Ransomware and cryptojacking are all the rage. Iran seeks IP, North Korea seeks a quick buck. More on EU content moderation. Alleged Russian hacking of WADA, Spiez Laboratory. Propaganda overreach?
Ransomware and cryptojacking are all the rage. Iran seeks IP, North Korea seeks a quick buck. More on EU content moderation. Alleged Russian hacking of WADA, Spiez Laboratory. Propaganda overreach?
CyberWire Daily · N2K Networks
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Show Notes
In today's podcast, we hear about the ransomware that's clogged systems at a UK airport. New variants of ransomware are out and about in the wild. EternalBlue continues to be used to install cryptojackers in vulnerable systems—the campaign is being called WannaMine. EU considers short deadlines and sharp penalties for failure to remove "extremist content" from the Internet. Russia suspected in WADA and Spiez Lab hacking. Did Moscow overreach with its latest Novichok disinformation effort? Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on encryption techniques that make use of DNA.
For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/September/CyberWire_2018_09_17.html
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