Episode #146 - PyPi, FIN7 and Clop Ransomware, AI Patch
It's 5:05! Daily cybersecurity and open source briefing
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Show Notes
Hey, it's 5:05 on Monday, May 22nd, 2023. From the Sourced Podcast Network in New York city, this is your host, Pokie Huang. Stories in today's episode come from Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, Derek Weeks in Bethesda, Maryland, Kadi Grigg in Alexandria, Virginia, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Marcel Brown in St. Louis, Missouri.
Let's get to it.
PyPI Struggling with High Volume of Malware
🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia ↗
https://status.python.org/incidents/qy2t9mjjcc7g
PyPI temporarily pauses new users, projects amid high volume of malware
PyPi disrupted
🇺🇸 Derek Weeks, Bethesda Maryland ↗
PyPI repository restored after temporarily suspending new activity
PyPI Repository Under Attack: User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted
FIN7 and Clop ransomware
🇺🇸 Kadi Grigg,Alexandria, Virginia ↗
Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns With Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks
Microsoft: Notorious FIN7 hackers return in Clop ransomware attacks
AI Patch Management
🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California ↗
5 ways AI-driven patch management is driving the future of cybersecurity | VentureBeat
CrowdStrike 2023 Global Threat Report
This Day in Tech History
🇺🇸 Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri ↗