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Cybercriminals offer all sorts of illicit goods for sale on Deep and Dark Web markets. In this episode, Liv Rowley, cybercrime intelligence analyst at Flashpoint, takes us through her team's research into the pricing of certain illegal goods online, including "Fullz", exploit kits, DDoS for hire, RDP servers, card data, bank logs and passports. Supply meets demand in this shady underground ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about more misconfigured S3 buckets (these in Australia). Kaspersky Lab protests its innocence as it releases a study of Equation Group leaks. Notes from the world of crime: dual-purpose Trojans, fake-news-as-a-service, and how the cops are keeping the robbers hopping. Some thoughts on Hidden Cobra, and what it means for ICS operators in particular. More positive notices for the VEP. Chris Poulin from BAH on AI ethical conundrums with self-driving cars. Jeremy Wittkop from InteliSecure on the trouble with Social Security Numbers. And Amazon Key may unlock more than one would like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we get an update on the US Vulnerabilities Equities Process, which now promises more transparency, accountability, and stakeholder representation in handling zero-days. A look at China's equivalent…doesn't. Worries about North Korean hacking. Mole hunting at Fort Meade. BlueBorne bugs in home assistants. More malware in Google Play. David DuFour from Webroot on the importance of communication with the board of directors. Roy Katmor from Ensilo on attacks using social engineering. And how to get around that pesky voice recognition software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that the DHS and FBI have warned that two North Korean malware campaigns are active in the wild. IoT vulnerabilities are disclosed. :Smartphones ship with apparently inadvertent backdoors. Patch Tuesday was a big one, this month. Russian trolls took both sides in the Brexit vote. A pro-tip from the squints: a screenshot from a video game isn't, you know, actually gun-camera footage. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on the possible expiration of section 702 of the FISA act. Orion Hindawi, CEO of Tanium, with insights gathered from their annual Converge conference. And North Korean shortwave gets hacked to play Eighties rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that Spain sees foreign influence operations in Catalonia. IBM's X-Force warns of a new banking Trojan. There may be a mole hunt going on in NSA—and somewhere the Shadow Brokers are smiling. Anti-virus companies fix the AVGater vulnerability. Firefox and Google both commit to security upgrades. Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on the challenges of random number generation. Steve McGregory from Ixia on the challenges of dealing with the virtually infinite computing power and bandwidth of cloud computing. Tenable urges people to avoid breaches through good hygiene, and Carbon Black wishes we'd stop calling attackers "hackers." Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, you might find it valuable, too. Cylance is revolutionizing cybersecurity with products and services that proactively prevent, rather than reactively detect the execution of advanced persistent threats and malware. Learn more at cylance.com. Dragos is leading a webinar on November 21st that will help enable industrial control system (#ICS) security teams to defend their environments appropriately. Check it out at thecyberwire.com/dragos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear how Vault 8 has succeeded Vault 7 among WikiLeaks dumps (but it's still all CIA all the time from Mr. Assange and company). GCHQ expresses concerns about Kaspersky anti-virus products. Media reports suggest that NSA is in the middle of a big mole hunt. Equifax begins to tally up the costs of its breach. The US Intelligence Community reiterates its conclusion that dog bites man, or rather, that Russia wants to work mischief with the United States. ISIS defaces school websites. Bin Laden fils [feess] takes up his late father's mantle online. Some notes on South Korea's domestic influence investigations. A look back at the SINET showcase. Rick Howard from Palo Alto networks discussing “vendor in depth” and “best of breed” strategies. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, you might find it valuable, too. Cylance is revolutionizing cybersecurity with products and services that proactively prevent, rather than reactively detect the execution of advanced persistent threats and malware. Learn more at cylance.com. Dragos is leading a webinar on November 21st that will help enable industrial control system (#ICS) security teams to defend their environments appropriately. Check it out at thecyberwire.com/dragos. Podcast sponsor 1-Recorded Future: http://goo.gl/wphZ1z Podcast sponsor 2- Cylance: https://goo.gl/fHR65L Friday sponsor- Dragos: https://goo.gl/nqR2yq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Adrian Nish is head of cyber threat intelligence at BAE Systems. His team has been tracking a new cyber-enabled bank heist in Asia. Some of the tools used are reminiscent of the Bangladesh Bank attack from February 2016. The full report can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that there's no honor among thieves, or botnet herders, either. Reaper still seems quiet. Macro-less malware is a problem, Microsoft warns. Researchers show you can hack an airliner's avionics. The maritime shipping sector worries that Maerk's experience with NotPetya isn't just a one-off. Ether—the cryptocurrency—is disappearing into the aether (at least this once). Justin Harvey from Accenture on the importance of not failing the basics. Guest is David Barzilai from Karamba Security on the security of embedded systems in automated cars. And we congratulate this year's SINET 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear some industry news today, briefly, before we get to the cloak-and-keyboard stuff. Fancy Bear has some new dance steps. OceanLotus and Sowbug, threat actors, not plants or insects, as you might be forgiven for thinking, snoop on ASEAN and Latin America, respectively. Notes on international law and the future of cyberwar from CyCon. Joe Carrigan from JHU on the difficulties in reporting vulnerabilities. Robert Rodriguez from SINET on the trends he sees from the companies winning the SINET 16. And Appleby insists the Paradise Papers were not an inside job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear more on the Paradise Papers, where the optics are looking more Inferno than Paradiso. Off-year elections in the US are on today amid general concerns about, well, somebody doing something to them. Trollhunting sometimes brings down the wrong targets. Notes on the future of cyber conflict from CyCon 2017. The Internet's co-inventor says it's time to hold coders accountable for buggy software. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs with thoughts from a conference in the Netherlands. Wesley Simpson from (ISC)2 making the case that security is a people problem. And Facebook will keep your naughty selfies off the Internet. Really—just upload them to the right place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about the Paradise Papers, a trove of documents obtained from a Bermuda law firm thatcontain details not only about wealthy tax avoiders, but about investments as well. Kaspersky says that its antivirus software did, after all, copy files that weren't viruses. (But they were still bad files.) US Senate Majority Leader McConnell says tech companies should help the US retaliate against nation-states' cyberattacks. Dale Drew from CenturyLink with a call for introspection when considering cyber defenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the CyberWire’s Research Saturday we are joined by Jordan Wright, Senior Research and Development Engineer at Duo Security. He’s the author of the research report, “Phish in a Barrel,” which describes his work gathering and examining thousands of phishing kits from around the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that BadRabbit looks like misdirection. Fancy Bear's wish list is out, and it's very long, and very global. US prosecutors may be preparing to indict half-a-dozen Russian officials in the DNC hack. Malaysia continues to recover from a major series of data breaches. GhostWriter poses a man-in-the-middle threat to AWS users who misconfigure their accounts. And it was Halloween, but the ShadowBrokers weren't much in evidence. Perhaps they were unrecognizable in their Wonder Woman and Mighty Thor costumes? David DuFour from Webroot on recent ransomware trends. Guests are Sherrie Caltagirone, founder and executive director of the Global Emancipation Network (GEN), and Andrew Lewman, SVP of DarkOwl. They are using the tools of cyber security to help stop human trafficking online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that, while the Manhattan truck-ramming terrorist claims ISIS, ISIS hasn't claimed him. Notes on conventional cybercrime, with some resurgent banking Trojans and mobile malware. Apple patches iOS against KRACK vulnerabilities. WordPress issues another fix for SQL injection bugs. US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein takes up the pro-access banner in the crypto wars, but few from the tech sector are rallying to him. Senate hearings on Russian influence operations continue. Chris Poulin from BAH on augmenting human capabilities. Robert Knapp from CyberGhost on employers raising awareness of cyber security within their organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about ONI ansomware in Japan that may prove to be a wiper. Ukraine blames NotPetya operators Black Energy for BadRabbit. Pyongyang feels London is picking on it. Fishing Facebook in Nordic nations. Security firms sell certificate authority business. Twitter won't sell any more ads to RT or Sputnik. Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on honeypots. Russell Jones from Deloitte with the results from a recent medical security poll.During hearings on influence operations, Senators wonder why Facebook wasn't suspicious when people paid for their advertising in rubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about the state of BadRabbit and Reaper. The EU drafts a diplomatic framework for self-defense in cyberspace. Pyongyang denies UK attribution of WannaCry to North Korea. Threat intelligence types suspect the Sino-US cyber modus vivendi might not be the unqualified success it's been taken to be. Oracle issues an emergency patch. A researcher gets an unauthorized peek at Google's Buganizer. Congress will hear testimony about influence operations in Twitter, Google, and Facebook. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks warns that board members might be targets. And USB sticks contain the darndest things. Plus, the Malware Mash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that the Reaper botnet is still quiet, and looking like a booter-for-hire. BadRabbit shows some odd stealth, and some interesting strategic selectivity. A malicious Chrome extension steals everything you put on a website. Currency miners on phones seem to be the kind of crime that doesn't pay, but that's not stopping crooks from stuffing them into Google Play. First indictments in the US probe of Russian election influence operations are out. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs on third party breaches, what she describes as “Not your breach, still your problem.” And a class action suit is filed over the Equifax breach. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, you might find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Cylance is revolutionizing cybersecurity with products and services that proactively prevent, rather than reactively detect the execution of advanced persistent threats and malware. Learn more at cylance.com. Podcast sponsor 1-Recorded Future: http://goo.gl/wphZ1z Podcast sponsor 2- E8 Security: https://goo.gl/yBBx55 Friday sponsor- Cylance: https://goo.gl/fHR65L Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The moniker KHRAT came about because of the identification of a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with command and control infrastructure found in Cambodia (KH). In the most recent episode of the CyberWire's Research Saturday, Ryan Olson, Director of Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks, talks with us about the capabilities of KHRAT and shares details the feature set it provides to threat actors that use it. https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/08/unit42-updated-khrat-malware-used-in-cambodia-attacks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that BadRabbit, still quiet, looks like a TeleBots product. Reaper is still locked and loaded, but is also still quiet. Maritime SATCOM system found to be buggy, and the worse news is that it's beyond its end-of-life. A look back at the annual ICS Cybersecurity Summit that wrapped yesterday in Atlanta. Moscow tells Twitter buying ads is a free speech issue. Justin Harvey from Accenture on monitoring cloud infrastructure. Guest is Michael Sulmeyer, Director of the Cyber Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Anonymous is back and poking at the Spanish government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that there's still no sign of the Reaper botnet doing anything. An update on BadRabbit—which for some reason seems to have hopped quietly away from its infrastructure. Other forms of more conventional ransomware, however, remain in circulation, in the wild. It looks as if Kaspersky software might have stumbled across NSA files after all. The US Senate Intelligence Committee has voted to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance authorities through the end of 2025. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on states' funding challenges when trying to sure up the security of their voting systems. Bob Ackerman and Dave DeWalt from AllegisCyber, on the occasion of their business announcements, discussing the investment climate for cyber security. And we have notes on ICS from Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about BadRabbit, a new strain of ransomware that's hopped out of Petya's hutch. The Lazarus Group is said to have taken control of some servers in India. DUHK [duck] warnings. Are industrial control system operators paying sufficient attention to Level 1 and Level 0 threats? Next May will see not only GDPR, but also NIS. Joe Carrigan from JHU reviews a list of security tips suggested by IBM. Guest is Scott Kaine, CEO of Delta Risk on cloud migration security issues.And Kapersky continues to protest its innocence of spying, and offers an explanation of what really happened with NSA leaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we learn that Hurricane Reaper, the big IoT botnet, remains a digital tropical depression, but plenty of people are warning everyone to stock up on the cyber equivalents of flashlight batteries and bottled water. Czech parliament sites hacked in apparent election-related mischief. Kenya's contentious re-vote approaches. APT28 gets a Bronx cheer for lame CyCon phishing, but don't get cocky, kid. KnowBe4 and Cisco announce acquisitions. Kaspersky seeks to undo reputational damage inflicted by US Government ban. The FBI re-engages in the crypto wars. David DuFour from Webroot on phishing trends. Phil Neray from CyberX reviewing their Global ICS & IIoT Risk Report. If you had a nose job at London Bridge Plastic Surgery, someone's got your before and after pix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we share some notes on active malware campaigns, and a warning to be on the lookout for the Reaper botnet, which hasn't yet realized its disruptive potential. Kaspersky opens its source code to independent review, to show it's got nothing to hide. Fancy Bear is phishing for you if you plan to attend CyCon. The difficulty of recognizing trolls, and the dangers of innocent posts getting badly lost in translation. A quick note about the ICS Security Conference. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications on managing the security of the supply chain. And looking for lulz in all the wrong places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 2017, multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and content providers were subject to significant attacks from a botnet dubbed WireX. (The botnet is named for an anagram for one of the delimiter strings in its command and control protocol.) The WireX botnet is primarily made up of Android devices running malicious applications and is designed to create DDoS traffic. The botnet is sometimes associated with ransom notes to targets. Justin Paine is Head of Trust and Safety at Cloudflare, and he joins us to share the WireX story. https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-wirex-botnet/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that an IoT botnet hurricane may be forming among IP cameras. (IP cameras are to DDoS what the West African coast is to Atlantic tropical depressions.) Sofacy rushes to exploit a patched Flash bug in a use-it-or-lose-it espionage race. Want to spy on someone? Go buy an ad. Cisco patches the wi-fi KRACK. NotPetya's still costing manufacturers and their insurers a lot of money. MalwareTech, a.k.a. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs responding to post-Equifax breach credit agency claims that they can scan the Dark Web. Michael Sutton, CISO at Zscaler on zero-day hoarding. Marcus Hutchins, gets to take off that GPS and stay out late, since the judge decided his pre-trial behavior has been pretty good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about how a cyber espionage campaign exploits a recently patched .NET vulnerability as Leviathan phishes with torpedo recovery programs. What does Pyongyang want in cyberspace? Apparently a lot of the same things it wants in physical space. Some observers think Putin thinks the Americans started that whole destabilization and delegitimation influence ops struggle. He's probably wrong, but there you go. Cutlet Maker malware jackpots ATMs. BoundHook stealth tool demonstrated. Minecraft malware got into Google Play. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS with a follow up on President Trump’s executive orders. Guest is Dinah Davis from Code.Likeagirl.io with an update on their activities. Ransomware's still a threat, and a New York judge thinks the NYPD didn't get the memo about the importance of backup. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that the Lazarus Group is back at it with SWIFT. Maniber ransomware hits South Korea. Researchers cast the first KRACK-related stone at IEEE. Oracle, BlackBerry, and Lenovo patch. A study finds criminals turning to cryptominers. Awais Rashid from Lancaster University on securing critical infrastructure. Aaron Higbee, CTO of PhishMe, on the human factors in phishing. And one cryptominer seems to be tugging on Superman's cape—OPSEC isn't their strong suit, to say the least. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about the assassination of a reporter who covered the Panama Papers. The Black Oasis threat group is found distributing FinFisher by exploitation of a bug in Flash Player. North Korean hacking is said to have been responsible for cancellation of a projected television show. Infineon patches a firmware flaw that could be exploited in a Coppersmith's attack. Vendors work to close the KRACK in their wi-fi products. WikiLeaks appears to be preparing for a large dump. The US Department of Homeland Security mandates improved email and website security across the Federal Government. David DuFour from Webroot discussing Bluetooth vulnerabilities. Neil Murray from Mimecast on cyber resilience. The US Supreme Court will review a significant cloud data decision. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about how KRACK attacks get past secure wi-fi protocols. Probes and distributed denial-of-service incidents in Poland and Sweden have the look of state operations. East Asian threat actors moving on from cyber espionage to supply chain attacks. Iran blamed for June's hack of UK Parliamentary email. QR codes may pose security issues. Do FSB social media trolls really train against US targets by watching House of Cards? Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on scammers taking advantage of disaster. And can the CryptoRuble really complete with VopperCoin? Investors want to know. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Ney is a PhD candidate in the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington where he is advised by Professor Tadayoshi Kohno. His current research is focused on understanding computer security risks in emerging technologies like DNA synthesis and sequencing and the new threats posed by maliciously crafted, synthetic DNA. He and his team found that security of DNA processing programs is poor and show with a proof-of-concept that it is possible to attack computer systems with adversarial synthetic DNA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that German authorities say they see nothing bad up with Kaspersky software, but they're in the Western minority on this one. ISIS messaging looks as if it's shifting toward a hejira narrative. Hyatt discloses a significant credit card breach. Equifax and its competitor TransUnion both remove third-party malvertizing code from their websites. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs with a new vulnerability in software defined networks. Guest is Jeff Schilling, CSO of Armor Cloud Security with insights on Russian state actors. And the dark web is in many ways a lot like the regular web, down to seasonal sales, customer reviews, and cat pictures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that German police raid a Panama Papers connected slush fund. North Korea spearphishes in the North American power grid. Security tools can be dual-use, too. Notes on CyberMaryland, where we heard about business climates, the Baltimore-to-Birmingham cyber connection, the Red Queen's race, and the curmudgeonly demeanor too many security types cop. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks with an update on the Cyber Canon suggested reading list and a call to vote for the nominated books. Guest is John Morello from Twistlock on securing container environments. And Google Home's Mini speakers were apparently listening and tattling as well as speaking. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Cylance uses cutting edge artificial intelligence to help protect your systems. If you are a woman in cyber security and want make connections with others in the field, check out our own Women in Cyber Security event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's CyberWire, we discuss why the US Intelligence Community got prickly about Kaspersky: their Israeli colleagues tipped them off that something was fishy in the software's use. UpGuard says Accenture left some AWS data buckets exposed. Accenture says they were associated with decommissioned systems, but exposed they seem to have been. Sources say Deloitte's breach is worse than hitherto disclosed, with more than three-hundred clients exposed. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI with some follow-up from a listener on password security when using password managers. Brian NeSmith from Arctic Wolf with results from an IoT ransomware survey. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Cylance uses cutting edge artificial intelligence to help protect your systems. If you are a woman in cyber security and want make connections with others in the field, check out our own Women in Cyber Security event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that North Korea may have hacked into South Korean defense plans. Facebook and Google receive increasing scrutiny for Russian ad buys during 2016 US election season. A dissident Chinese billionaire, exiled to New York, says he's been under cyberattack from Shanghai. OilRig is back, with new and improved cyberespionage. Forrester market research reports accessed by hackers. Kovter malware gets an upgrade. Chris Poulin from BAH on medical device safety. Yassir Abousselham from Okta on challenges establishing and managing identity. And we offer some observations from the Cyber Pavilion at the Association of the United States Army meetings. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Cylance uses cutting edge artificial intelligence to help protect your systems. If you are a woman in cyber security and want make connections with others in the field, check out our own Women in Cyber Security event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following major breach revelations from Equifax, Yahoo!, Deloitte and the US Securities and Exchange commission, there have been many calls in the US for increased legislation and regulation that would force better privacy and identity management practices. In this CyberWire special edition, we’ll ask some cyber security experts about GDPR, what it means for privacy and data use, the right to be forgotten, the penalties for noncompliance, and what it means for organizations outside the EU. Joining us are Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the Information Security Forum, a not-for-profit organization providing its members with guidance on cyber, information security and risk management, Brett Hansen, Vice President of data security solutions at Dell, one of the largest suppliers of computer hardware, software and services in the world, and Darron Gibbard, CTSO at Qualys, a global provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Android Toast Overlay enables attackers to trick Android users into enabling permissions on infected devices by making them think they are clicking on benign buttons superimposed over the user interface. Ryan Olson is Director of Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks' Unity 42, and he joins us to share their research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear more on what happened with NSA material at (allegedly) Russian hands. Kaspersky security software alleged to have been exploited for intelligence service reconnaissance of contractor machine. Germany cancels post-Snowden surveillance investigation. Reality Winner will not be released on bail. Awais Rashid from Lancaster University on securing the supply chain. Guest is Timothy H. Edgar, author of “Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that sensitive NSA files appear to have been obtained by Russian intelligence services, and there are claims Kaspersky software was the gateway to compromise. Las Vegas massacre investigation expands to consider possibility of accomplices. A new password stealer is out in the wild. NFL Players Association data exposed. Justin Harvey from Accenture on insider threats. Guest Joe Coleman, cyber threat intelligence analyst from PepsiCo.The FCC was mostly advised by bots on net neutrality (and bots who haven't benefited from DeepMind's ethics class). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that ISIS claims of responsibility for Las Vegas murders continue to lose plausibility, but the shooter's motives remain a mystery. Yahoo!'s epic breach just got even more epic. Equifax looks little better in the wake of its CEO's Congressional testimony. A major breach seems to be unfolding in India. Jonathan Katz from UMD on the importance of random numbers for cryptography. Guest is Dave Mahon from Century Link on the importance of diversity and opportunities for women in cyber security. And does Star Fleet still run Windows XP? Who's responsible for information security on that bridge anyway? Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Delta Risk put together an infographic full of tips for Cyber Security Awareness Month. If you are a woman in cyber security and want make connections with others in the field, check out our own Women in Cyber Security event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we consider the bogus rumors and highly questionable claims of responsibility circulating online after the Las Vegas massacre. ISIS is especially keen to make inspirational capital out of senseless killing and suffering. Google and Facebook come under pressure to moderate the content they carry. The UK prepares to pass tougher restrictions on viewing radical content. The Equifax breach gets two-and-a-half-million people bigger. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on Yahoo! data breach victims’ right to sue. Tony Gauda, CEO of ThinAir on dealing with insider threats. And US Cyber Command is said to have disrupted North Korean intelligence networks. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Delta Risk put together an infographic full of tips for Cyber Security Awareness Month. If you are a woman in cyber security and want make connections with others in the field, check out our own Women in Cyber Security event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, it's bots, sockpuppets, and trolls, oh my. Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington. Equifax sources suggest China hacked it. Credit bureau phishbait chums the Internet. Pyongyang gets a new Internet connection, and observers bet it's not for checking Mr. Kim's fantasy sports leagues (anyway he could get all that from Mr. Rodman). ISIS posts more inspiration, and warnings. NSA prepares to wind down Section 702 operations. Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on malware using malicious DLL files. US and Russia seem to agree on one thing at least: Bitcoin fraud is bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

APT 33 is an Iranian cyber espionage group that targets aerospace and energy sectors and has ties to destructive malware. John Hultquist is Director of Intelligence Analysis at FireEye, and he takes us through their research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that Whole Foods has been breached—if you've been to the taproom, look to your credit cards. An illusion gap could help bypass Windows Defender, says Cyber Ark. Microsoft says don't sweat the small stuff. A Mac firmware issue may be giving users a false sense of security. Equifax is offering a lifetime of free credit freezing, but observers are dubious. A study suggests there are still a lot of improperly secured clouds out there. ISIS and the Taliban resume their inspiration operations online. David DuFour from Webroot on the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Guest is R.P. Eddy, coauthor with Richard Clarke of the book Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes. And alleged NSA leaker Reality Winner remains in custody, at least for now. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. Recorded Future's user conference RFUN 2017 comes to Washington, D.C. , October 4th and 5th, 2017, bringing together the people who put the act in actionable intelligence. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper If you want to execute at machine speed, doesn’t make sense to see what the algorithms a good machine runs on can do for you? Check out sponsor Cylance . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deloitte and Equifax continue to find themselves under scrutiny, but we should all resist the urge to chase Ambulances. The SEC commissioner gets a grilling form congress, and we can't help wonder if his Spidey sense was tingling. Chances are your credentials aren't as secure as you'd like them. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications on attack patterns and lulls. Trip Nine from Comodo on credential theft trends. And Pyongyang is perched on a pile of coal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear more about the Deloitte breach. Deloitte's stil saying little, but other people are talking. The SEC tells the Senate it's "deeply concerned" about its own breach. Popular iOS and Android stock-trading apps are found vulnerable. Sonic drive-ins have sustained what looks like a pretty big breach. Ben Yelin discusses a bipartisan bill to improve IoT security. Isaac Kohen from Teramind on detecting employees involved in radical political activities on company time. Russian influence operations against the US are turning toward local government, religious groups, civic associations and others at the grassroots. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. Recorded Future's user conference RFUN 2017 comes to Washington, D.C. , October 4th and 5th, 2017, bringing together the people who put the act in actionable intelligence. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper If you want to execute at machine speed, doesn’t make sense to see what the algorithms a good machine runs on can do for you? Check out sponsor Cylance . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that Equifax CEO Smith has joined the company's CSO and CIO in retirement, apparent expiation for the credit bureau's breacn. Deloitte remains tight-lipped. Suggestions about how to handle identity and investigate breaches. Mac OS High Sierra suffers from a password exfiltration zero-day. Joe Carrigan discusses Dave's skepticism of password managers. Stephen Moore from Exabeam on post-breach cleanup. Two days after Germany's elections and the Russian dog hasn't barked (or the Bears growled) but there are plenty of 2016 paw prints over US opinion. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. Recorded Future's user conference RFUN 2017 comes to Washington, D.C. , October 4th and 5th, 2017, bringing together the people who put the act in actionable intelligence. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper If you want to execute at machine speed, doesn’t make sense to see what the algorithms a good machine runs on can do for you? Check out sponsor Cylance . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we review reports saying that Deloitte has been hacked. Details are sparse but the story is developing. A Verizon AWS S3 bucket is found exposed online. Locky is being spammed out in quantity. Phantom Squad hoods run a DDoS protection racket. Kinetic tensions the US, Tehran, and North Korea raise expectations of cyber offensives. Chinese intelligence thought behind CCleaner backdoor. Unnamed ISPs accused of FinFisher spyware campaign complicity. Chris Poulin from BAH on vulnerabilities in connected cars. And Carlos Danger will go to the Big House. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. Recorded Future's user conference RFUN 2017 comes to Washington, D.C. , October 4th and 5th, 2017, bringing together the people who put the act in actionable intelligence. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper If you want to execute at machine speed, doesn’t make sense to see what the algorithms a good machine runs on can do for you? Check out sponsor Cylance . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016 Bitdefender uncovered a new advanced persistent threat dubbed Pacifier, targeting government institutions starting in 2014. Using malicious .doc documents and .zip files distributed via spear phishing e-mails, attackers would lure victims with invitations to social functions or conferences into executing the attachments. It’s capable of dropping multi-stage backdoors. Liviu Arsene is a senior e-threat analyst at BitDefender, and he's our guide to the complex components of Pacifier APT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that the EDGAR breach is being seen as a blow to confidence in financial system. Credit bureaus continue to receive heightened scrutiny after the Equifax breach. FinFisher campaign suggests ISPs may have been compromised. The backdoor in CCleaner seems to have targeted specific companies. US Forces Korea personnel receive a bogus noncombatant evacuation order. Someone behind Locky watches a lot of Game of Thrones. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs with a new attack vector that uses power management systems. Guest is Robert Sell sharing his experience participating in a DEFCON capture the flag. And Thomas the Tank Engine would never do what some skids show him doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that the SEC was hacked, and someone might have made a lot of money from the incident. Equifax tweets send inquirers to a phishing site. Investigation into the Avast caper suggests a state intelligence service's hand. The Department of Homeland Security clarifies its ban on Kaspersky products. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs, cautioning us to not be so distracted by big shiny objects like "taking down the power grid" that we forget the basics, like enabling two-factor authentication. Richard Henderson, global security strategist at Absolute, commenting on the Equifax breach and the challenges of keeping up with patching. And chatbots turn spiritual. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. Recorded Future's user conference RFUN 2017 comes to Washington, D.C. , October 4th and 5th, 2017, bringing together the people who put the act in actionable intelligence. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices