolocation in support of social distancing. Fixing vulnerabilities in a popular teleconferencing service. Twitter bots running an influence campaign against the Turkish government are taken down. A biotech firm reports a ransomware attack. More on attempts to compromise the World Health Organization. And a look at how cyber criminals are faring during the emergency. Michael Sechrist from BAH on cybercrime changes in the age of Coronavirus, guest is Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) from Preveil on global cyber security threats and realities. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_03.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1058WHO email accounts prospected. Mandrake versus Android users. Vollgar versus MS-SQL servers. Ransomware and hospitals. Notes on the effects of COVID-19, and a disinformation campaign.
Attempts on World Health Organization email accounts possibly linked to Iran. Mandrake Android malware is active against carefully selected targets. Vollgar attacks Windows systems running MS-SQL Server. Hospitals remain attractive targets for ransomware gangs. Italy’s social security operations shut down by hacking. Coronavirus disinformation. The pandemic’s effects on business. And a look at the fortunes of Zoom. Andrea Little Limbago from Virtru on the global battle for information control, guest is Perry Carpenter from KnowBe4 on security awareness. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_02.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1057More data breaches. DPRK spearphishing. DoJ IG sees problems in FISA warrant processes. Houseparty updates. Huawei sanctions. And notes about the pandemic.
Marriott discloses a major data breach. Another insecurely configured Elasticsearch database is found, this one belonging to a secure cloud backup provider. More spearphishing from Pyongyang. The US Justice Department IG sees systemic problems in the FISA warrant process. Updates on the Houseparty affair. Huawei suggests that Beijing will retaliate against more sanctions from Washington. And more COVID-19 notes concerning the cyber sector. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on Safari blocking third-party cookies, guest is Monzy Merza of Splunk on becoming an InfoSec leader. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/April/CyberWire_2020_04_01.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1056Supply chain attack warning. CFAA clarified. COVID-19 and its economic squalls.
FBI warns of another supply chain attack, this one distributing the Kwampirs RAT. More exposed databases found. The US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act gets some clarification from a Federal Court. Security and networking companies are weathering the COVID-19 economic storm, but not without squalls, some legal, some cyber, and others just reputational. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on ending targeted advertising, guest is Brendan O’Connor from AppOmni on the state of cloud security. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_31.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1055Updates on the cyber ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi surveillance program. Ransomware developments. Lost USB attacks are in progress.
Updates on the coronavirus and its effect on the cyber sector. Criminals spoof infection warnings from hospitals. The country of Georgia’s voter data has been exposed online. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seems to have conducted extensive surveillance of its subjects as they travel in the US. The Zeus Sphinx Trojan is back. Dharma ransomware’s source code is for sale in the black market. And beware teddy bears bearing USB drives. David Dufour from Webroot on differences between privacy and security, guest is Daniel dos Santos from Forescout on Ransomware, IoT, and the impact on critical infrastructure. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_30.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 128Hidden dangers inside Windows and LINUX computers. [Research Saturday]
Eclypsium has issued a study that suggests the prevalence of “unsigned firmware in WiFi adapters, USB hubs, trackpads, and cameras used in computers from Lenovo, Dell, HP and other major manufacturers.” Here to discuss their findings is Rick Altherr, a Principle Engineer at Eclypsium. The research can be found here: Perilous Peripherals: The Hidden Dangers Inside Windows and LINUX Computers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1054Some notes on cyber gangland. South Koren APT using zero days against North Koreans? USB attacks. Telework challenges. CMMC remains on schedule.
Ransomware gangs don’t seem to be trimming their activities for the greater good. TA505 and Silence identified as the groups behind recent attacks on European companies. An APT possibly connected to South Korea is linked to attacks on North Korean professionals. A criminal campaign of USB attacks is reported. Problems with VPNs and teleconferencing. The Pentagon’s CMMC will move forward on schedule. Rob Lee from Dragos on ICS resiliency in the face of Coronavirus, guest is James Dawson from Danske Bank on the unique challenges of IT Risk & Controls in global banking. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_27.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1053Advice on secure telework. Magecart infestations. DNS hijacking with a COVID-19 twist and an info-stealer hook. Patch notes. The US 5G security strategy.
NIST offers advice on telework, as does Microsoft. Things to do for your professional growth while you’re in your bunker. Magecart hits Tupperware, and they won’t be the last as e-commerce targeting spikes. DNS hijacking contributes to an info-stealing campaign. Apple and Adobe both patch. The US publishes its 5G security strategy. And some thoughts on the value of work, as brought into relief by a pandemic. Thomas Etheridge from Crowdstrike on their 2020 Cyber Front Lines Report, guest is Michelle Koblas from AppDynamics on third-party risk management. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_26.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1052APT41 is back from its Lunar New Year break. Commodity attack tools for states and gangs. Russia takes down a domestic carding crew. Restricting misinformation.
APT41 is back, and throwing its weight around in about twenty verticals. States and gangs swap commodity malware. The FSB--yes, that FSB--takes down a major Russian carding gang. Coronavirus-themed attacks are likely to outlast the pandemic. Facebook Messenger considers limiting mass message forwarding as a way of slowing the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on stimulus check scams, guest is Rachael Stockton from LogMeIn (LastPass) on the future of business network access security. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_25.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1051Active ICS threats. TrickBot and TrickMo. RCE vulnerability in Windows. Google ejects click-fraud malware infested apps from Play. Attackers hit WHO, hospitals, and biomedical research.
WildPressure APT targets industrial systems in the Middle East. ICS attack tools show increasing commodification. TrickMo works against secure banking. Microsoft warns of RCE vulnerability in the way Windows renders fonts. Click fraud malware found in childrens’ apps sold in Google Play. DarkHotel attacks the World Health Organization. Ransomware hits Parisian hospitals and a British biomedical research firm. More COVID-19 phishbait. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on Coronavirus detecting cameras, guest is Allan Liska from Recorded Future on security in the time of Coronavirus. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_24.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1050Coronavirus fraud booms; prosecutors are taking note. Stolen data on the dark net. Software updates affected by pandemic. A new Mirai variant is out. A DDoS that wasn’t.
US prosecutors begin to follow through on their announced determination to pay close attention to coronavirus fraud. Data stolen from Chinese social network Weibo is now for sale on the black market--at a discount. The pandemic affects scheduled software updates and sunsets at Google and Microsoft. A new Mirai variant is out in the wild. And a DDoS attack in Australia turns out to be just a lot of Australians in need of government services. Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink on threat actors using 3rd party file hosting, guest is Andrew Peterson from Signal Sciences on top application security attacks. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_23.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 127The security implications of cloud infrastructure in IoT. [Research Saturday]
Cloud computing is now at the center of nearly every business strategy. But, as with the rapid adoption of any new technology, growing pains persist. The key findings in these reports shed light on security missteps that are actually in practice by organizations across the globe. Joining us in this special Research Saturday are Palo Alto Network's Matthew Chiodi and Ryan Olson. They discuss their findings in two different threat reports. The research can be found here: Cloud Threat Report IoT Threat Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1049CISA on running critical sectors during an emergency. Disinformation, phishbait, and rumor. What’s Fancy Bear up to these days? Distinguishing altruism from self-interest.
CISA describes what counts as critical infrastructure during a pandemic, and offers some advice on how to organize work during the emergency. Iran runs a disinformation campaign--apparently mostly for the benefit of a domestic audience--alleging that COVID-19 is a US biowar operation. Intelligence services, criminals, vandals, and gossips all flack coronavirus hooey in cyberspace. Fancy Bear is back. And what would provoke good behavior among thieves? (A hint: not altruism.) Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on mobile tracking and privacy, guest is Thomas Quinn from T Rowe Price on the job of protecting a financial institution. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_20.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1048EU suspects Russia of disinformation. TrickBot’s latest module is a brute. Parallax RAT and the MaaS black market. Pandemic hacking trends. What to do with time on your hands.
The EU suggests that Russia’s mounting an ongoing disinformation campaign concerning COVID-19. Russia says they didn’t do nuthin’. TrickBot is back with a new module, still under development, and it seems most interested in Hong Kong and the US. The Parallax RAT is the latest offering in the malware-as-a-service market. Food delivery services are now targets of opportunity for cybercriminals. Zoom-bombing is now a thing. And some advice from an astronaut. Andrea Little Limbago from Virtru with insights into her career path, guest is Tom Creedon from LookingGlass Cyber on the Asia-Pacific Cyber Conflict. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_19.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1047Coronavirus phishing. Money mule recruiting. Remote work and behavioral baselining. HHS incident seems to have been...an incident. Advice from NIST, and from Dame Vera Lynne.
More coronavirus phishing expeditions. Don’t let idleness or desperation lead you into a money-mule scam. How do behavioral expectations change during periods of remote work? The Health and Human Services incident appears to be just that. NIST has some advice for video-conferencing and virtual meetings. And an exhortation to return to the Blitz spirit. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on limitations of two-factor authenticator mobile apps, guest is Johnnie Konstantas from Oracle on cloud misconfigurations and shared responsibility in the public cloud. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_18.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1046Cyberattack on US HHS probably a minor probe. Disinformation about COVID-19 continues to serve as both phishbait and disruption. US prosecutors move to stop prosecution Concord Management.
The cyberattack on the US Department of Health and Human Services seems now to have been a minor incident. Disinformation about COVID-19 and measures to contain the pandemic continues to serve as both phishbait and disruption. And US prosecutors move to stop prosecution of a Russian influence shop fingered by the Mueller investigation. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on HHS issuing health data rules, guest is Kevin Mitnick from KnowBe4 on the state of cybersecurity from the RSAC 2020 floor. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_17.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1045COVID-19’s effects on cyberspace: disinformation, espionage, data theft, fraud, and extortion. Also far greater remote working.
COVID-19’s effects on cyberspace: disinformation, espionage, data theft, fraud, and extortion. Also far greater remote working. David Dufour from Webroot on their 2020 Threat Report, guest is Simone Petrella from CyberVista on cybersecurity skills. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_16.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 Ep 126TLS is here to stay. [Research Saturday]
As websites and apps more widely adopt TLS (Transport Layer Security) and communicate over HTTPS connections, unencrypted traffic may draw even more attention, since it’s easier for analysts and security tools to identify malicious communication patterns in those plain HTTP sessions. Malware authors know this, and they’ve made it a priority to adopt TLS and thereby obfuscate the contents of malicious communication. Joining us on this week's Research Saturday is Chester Wisniewski from SophosLabs discussing their research on the subject. The research can be found here: Nearly a quarter of malware now communicates using TLS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1044COVID-19 as both incentive for remote work and phishbait. Offshored trolling. A list of “digital predators.” US Senate doesn’t extend domestic surveillance authority.
COVID-19 significantly increased remote working, and the pandemic is now a favorite lure in the phishing tackle of both intelligence services and criminal gangs. Russian trolling has been off-shored, setting up shop in Ghana and Nigeria for running influence operations against the US. Microsoft issues an out-of-band patch. Reporters Without Borders publishes its list of “digital predators.” And the Senate doesn’t renew US domestic surveillance authorities. Thomas Etheridge from Crowdstrike on the impact of ransomware, guest is Josiah Dykstra from NSA on Cloud Vulnerabilities from an NSA viewpoint. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_13.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices