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An FTC report confirms online surveillance and privacy concerns. Ukraine bans Telegram for state and security officials. Sensitive customer data from India’s largest health insurer is leaked. German law enforcement shuts down multiple cryptocurrency exchange services. HZ RAT sets its sights on macOS systems. Stolen VPN passwords remain a growing threat. Law enforcement dismantles the iServer phishing-as-a-service platform. Today’s guest is Steve Blank, co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford University, talking with N2K's Brandon Karpf about national security and the dilemma of technology disruption. CISA’s boss pushes for accountability.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today’s guest is Steve Blank, co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford University, talking with N2K's Brandon Karpf about national security and the dilemma of technology disruption. For some background, you can check out Steve’s article “Why Large Organizations Struggle With Disruption, and What to Do About It.” To listen to Brandon and Steve’s full conversation, check out our Special Edition series that will run over the next two Sundays in our CyberWire Daily podcast feed.  Selected Reading FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens (Federal Trade Commission) Ukraine bans Telegram on state and military devices (The Record) Hacker selling 7 TB of Star Health Insurance’s customer data using Telegram (CSO Online) German Government Shuts Down 47 Exchanges, Says They're Tied To ‘Illegal Activity’ (CoinDesk) New MacOS Malware Let Attackers Control The Device Remotely (Cyber Security News) More Than Two Million Stolen VPN Passwords Discovered (Security Boulevard) High-risk vulnerabilities in common enterprise technologies (Rapid7 Blog) Law Enforcement Dismantles Phishing Platform Used for Unlocking Stolen Phones (SecurityWeek) Insecure software makers are the real cyber villains – CISA (The Register)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US government disrupts China’s Raptor Train botnet. A phishing campaign abuses GitHub repositories to distribute malware.Ransomware group Vanilla Tempest targets U.S. healthcare providers.Hackers demand $6 million for stolen airport data. The FCC opens applications for a $200 million cybersecurity grant program. GreyNoise Intelligence tracks mysterious online “Noise Storms”. Scammers threaten Walmart shoppers with arrest. CISA adds five critical items to its known exploited vulnerabilities list. Craigslist founder will donate $100 million to strengthen US cybersecurity. Our guest today is Victoria Samson, Chief Director at Secure World Foundation, talking about space security and stability. Cybercriminals fall prey to very infostealers they rely on. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest today is Victoria Samson, Chief Director at Secure World Foundation, talking with N2K’s T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis about space security and stability. For some additional detail about space sustainability, visit Secure World Foundation’s Space Sustainability 101.   Selected Reading US Disrupts 'Raptor Train' Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon (SecurityWeek) Clever 'GitHub Scanner' campaign abusing repos to push malware (Bleeping Computer) Microsoft warns of ransomware attacks on US healthcare (CSO Online) Sea-Tac refuses to pay 100-bitcoin ransom after August cyberattack (The Seattle Times) FCC $200m Cyber Grant Pilot Opens Applications for Schools and Libraries (Infosecurity Magazine) GreyNoise Reveals New Internet Noise Storm: Secret Messages and the China Connection (GreyNoise) Walmart customers scammed via fake shopping lists, threatened with arrest (Malwarebytes) CISA Warns of Five Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited in the Wild (Cyber Security News) Craigslist Founder Pledges $100 Million to Boost U.S. Cybersecurity (Wall Street Journal) Criminals Keep Hacking Themselves, Letting Researchers Unmask Them (404 Media)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exploding pagers in Lebanon are not a cyberattack. Europol leads an international effort to shut down the encrypted communications app Ghost. Microsoft IDs Russian propaganda groups’ disinformation campaigns. California’s Governor signs bills regulating AI in political ads. A multi-step zero-click macOS Calendar vulnerability is documented. A new phishing campaign targets Apple ID credentials.The US Cyber Ambassador emphasizes deterrence. Our guest is Linda Betz, Executive Vice President of Global Community Engagement at the FS-ISAC, sharing their work on maintaining security support at all levels of cyber maturity. AI tries to out-Buffett Warren Buffett. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Linda Betz, Executive Vice President of Global Community Engagement at the FS-ISAC, sharing their work and the recently-published guide on maintaining security support at all levels of cyber maturity. You can check out their guide “Cyber Fundamentals: Critical baseline security practices for today’s threat landscape” here.  Selected Reading Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say (The New York Times) Criminal-favored Ghost messaging app busted, owners arrested (Cybernews) Russians made videos falsely accusing Harris of hit-and-run, Microsoft says (The Washington Post) California governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI (Associated Press) Researcher chains multiple old macOS flaws to compromise iCloud with no user interaction (Beyond Machines) iPhone Users Warned As New Email Password-Stealing Attacks Reported (Forbes) Deterrence in cyberspace is possible — and ‘urgent’ — amid ‘alarming’ hybrid attacks, State cyber ambassador says (CyberScoop) New Chatbot ETF Promises to Mimic Warren Buffett, David Tepper (Bloomberg) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US charges a Chinese national for spear-phishing government employees. The feds impose new sanctions on the makers of Predator spyware. Dealing with fake data breaches. Researchers discover a critical vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform. D-Link has patched critical vulnerabilities in three popular wireless router models. Snowflake ups their authentication game. A US mining company confirms a cyberattack. Researchers identify critical threats targeting construction industry accounting software. Tim Starks from CyberScoop joins us with his reporting on the US Postal Service’s ability to meet the challenges of the upcoming election. Cisco’s second round of layoffs hit hard.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest today is Tim Starks, Senior Reporter from CyberScoop, joining us to discuss his piece on "Election officials say U.S. Postal Service woes place election mail at risk."  Selected Reading DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military (SecurityWeek) US Ramps Up Sanctions on Spyware-Maker Intellexa (Infosecurity Magazine) All Smoke, no Fire: The Bizarre Trend of Fake Data Breaches and How to Protect Against Them (Security Boulevard) Google Cloud Platform RCE Flaw Let Attackers Execute Code on Millions of Google Servers (Cyber Security News)  D-Link fixes critical RCE, hardcoded password flaws in WiFi 6 routers (Bleeping Computer) Breach-Weary Snowflake Moves to MFA, 14-Character Passwords (GovInfo Security) Owner of only US platinum mine confirms data breach after ransomware claims (The Record) Cracks in the Foundation: Intrusions of FOUNDATION Accounting Software (Huntress) Cisco's second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees (TechCrunch) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI and CISA dismiss false claims of compromised voter registration data. The State Department accuses RT of running global covert influence operations. Chinese hackers are suspected of targeting a Pacific Islands diplomatic organization. A look at Apple’s Private Cloud Compute system. 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2023 data breach.  SolarWinds releases patches for vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager. Browser kiosk mode frustrates users into giving up credentials. Brian Krebs reveals the threat of growing online “harm communities.” Our guest is Elliot Ward, Senior Security Researcher at Snyk, sharing insights on prompt injection attacks. How theoretical is the Dead Internet Theory? Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Elliot Ward, Senior Security Researcher at Snyk, sharing insights on their recent work "Agent Hijacking: the true impact of prompt injection attacks."  Selected Reading FBI tells public to ignore false claims of hacked voter data (Bleeping Computer) Russia’s RT news agency has ‘cyber operational capabilities,’ assists in military procurement, State Dept says (The Record) The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’ (Krebs on Security) China suspected of hacking diplomatic body for Pacific islands region (The Record) Apple Intelligence Promises Better AI Privacy. Here’s How It Actually Works (WIRED) Apple seeks to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware pioneer NSO (Washington Post) 23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million (Reuters) SolarWinds Patches Critical Vulnerability in Access Rights Manager (SecurityWeek) Malware locks browser in kiosk mode to steal Google credentials (Bleeping Computer) Is anyone out there? (Prospect Magazine)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, turns over hosting responsibilities to Errol Weiss, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the HEALTH-ISAC and one of the original contributors to the N2K CyberWire Hash Table. He will make the business case for information sharing. References: White and Williams LLP, Staff Osborne Clarke LLP , 2018. Threat Information Sharing and GDPR [Legal Review]. FS-ISAC. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), 2015. S.754 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes [Law]. Library of Congress. Staff, n.d. National Council of ISACs [Website]. NCI. Staff, 2020. Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities to Share Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures with Federal Entities under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 [Guidance]. CISA. Staff, 2023. Information Sharing Best Practices [White paper]. Health-ISAC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this encore of Carerr Notes, where the Program Director for Public Policy and External Affairs at the University of Maryland's Center for Health and Homeland Security Ben Yelin shares his journey from political junkie to Fourth Amendment specialist. Several significant life defining political developments like the disputed 2000 election, 9/11, and the Iraqi war occurred during his formative years that shaped Ben's interest in public policy and his desire to pursue a degree in law. An opportunity to be a teaching assistant turned out to be one of those sliding door scenarios that led Ben to where he is now, a lawyer in the academic and consulting worlds specializing in cybersecurity and digital privacy issues. Through his work, Ben hopes to elevate the course of the debate on these very important issues. And, we thank Ben for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Delamotte, Threat Researcher from SentinelOne Labs, joins to share their work on "Xeon Sender | SMS Spam Shipping Multi-Tool Targeting SaaS Credentials." SentinelOne’s Labs team has uncovered new research on Xeon Sender, a cloud hacktool used to launch SMS spam attacks via legitimate APIs like Amazon SNS. First seen in 2022, this tool has been repurposed by multiple threat actors and distributed on underground forums, highlighting the ongoing trend of SMS spam through cloud services and SaaS. The research can be found here: Xeon Sender | SMS Spam Shipping Multi-Tool Targeting SaaS Credentials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fortinet reveals a data breach. The feds sanction a Cambodian senator for forced labor scams. UK police arrest a teen linked to the Transport for London cyberattack. New Linux malware targets Oracle WebLogic. Citrix patches critical Workspace app flaws. Microsoft unveils updates to prevent outages like the CrowdStrike incident. U.S. Space Systems invests in secure communications. Illegal gun-conversion sites get taken down. Tim Starks of CyberScoop tracks Russian hackers mimicking spyware vendors. Cybersecurity hiring gaps persist. Hackers use eye-tracking to steal passwords. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today, we welcome back Tim Starks, senior reporter from CyberScoop, to discuss “Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors.” You can read the article Tim refers to here.  Selected Reading Fortinet Data Breach: What We Know So Far (SOCRadar) Cambodian senator sanctioned by US over cyber-scams (The Register) UK NCA arrested a teenager linked to the attack on Transport for London (Security Affairs) New 'Hadooken' Linux Malware Targets WebLogic Servers (SecurityWeek) Citrix Workspace App Vulnerabilities Allow Privilege Escalation Attacks (Cyber Security News) Microsoft Vows to Prevent Future CrowdStrike-Like Outages (Infosecurity Magazine) Space Systems Command Awards $188M Contract for meshONE-T Follow-on (Space Systems Command) Domains seized for allegedly importing Chinese gun switches (The Register) Why Breaking into Cybersecurity Isn’t as Easy as You Think (Security Boulevard) Apple Vision Pro’s Eye Tracking Exposed What People Type (WIRED) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK designates data centers as Critical National Infrastructure. Cisco releases patches for multiple vulnerabilities in its IOS XR network operating system. BYOD is a growing security risk. A Pennsylvania healthcare network has agreed to a $65 million settlement stemming from a 2023 data breach.Google Cloud introduces air-gapped backup vaults. TrickMo is a newly discovered Android banking malware. GitLab has released a critical security update. A $20 domain purchase highlights concerns over WHOIS trust and security. Our guest is Jon France, CISO at ISC2, with insights on Communicating Cyber Risk of New Technology to the Board. And, could Pikachu be a double-agent for Western intelligence agencies? Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Jon France, CISO at ISC2, sharing his take on "All on "Board" for AI – Communicating Cyber Risk of New Technology to the Board." This is a session Jon presented at Black Hat USA 2024. You can check out his session’s abstract. Also, N2K CyberWire is a partner of ISC2’s Security Congress 2024. Learn more about the in-person and virtual event here.  Selected Reading UK Recognizes Data Centers as Critical National Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine) Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Network Operating System (SecurityWeek) BYOD Policies Fueling Security Risks (Security Boulevard) Healthcare Provider to Pay $65M Settlement Following Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek) Google Unveils Air-gapped Backup Vaults to Protect Data from Ransomware Attacks (Cyber Security News) New Android Banking Malware TrickMo Attacking Users To Steal Login Credentials (Cyber Security News) GitLab Releases Critical Security Update, Urges Users to Patch Immediately (Cyber Security News) Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have (Ars Technica) Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official (The Register)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential security leaders in the industry. Learn more about our network sponsorship opportunities and build your brand where industry leaders get their daily news. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patch Tuesday rundown. Microsoft integrates post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms into its SymCrypt cryptographic library.The FTC finalizes rules to combat fake reviews and testimonials. A payment card thief pleads guilty. On our latest CertByte segment, N2K’s Chris Hare and George Monsalvatge share questions and study tips from the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Practice Test.  Hard Drive Heaven: How Iconic Music Sessions Are Disappearing.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CertByte Segment Welcome to CertByte! On this bi-weekly segment hosted by Chris Hare, a content developer and project management specialist at N2K. In each segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by resident Microsoft SME George Monsalvatge to break down a question from N2K’s Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Practice Test. Have a question that you’d like to see covered? Email us at certbyte@n2k.com. If you're studying for a certification exam, check out N2K’s full exam prep library of certification practice tests, practice labs, and training courses by visiting our website at n2k.com/certify. Reference: What is public cloud? (RedHat) Please note: The questions and answers provided here, and on our site, are not actual current or prior questions and answers from these certification publishers or providers. Remembering 9/11 In today’s episode, we pause to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We pay tribute to the courageous first responders, the resilient survivors, and the families whose lives were forever altered by that tragic day. Amidst the profound loss, the spirit of unity and compassion shone brightly, reminding us of our shared humanity. Additionally, you can check out our special segment featuring personal remembrances from N2K CyberWire’s very own Rick Howard, who was in the Pentagon on that fateful day. His reflections provide a heartfelt perspective on the events and are well worth your time. Tune in to hear his poignant insights. Special Edition Podcast In today’s special edition of Solution Spotlight, we welcome Mary Haigh, Global CISO of BAE Systems, as she sits down with N2K’s Simone Petrella. Together, they discuss moving beyond the technical aspects of cybersecurity to build and lead a high-performing security team. Selected Reading Microsoft Fixes Four Actively Exploited Zero-Days (Infosecurity Magazine) Adobe releases september 2024 patches for flaws in multiple products, including critical (Beyond Machines) Chrome 128 Update Resolves High-Severity Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) ICS Patch Tuesday: Advisories Published by Siemens, Schneider, ABB, CISA (SecurityWeek) Ivanti fixes maximum severity RCE bug in Endpoint Management software (Bleeping Computer) Microsoft Adds Support for Post-Quantum Algorithms in SymCrypt Library (SecurityWeek) Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials (Federal Trade Commission) Hacker pleads guilty after arriving on plane from Ukraine with a laptop crammed full of stolen credit card details (Bitdefender) Inside Iron Mountain: It’s Time to Talk About Hard Drives (Mixonline) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach top security leaders. Explore our network sponsorship opportunities and build your brand where industry leaders get their daily news. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in 2021, Rick Howard, the CyberWire’s CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow, recounts his experience from inside the Pentagon running the communications systems for the Army Operations Center. Read Rick's related essay and check out his original notes of 9/11/01 written in the weeks following the attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Solution Spotlight, guest Dr. Mary Haigh, Global CISO of BAE Systems, speaks with N2K President Simone Petrella about moving beyond the technical to build a cybersecurity team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crimson Palace targets Asian organizations on behalf of the PRC. Europe’s AI Convention has lofty goals and legal loopholes. The NoName ransomware gang may be working as a RansomHub affiliate. Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation, SLIM CD, and Acadian Ambulance Service each suffer significant data breaches. CISA adds three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University in Israel develop new techniques to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers. In our latest Threat Vector segment, David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, sits down with Ryan Barger, Director of Offensive Security Services, to explore how AI is revolutionizing offensive security. Sextortion scammers have gone to the dogs.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment In this segment of Threat Vector, David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, sits down with Ryan Barger, Director of Offensive Security Services, to explore how AI is revolutionizing offensive security. Ryan delves into the practical applications of AI in tasks such as OSINT analysis, payload development, and evading endpoint detection systems. To listen to their full conversation, check out the episode here. You can catch new episodes of Threat Vector every Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network.  Selected Reading Chinese Tag Team APTs Keep Stealing Asian Gov't Secrets (Dark Reading) The AI Convention: Lofty Goals, Legal Loopholes, and National Security Caveats (SecurityWeek) NoName ransomware gang deploying RansomHub malware in recent attacks (Bleeping Computer) Wisconsin Insurer Discloses Data Breach Impacting 950,000 Individuals (SecurityWeek) Payment Gateway SLIM CD Data Breach: 1.7 Million Users Impacted (HACKREAD) Acadian Ambulance service is reporting data breach, exposing almost 3 Million people (Beyond Machines) CISA Warns of Three Vulnerabilities That Are Actively Exploited in the Wild (Cyber Security News) Researchers Detail Attacks on Air-Gapped Computers to Steal Data (Cyber Security News) Sextortion scams now use your "cheating" spouse’s name as a lure (Bleeping Computer)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patch Now alerts come from Progress Software and Veeam Backup & Restoration. Car rental giant Avis notifies nearly 300,000 customers of a data breach. The UK’s National Crime Agency struggles to retain top cyber talent. Two Nigerian brothers get prison time for their roles in a deadly sextortion scheme. SpyAgent malware uses OCR to steal cryptocurrency. A Seattle area school district suffers a cybercrime snow day. Our guest is Amer Deeba, CEO of Normalyze, discussing data’s version of hide and go seek -  the emergence of shadow data. A crypto leader resigns after being held at gunpoint.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Amer Deeba, CEO of Normalyze, discussing data’s version of hide and go seek, or the emergence of shadow data. Selected Reading Progress LoadMaster vulnerable to 10/10 severity RCE flaw (Bleeping Computer) New Veeam Vulnerability Puts Thousands of Backup Servers at Risk – PATCH NOW! (HACKREAD) Thousands of Avis car rental customers had personal data stolen in cyberattack (TechCrunch) UK National Crime Agency, responsible for fighting cybercrime, ‘on its knees,’ warns report (The Record) 2 Brothers Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison in Sextortion Scheme (The New York Times) SpyAgent Android malware steals your crypto recovery phrases from images (Bleeping Computer) Highline schools closing Monday because of cyberattack (Seattle Times) Crypto Firm CEO Resigns Following Armed Robbery of Company Funds (Blockonomi) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this special encore episode where we are joined by, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Cybersecurity Business Development Ann Johnson brings us on her career journey from aspiring lawyer to cybersecurity executive. After pivoting from studying law, Ann started working with computers and found she had a deep technical aptitude for technology and started earning certifications landing in cybersecurity because she found an interest in PKI. At Microsoft, Ann says she solves some of the hardest problems every day. She recommends getting a mentor and finding your area of expertise. She leaves us with three dimensions she hopes to be her legacy: 1. diversity in more than just gender, 2. bringing a human aspect to the industry, and 3. being empathetic to the user experience. We thank Ann for sharing her story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, N2K's very own Brandon Karpf sits down with Kevin Lentz, Team Leader of the Cyber Pacific Project at the Global Disinformation Lab, and they discuss the recent threatcasting report "Cyber Competition in the Indo-Pacific Gray Zone 2035." This report, developed using the Threatcasting Method, examines how the U.S. and Indo-Pacific allies can coordinate their cyber defense efforts in response to future competition with China. It presents findings, trends, and recommendations based on twenty-five scenarios simulated by a cross-functional group of experts to anticipate and address emerging threats over the next decade. The research can be found here: Cyber Competition in the Indo-Pacific Gray Zone 2035 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cadet Blizzard is part of Russia’s elite GRU Unit. Apache releases a security update for its open-source ERP system. SonicWall has issued an urgent advisory for a critical vulnerability. Researchers uncover a novel technique exploiting Linux’s Pluggable Authentication Modules. Google’s kCTF team has discloses a critical security vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel’s netfilter component. Predator spyware has resurfaced.  US health care firm Confidant Health exposes 5.3 terabytes of sensitive health information. Dealing with the National Public Data breach. On our Solution Spotlight: Mary Haigh, Global CISO of BAE Systems, speaks with N2K's Simone Petrella about moving beyond the technical to build an effective cybersecurity team. An AI music streaming scheme strikes a sour note.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Solution Spotlight segment, Mary Haigh, Global CISO of BAE Systems, speaks with N2K President Simone Petrella about moving beyond the technical to build a cybersecurity team. Selected Reading Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team (WIRED) Apache Makes Another Attempt at Patching Exploited RCE in OFBiz (SecurityWeek) SonicWall Access Control Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (GB Hackers) Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules Abused to Create Backdoors (Cyber Security News) PoC Exploit Released for Linux Kernel Vulnerability that Allows Root Access (Cyber Security News) Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says (CyberScoop) Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database (WIRED) Frustration Trying to Opt-Out After the National Public Data Breach (Security Boulevard) Musician charged with $10M streaming royalties fraud using AI and bots (Bleeping Computer) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DOJ disrupts Russia’s Doppelganger. NSA boasts over 1,000 public and private partners. The FBI warns of North Korean operatives launching “complex and elaborate” social engineering attacks. Iran pays the ransom to sure up their banking system. Cisco has disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in its Smart Licensing Utility. A Nigerian man gets five years in prison for Business Email Compromise schemes. Planned Parenthood confirms a cyberattack. Our guests are Sara Siegle and Cam Potts from NSA, Co-Hosts of the new show, No Such Podcast. OnlyFans hackers get more than they bargained for.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guests are Sara Siegle, Chief, Strategic Communications and Cam Potts, Co-Host, from NSA sharing their new podcast, No Such Podcast. The NSA launched the first two episodes of their new weekly podcast today. You can catch their trailer here. Visit their show on Libsyn.  Selected Reading US Targets Russian Media and Hackers Over Election Meddling (BankInfoSecurity) NSA Eyes Global Partnerships to Combat Chinese Cyberthreats (BankInfoSecurity) North Korean scammers prep stealth attacks on crypto outfits (The Register) Iran pays millions in ransom to end massive cyberattack on banks, officials say (Politico) DrayTek Vulnerabilities Added to CISA KEV Catalog Exploited in Global Campaign (SecurityWeek) Critical Cisco Smart Licensing Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Take Over System (Cyber Security News) Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation (CyberScoop) Planned Parenthood confirms cyberattack as RansomHub claims breach (Bleeping Computer) Fake OnlyFans cybercrime tool infects hackers with malware (Bleeping Computer) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers find Yubikeys vulnerable to cloning. Google warns of a serious zero-day Android vulnerability. Zyxel releases patches for multiple vulnerabilities. D-Link urges customers to retire unsupported vulnerable routers. Hackers linked to Russia and Belarus target Latvian websites. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports a sharp rise in Bitcoin ATM-related scams. Dutch authorities fine Clearview AI over thirty million Euros over GDPR violations. Threat actors are misusing the MacroPack red team tool to deploy malware. CISA shies away from influencing content moderation. Our guest is George Barnes, Cyber Practice President at Red Cell Partners and Fmr. Deputy Director of NSA discussing his experience at the agency and now in the VC world. Unauthorized Wi-Fi on a Navy warship Leads to Court-Martial.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is George Barnes, Cyber Practice President and Partner at Red Cell Partners and judge at the 2024 DataTribe Challenge, discussing his experience on both sides, having been at NSA and now in the VC world. Submit your startup to potentially be selected to be part of a startup competition like no other by September 27, 2024. Selected Reading YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel (Ars Technica) Google Issues Android Under Attack Warning As 0-Day Threat Hits Users (Forbes) Zyxel Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Networking Devices (SecurityWeek) D-Link says it is not fixing four RCE flaws in DIR-846W routers (Bleeping Computer) Hackers linked to Russia and Belarus increasingly target Latvian websites, officials say (The Record) New FTC Data Shows Massive Increase in Losses to Bitcoin ATM Scams (FTC) Dutch DPA imposes a fine on Clearview because of illegal data collection for facial recognition | Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) Red Teaming Tool Abused for Malware Deployment (Infosecurity Magazine) CISA moves away from trying to influence content moderation decisions on election disinformation (CyberScoop) How Navy chiefs conspired to get themselves illegal warship Wi-Fi (Navy Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brazil blocks access to X/Twitter. Transport for London has been hit with a cyberattack. Threat actors have poisoned GlobalProtect VPN software to deliver WikiLoader. “Voldemort” is a significant international cyber-espionage campaign. Researchers uncover an SQL injection flaw with implications for airport security. Three men plead guilty to running an MFA bypass service. The FTC has filed a complaint against security camera firm Verkada. CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 36,000. The cybersecurity implications of a second Trump term. On our Industry Insights segment, guest Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, discusses application security and artificial intelligence.  A Washington startup claims to revolutionize political lobbying with AI. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Insights segment, guest Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, discusses application security and artificial intelligence. You can find out more from Cobalt’s The State of Pentesting Report 2024 here.  Selected Reading Brazil Suspends Access to Elon Musk's X, Including via VPNs (GovInfo Security) Cyberattack hits agency responsible for London’s transport network (The Record) Hacking Poisoning GlobalProtect VPN To Deliver WikiLoader Malware On Windows (Cyber Security News) Scores of Organizations Hit By Novel Voldemort Malware (Infosecurity Magazine) Researchers find SQL injection to bypass airport TSA security checks (Bleeping Computer) Three Plead Guilty to Running MFA Bypass Site (Infosecurity Magazine) Verkada to Pay $2.95 Million Over FTC Probe Into Security Camera Hacking (SecurityWeek) Business services giant CBIZ discloses customer data breach (Bleeping Computer) Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term? (CyberScoop) Convicted fraudsters launch AI lobbying firm using fake names (Politico) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Jason Aspiotis, Global Director, In-Space Data & Security at Axiom Space and Jay Naves, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS Aerospace & Satellite Solutions. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K Networks and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this encore episode with Vice President of Security and Support Operations of Alert Logic Tom Gorup shares how his career path led him from tactics learned in Army infantry using machine guns and claymores to cybersecurity replacing the artillery with antivirus and firewalls. Tom built a security automation solution called the Grunt (in recollection of his role in the Army) that automated firewall blocks. He credits his experience in battle-planning for his expertise in applying strategic thinking to work in cybersecurity, noting that communication is key in both scenarios. Tom advises that those looking into a new career shouldn't shy away from failure as failure is just another opportunity to learn. We thank Tom for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Special Edition podcast, N2K's Executive Editor Brandon Karpf speaks with Danielle Ruderman, Senior Manager for Wordwide Security Specialists at AWS, and Adam Mikeal, CISO at Texas A&M, about CISO Circles, security challenges faced in higher education, and fostering the culture of security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Peck, a Senior Threat Researcher at Securonix, is discussing their work on "Threat actors behind the DEV#POPPER campaign have retooled and are continuing to target software developers via social engineering." The DEV#POPPER campaign continues to evolve, now targeting developers with malware capable of operating on Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. The threat actors, believed to be North Korean, employ sophisticated social engineering tactics, such as fake job interviews, to deliver stealthy malware that gathers sensitive information, including browser credentials and system data. The research can be found here: Research Update: Threat Actors Behind the DEV#POPPER Campaign Have Retooled and are Continuing to Target Software Developers via Social Engineering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI regulations move forward in California. DDoS attacks are on the rise. CISA  releases a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on the RansomHub ransomware. A persistent malware campaign has been targeting Roblox developers. Two European men are indicted for orchestrating a widespread “swatting” campaign. Critical vulnerabilities in an enterprise network monitoring solution could lead to system compromise. An Ohio judge issues a restraining order against a cybersecurity expert following a ransomware attack. Our guest is Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan, Chief Scientist at Aura, sharing his take on AI's growing role with online criminals. Admiral Hopper's lost lecture is lost no more.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan, Chief Scientist at Aura, sharing his take on the RockYou2024 breach and AI's growing role with online criminals. Selected Reading California Advances Landmark Legislation to Regulate Large AI Models (SecurityWeek) Radware Report Surfaces Increasing Waves of DDoS Attacks (Security Boulevard) CISA and Partners Release Advisory on RansomHub Ransomware (CISA) Year-Long Malware Campaign Exploits NPM to Attack Roblox Developers (HackRead) 2 Men From Europe Charged With 'Swatting' Plot Targeting Former US President and Members of Congress (SecurityWeek) Critical Flaws in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold Expose Systems to Full Compromise (SecurityWeek) Ahead of mandatory rules, CISA unveils new cyber incident reporting portal (Federal News Network) Franklin County judge grants city request to suppress cyber expert's efforts to warn public (The Columbus Dispatch) Adm. Grace Hopper’s 1982 NSA Lecture Has Been Published (Schneier on Security) Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982) (YouTube) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

French authorities outline the allegations against Telegram’s CEO. Google finds familiar spyware in Mongolian government websites. The Mirai botnet leverages obsolete security cameras. Iran’s Peach Sandstorm targets the space industry. A federal appeals court says platforms may be liable to algorithmically recommended content. Scam cycles are getting shorter. McDonald’s officials are grimacing after hackers take over their Instagram account. Our guests today are Dave DeWalt, Founder and CEO of NightDragon, and Nicole Bucala, CEO and GM at DataBee, sharing their joint initiative which aims to propel future cybersecurity innovations. A would-be extortionist fails to cover his tracks. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guests today are Dave DeWalt, Founder and CEO of NightDragon, and Nicole Bucala, CEO and GM at DataBee, sharing their joint initiative to propel future cybersecurity innovations. Learn more.  Selected Reading French authorities charge Telegram's Durov in probe into organized crime on app (Reuters) Russian government hackers found using exploits made by spyware companies NSO and Intellexa (TechCrunch) Old CCTV cameras provide a fresh opportunity for a Mirai botnet variant (The Record) Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor (WIRED)  Appeals court revives TikTok ‘blackout challenge’ death suit (The Register) Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds (CyberScoop) Cisco Patches Multiple NX-OS Software Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Crypto scammers who hacked McDonald's Instagram account say they stole $700,000 (Bitdefender) IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer (Infosecurity Magazine) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threat actors use a malicious Pidgin plugin to deliver malware. The BlackByte ransomware group is exploiting a recently patched VMware ESXi  vulnerability. The State Department offers a $2.5 million reward for a major malware distributor. A Swiss industrial manufacturer suffers a cyberattack. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) responds to claims of data theft by the Hunters International ransomware gang. Park’N Fly reports a data breach affecting 1 million customers. Black Lotus Labs documents the active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director servers. Federal law enforcement agencies warn that Iran-based cyber actors continue to exploit U.S. and foreign organizations. We kick off our new educational CertByte segment with hosts Chris Hare and George Monsalvatge. Precrime detectives root out election related misinformation before it happens.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On today’s show, our guests are N2K's Chris Hare and George Monsalvatge introducing our new bi-weekly CertByte segments that kick off today on the CyberWire Daily podcast. CertByte Segment Welcome to CertByte! On this bi-weekly segment hosted by Chris Hare, a content developer and project management specialist at N2K, we share practice questions from our suite of industry-leading content and a study tip to help you achieve the professional certifications you need to fast-track your career growth. In each segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by George Monsalvatge to break down a question targeting the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification by the Project Management Institute®. Today’s question comes from N2K’s PMI® Project Management Professional (PMP®) Practice Test. The PMP® is the global gold standard certification typically targeted for those who have about three to five years of project management experience. To learn more about this and other related topics under this objective, please refer to the following resource: Project Management Institute - Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Have a question that you’d like to see covered? Email us at certbyte@n2k.com. If you're studying for a certification exam, check out N2K’s full exam prep library of certification practice tests, practice labs, and training courses by visiting our website at n2k.com/certify. Please note: The questions and answers provided here, and on our site, are not actual current or prior questions and answers from these certification publishers or providers. Selected Reading  Malware Delivered via Malicious Pidgin Plugin, Signal Fork (SecurityWeek) BlackByte Hackers Exploiting VMware ESXi Auth Bypass Flaw to Deploy Ransomware (Cyber Security News) US Offering $2.5 Million Reward for Belarusian Malware Distributor (SecurityWeek) Services at Swiss manufacturer Schlatter disrupted in likely ransomware attack (SiliconANGLE) US Marshals say data posted by ransomware gang not from 'new or undisclosed incident' (The Record) Park’N Fly notifies 1 million customers of data breach (Bleeping Computer) Taking the Crossroads: The Versa Director Zero-Day Exploitation (Lumen) Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations (CISA) Hundreds of 'PreCrime' Election-Related Fraud Sites Spotted (Metacurity) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hacktivists respond to the arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France. Stealthy Linux malware stayed undetected for two years. Versa Networks patches a zero-day vulnerability. Google has patched its tenth zero-day vulnerability of 2024. Researchers at Arkose labs document Greasy Opal. A flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive user data. Gafgyt targets crypto mining in cloud native environments. Microsoft investigates an Exchange Online message quarantine issue. Our guest is Bar Kaduri, research team leader at Orca Security talking about AI Goat, the first open source AI security learning environment based on the OWASP top 10 ML risks. Kentucky Prisoners Trick Tablets to Generate Fake Money.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Bar Kaduri, research team leader at Orca Security talking about AI Goat, the first open source AI security learning environment based on the OWASP top 10 ML risks. Available on GitHub, AI Goat is an intentionally vulnerable AI environment built in Terraform that includes numerous threats and vulnerabilities for testing and learning purposes. Learn more.  Selected Reading Arrest of Telegram CEO sparks cyberattacks against French websites (SC Media) Unveiling sedexp: A Stealthy Linux Malware Exploiting udev Rules (AON) Stealthy 'sedexp' Linux malware evaded detection for two years (Bleeping Computer) Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year (Bleeping Computer) Versa fixes Director zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Greasy Opal: Greasing the Skids for Cybercrime (Arkose Labs) Microsoft Copilot Prompt Injection Vulnerability Let Hackers Exfiltrate Personal Data (Cyber Security News) Gafgyt Botnet: Weak SSH Passwords Targeted For GPU Mining (Security Boulevard) Microsoft: Exchange Online mistakenly tags emails as malware (Bleeping Computer) Kentucky prisoners hack state-issued computer tablets to digitally create $1M. How’d they do it? (Union Bulletin) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Telegram’s CEO is arrested by French police, presumably over moderation failures. A cyberattack disrupted services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the Port of Seattle. SonicWall has warned customers of a critical vulnerability that could lead to unauthorized access or a firewall crash. Dutch and French regulators fined Uber €290 million for failing to protect the privacy of EU drivers. Microsoft will host a cybersecurity conference next month in response to the disastrous CrowdStrike software update. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty looks at Iran’s active attempts to interfere in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Our guests are Danielle Ruderman, Senior Manager for Worldwide Security Specialists at AWS, and Adam Mikeal, CISO at Texas A&M. They spoke with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about CISO Circles, security challenges faced in higher education, and fostering the culture of security. Pig Butchering devastates a small town bank.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guests are Danielle Ruderman, Senior Manager for Worldwide Security Specialists at AWS, and Adam Mikeal, CISO at Texas A&M. They spoke with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about CISO Circles, security challenges faced in higher education, and fostering the culture of security. Brandon spoke with Danielle and Adam at AWS’ re:Inforce 2024.  Selected Reading Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport (BBC) Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering (Cryptography Engineering) The Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport say they’ve been hit by ‘possible cyberattack’ (TechCrunch) Nearly 32 Million Documents, Invoices, Contracts, and Agreements Exposed Online by Global Field Service Management Provider (Website Planet) SonicWall Patches Critical SonicOS Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Uber fined €290 million for sending drivers’ data outside Europe (Politico) Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage (CNBC) Iran Tries To 'Storm' U.S. Election With Russian-Style Disinformation Campaign (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) Audit finds notable security gaps in FBI's storage media management (Bleeping Computer) Cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years (CNBC) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this special encore episode, where we are joined by Vice President of Global Systems Engineering Ellen Sundra and she shares her career path from life as a college grad who found her niche by creating a training program to a leader in cybersecurity. She realized that training and educating people was her passion. Ellen sees her value in providing soft skills as a natural balance to her technical team at Forescout Technologies. Being a woman in a male-dominated world proved to be a challenge and gaining her confidence to share her unique point of view helped her excel in it. Ellen recommends keeping your eyes open for how your skill set fits into cybersecurity. Find your perspective and really embrace it! We thank Ellen for sharing her story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Special Edition podcast, N2K's Executive Editor Brandon Karpf speaks with Dustin Moody, mathematician at NIST, about their first 3 recently finalized post-quantum encryption standards. NIST finalized a key set of encryption algorithms designed to protect against future cyberattacks from quantum computers, which operate in fundamentally different ways from traditional computers. Listen as Brandon and Dustin discuss these algorithms and how quantum computing will change the way we view encryption and cyber attacks in the future. Resources: NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards (NIST) FIPS 203 FIPS 204 FIPS 205 What is Post Quantum Cryptography? (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Project (NIST) Need to know: NIST finalizes post-quantum encryption standards essential for cybersecurity. (N2K CyberWire) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Duncan, VP of Product Strategy from Netcraft, is discussing their work on "Mule-as-a-Service Infrastructure Exposed." Netcraft's new threat intelligence reveals the intricate connections within global fraud networks, showing how criminals use specialized services like Mule-as-a-Service (MaaS) to launder scam proceeds. By mapping the cyber and financial infrastructure, including bank accounts, crypto wallets, and phone numbers, Netcraft exposes how different scams are interconnected and identifies weak points that can be targeted to disrupt these operations. This insight provides an opportunity to prevent fraud and protect against financial crimes like pig butchering, investment scams, and romance fraud. The research can be found here: Mule-as-a-Service Infrastructure Exposed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The exploitation of the LiteSpeed Cache Wordpress plugin has begun. Halliburton confirms a cyberattack. Velvet Ant targets Cisco Switch appliances. The Qilin ransomware group harvests credentials stored in Google Chrome. Ham radio enthusiasts pay a million dollar ransom. SolarWinds releases a hotfix to fix a hotfix. A telecom company will pay a million dollar fine over President Biden deepfakes. The Justice Department is suing the Georgia Institute of Technology and an affiliated company for allegedly failing to meet required cybersecurity standards for Pentagon contracts. Today’s guest is Dustin Moody, mathematician at NIST, speaking with N2K's Brandon Karpf about post-quantum encryption standards.  When it comes to phishing simulations, sometimes the cure is scarier than the disease. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today’s guest Dustin Moody, mathematician at NIST, talks with N2K's Brandon Karpf about their first 3 finalized post-quantum encryption standards. You can hear more of Brandon and Dustin’s conversation as they go into more detail on the individual standards on Sunday in our Special Edition podcast. Stay tuned.  You can read more on the newly-released standards here. Want to learn more about what post-quantum cryptography is? Check out this resource from NICE.  Selected Reading Hackers are exploiting critical bug in LiteSpeed Cache plugin (Bleeping Computer) Oil industry giant Halliburton confirms 'issue' following reported cyberattack (The Record) China-Nexus Threat Group ‘Velvet Ant’ Exploits Zero-Day on Cisco Nexus Switches (Sygnia) Qilin ransomware now steals credentials from Chrome browsers (Bleeping Computer) ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members (ARRL: The National Association for Amateur Radio) SolarWinds Leaks Credentials in Hotfix for Exploited Web Help Desk Flaw (SecurityWeek) Telecom company hit with $1 million penalty over AI-generated fake Biden robocalls (The Record) DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts (CyberScoop) Uni phishing test based on fake Ebola scare prompts apology (The Register) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Wordpress plugin vulnerability puts 5 million sites at risk. Google releases an emergency Chrome update addressing an actively exploited vulnerability. Cisco patches multiple vulnerabilities. Researchers say Slack AI is vulnerable to prompt injection. Widely used RFID smart cards could be easily backdoored. The FAA proposes new cybersecurity rules for airplanes, engines, and propellers. A member of the Russian Karakurt ransomware group faces charges in the U.S. The Five Eyes release a guide on Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection. The Kremlin claims widespread online outages are due to DDoS, but experts think otherwise. In our Threat Vector segment, guest host Michael Sikorski speaks with Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. A deadbeat dad dodges debt through death.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment In this Threat Vector segment, guest host Michael Sikorski, CTO of Unit 42, engages in a thought-provoking conversation about the historical challenges and advances in cyber conflict with Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. To listen to their full conversation, check out the episode here. You can catch new episodes of Threat Vector every Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network.  Selected Reading Critical Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin (Patchstack) Google fixes ninth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year (The Register) Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerability Reported by NSA (SecurityWeek) Slack AI can leak private data via prompt injection (The Register) Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning (SecurityWeek) FAA proposes new cybersecurity rules for airplanes (The Record) U.S. charges Karakurt extortion gang’s “cold case” negotiator (Bleeping Computer) ASD’s ACSC, CISA, FBI, and NSA, with the support of International Partners Release Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection (CISA) Kremlin blames widespread website disruptions on DDoS attack; digital experts disagree (The Record) Deadbeat dad faked his own death by hacking government sites (The Register) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major American chipmaker discloses a cyberattack. Cybercriminals exploit Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) to bypass iOS and Android defenses. Mandiant uncovers a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services. ALBeast hits ALB. Microsoft’s latest security update has caused significant issues for dual-boot systems. The DOE’s new SolarSnitch program aims to sure up solar panel security. Researchers uncover LLM poisoning techniques. An Iranian-linked group uses a fake podcast to lure a target. Our guest is Parya Lotfi, CEO of DuckDuckGoose, discussing the increasing problem of deepfakes in the cybersecurity landscape. Return to sender - AirTag edition.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest Parya Lotfi, CEO of DuckDuckGoose, discusses the increasing relevance of deepfakes in the cybersecurity landscape. Selected Reading Microchip Technology discloses cyberattack impacting operations (Bleeping Computer) Android and iOS users targeted with novel banking app phishing campaign (Cybernews) Azure Kubernetes Services Vulnerability Exposed Sensitive Information (SecurityWeek) ALBeast: Misconfiguration Flaw Exposes 15,000 AWS Load Balancers to Risk (HACKREAD) Microsoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCs (The Verge) DOE debuts SolarSnitch technology to boost cybersecurity in solar energy systems (Industrial Cyber) Researchers Highlight How Poisoned LLMs Can Suggest Vulnerable Code (Dark Reading) Best Laid Plans: TA453 Targets Religious Figure with Fake Podcast Invite Delivering New BlackSmith Malware Toolset | Proofpoint US (Proofpoint) Serial mail thieves thwarted when victim sends herself an AirTag (Apple Insider)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dem’s 2024 party platform touches on cybersecurity goals. The feds warn of increased Iranian influence operations. A severe security flaw has been discovered in a popular WordPress donation plugin. The Lazarus Group exploits a Windows zero-day to install a rootkit. Krebs on Security takes a closer look at the significant data breach at National Public Data. Toyota confirms a data breach after their data shows up on a hacking forum. A critical Jenkins vulnerability is added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Cybercriminals steal credit card info from the Oregon Zoo. Guest CJ Moses, CISO at Amazon, discussing partnership and being a good custodian of the community in threat intel and information sharing. CISA gets new digs.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest CJ Moses, CISO at Amazon, speaks with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about partnership and being a good custodian of the community in threat intel and information sharing at re:Inforce 2024. Selected Reading Democratic Party Platform Contains Three Cyber Goals (Metacurity) US warns of Iranian hackers escalating influence operations (Bleeping Computer) Critical WordPress Plugin RCE Vulnerability Impacts 100k+ Sites (Cyber Security News) Windows driver zero-day exploited by Lazarus hackers to install rootkit (Bleeping Computer) National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords (Krebs on Security) Toyota confirms breach after stolen data leaks on hacking forum (Bleeping Computer) Critical Jenkins vulnerability added to CISA’s known vulnerabilities catalog (SC Media) Cybercriminals siphon credit card numbers from Oregon Zoo website (The Record) CISA to Get New $524 Million Headquarters in DC, Backed by Inflation Reduction Act Funding (SecurityWeek) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cisco Talos discovers vulnerabilities in Microsoft applications for macOS. OpenAI disrupts an Iranian influence campaign. Jewish Home Lifecare discloses a data breach affecting over 100,000. Google tests an auto-redaction feature in Chrome for Android. Unicoin informs the SEC that it was locked out of G-Suite for four days. House lawmakers raise concerns over China-made WiFi routers. Moody’s likens the switch to post-quantum cryptography to the Y2K bug. Diversity focused tech nonprofits grapple with flagging support. Tim Starks of CyberScoop is back to discuss his investigation of a Russian hacking group targeting human rights groups. Smart phones get some street smarts. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We welcome Tim Starks of CyberScoop back to discuss his story "Russian hacking campaign targets rights groups, media, former US ambassador." Selected Reading Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s macOS apps could help hackers access microphones and cameras (The Record) OpenAI Disrupts Iranian Misinformation Campaign (The New York Times) 100,000 Impacted by Jewish Home Lifecare Data Breach (SecurityWeek) Chrome will redact credit cards, passwords when you share Android screen (Bleeping Computer) Crypto firm says hacker locked all employees out of Google products for four days (The Record) House lawmakers push Commerce Department to probe Chinese Wi-Fi router company (CyberScoop) Moody's sounds alarm on quantum computing risk, as transition to PQC ‘will be long and costly’ (Industrial Cyber) The movement to diversify Silicon Valley is crumbling amid attacks on DEI (Washington Post) Google’s Stunning New Android AI Feature Instantly Locks Phone Thieves Out (Forbes) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this special encore with CEO and co-founder of Dragos Robert Lee, as he talks about how he came to cybersecurity through industrial control systems. Growing up with parents in the Air Force, Robert's father tried to steer him away from military service. Still Rob chose to attend the Air Force Academy where he had greater exposure to computers through ICS. Robert finds his interest lies in things that impact the physical world around us. In his work, Dragos focuses on identifying what people are doing bad and helping people understand how to defend against that. Rob describes the possibility of making a jump to control system security from another area recommending you bring something to the table. Rob talks about the world he would like to leave to his son and his hopes for the future. We thank Rob for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snir Ben Shimol from ZEST Security on their work, "How we hacked a cloud production environment by exploiting Terraform providers." In this blog, ZEST discusses the security risks associated with Terraform providers, particularly those from community sources. The research highlights the importance of carefully vetting providers, regular scanning, and following best practices like version pinning to mitigate potential vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure management. The research can be found here: The hidden risks of Terraform providers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google and iVerify clash over the security implications of an Android app. CISA has issued a warning about a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Ransomware attacks targeting industrial sectors surge. Microsoft is rolling out mandatory MFA for Azure. Banshee Stealer is a new macOS-targeted malware developed by Russian threat actors. A popular flight tracking website exposes users’ personal and professional information. San Francisco goes after websites generating deepfake nudes. Daniel Blackford, Director of Threat Research at Proofpoint, joins us to discuss emerging tactics used by threat actors and trends in e-crime tied to nation states.  Scammers Use Google to Scam Google. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Daniel Blackford, Director of Threat Research at Proofpoint, joined us while he was out at Black Hat to discuss emerging tactics used by threat actors and trends in e-crime tied to nation states.  Selected Reading Google to remove app from Pixel devices following claims that it made phones vulnerable (The Record) Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App (WIRED) SolarWinds Web Help Desk Vulnerability Possibly Exploited as Zero-Day (SecurityWeek) Microsoft Mandates MFA for All Azure Sign-Ins (Infosecurity Magazine) New Banshee Stealer macOS Malware Priced at $3,000 Per Month (SecurityWeek) Dragos reports resurgence of ransomware attacks on industrial sectors, raising likelihood of targeting OT networks (Industrial Cyber) CISA Releases Eleven Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA) FlightAware Exposed Pilots’ and Users’ Info (404 Media) AI-powered ‘undressing’ websites are getting sued (The Verge) Dozens of Google products targeted by scammers via malicious search ads (Malwarebytes)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft urges users to patch a critical TCP/IP remote code execution vulnerability. Texas sues GM over the privacy of location and driving data. Google says Iran’s APT42 is responsible for recent phishing attacks targeting presidential campaigns. Doppelgänger struggles to sustain its operations. Sophos X-Ops examines the Mad Liberator extortion gang. Fortra researchers document a potential Blue Screen of Death vulnerability on Windows. China’s Green Cicada Network creates over 5,000 AI-controlled inauthentic X(Twitter) accounts. Kim Dotcom is being extradited to the United States. Our guest is Rui Ribeiro, CEO at JScrambler, to discuss how the extensive use of first and third-party JavaScript is a blessing and a curse. Wireless shifting can really grind your gears.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today’s guest Rui Ribeiro, JScrambler's CEO, joins us to discuss how the extensive use of first and third-party JavaScript is both a blessing and a curse. Selected Reading Zero-click Windows TCP/IP RCE impacts all systems with IPv6 enabled, patch now (Bleeping Computer) Texas sues General Motors over car data tracking (POLITICO) Google: Iranian Group APT42 Behind Trump, Biden Hack Attempts (Security Boulevard) Doppelgänger operation rushes to secure itself amid ongoing detections, German agency says (The Record) Palo Alto Networks Patches Unauthenticated Command Execution Flaw in Cortex XSOAR (SecurityWeek) A new extortion crew, Mad Liberator, emerges on the scene (The Register) Beware, Windows users. Newly-spotted CVE-2024-6768 vulnerability can cause blue screen (MSPoweruser) CyberCX Unmasks China-linked AI Disinformation Capability on X (Cyber CX) Kim Dotcom is being Megauploaded to the US for trial (The Verge) Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters (WIRED)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers at Tenable uncovered severe vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service. Scammers use deepfakes on Facebook and Instagram. Foreign influence operations target the Harris presidential campaign. An Idaho not-for-profit healthcare provider discloses a data breach. Research reveals a troubling trend of delayed and non-disclosure of ransomware attacks by organizations. Patch Tuesday roundup. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 revealed a significant security risk in open-source GitHub projects. Enzo Biochem will pay $4.5 million to settle charges of inadequate security protocols. Our guest is Stephanie Schneider, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at LastPass, joins us to discuss the ongoing Snowflake account attacks driven by exposed legitimate credentials.  Mining for profits on Airbnb.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Stephanie Schneider, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at LastPass, joins us to discuss the ongoing Snowflake account attacks driven by exposed legitimate credentials and how enterprises can boost their defenses against these types of attacks. Selected Reading Critical Vulnerability Found in Microsoft’s AI Healthcare Chatbot (Infosecurity Magazine) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign (Bitdefender) FBI told Harris campaign it was target of 'foreign actor influence operation,' official says (Reuters) 3AM ransomware stole data of 464,000 Kootenai Health patients (Bleeping Computer) Report reveals lag in disclosure of ransomware attacks in 2023 (Security Brief) Fortinet, Zoom Patch Multiple Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address Over 110 Vulnerabilities  Adobe Patches 72 Security Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products (Cyber Security News) Microsoft Fixes Nine Zero-Days on Patch Tuesday (Infosecurity Magazine) ICS Patch Tuesday: Advisories Released by Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, Aveva (SecurityWeek) Are your GitHub Action artifacts leaking tokens? (SC Magazine) Enzo Biochem to pay $4.5 mln over cyberattack, NY attorney general says (Reuters) Airbnb host adds ‘no crypto mining’ rule after tenant installs 10 rigs (Protos)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI is the repossessor of Dispossessor. The NCA collars and extradites a notorious cybercriminal. A German company loses sixty million dollars to business email compromise. DeathGrip is a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. Russia blocks access to Signal. NIST publishes post-quantum cryptography standards. DARPA awards $14 million to teams competing in the AI Cyber Challenge. On our Solution Spotlight, N2K President Simone Petrella talks with Lee Parrish, CISO of Newell Brands, about his book "The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security". AI generates impossible code - for knitters and crocheters. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Solution Spotlight, N2K President Simone Petrella talks with Lee Parrish, CISO of Newell Brands, about his book "The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security" and security relationship management. Coming tomorrow, stay tuned for a special edition with Simone and Lee’s full conversation.  Selected Reading FBI strikes down rumored LockBit reboot (CSO Online) Suspected head of prolific cybercrime groups arrested and extradited (National Crime Agency) Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million (The Register) DeathGrip Ransomware Expanding Services Using RaaS Service (GB Hackers) Swiss manufacturer investigating ransomware attack that shut down IT network (The Record) Russia Blocks Signal Messaging App as Authorities Tighten Control Over Information (SecurityWeek) Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Officially Announced by NIST – a History and Explanation (SecurityWeek) Need to know: NIST finalizes post-quantum encryption standards essential for cybersecurity (N2K CyberWire) NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards (NIST)   DARPA Awards $14m to Seven Teams in AI Cyber Challenge (Infosecurity Magazine) The AI scams infiltrating the knitting and crochet world - and why it matters for everyone (ZDNET) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Solution Spotlight, guest Lee Parrish, author and CISO at Newell Brands, joins N2K President Simone Petrella to discuss his book "The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security" and security relationship management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump campaign claims its email systems were breached by Iranian hackers. A Nashville man is arrested as part of an alleged North Korean IT worker hiring scam. At Defcon, researchers reveal significant vulnerabilities in Google’s Quick Share. Ransomware attacks hit an Australian gold mining company as well as multiple U.S. local governments. GPS spoofing is a matter of time. Cisco readies another round of layoffs. Nearly 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States have been shared on a hacking forum. Our own Rick Howard speaks with Mark Ryland, Director of Amazon Security, about formal verification.  A hacker hacks the hackers. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On today’s guest slot, N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Mark Ryland, Director of Amazon Security at AWS, about formal verification, which is logical proofs about correctness of systems, at AWS re:Inforce. Rick and Mark caught up at AWS re:Inforce 2024.  Selected Reading Experts warn of election disruptions after Trump says campaign was hacked (Washington Post) Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans (Ars Technica) Google Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Quick Share After Researchers' Warning (Hackread) Australian gold mining company Evolution Mining announces ransomware attack (The Record) GPS spoofers 'hack time' on commercial airlines, researchers say (Reuters) Exclusive: Cisco to lay off thousands more in second job cut this year (Reuters) Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers (Bleeping Computer) Local gov’ts in Texas, Florida hit with ransomware as cyber leaders question best path forward (The Record) Simple Coding Errors Lead to Major Ransomware Takedown (Cybersecurity News) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses the meaning of cybersecurity materiality. References: Amy Howe, 2024. Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies [Blog] Cydney Posner, 2023. SEC Adopts Final Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosure [Explainer]. The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Cynthia Brumfield, 2022. 5 years after NotPetya: Lessons learned Analysis]. CSO Online. Eleanor Dallaway, 2023. Closed for Business: The Organisations That Suffered Fatal Cyber Attacks that Shut Their Doors For Good [News]. Assured. Gary Cohen, 2021. Throwback Attack: Chinese hackers steal plans for the F-35 fighter in a supply chain heist [Explainer]. Industrial Cybersecurity Pulse. James Pearson, 2022. Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine [News]. Reuters. Katz, D., 2021. Corporate Governance Update: “Materiality” in America and Abroad [Essay]. The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Kim Zetter, 2014. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon [Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame Book]. Goodreads. Lizárraga, C.J., 2023. Improving the Quality of Cybersecurity Risk Management Disclosures [Essay]. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. MATTHEW DALY, 2024. Supreme Court Chevron decision: What it means for federal regulations [WWW Document]. AP News. Rick Howard. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon [Book Review]. Cybersecurity Canon Project. Rick Howard, 2021. Using cyber sand tables to study the DNC hack of 2016. [Podcast]. The CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2022. Cyber sand table series: OPM. [Podcast and Essay]. The CyberWire. Staff, 2020. Qasem Soleimani: US strike on Iran general was unlawful, UN expert says [Explainer]. BBC News. Staff, 2023. Final Rule: Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure [Government Guidance]. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Staff, 2024. Number of Public Companies v. Private: U.S. [Website]. Advisorpedia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this special encore episode: Computational Social Scientist Andrea Little Limbago shares her journey as a social scientist in cybersecurity. Andrea laments that she wishes she'd known there is no straight line between what you think you want to do and then where you end up going. Beginning her career in international relations and courted by the Department of Defense's Joint Warfare Analysis Center while teaching at New York University, Andrea began her work in cybersecurity. Her team was one of the first to start thinking about the intersection of cybersecurity and geopolitics and quantitative modeling. Andrea reminds us there are many paths and skills needed in cybersecurity and hopes she's opened some doors for others. We thank Andrea for sharing her story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shachar Menashe, Senior Director of Security Research at JFrog, is talking about "When Prompts Go Rogue: Analyzing a Prompt Injection Code Execution in Vanna.AI." A security vulnerability in the Vanna.AI tool, called CVE-2024-5565, allows hackers to exploit large language models (LLMs) by manipulating user input to execute malicious code, a method known as prompt injection. This poses a significant risk when LLMs are connected to critical functions, highlighting the need for stronger security measures. The research can be found here: When Prompts Go Rogue: Analyzing a Prompt Injection Code Execution in Vanna.AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep firmware vulnerabilities affect chips from AMD. CISA warns of actively exploited Cisco devices. Solar inverters are found vulnerable to disruption. Iran steps up efforts to interfere with U.S. elections. The UN passes its first global cybercrime treaty. ADT confirms a data breach. A longstanding browser flaw is finally fixed. Crash reports help unlock the truth. Rob Boyce of Accenture shares his thoughts live from Las Vegas at the Black Hat conference. These scammers messed with the wrong guy.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We are joined by podcast partner Rob Boyce of Accenture sharing his thoughts as our man on the street from the Black Hat USA 2024. Selected Reading ‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections (WIRED) Warnings Issued Over Cisco Device Hacking, Unpatched Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Series Of Solar Power System Vulnerabilities Impacts Millions Of Installations (Cyber Security News) Microsoft: Iran makes late play to meddle in U.S. elections (CyberScoop) UN cybercrime treaty passes in unanimous vote (The Record) ADT confirms data breach after customer info leaked on hacking forum (Bleeping Computer) It's 2024 and we're just getting round to stopping browsers insecurely accessing 0.0.0.0 (The Register) Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine (WIRED) USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation (WIRED) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black Hat kicks off with reassurances from global cyber allies. Researchers highlight vulnerabilities in car head units, AWS and 5G basebands. Alleged dark web forum leaders are charged in federal court. Tens of thousands of ICS devices are vulnerable to weak automation protocols. Kimsuky targets universities for espionage. Ransomware claims the life of a calf and its mother. A look at job risk in the face of AI. In our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Nir Zuk, Founder and CTO of Palo Alto Networks, about the future of cybersecurity. An alleged cybercrime rapper sees his Benjamins seized. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment In this Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton, Unit 42 Director of Thought Leadership, converses with Nir Zuk, Founder and CTO of Palo Alto Networks, about the future of cybersecurity. They discuss the pressing challenges organizations face today and the pivotal shift from traditional defense strategies to a mindset that assumes breaches. To listen to their full conversation, check out the episode here. You can catch new episodes of Threat Vector every Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network.  Selected Reading US elections have never been more secure, says CISA chief (The Register) Black Hat USA 2024: vehicle head unit can spy on you, researchers reveal (Cybernews) AWS Patches Vulnerabilities Potentially Allowing Account Takeovers (SecurityWeek) Hackers could spy on cell phone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say (TechCrunch) Exclusive: Massive Criminal Online Platform Disrupted (Court Watch) Web-Connected Industrial Control Systems Vulnerable to Attack (Security Boulevard) North Korea Kimsuky Launch Phishing Attacks on Universities (Infosecurity Magazine) Swiss cow and calf dead after ransomware attack on milking robot (Cybernews) AI Will Displace American Workers—When, How, and To What Extent Is Less Certain (Lawfare) Cybercrime Rapper Sues Bank over Fraud Investigation (Krebs on Security)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crowdstrike releases a postmortem. LoanDepot puts a multimillion dollar price tag on their ransomware incident. RHADAMANTHYS info stealer targets Israelis. Zola ransomware is an advanced evolution of the Proton family. Firefox fixes several high-severity vulnerabilities. Researchers at Certitude uncover a vulnerability in Microsoft 365’s anti-phishing measures. Threat actors exploit legitimate anti-virus software for malicious purposes. Samsung’s new bug bounty program offers rewards up to a million dollars. Guest Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf, joining us to share his observations on the ground at Black Hat USA 2024. Ransomware gangs turn the screws and keep up with the times.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf, joining us to share his observations as our man on the street from Black Hat USA 2024. Selected Reading CrowdStrike Publishes Technical Root Cause Analysis of Faulty Falcon Update (Cyber Security News) Ransomware Attack Cost LoanDepot $27 Million (SecurityWeek) RHADAMANTHYS Stealer Weaponizing RAR Archive To Steal Login Credentials (Cyber Security News) New Zola Ransomware Using Multiple Tools to Disable Windows Defender (GB Hackers) Firefox Patches Multiple High Severity Vulnerabilities (Cyber Security News) Exploring Anti-Phishing Measures in Microsoft 365 (Certitude Blog) Hackers Hijack Anti-Virus Software Using SbaProxy Hacking Tool (Cyber Security News) Samsung to pay $1,000,000 for RCEs on Galaxy’s secure vault (Bleeping Computer) Turning the screws: The pressure tactics of ransomware gangs (Sophos News) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of education sector devices have been maliciously wiped after an attack on a UK MDM firm. A perceived design flaw in Microsoft Authenticator leaves users locked out of accounts. SharpRino charges ahead to deploy ransomware. North Korea’s Stressed Pungsan provides initial access points for malware distribution. Magniber ransomware targets home users and SMBs. Google patches an Android zero-day. A new Senate bill aims to treat ransomware as terrorism. Microsoft ties security to employee compensation. Guest Kim Kischel, Director of Cybersecurity Product Marketing at Microsoft, discusses how AI is impacting the unified security operations center. A victim of business email compromise gets some good news.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Kim Kischel, Director of Cybersecurity Product Marketing at Microsoft, discusses how AI is impacting the unified security operations center and how it's changing the way defenders defend. Selected Reading Over 13,000 phones wiped clean as cyberattack cripples Mobile Guardian (CSO Online) Design Flaw Has Microsoft Authenticator Overwriting MFA Accounts, Locking Users Out (Slashdot) Network Admins Beware! SharpRhino Ransomware Attacking Mimic as Angry IP Scanner (Cyber Security News) North Korean Hackers Attacking Windows Users With Weaponized npm Files (Cyber Security News) Surge in Magniber ransomware attacks impact home users worldwide (Bleeping Computer) Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks (SecurityWeek) Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat (CyberScoop) Microsoft is binding employee bonuses and promotions to security performance (TechSpot) Police Recover Over $40m Headed to BEC Scammers (Infosecurity Magazine) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The justice department sues TikTok over alleged violations of children’s online privacy laws. Bad blood between Crowdstrike and Delta Airlines. The UK once again delays upgrades to their cybercrime reporting center. Apache OFBiz users are urged to patch a critical vulnerability. SLUBStick is a newly discovered Linux Kernel attack. CISA releases a handy guide to help software suppliers manage security risk. StormBamboo poisons DNS queries to deliver targeted malware. The White House looks to help close the cybersecurity skills gap with $15 million in scholarships. Our guest US Congressional candidate from Oklahoma, Madison Horn, speaking with my Caveat co host Ben Yelin about national security and cyberwarfare. Chewing on rumors of Olympic sabotage.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest US Congressional candidate from Oklahoma, Madison Horn, speaks with Caveat co host Ben Yelin about national security and cyberwarfare. You can hear the full interview on our latest episode of Caveat here. CSO Perspectives This week on N2K Pro’s CSO Perspectives podcast, host and N2K CSO Rick Howard focuses on “Cybersecurity is radically asymmetrically distributed.” Rick and Dave do a preview. You can find the full episode here if you are an N2K Pro subscriber, otherwise check out an extended sample here.    Selected Reading Justice Department Sues TikTok, Accusing the Company of Illegally Collecting Children's Data (SecurityWeek) CrowdStrike says it’s not to blame for Delta’s days-long outage (The Verge) Replacement for Action Fraud, UK’s cybercrime reporting service, delayed again until 2025 (The Record) Apache OFBiz Users Warned of New and Exploited Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Linux kernel impacted by new SLUBStick cross-cache attack (Bleeping Computer) CISA says suppliers bear responsibility for insecure software in Fed procurement guide (The Stack) Chinese hackers compromised an ISP to deliver malicious software updates (Help Net Security) White House and EC-Council Launch $15m Cybersecurity Scholarship Program (Infosecurity Magazine) 2024 Paris Olympics: a snoop was at the origin of suspicions of sabotage in the fan zone of the Chateau de Vincennes (FranceInfo) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses the idea that Cybersecurity is radically asymmetrically distributed. It means that cybersecurity risk is not the same for all verticals and knowing that may impact the first principle strategies you choose to protect your enterprise. For a complete reading list and even more information, check out Rick’s more detailed essay on the topic. References: André Munro, 2024. Liberal democracy [Explainer]. Encyclopedia Britannica. David Weedmark, 2017. Why do some states require emissions testing? [Explainer]. Autoblog. Kara Rogers, 2020. What Is a Superspreader Event? [Explainer]. Encyclopedia Britannica. Lara Salahi, 2021. 1 Year Later: The ‘Superspreader’ Conference That Sparked Boston’s COVID Outbreak [News]. NBC10 Boston. Malcolm Gladwell, 2002. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2005. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2008. Outliers: The Story of Success [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2019. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know [Book]. Goodreads. Malcolm Gladwell, 2021. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War [Book]. Goodreads.  Malcom Gladwell, 2024. Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage [Podcast]. Pushkin Industries. Malcolm Gladwell. Revisionist History [Podcast]. Pushkin Industries. Michael Lewis, 2003. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game [Book]. Goodreads. Michael Lewis. Against the Rules [Podcast]. Pushkin Industries. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2007. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles Book Appendix  [Diagram]. N2K CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity moneyball: First principles applied to the workforce gap. [Podcast]. The CyberWire. Rick Howard, Simone Petrella , 2024. The Moneyball Approach to Buying Down Risk, Not Superstars [Presentation]. RSA 2024 Conference. Robert Soucy, 2024. Fascism [Explainer]. Encyclopedia Britannica. Staff, 2022. Information Risk Insights Study: A Clearer Vision for Assessing the Risk of Cyber Incidents [Report]. Cyentia Institute. Staff. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients [Website]. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Staff. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)  [Website]. U.S. Census Bureau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by Jason Baker, Senior Threat Consultant at GuidePoint Security, and he is discussing their work on "Worldwide Web: An Analysis of Tactics and Techniques Attributed to Scattered Spider." In early 2024, a current RansomHub RaaS affiliate was identified as a former Alphv/Black Cat affiliate and is believed to be linked to the Scattered Spider group, known for using overlapping tools, tactics, and victims. The high-confidence assessment by GuidePoint’s DFIR and GRIT teams is supported by the consistent use of tools like ngrok and Tailscale, social engineering tactics, and systematic playbooks in intrusions. The research can be found here: Worldwide Web: An Analysis of Tactics and Techniques Attributed to Scattered Spider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director of Cyber Security Insights at Verve Industrial aka self-proclaimed industrial cybersecurity geek Ron Brash shares his journey through the industrial cybersecurity space. From taking his parents 286s and 386s to task to working for the "OG of industrial cybersecurity," Ron has pushed limits. Starting off in technical testing, racing through university at 2x speed, and taking a detour through neuroscience with machine learning, Ron decided to return to critical infrastructure working with devices that keep the lights on and the water flowing. Ron hopes his work makes an impact and his life is memorable for those he cares about. We thank Ron for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notorious Russian cybercriminals head home after an historic prisoner exchange. An Israeli hacktivist group claims responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted internet access in Iran. The U.S. Copyright Office calls for federal legislation to combat deep fakes. Cybercriminals are using a Cloudflare testing service for malware campaigns. The GAO instructs the EPA to address rising cyber threats to water and wastewater systems. Claroty reports a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s ControlLogix devices. Apple has open-sourced its homomorphic encryption (HE) library. CISA warns of a high severity vulnerability in Avtech Security cameras, and the agency appoints its first Chief AI Officer.  We welcome Tim Starks of CyberScoop back to the show today to discuss President Biden's cybersecurity legacy. Can an AI chatbot recognize its own reflection? Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guests Welcoming Tim Starks of CyberScoop back to the show today to discuss Biden's cybersecurity legacy. For more information, you can check out Tim’s article “Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility.” The National Cybersecurity Strategy can be found here.  Dave also sits down with Errol Weiss, CSO of Health-ISAC, sharing their reaction to the ransomware attacks against healthcare. Health-ISAC and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have issued an advisory to raise awareness of the potential cascading impacts of cyberattacks on healthcare suppliers and the importance of mitigating single points of failure in supply chains. Recent ransomware attacks on OneBlood, Synnovis, and Octapharma by Russian cybercrime gangs have caused significant disruptions to patient care, emphasizing the need for healthcare organizations to incorporate mission-critical third-party suppliers into their risk and emergency management plans. Selected Reading Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap (CyberScoop) American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC Joint Threat Bulletin - TLP White  (American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC)  Iranian Internet Attacked by Israeli Hacktivist Group: Reports (Security Boulevard) Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1 Digital Replicas Report (US Copyright Office) Hackers abuse free TryCloudflare to deliver remote access malware (Bleeping Computer) EPA Told to Address Cyber Risks to Water Systems (Infosecurity Magazine) Security Bypass Vulnerability Found in Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers (SecurityWeek) Apple open-sources its Homomorphic Encryption library (The Stack) CISA Warns of Avtech Camera Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (SecurityWeek) Lisa Einstein Appointed as CISA’s First Chief AI Officer (Homeland Security Today) Can a Large Language Model Recognize Itself? (IEEE Spectrum) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. blood supply is under pressure from a ransomware attack. CrowdStrike shareholders sue the company. There’s a critical vulnerability in Bitdefender’s GravityZone Update Server. BingoMod RAT targets Android users. Hackers use Google Ads to trick users into a fake Google Authenticator app. Western Sydney University confirms a major data breach. Marylands leads the way in gift card scam prevention. NSA is all-in on AI. My guest is David Moulton, host of Palo Alto Networks' podcast Threat Vector. Attention marketers: AI isn’t the buzzword you think it is.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest David Moulton, host of Palo Alto Networks' podcast Threat Vector and Director of Thought Leadership, discussing the evolution of his show and what we can expect to see coming next. You can catch the latest episode of Threat Vector where David welcomes Palo Alto Networks Founder and CTO Nir Zuk here. Selected Reading Ransomware attack on major US blood center prompts hundreds of hospitals to implement shortage protocols (The Record) CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage (BBC) Bitdefender Flaw Let Attackers Trigger Server-Side Request Forgery Attacks (GB Hackers) BingoMod Android RAT Wipes Devices After Stealing Money (SecurityWeek) Google being impersonated on Google Ads by scammers peddling fake Authenticator (Cybernews) Western Sydney University reveals full scope of January data breach (Cyber Daily) Maryland becomes first state to pass law against gift card draining (CBS News) More than 7,000 NSA analysts are using generative AI tools, director says (Defense One) Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI (Futurism) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A global Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and Minecraft. The US Senate passes The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act. Lame Duck domain names are targets for takeovers. A GeoServer vulnerability exposes thousands to remote code execution. China proposes a national internet ID. Email attacks surge dramatically in 2024. Columbus Ohio thwarts a ransomware attack. When it comes to invading your privacy, the Paris 2024 Olympics app goes for the gold. Our guest is Rakesh Nair, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Product at Devo, discussing the issues that security teams face when dealing with data control and data orchestration. Was it really Windows 3.1 that saved Southwest Airlines? Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Rakesh Nair, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Product at Devo, discussing the issues that security teams face when dealing with data control and data orchestration. You can read more here.  Selected Reading Microsoft apologises after thousands report new outage (BBC News) Microsoft: Ransomware gangs exploit VMware ESXi auth bypass in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Senate Passes Bill to Protect Kids Online and Make Tech Companies Accountable for Harmful Content (SecurityWeek) Don’t Let Your Domain Name Become a “Sitting Duck” (Krebs on Security) Hackers Actively Exploiting GeoServer RCE Flaw, 6635 Servers Vulnerable (Cyber Security News) China Wants to Start a National Internet ID System (The New York Times) Email Attacks Surge, Ransomware Threat Remains Elevated (Security Boulevard) Columbus says it thwarted overseas ransomware attack that caused tech shutdown (Dispatch) Gold rush for data: Paris 2024 Olympic apps are eavesdropping on users (Cyber News) No, Southwest Airlines is not still using Windows 3.1 (OSnews)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ZScaler uncovers the largest ransomware payment to date. IBM says the average cost of a breach is closing in on five million dollars. Hackers exploited Proofpoint's email protection platform to send millions of phishing emails. NIST launches Dioptra to test ML models. AcidPour targets Linux data storage devices for wiping. WhatsApp for Windows allows Python to run wild. The White House releases the National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET) Implementation Roadmap. A bipartisan Senate bill aims to fund cybersecurity apprenticeships. CISA adds three exploits to its vulnerability catalog. Ben Yelin joins us today to discuss a U.S. District Court judge’s recent dismissal of charges against SolarWinds. Loose lips sink ships, but leaky HDMI cables flood the airwaves with digital data.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Ben Yelin, co-host of our Caveat podcast and Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, joins us today to discuss the U.S. District Court judge dismissing most charges against SolarWinds. For more detail on the SolarWinds decision, check out this article.  Selected Reading Zscaler just uncovered what could be the largest ransomware payment of all time (ITPro) Hackers exploit Proofpoint to send millions of phishing emails (Tech Monitor) Average data breach cost jumps to $4.88 million, collateral damage increased (Help Net Security) NIST releases open-source platform for AI safety testing (SC Media) AcidPour Malware Attacking Linux Data Storage Devices To Wipe Out Data (GB Hackers) WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning (Bleeping Computer) US government debuts Implementation Roadmap for national standards strategy on critical and emerging technologies (Industrial Cyber) Bipartisan Senate bill would promote cybersecurity apprenticeship programs (CyberScoop) CISA warns of three new critical exploited vulnerabilities (The Stack) AI can reveal what’s on your screen via signals leaking from cables (New Scientist) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Korea investigates a substantial leak of military intelligence to the north. Google fixes a Workspace authentication weakness. Wiz identifies an API authentication vulnerability in Selenium Grid. The UK’s Science Secretary warns Britain is highly vulnerable to cyber threats. Global shipping faces a surge in cyber attacks. Apple has resolved the iCloud Private Relay outage. Google Chrome offers to scan encrypted archives for malware. Barath Raghavan and Bruce Schneier examine the brittleness of modern IT infrastructure. Guest Brian Gumbel, President and COO at Dataminr, joins us to discuss the convergence of cyber-physical realms. Rick Howard previews his latest CSO Perspectives episode on the state of Zero Trust. Teaching AI crawlers some manners. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Brian Gumbel, President and COO at Dataminr, joins us to discuss the convergence of cyber-physical realms. Cybersecurity is no longer just a matter of protecting data on servers or computers, a cyber-attack can have tangible, real-world consequences. CSO Perspectives This week on N2K Pro’s CSO Perspectives podcast, host and N2K CSO Rick Howard focuses on “The current state of zero trust.” Hear a bit about it from Rick and Dave. You can find the full episode here if you are an N2K Pro subscriber, otherwise check out an extended sample here.  Selected Reading South Korea Reports Leak From Its Military Intelligence Command (New York Times) Crooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services (Krebs on Security) Selenium Grid Instances Exploited for Cryptomining (SecurityWeek) UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister | UK security and counter-terrorism (The Guardian) Cyber attacks on shipping rise amid geopolitical tensions (Financial Times) Apple Fixes iCloud Private Relay After Extended Outage (MacRumors) Chrome now asking for ZIP archive passwords to help detect malicious files (Cybernews) The CrowdStrike Outage and Market-Driven Brittleness (Lawfare) AI crawlers need to be more respectful (Read the Docs) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses the current state of zero trust with CyberWire Hash Table guest John Kindervag, the originator of the zero trust idea. References: Jonathan Jones, 2011. “Six Honest Serving Men” by Rudyard Kipling [Video]. YouTube. Dave Bittner, Rick Howard, John Kindervag, Kapil Raina, 2021. Zeroing in on zero trust. [Podcast]. CyberWire-X Podcast - N2K Cyberwire. Dawn Cappelli, Andrew Moore, Randall Trzeciak, 2012. The CERT Guide to Insider Threats: How to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Information Technology Crimes (Theft, Sabotage, Fraud)  [Book]. SEI Series in Software Engineering). Goodreads.  Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. John Kindervag, 2010. No More Chewy Centers: Introducing The Zero Trust Model Of Information Security [White Paper]. Palo Alto Networks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cybersecurity attorney Camille Stewart shares how her childhood affinity for making contracts pointed to her eventual career as an attorney. Having a computer scientist father contributed to Camille's technical acumen and desire to include technology in her life's work. Camille has worked various facets of cybersecurity law from the private sector, federal government, on the Hill and in the Executive Branch, and now as part of Big Tech as Head of Security Policy and Election Integrity for Google Play and Android where she creates policy geared towards making sure users are safe on their platform and equipped to make informed decisions.. We thank Camille for sharing her story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

N2K’s Brandon Karpf speaks with guest Justin Fanelli, Acting CTO of the US Navy, about the US Navy streamlining the innovation process. For some background, you can refer to this article.  Additional resources:  PEO Digital Innovation Adoption Kit  Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption For industry looking to engage with PEO Digital: Industry Engagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dick O'Brien from Symantec Threat Hunter team is talking about their work on "Ransomware Attackers May Have Used Privilege Escalation Vulnerability as Zero-day." Also going to provide some background/history on Black Basta. CVE-2024-26169 in the Windows Error Reporting Service, patched on March 12, 2024, allowed privilege escalation. Despite initial claims of no active exploitation, recent analysis indicates it may have been exploited as a zero-day before the patch. The research can be found here: Ransomware Attackers May Have Used Privilege Escalation Vulnerability as Zero-day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A North Korean hacker is indicted for major cyberattacks. CrowdStrike’s in recovery mode. Phishing thrives in the wake of BSOD chaos. Wiz spells out no to Alphabet's $23bn offer. France goes full clean-up. Israel's secret shield in spyware saga. KOSA and COPPA 2.0 promise safer surfing for kids. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Steve Schmidt, CSO of Amazon, about the culture of security and what it means to the CSO role. And last but not least, hacking can happen to anyone. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On today’s guest slot, N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Steve Schmidt, CSO of Amazon, about the culture of security and what it means to the CSO role. They touch upon the SEC reporting requirements and how testing is never done. Rick and Steve caught up at AWS re:Inforce 2024.  Selected Reading US indicts alleged North Korean state hacker for ransomware attacks on hospitals (The Record)  North Korean Military Hacker Indicted for String of US Attacks (Metacurity) CrowdStrike says over 97% of Windows sensors back online (Reuters) Threat Actors leveraging the recent CrowdStrike update outage (FortiGuard Labs)  Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover (BBC) ECB's cyber security test shows 'room for improvement' for banks (Reuters)   France launches large-scale operation to fight cyber spying ahead of Olympics (The Record)  Israel Maneuvered to Prevent Disclosure of State Secrets amid WhatsApp vs NSO Lawsuit (Forbidden Stories)   KOSA, COPPA 2.0 Likely to Pass U.S. Senate (Inside Privacy)  A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them (WIRED)  North Korean Fake IT Worker FAQ (KnowBe4)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A North Korean hacking group targets healthcare, energy and finance. Leaked Leidos documents surface on the dark web. A Middle Eastern financial institution suffered a record-breaking DDoS attack. The latest tally on the fallout from the Crowdstrike outage. A cybersecurity audit of HHS reveals significant cloud security gaps. Docker patches a critical vulnerability for the second time. Google announced enhanced protections for Chrome users. In our latest Threat Vector segment, David Moulton speaks with Sama Manchanda, a Consultant at Unit 42, to explore the evolving landscape of social engineering attacks. If you’re heading to Paris for the Summer Olympics, smile for the AI cameras.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest In this segment of Threat Vector, David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, engages with Sama Manchanda, a Consultant at Unit 42, to explore the evolving landscape of social engineering attacks, particularly focusing on vishing and smishing.  As election season heats up, these threats are becoming more sophisticated, exploiting our reliance on mobile devices and psychological tactics. Sama provides expert insights into the latest trends, the psychological manipulations used in these attacks, and the specific challenges they pose to individuals and the democratic process. You can listen to Threat Vector every Thursday starting next week on the N2K CyberWire network. Check out the full episode with David and Sama here.  Selected Reading Mandiant: North Korean Hackers Targeting Healthcare, Energy (BankInfo Security) Data pilfered from Pentagon IT supplier Leidos (The Register) DDoS Attack Lasted for 6 Days, Record created for the duration of the Cyberattack (Cyber Security News) Threat Actor Distributes Python-Based Information Stealer Using a Fake Falcon Sensor Update Lure (CrowdStrike) Fortune 500 stands to lost $5bn plus from CrowdStrike incident (Computer Weekly) HHS audit finds serious gaps in cloud security at agency office (SC Media) Docker re-fixes a critical authorization bypass vulnerability (CSO Online) Google Boosts Chrome Protections Against Malicious Files (SecurityWeek) At The 2024 Summer Olympics, AI Is Watching You (WIRED)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stargazer Goblin hosts malicious code repositories on GitHub. Crowdstrike blames buggy validations checks for last week’s major incident. The Breachforums database reveals threat actor OPSEC. Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) was found vulnerable to downgrade attacks. A medical center in the U.S. Virgin Islands is hit with ransomware. Interisle analyzes the phishing landscape. The FTC orders eight companies to explain algorithmic pricing. Meta cracks down on the Nigerian Yahoo Boys. A fake IT worker gets caught in the act. My conversation with Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone, co-hosts of Microsoft Security's "The Bluehat Podcast.” Researchers wonder if proving you’re human proves profitable for Google.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone, co-hosts of Microsoft Security's "The Bluehat Podcast," talking about what to expect on Bluehat on the N2K media network. You can catch the podcast every other Wednesday. Their latest episode launching today can be found here.  Selected Reading A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub (WIRED) CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines (The Verge) BreachForums v1 database leak is an OPSEC test for hackers (Bleeping Computer) Goodbye? Attackers Can Bypass 'Windows Hello' Strong Authentication (Dark Reading) Schneider Regional Medical Center hit by ransomware attack (Beyond Machines) New phishing report names and shames TLDs, registrars (The Verge) FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing (FTC) Meta bans 63,000 accounts belonging to Nigeria’s sextortionist Yahoo Boys (The Record) How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us (KnowBe4) Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit (The Register)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UK law enforcement relieves DigitalStress. Congress summons Crowdstrike’s CEO to testify. FrostyGoop malware turned off the heat in Ukraine. EvilVideo is a zero-day exploit for Telegram. Daggerfly targets Hong Kong pro-democracy activists. Google has abandoned its plan to eliminate third-party cookies. The FCC settles with Tracfone Wireless over privacy and cybersecurity lapses. Wiz says no to Google and heads toward an IPO. N2K’s Brandon Karpf speaks with guest Justin Fanelli, Acting CTO of the US Navy, about streamlining the fleet’s innovation process. Target’s in-store AI misses the mark.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K’s Brandon Karpf speaks with guest Justin Fanelli, Acting CTO of the US Navy, about the US Navy streamlining the innovation process. For some background, you can refer to this article.  Additional resources:  PEO Digital Innovation Adoption Kit  Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption For industry looking to engage with PEO Digital: Industry Engagement Selected Reading Prolific DDoS Marketplace Shut Down by UK Law Enforcement (Infosecurity Magazine) Congress Calls for Tech Outage Hearing to Grill CrowdStrike C.E.O. (The New York Times) How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter (WIRED) Telegram zero-day for Android allowed malicious files to masquerade as videos (The Record) Chinese Cyberespionage Group Expands Malware Arsenal (GovInfo Security) Google rolls back decision to kill third-party cookies in Chrome (Bleeping Computer) FCC, Tracfone Wireless reach $16M cyber and privacy settlement (CyberScoop) Wiz rejects Google’s $23 billion takeover in favor of IPO (The Verge) Target Employees Hate Its New AI Chatbot (Forbes) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitigation continues on the global CrowdStrike outage. UK police arrest a suspected member of Scattered Spider. A scathing report from DHS says CISA ignored a directive to cut ties with a faulty contractor. Huntress finds SocGholish distributing AsyncRAT. Ransomware takes down the largest trial court in the U.S. A US regulator finds many major banks inadequately manage cyber risk. CISA adds three critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Australian police forces combat SMS phishing attacks.  Our guest Chris Grove, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Nozomi Networks, shares insights on the challenges of protecting the upcoming Summer Olympics. Rick Howard looks at Cyber Threat Intelligence. Appreciating the value of internships. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest The 2024 Summer Olympics start later this week in Paris. Our guest Chris Grove, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Nozomi Networks, discusses how, in addition to consumer issues, the actual events, games and facilities at the Olympics could be at risk of an attack.  This week on CSO Perspectives This week on N2K Pro’s CSO Perspectives podcast, host and N2K CSO Rick Howard focus on “The current state of Cyber Threat Intelligence.” Hear a bit about it from Rick and Dave. You can find the full episode here if you are an N2K Pro subscriber, otherwise check out an extended sample here.  Selected Reading Special Report: IT Disruptions Continue as CrowdStrike Sees Crisis Receding (Metacurity) Suspected Scattered Spider Member Arrested in UK (SecurityWeek) DHS watchdog rebukes CISA and law enforcement training center for failing to protect data (The Record) SocGholish malware used to spread AsyncRAT malware (Security Affairs) California Officials Say Largest Trial Court in US Victim of Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek) Finance: Secret Bank Ratings Show US Regulator’s Concern on Handling Risk (Bloomberg) U.S. CISA adds Adobe Commerce and Magento, SolarWinds Serv-U, and VMware vCenter Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) Australian police seize devices used to send over 318 million phishing texts - Security - Telco/ISP (iTnews) Internships can be a gold mine for cybersecurity hiring (CSO Online) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, discusses the current state of Cyber Threat Intelligence with CyberWire Hash Table guest John Hultquist, Mandiant’s Chief Analyst. References: Andy Greenberg, 2022. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book]. Goodreads. Josephine Wolff, October 2023. How Hackers Swindled Vegas [Explainer]. Slate. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles Book Appendix [Book Support Page]. N2K Cyberwire. Staff, September 2023. mWISE Conference 2023 [Conference Website]. Mandiant. Staff, n.d. VirusTotal Submissions Page [Landing Zone]. VirusTotal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Founder and CEO of Immersive Labs James Hadley takes us through his career path from university to cybersecurity startup. James tells us about his first computer and how he liked to push it to its limits and then some. He joined GCHQ after college and consulted across government departments. Teaching in GCHQ's cyber summer school was where James felt a shift in his career. As a company founder, he shares that he is very driven, very fast and also very caring. James offers advice to those looking to get into the industry recommending they chase what interests them rather than certifications. We thank James for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by Selena Larson, Staff Threat Researcher, Lead Intelligence Analysis and Strategy at Proofpoint, as well as host of the "Only Malware in the Building" podcast, as she is discussing their research on "Scammers Create Fraudulent Olympics Ticketing Websites." Proofpoint recently identified a fraudulent website selling fake tickets to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and quickly suspended the domain. This site was among many identified by the French Gendarmerie Nationale and Olympics partners, who have shut down 51 of 338 fraudulent websites, with 140 receiving formal notices from law enforcement. The research can be found here: Security Brief: Scammers Create Fraudulent Olympics Ticketing Websites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Crowdstrike update takes down IT systems worldwide. A U.S. District Court judge dismissed most charges against SolarWinds. Sophos examines the ransomware threat to the energy sector. European web hosting companies suspend Doppelgänger propaganda. An Australian digital prescription services provider confirms a ransomware attack affecting nearly 13 million. A pair of Lockbit operators plead guilty. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with AWS’ CISO Chris Betz about strong security cultures and AI. A look inside the world’s largest live-fire cyber-defense exercise.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guests Dave is joined by Andy Ellis, to discuss today’s top story on the CrowdStrike-induced Microsoft outage. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard recently caught up with AWS’ CISO Chris Betz at the AWS re:Inforce 2024 event. They  discuss strong security cultures and AI. You can watch Chris’ keynote from the event here. Read Chris’ blog post, “How the unique culture of security at AWS makes a difference.” Selected Reading Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World (WIRED) Counting the Costs of the Microsoft-CrowdStrike Outage (The New York Times) Major Microsoft 365 outage caused by Azure configuration change (Bleeping Computer) Most of SolarWinds hacking suit filed by SEC dismissed (SC Magazine) Ransomware Remains a Major Threat to Energy (BankInfoSecurity) Investigation prompts European hosting companies to suspend accounts linked to Russian disinfo (The Record) MediSecure Data Breach Impacts 12.9 Million Individuals (SecurityWeek) Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks (Bleeping Computer) Inside the world’s largest ‘live-fire’ cyber-defense exercise (CSO Online) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cisco has identified a critical security flaw in its SSM On-prem. The world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailer reports a data breach. The UK’s NHS warns of critically low blood stocks after a ransomware attack. Port Shadow enables VPN person in the middle attacks. Ivanti patches several high-severity vulnerabilities. FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool on underground forums. Indian crypto exchange WazirX sees $230 million in assets suspiciously transferred. Wiz documents vulnerabilities in SAP AI Core. DDoS for hire team faces jail time. Guest Tomislav Pericin, Founder and Chief Software Architect of ReversingLabs, joins us to discuss their "Free Resource to Conduct Risk Assessments on Open-Source Software." Playing red-light green-light with traffic light controllers.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Tomislav Pericin, Founder and Chief Software Architect of ReversingLabs, joins us to discuss their "Free Resource to Conduct Risk Assessments on Open-Source Software."  Selected Reading Cisco discloses a 10.0 CVSS rating vulnerability in SSM On-Prem (Stack Diary) Yacht giant MarineMax data breach impacts over 123,000 people (Bleeping Computer) UK national blood stocks in 'very fragile' state following ransomware attack (The Record) Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection (SecurityWeek) Ivanti Issues Hotfix for High-Severity Endpoint Manager Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Cybercrime group FIN7 advertises new EDR bypass tool on hacking forums (Security Affairs) WazirX reports security breach at crypto exchange following $230 million 'suspicious transfer' (TechCrunch) SAPwned: SAP AI vulnerabilities expose customers’ cloud environments and private AI artifacts (Wiz Blog) Jail time for operators of DDoS service used to crash thousands of devices (Cybernews) Hackers could create traffic jams thanks to flaw in traffic light controller, researcher says (TechCrunch) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interpol pursues West African cybercrime groups. Bassett Furniture shuts down manufacturing following a ransomware attack. A gastroenterologist group notifies patients of a data breach. An Apache HugeGraph flaw is being actively exploited. Octo Tempest updates its toolkit. Satori uncovers evil twin campaigns on Google Play. The cost of the Change Healthcare breach crosses the two billion dollar mark. Cybersecurity venture funding saw a surge last quarter. Cyber regulatory agencies face legal challenges. On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins us to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. Fighting disinformation is easier said than done.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins Dave to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. You can find out more about SpyCloud’s “How the Threat Actors at SpaxMedia Distribute Malware Globally” here.   Selected Reading Global Police Swoop on Black Axe Cybercrime Syndicate (Infosecurity Magazine) Furniture giant shuts down manufacturing facilities after ransomware attack (The Record) MNGI Digestive Health Data Breach Impacts 765,000 Individuals (SecurityWeek) Apache HugeGraph Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (SecurityWeek) Octo Tempest group adds RansomHub and Qilin ransomware to its arsenal (Security Affairs) Report Identifies More Than 250 Evil Twin Mobile Applications (Security Boulevard) Change Healthcare's Breach Costs Could Reach $2.5 Billion (GovInfo Security) Cybersecurity Funding Jumps 144% In Q2 (Crunchbase) The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy (WIRED) Even the Best Tools to Fight Disinformation Are Not Enough (The New York Times)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some Squarespace users see their domains hijacked. Kaspersky Lab is shutting down US operations. BackPack APKs break malware analysis tools. Hackers use 7zip files to deliver Poco RAT malware. CISA’s red-teaming reveals security failings at an unnamed federal agency. Microsoft fixes an Outlook bug triggering false security alerts. Switzerland mandates open source software in the public sector. On our Industry Voices segment, N2K’s Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark.  Bellingcat sleuths pinpoint an alleged cartel member.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, N2K’s Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark. Learn more about the /555 benchmark. Selected Reading Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks (Krebs on Security) Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers (Zero Day) Beware of BadPack: One Weird Trick Being Used Against Android Devices (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42) New Poco RAT Weaponizing 7zip Files Using Google Drive (GB Hackers) CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months (The Register) Organizations Warned of Exploited GeoServer Vulnerability (Security Week) Microsoft finally fixes Outlook alerts bug caused by December updates (Bleeping Computer) New Open Source law in Switzerland (Joinup) Exploring the Skyline: How we Located an Alleged Cartel Member in Dubai (Bellingcat) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The assassination attempt on former President Trump sparks online disinformation. AT&T pays to have stolen data deleted. Rite Aid recovers from ransomware. A hacktivist group claims to have breached Disney’s Slack. Checkmarx researchers uncover Python packages exfiltrating user data. HardBit ransomware gets upgraded with enhanced obfuscation. Threat actors can weaponize proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits in as little as 22 minutes. Google may be in the market for Wiz. Rick Howard previews his analysis of the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Blockchain sleuths follow the money.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. This Week on CSO Perspectives Dave chats with Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, about his latest episode of CSO Perspectives which focuses on the current state of MITRE ATT&CK. If you are a N2K Pro subscriber, you can find this installment of CSO Perspectives here. The accompanying essay is available here. If you’re not a subscriber and want to check out a sample of the discussion Rick has with his Hash Table members about MITRE ATT&CK, you can find it here.  Selected Reading Conspiracy theories spread swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting (The Washington Post) AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records (WIRED) Pharmacy Giant Rite Aid Hit By Ransomware (Infosecurity Magazine) Disney's Internal Slack Breached? NullBulge Leaks 1.1 TiB of Data (HackRead) Malicious Python packages found exfiltrating user data to Telegram bot (Computing) HardBit ransomware version 4.0 supports new obfuscation techniques (Security Affairs) Hackers use PoC exploits in attacks 22 minutes after release (Bleeping Computer) Google is reportedly planning its biggest startup acquisition ever (The Verge) Automotive SaaS provider CDK paid $25 million ransom to hackers (BeyondMachines.net) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, discusses the current state of MITRE ATT&CK with CyberWire Hash Table guests Frank Duff, Tidal Cyber’s Chief Innovation Officer, Amy Robertson, MITRE Threat Intelligence Engineer and ATT&CK Engagement lead, and Rick Doten, Centene’s VP of Information Security. References: Amy L. Robertson, 2024. ATT&CK 2024 Roadmap  [Essay]. Medium. Blake E. Strom, Andy Applebaum, Doug P. Miller, Kathryn C. Nickels, Adam G. Pennington, Cody B. Thomas, 2018. MITRE ATT&CK: Design and Philosophy [Historical Paper]. MITRE. Eric Hutchins, Michael Cloppert, Rohan Amin, 2010. Intelligence-Driven Computer Network Defense Informed by Analysis of Adversary Campaigns and Intrusion Kill Chains [Historic Paper]. Lockheed Martin Corporation. Nick Selby, 2014. One Year Later: The APT1 Report [Essay]. Dark Reading. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard, 2020. Intrusion kill chains: a first principle of cybersecurity.  [Podcast]. The CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2022. Kill chain trifecta: Lockheed Martin, ATT&CK, and Diamond. [Podcast]. The CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2020. cyber threat intelligence (CTI) (noun) [Podcast]. Word Notes: The CyberWire. Kevin Mandia, 2014. State of the Hack: One Year after the APT1 Report [RSA Conference Presentation]. YouTube. SAHIL BLOOM, 2023. The Blind Men & the Elephant [Website]. The Curiosity Chronicle. Sergio Caltagirone, Andrew Pendergast, and Christopher Betz. 05 July 2011. The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis. Center for Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Research.[Historical Paper] Staff, n.d. Home Page [Website]. Tidal Cyber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americas Security R&D Lead for Accenture Malek Ben Salem shares how she pivoted from her love of math and background in electrical engineering to a career in cybersecurity R&D. Malek talks about her interest in astrophysics as a young girl, and how her affinity for math and taking on challenges lead her to a degree in electrical engineering. She grew her career using math for data mining and forecasting eventually pursuing a masters and PhD in computer science where she shifted her focus to cybersecurity. Malek now develops and applies new AI techniques to solve security problems at Accenture. We thank Malek for sharing her story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by Asheer Malhotra and Vitor Ventura from Cisco Talos, and they are discussing "Operation Celestial Force employs mobile and desktop malware to target Indian entities." Cisco Talos revealed Operation Celestial Force, an espionage campaign by the Pakistani threat group "Cosmic Leopard," targeting Indian defense, government, and technology sectors. Active for at least six years, the operation has recently increased its use of mobile malware and commercial spyware for surveillance. The research can be found here: Operation Celestial Force employs mobile and desktop malware to target Indian entities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT&T wireless announces a massive data breach. NATO will build a cyber defense center in Belgium. The White House outlines cybersecurity budget priorities.A popular phone spyware app suffers a major data breach.Some Linksys routers are sending user credentials in the clear. Sysdig describes Crystalray malware. A massive phishing campaign is exploiting Microsoft SharePoint servers. Germany strips Huawei and ZTE from 5G infrastructure. Our guest is Brigid Johnson, Director of AWS Identity, on the importance of identity management. The EU tells X-Twitter to clean up its act or pay the price. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest At the recent AWS re:Inforce 2024 conference, N2K’s Brandon Karpf spoke with Brigid Johnson, Director of AWS Identity, about the importance of identity and where we need to go. You can watch a replay of Brigid’s session at the event, IAM policy power hour, here.  Selected Reading AT&T Details Massive Breach of Customers' Call and Text Logs (Data Breach Today) NATO Set to Build New Cyber Defense Center (Infosecurity Magazine) New Presidential memorandum sets cybersecurity priorities for FY 2026, tasking OMB and ONCD to evaluate submissions (Industrial Cyber) mSpy Data Breach: Millions of Customers’ Data Exposed (GB Hackers) Advance Auto Parts’ Snowflake Breach Hits 2.3 Million People (Infosecurity Magazine) These Linksys routers are likely transmitting cleartext passwords (TechSpot) Known SSH-Snake bites more victims with multiple OSS exploitation (CSO Online) Beware of Phishing Attack that Abuses SharePoint Servers (Cyber Security News) Germany to Strip Huawei From Its 5G Networks (The New York Times) EU threatens Musk’s X with a fine of up to 6% of global turnover (The Record) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major Pig Butchering marketplace has ties to the Cambodian ruling family. Lulu Hypermarket suffers a data breach. GitLab patches critical flaws. Palo Alto Networks addresses BlastRadius. ViperSoftX malware variants grow ever more stealthy. A New Mexico man gets seven years for SWATting. State and local government employees are increasingly lured in by phishing attacks. Hackers impersonate live chat agents from Etsy and Upwork. The GOP’s official platform looks to roll back AI regulation. On today’s Threat Vector, David Moulton from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discusses the evolving threats of AI-generated malware with experts Rem Dudas and Bar Matalon. NATO brings the social media influencers to Washington. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment In this segment of Threat Vector, hosted by David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, he explores the evolving world of AI-generated malware with guests, Rem Dudas, Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, and Bar Matalon, Threat Intelligence Team Lead. From exploring the vulnerabilities in AI models to discussing the potential implications for cybersecurity, this episode offers a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities posed by this emerging threat. You can listen to the full episode here.  Selected Reading The $11 Billion Marketplace Enabling the Crypto Scam Economy (WIRED) Hackers steal data of 200k Lulu customers in an alleged breach (CSO Online) GitLab update addresses pipeline execution vulnerability (Developer Tech News) Palo Alto Networks Addresses BlastRADIUS Vulnerability, Fixes Critical Bug in Expedition Tool (SecurityWeek) ViperSoftX malware covertly runs PowerShell using AutoIT scripting (Bleeping Computer) Man sentenced to 7 years for Westfield High School threat hoax (Current Publishing) State, local governments facing deluge of phishing attacks (SC Media) Hackers impersonate live chat support agents in new phishing scam (Cybernews) 2024 GOP platform would roll back tech regulations on AI, crypto (The Washington Post) NATO's newest weapon is online content creators (The Washington Post)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blast-RADIUS targets a network authentication protocol. The US disrupts a Russian disinformation campaign. Anonymous messaging app NGL is slapped with fines and user restrictions. The NEA addresses AI use in classrooms. Gay Furry Hackers release data from a conservative think tank. Microsoft and Apple change course on OpenAI board seats. Australia initiates a nationwide technology security review. A Patch Tuesday rundown. Guest Jack Cable, Senior Technical Advisor at CISA, with the latest from CISA's Secure by Design Alert series. Our friend Graham Cluley ties the knot.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Jack Cable, Senior Technical Advisor at CISA, joins us to share an update on CISA's Secure by Design Alert series. For some background, you can find CISA’s Secure by Design whitepaper here. Details on today’s update can be found here.  Selected Reading New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere (Ars Technica) US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X (SecurityWeek) FTC says anonymous messaging app failed to stop ‘rampant cyberbullying’ (The Verge) NEA Approves AI Guidance, But It’s Vital for Educators to Tread Carefully (EducationWeek) Hackvists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data (CyberScoop) Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny (The Verge) Australia instructs government entities to check for tech exposed to foreign control (The Record) Microsoft July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 flaws, 4 zero-days (BleepingComputer) Graham Cluley ties the knot (Mastodon)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK’s NCSC highlights evolving cyberattack techniques used by Chinese state-sponsored actors.A severe cyberattack targets Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Russian government agencies fall under the spell of CloudSorcerer. CISA looks to Hipcheck Open Source security vulnerabilities. Avast decrypts DoNex ransomware. Neiman Marcus data breach exposes over 31 million customers. Lookout spots GuardZoo spyware. Cybersecurity funding surges. Our guest is Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, to discuss the state of pentesting and adapting to the impact of AI in cybersecurity. Scalpers Outsmart Ticketmaster’s Rotating Barcodes. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, Dave Bittner is joined by Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, to discuss the state of pentesting and adapting to the impact of AI in cybersecurity. You can learn more about the state of pentesting from Cobalt’s State of Pentesting 2024 report here.  Selected Reading The NCSC and partners issue alert about evolving techniques used by China state-sponsored cyber attacks (NCSC) ‘Serious hacker attack’ forces Frankfurt university to shut down IT systems (The Record) New group exploits public cloud services to spy on Russian agencies, Kaspersky says (The Record) Continued Progress Towards a Secure Open Source Ecosystem (CISA) Decrypted: DoNex Ransomware and its Predecessors (Avast Threat Labs) Neiman Marcus data breach: 31 million email addresses found exposed (Bleeping Computer) GuardZoo spyware used by Houthis to target military personnel (Help Net Security) Cybersecurity Funding Surges in Q2 2024: Pinpoint Search Group Report Highlights Year-Over-Year Growth (Pinpoint Search Group) Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets (404 Media) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft is phasing out Android use for employees in China. Mastodon patches a security flaw exposing private posts. OpenAI kept a previous breach close to the vest. Nearly 10 billion passwords are leaked online. A Republican senator presses CISA for more information about a January hack. A breach of the Egyptian Health Department impacts 122,000 individuals. South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) suffers a ransomware attack. Eldorado is a new ransomware-as-a-service offering. CISA adds a Cisco command injection vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard catches up with AWS’ Vice President of Global Services Security Hart Rossman to discuss extending your security around genAI.  Ransomware scrambles your peace of mind. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Recently N2K’s CSO Rick Howard caught up with AWS’ Vice President of Global Services Security Hart Rossman at the AWS re:Inforce event. They discussed extending your security around genAI. Watch Hart’s presentation from AWS re:Inforce 2024 - Securely accelerating generative AI innovation. Selected Reading Microsoft Orders China Staff to Switch From Android Phones to iPhones for Work (Bloomberg) Mastodon: Security flaw allows unauthorized access to posts (Stack Diary) A Hacker Stole OpenAI Secrets, Raising Fears That China Could, Too (The New York Times) “A treasure trove for adversaries”: 10 billion stolen passwords have been shared online in the biggest data leak of all time (ITPro) Senate leader demands answers from CISA on Ivanti-enabled hack of sensitive systems (The Record) Egyptian Health Department Data Breach: 120,000 Users' Data Exposed (GB Hackers) South African pathology labs down after ransomware attack (The Cape Independent) New Eldorado ransomware targets Windows, VMware ESXi VMs (Bleeping Computer) CISA adds Cisco NX-OS Command Injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) New RUSI Report Exposes Psychological Toll of Ransomware, Urges Action (Infosecurity Magazine) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CEO and consultant Richard Clarke took his inspiration from President John F Kennedy and turned it into the first cybersecurity position in federal government. Determined to help change the mindset of war, Richard went to work for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon following college during the Vietnam War. From Assistant Secretary of the State Department, he moved to the White House to work for President George W. Bush's administration where he kept an eye on Al-Qaeda and was tasked to take on cybersecurity. Lacking any books or courses to give him a basic understanding of cybersecurity, Richard made it his mission to raise the level of cybersecurity knowledge. Currently as Chairman and CEO at Good Harbor Security Risk Management, Richard advises CISOs. We thank Richard for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Miller from Proofpoint joins Dave to discuss findings on "Welcome to New York: Exploring TA453's Foray into LNKs and Mac Malware." In mid May, TA453, also known as Charming Kitten, APT42, Mint Sandstorm, and Yellow Garuda, was found sending a benign conversation lure masquerading as a senior fellow with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to the public media contact for a nuclear security expert at a US-based think tank focused on foreign affairs. The research states that "the email solicited feedback on a project called “Iran in the Global Security Context” and requested permission to send a draft for review." Proofpoint shares it's findings and what you can expect from the threat group. The research can be found here: Welcome to New York: Exploring TA453's Foray into LNKs and Mac Malware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As our team is offline taking an extended break for the July 4th Independence Day holiday in the US, we thought you'd enjoy an episode from one of N2K Network shows, Threat Vector. This episode of Threat Vector outlines a conversation between host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, and Michael "Siko" Sikorski, Unit 42's CTO and VP of Engineering, discussing the Unit 42's 2024 Incident Response Report. They provide insights into key cyber threats and trends, including preferred attack vectors, the escalating use of AI by threat actors, software vulnerabilities, the concept of 'living off the land' attacks, and the importance of robust incident response strategies. They also address the rising trend of business disruption supply chain attacks and share recommendations for mitigating these cyber threats. Resources: Read the 2024 Unit 42 Incident Response report. Listen to Beyond the Breach: Strategies Against Ivanti Vulnerabilities. Join the conversation on our social media channels: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threat Research: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/LifeatPaloAltoNetworks/⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/unit42/⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoNetworksUnit42⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PaloAltoNtwks⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Threat Vector Unit 42 Threat Vector is the compass in the world of cyberthreats. Hear about Unit 42’s unique threat intelligence insights, new threat actor TTPs, real-world case studies, and learn how the team works together to discover these threats. Unit 42 will equip listeners with the knowledge and insight to proactively prepare and stay ahead in the ever-evolving threat landscape. Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks enables your team to prevent successful cyberattacks with an automated approach that delivers consistent security across the cloud, network, and mobile. ⁠http://paloaltonetworks.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by N2K Networks Dave Bittner and Rick Howard to uncover the stories behind notable cyberattacks.  Being a security researcher is a bit like being a detective: you gather clues, analyze the evidence, and consult the experts to solve the cyber puzzle. On this episode, we talk about "The curious case of the missing IcedID." IcedID is a malware originally classified as a banking trojan and was first observed in 2017. It also acts as a loader for other malware, including ransomware, and was a favored payload used by multiple cybercriminal threat actors until fall 2023. Then, it all but disappeared. In its place, a new threat crawled: Latrodectus. Named after a spider, this new malware, created by the same people as IcedID, is now poised to take over where IcedID melted off. Today we look back at what happened to the once prominent payload, and what its successor’s spinning web of activity means for the overall landscape. And be sure to check out the latest episode of Only Malware in the Building here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court overturning Chevron deference brings uncertainty to cyber regulations. Stolen credentials unmask online sex abusers. CISA updates online maritime resilience tools. Patelco Credit Union suffers a ransomware attack. Spanish and Portuguese police arrested 54 individuals involved in a vishing fraud scheme. Splunk patches critical vulnerabilities in their enterprise offerings. HHS fines a Pennsylvania-based Health System $950,000 for potential HIPAA violations related to NotPetya. CISOs look to mitigate personal risks. On the Learning Layer we reveal the long-awaited results of Joe Carrigan’s CISSP certification journey. Avoiding an Independence Day grill-security flare-up.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Learning Layer On today's Learning Layer segment, we share the results of Joe Carrigan's CISSP exam attempt! Hint: the test ended at 100 questions...Tune in to hear host Sam Meisenberg and Joe reflect on his test day experience and what advice he has for others who are in the homestretch of their studies. Note, Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey used N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course. Selected Reading US Supreme Court ruling will likely cause cyber regulation chaos (CSO Online) Stolen credentials could unmask thousands of darknet child abuse website users (The Record) CISA updates MTS Guide with enhanced tools for resilience assessment in maritime infrastructure (Industrial Cyber) American Patelco Credit Union suffered a ransomware attack (Security Affairs) Dozens of Arrests Disrupt €2.5m Vishing Gang (Infosecurity Magazine) Splunk Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Product (SecurityWeek) Feds Hit Health Entity With $950K Fine in Ransomware Attack (GovInfo Security) How CISOs can protect their personal liability (CSO Online) Traeger Grill D2 Wi-Fi Controller, Version 2.02.04 (Bishop Fox) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new OpenSSH vulnerability affects Linux systems. The Supreme Court sends social media censorship cases back to the lower courts. Chinese hackers exploit a new Cisco zero-day. HubSpot investigates unauthorized access to customer accounts. Japanese media giant Kadokawa confirmed data leaks from a ransomware attack. FakeBat is a popular malware loader. Volcano Demon is a hot new ransomware group. Google launches a KVM hypervisor bug bounty program.  Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute discusses defending against API attacks. Goodnight, Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Hackers Byte! Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest is Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute talking about defending against attacks affecting APIs and dangerous new attack techniques you need to know about. This conversation is based on Johannes’ presentations at the 2024 RSA Conference. You can learn more about them here:  Attack and Defend: How to Defend Against Three Attacks Affecting APIs The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques You Need to Know About Selected Reading New regreSSHion OpenSSH RCE bug gives root on Linux servers (Bleeping Computer) US Supreme Court sidesteps dispute on state laws regulating social media (Reuters) China’s ‘Velvet Ant’ hackers caught exploiting new zero-day in Cisco devices (The Record) HubSpot accounts breach under investigation (SC Media) Japanese anime and gaming giant admits data leak following ransomware attack (The Record) Exposing FakeBat loader: distribution methods and adversary infrastructure (Sekoia.io blog) Halcyon Identifies New Ransomware Operator Volcano Demon Serving Up LukaLocker (Halcyon) Google launches Bug Bounty Program for KVM Hypervisor (Stack Diary) How to Get Root Access to Your Sleep Number Bed (Dillan Mills) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juniper issues an emergency patch for its routers. A compromised helpdesk portal sends out phishing emails. Prudential updates the victim count in their February data breach. Rapid7 finds trojanized software installers in apps from a popular developer in India. Australian authorities arrest a man for running a fake mile-high WiFi network. Florida Man's Violent Bid for Bitcoin Ends Behind Bars. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard for a preview of his latest CSO Perspectives podcast episode on The Current State of Identity and Access Management (IAM). A scholarship scammer gets a one-way ticket home. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CSO Perspectives preview N2K’s CSO Rick Howard for a preview of his latest CSO Perspectives podcast episode on The Current State of Identity and Access Management (IAM): A Rick-the-Toolman episode. N2K CyberWire Pro members can find the full episode here. Rick’s accompanying essay can be found here. If you are not yet an N2K CyberWire Pro member, you can get a preview of the episode here.  Selected Reading Juniper Networks Warns of Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Router maker's support portal hacked, replies with MetaMask phishing (Bleeping Computer) Prudential Financial Data Breach Impacts 2.5 Million (SecurityWeek) Supply Chain Compromise Leads to Trojanized Installers for Notezilla, RecentX, Copywhiz (Rapid7 Blog) Police allege ‘evil twin’ in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal info (The Register) Inside a violent gang’s ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree (ARS Technica) Cyber insurance costs finally stabilising, says Howden (Tech Monitor) AI Transcript, Fake School Website: Student’s US Scholarship Scam Exposed on Reddit (Hackread) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K CyberWire, discusses the current state of Identity and Access Management (IAM) with CyberWire Hash Table guests Ted Wagner, SAP National Security Services, and Cassio Sampaio Chief Product Officer for Customer Identity, at Okta. References: John Kindervag, 2010. No More Chewy Centers: Introducing The Zero Trust Model Of Information Security [White Paper]. Palo Alto Networks. Kim Key, 2024. Passkeys: What They Are and Why You Need Them ASAP [Explainer]. PCMag. Lance Whitney, 2023. No More Passwords: How to Set Up Apple’s Passkeys for Easy Sign-ins [Explainer]. PCMag. Rick Howard, 2022. Two-factor authentication: A Rick the Toolman episode [Podcast]. CSO Perspectives Podcast - The CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles Appendix [Book Page]. N2K CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2023. passkey (noun) [Podcast]. Word Notes Podcast - The CyberWire. Staff, 2023. 2023 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for Access Management [Report]. Okta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Communications consultant and podcaster Carole Theriault always loved radio and through her career dabbled in many areas .She landed in a communications and podcasting role where she helps technical firms create audio and digital content. In fact, Carole is the CyberWire's UK Correspondent. She says cybersecurity is good place to go because of the many different avenues available and "you don't even have to be a tech head" (though Carole has quite a technical pedigree). Our thanks to Carole for sharing her story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ismael Valenzuela, Vice President Threat Research & Intelligence, from Blackberry Threat Research and Intelligence team is discussing their work on "Transparent Tribe Targets Indian Government, Defense, and Aerospace Sectors Leveraging Cross-Platform Programming Languages." BlackBerry has identified Transparent Tribe (APT36), a Pakistani-based advanced persistent threat group, targeting India's government, defense, and aerospace sectors from late 2023 to April 2024, using evolving toolkits and exploiting web services like Telegram and Google Drive. Evidence such as time zone settings and spear-phishing emails with Pakistani IP addresses supports their attribution, suggesting alignment with Pakistan's interests. The research can be found here: Transparent Tribe Targets Indian Government, Defense, and Aerospace Sectors Leveraging Cross-Platform Programming Languages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TeamViewer tackles APT29 intrusion. Microsoft widens email breach alerts. Uncovering a malware epidemic. Google's distrust on Entrust. Safeguarding critical systems. FTC vs. MGM. Don’t forget to backup your data. Polyfill's accidental exposé. Our guest is Caitlyn Shim, Director of AWS Cloud Governance, and she recently joined N2K’s Rick Howard at AWS re:Inforce event. They're discussing  cloud governance, the growth and development of AWS, and diversity. And a telecom titan becomes telecom terror. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Caitlyn Shim, Director of AWS Cloud Governance, joined N2K’s Rick Howard at AWS re:Inforce event recently in Philadelphia, PA. They spoke about cloud governance, the growth and development of AWS, and diversity. Caitlyn was part of the Women of Amazon Security Panel at the event. You can read more about Caitlyn and her colleagues as they discuss their diverse paths into security and offer advice for those looking to enter the field  here.  Selected Reading TeamViewer investigating intrusion of corporate IT environment (The Record) Microsoft reveals further emails compromised by Russian hack (Engadget) Chicago Children's Hospital Says 791,000 Impacted by Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek) Unfurling Hemlock: New threat group uses cluster bomb campaign to distribute malware (Outpost 24) Google to block sites using Entrust certificates in bombshell move (The Stack)  US House Subcommittee examines critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, role of cyber insurance in resilience efforts (Industrial Cyber)  FTC Defends Investigation Into Cyberattack on MGM as Casino Giant Seeks to Block Probe (The National Law Journal) This is why you need backups: A cyber attack on an Indonesian data center caused havoc for public services – and its forcing a national rethink on data security (ITPro) Polyfill.io, BootCDN, Bootcss, Staticfile attack traced to 1 operator (Bleeping Computer)  ISP Sends Malware to Thousands of Customers to Stop Using File-Sharing Services (Cybersecurity News)   Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Solution Spotlight, guest Seeyew Mo, Assistant National Cyber Director, Office of the National Cyber Director at the White House, shares the nuances of the White House's skills-based approach (and how it's not only about hiring) with N2K President Simone Petrella. Seeyew shares a progress report on the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy nearly one year out. For more information, you can visit the press release: National Cyber Director Encourages Adoption of Skill-Based Hiring to Connect Americans to Good-Paying Cyber Jobs. The progress report Seeyew and Simone discuss can be found here: National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy: Initial Stages of Implementation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arkansas sues Temu over privacy issues. Polyfil returns and says they were wronged. An NYPD database was found vulnerable to manipulation. Google slays the DRAGONBRIDGE. Malwarebytes flags a new Mac stealer campaign. Patch your gas chromatographs. Microsoft warns of an AI jailbreak called Skeleton Key.  CISA tracks exploited vulnerabilities in GeoServer, the Linux kernel, and Roundcube Webmail.  In our  'Threat Vector' segment, host David Moulton speaks with Jim Foote, CEO of First Ascent Biomedical, about his transition from Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to leading a biotech company utilizing AI to personalize cancer treatments. Metallica is not hawking metal crypto.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment In this segment of the Palo Alto Networks podcast 'Threat Vector,' host David Moulton speaks with Jim Foote, CEO of First Ascent Biomedical, about his transition from Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to leading a biotech company utilizing AI to personalize cancer treatments. They discuss how Foote's personal experience with his son's cancer diagnosis drove him to apply cybersecurity principles in developing an innovative approach, called Functional Precision Medicine, which tailors cancer treatment to individual patients. The conversation also covers the role of mentorship, the importance of interdisciplinary skills, and the transformative potential of AI in both cybersecurity and medical fields. You can listen to the full episode here.  Selected Reading Arkansas AG lawsuit claims Temu’s shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’ (The Verge) Polyfill claims it has been 'defamed', returns after domain shut down (Bleeping Computer) NYPD officer database had security flaws that could have let hackers covertly modify officer data (City & State New York) Google TAG: New efforts to disrupt DRAGONBRIDGE spam activity (Google) ‘Poseidon’ Mac stealer distributed via Google ads (Malwarebytes) Gas Chromatograph Hacking Could Have Serious Impact: Security Firm (SecurityWeek) Microsoft warns of novel jailbreak affecting many generative AI models (CSO Online) CISA Warns of Exploited GeoServer, Linux Kernel, and Roundcube Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Metallica’s X account hacked to promote crypto token (Cointelegraph) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maria Varmazis, N2K host of T-Minus Space Daily, talks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and N2K's Simone Petrella, Dr. Heather Monthie, and Jeff Welgan about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. N2K and WiCyS have come together under a common mission to attract, retain, and advance more women in cybersecurity. Together, we strive to support women throughout their career journey, and secure the future of our industry.   This groundbreaking report leverages skills data from the professional members of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), and offers valuable insights into cybersecurity competencies within the industry. The Cyber Talent Study establishes a new benchmark for understanding the capabilities and potential of women in cybersecurity, and can be used to inform both individual training needs and organizational strategies for career advancement and skills enhancement.  Resources: Landing page: WiCyS Partners with N2K to deepen understanding of cyber competencies within the industry. Study Launch article: WiCyS Partners with N2K Networks for Pioneering Cyber Talent Study. Key Takeaways: Outstanding Performance: WiCyS members have demonstrated exceptional performance across several key areas of the NICE Framework, underscoring the importance of WiCyS’s training and development programs. Strategic Insights: Analysis revealed remarkable strengths and areas for development, providing WiCyS with actionable data to tailor future programs and initiatives and ensure its members remain at the forefront of cybersecurity excellence. Actionable Insights for Cybersecurity Workforce Development: The study revealed critical areas for targeted development to enhance cybersecurity workforce readiness. This insight empowers WiCyS to tailor its programs specifically to meet the diverse needs of its members, ensuring all participants are prepared to take on significant roles and lead in the cybersecurity industry. Leadership Readiness Among WiCyS Members: The study highlights that WiCyS members are highly skilled and uniquely prepared for leadership roles within the cybersecurity industry. Proven Expertise in Critical Cybersecurity Domains: The data show the outstanding capabilities of WiCyS members within the cybersecurity landscape. Excelling in nearly every N2K Functional Area mapped to the NICE Framework, WiCyS members have shown they not only meet but exceed the standards in key domains. You can access the final report of the 2024 Cyber Talent Study here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LockBit drops files that may or may not be from the Federal Reserve. Progress Software patches additional flaws in MOVEit file transfer software. A popular polyfil open source library has been compromised. DHS starts staffing up its AI Corps. Legislation has been introduced to evaluate the manual operations of critical infrastructure during cyber attacks. Researchers discover a new e-skimmer targeting CMS platforms. A breach at Neiman Marchus affects nearly 65,000 people. South African health services grapple with ransomware amidst a monkeypox outbreak.  Medusa is back. On the Learning Layer, Sam and Joe discuss the CISSP's CAT format and how to walk into test day with confidence. The VA works to clear the backlog caused by the ransomware attack onChange Healthcare. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, which includes a simulated Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) final exam. Sam and Joe discuss the CISSP's CAT format and how to walk into test day with confidence. Good luck Joe! Selected Reading Lockbit Leaks Files for Evolve Bank & Trust in Its Alleged ‘Federal Reserve’ Data Dump (Metacurity) Progress Software warns of new vulnerabilities in MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Gateway (Cyber Daily) Polyfill supply chain attack hits 100K+ sites (Sansec) Exclusive: DHS hires first 10 AI Corps members (Axios) US House bill seeks to assess manual operations of critical infrastructure during cyber attacks (Industrial Cyber) Caesar Cipher Skimmer targets popular CMS used by e-stores (Security Affairs) Neiman Marcus confirms breach. Is the customer data already for sale? (Malwarebytes) South Africa’s national health lab hit with ransomware attack amid mpox outbreak (The Record) New Medusa malware variants target Android users in seven countries (Bleeping Computer) After Crippling Ransomware Attack, VA Is Still Dealing with Fallout, Trying to Pay Providers (Military.com) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US scrutinizes Chinese telecoms. Indonesia’s national datacenter is hit with ransomware. RedJulliett targets organizations in Taiwan. Researchers can tell where you are going by how fast you get there. A previously dormant botnet targeting Redis servers becomes active. Thousands of customers may have had info compromised in an attack on Levi’s. A new industry alliance hopes to prevent memory-based cyberattacks. Guest Seeyew Mo, Assistant National Cyber Director, Office of the National Cyber Director at the White House, shares the nuances of the White House's skills-based approach with N2K President Simone Petrella. Assange agrees to a plea deal. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Solution Spotlight, guest Seeyew Mo, Assistant National Cyber Director, Office of the National Cyber Director at the White House, shares the nuances of the White House's skills-based approach (and how it's not only about hiring) with N2K President Simone Petrella. Seeyew shares a progress report on the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy nearly one year out. For more information, you can visit the press release: National Cyber Director Encourages Adoption of Skill-Based Hiring to Connect Americans to Good-Paying Cyber Jobs. The progress report Seeyew and Simone discuss can be found here: National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy: Initial Stages of Implementation.  Selected Reading Exclusive: US probing China Telecom, China Mobile over internet, cloud risks (Reuters)  Indonesian government datacenter locked down in $8M ransomware rumble (The Register) Taiwanese tech firms, universities, religious groups among targets in cyber-espionage campaign (The Record) New security loophole allows spying on internet users' online activity (HelpNet Security) P2PInfect botnet targets REdis servers with new ransomware module (Bleeping Computer) Credential Stuffing Attack Hits 72,000 Levi’s Accounts (Infosecurity Magazine) CHERI Backers Form Alliance to Promote Memory Safety Chip (GovInfo Security) Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Agrees to Plead Guilty in Deal With U.S. (The New York Times)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LockBit claims to have hit the Federal Reserve. CDK Global negotiates with BlackSuit to unlock car dealerships across the U.S. Treasury proposes a rule to restrict tech investments in China. An LA school district confirms a Snowflake related data breach. Rafel RAT hits outdated Android devices. The UK’s largest plutonium stockpiler pleads guilty to criminal charges of inadequate cybersecurity. Clearview AI settles privacy violations in a deal that could exceed fifty million dollars. North Korean hackers target aerospace and defense firms. Rick Howard previews CSOP Live. Our guest is Christie Terrill, CISO at Bishop Fox, discussing how organizations can best leverage offensive security tactics. Bug hunting gets a little too real. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Christie Terrill, CISO at Bishop Fox, joins to discuss how organizations can leverage offensive security tactics not just as strategies to prevent cyber incidents, but as a critical component of a cyberattack recovery process.  Rick Howard sits down with Dave to share a preview of what’s to come at our upcoming CSOP Live event this Thursday, going beyond the headlines with our panel of Hash Table experts for an insightful discussion on emerging industry trends, recent threats and events, and the evolving role of executives in our field.   Selected Reading LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve (securityaffairs) Why are threat actors faking data breaches? (Help Net Security) CDK Global outage caused by BlackSuit ransomware attack (bleepingcomputer) US proposes rules to stop Americans from investing in Chinese technology with military uses (AP News) Los Angeles Unified confirms student data stolen in Snowflake account hack (bleepingcomputer) Ratel RAT targets outdated Android phones in ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer) Sellafield Pleads Guilty to Historic Cybersecurity Offenses (Infosecurity Magazine) Sellafield nuclear waste site pleads guilty to IT security breaches (Financial Times) Facial Recognition Startup Clearview AI Settles Privacy Suit (SecurityWeek) New North Korean Hackers Attack Aerospace and Defense Companies (cybersecuritynews) Spatial Computing Hack (Ryan Pickren) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at the University of Tulsa Sal Aurigemma shares how his interest in how things worked shaped his career path in nuclear power and computers, Being introduced to computers in high school and learning about the Chernobyl event led Sal to study nuclear engineering followed by time in the Navy as a submarine officer. On the submarine, Sal had to understand how systems worked from soup to nuts and that let him back to IT. As a computer engineer, Sal spent a lot of time on network troubleshooting and was eventually introduced to cybersecurity. Following 9/11, cybersecurity took on greater importance. Sal's research focuses on behavioral cybersecurity. To newcomers, he suggests heading into things with an open mind and doesn't recommend giving users 24-character passwords that have two upper, two lower, and two special characters that cannot be written down. We thank Sal for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kerri Shafer-Page from Arctic Wolf joins us to discuss their work on "Lost in the Fog: A New Ransomware Threat." Starting in early May, Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated Fog ransomware attacks on US education and recreation sectors, where attackers exploited compromised VPN credentials to access systems, disable Windows Defender, encrypt files, and delete backups. Despite the uniformity in ransomware payloads and ransom notes, the organizational structure of the responsible groups remains unknown. The research can be found here: Lost in the Fog: A New Ransomware Threat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden bans Kaspersky over security concerns. Accenture says reports of them being breached are greatly exaggerated. SneakyChef targets diplomats in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. A serious firmware flaw affects Intel CPUs. More headaches for car dealerships relying on CDK Global. CISA Alerts Over 100,000 Individuals of Potential Data Breach in Chemical Security Tool Hack. SquidLoader targets Chinese organizations through phishing. A new nonprofit aims to establish certification standards in maritime cybersecurity. A sneak peek of our latest podcast, Only Malware in the Building. Using the court system for customer support. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Selena Larson, joined by Dave Bittner and Rick Howard, hosts the new podcast "Only Malware in the Building." This monthly collaboration between N2K CyberWire and Proofpoint delves into the most impactful and intriguing malware stories. Selena makes complex cybersecurity info fun and digestible, offering tech professionals clear, actionable insights.  Selected Reading Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties (Reuters) Exclusive: Accenture says data leak claims false, only 3 affected (Cyber Daily) Chinese-aligned hacking group targeted more than a dozen government agencies, researchers find (CyberScoop) Intel-powered computers affected by serious firmware flaw (CVE-2024-0762) (Help Net Security) CDK warns: threat actors are calling customers, posing as support (bleepingcomputer) Personal and Chemical Facility Information Potentially Accessed in CISA Hack (SecurityWeek) New Highly Evasive SquidLoader Attacking Employees Mimic As Word Document (gbhackers) New body IMCSO to elevate standards and streamline provisioning of cybersecurity services in Maritime (itsecurityguru) US DHS partners with Indonesia to strengthen maritime cybersecurity in Indo-Pacific region (Industrial Cyber) How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline (engadget). The curious case of the missing IcedID (Only Malware in the Building) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over 15,000 car dealerships hit the brakes after a software supplier cyber incident. The EU’s Chat Control gets put on hold. A hacker leaks contact details of over 33,000 Accenture employees. A major forklift manufacturer shuts down operations in the wake of a ransomware attack. IntelBroker claims to have leaked source code from Apple. An investigation questions the ethics of AI firm Perplexity. A radiology practice notifies over half a million people of a data breach. Federal contractors pay millions in fines for inadequate cyber security during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stolen files from the Kansas City Police department are posted online. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey. Remembering the work of MIT’s Arvind.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. With all eight domains wrapped up, Sam and Joe pivot to the homestretch of Joe's studies. With the test about two weeks away, Joe discusses his approach to retaining the information and filling any remaining knowledge gaps.  Selected Reading Car Dealerships Across US Halt Services After Cyberattack (Bloomberg) Car Dealers Are Idle Across the US After Second Cyberattack  (Bloomberg) EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control (Stack Diary) Hacker Leaks Data of 33,000 Accenture Employees in Third-Party Breach (HackRead) Crown Equipment confirms a cyberattack disrupted manufacturing (Bleeping Computer) Threat actor claims to have breached Apple, allegedly stealing source code of several internal tools (9to5Mac) Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine (WIRED) Radiology Practice Hack Affects Sensitive Data of 512,000 (GovInfo Security) Federal contractors pay multimillion-dollar settlements over cybersecurity lapses (The Record) BlackSuit ransomware publishes Kansas City, Kansas, police files (StateScoop) Arvind, longtime MIT professor and prolific computer scientist, dies at 77 (MIT)   Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this bonus episode from our T-Minus Space Daily team. The N2K CyberWire team is observing the Juneteenth holiday here in the US. Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests are Science Writer and Author Rebecca Boyle, and CEO and Founder, Chair and CEO of Lonestar Space Holdings, Chris Stott.  T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europol and partners shut down 13 terrorist websites.  A data breach at the LA County Department of Public Health affects over two hundred thousand. The Take It Down act targets deepfake porn. The Five Eyes alliance update their strategies to protect critical infrastructure. VMware has disclosed two critical-rated vulnerabilities in vCenter Server. The alleged heads of the "Empire Market" dark web marketplace are charged in Chicago federal court. A new malware campaign tricks users into running malicious PowerShell “fixes.”Researchers thwart Memory Tagging Extensions in Arm chips. A major e-learning platform discloses a breach. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Guy Guzner, CEO and Co-Founder of Savvy to discuss "Reimagining app and identity security for SaaS." Clearview AI offers plaintiffs a piece of the pie.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Guy Guzner, CEO and Co-Founder of Savvy to discuss "Reimagining app and identity security for SaaS." Selected Reading Europol Taken Down 13 Websites Linked to Terrorist Operations (GB Hackers) Los Angeles Public Health Department Discloses Large Data Breach (Infosecurity Magazine) New AI deepfake porn bill would require big tech to police and remove images (CNBC) Five Eyes' Critical 5 nations focus on adapting to evolving cyber threats to boost critical infrastructure security, resilience (Industrial Cyber) VMware by Broadcom warns of critical vCenter flaws (The Register) Empire Market owners charged for enabling $430M in dark web transactions (Bleeping Computer) From Clipboard to Compromise: A PowerShell Self-Pwn (Proofpoint US) Arm Memory Tag Extensions broken by speculative execution (The Register) Star ed-tech company discloses data breach (Cybernews) Clearview AI Is So Broke It’s Now Offering Lawsuits Plaintiffs A Cut Of Its Extremely Dubious Future Fortunes (Techdirt) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spanish authorities snag a top Scattered Spider hacker. HC3 issues an alert about PHP. WIRED chats with ShinyHunters about the breach affecting Snowflake customers. Meta delays LLM training over European privacy concerns. D-Link urges customers to upgrade routers against a factory installed backdoor. A new Linux malware uses emojis for command and control. Vermont’s Governor vetoes a groundbreaking privacy bill. California fines Blackbaud millions over a 2020 data breach. Guest Patrick Joyce, Proofpoint's Global Resident CISO, sharing some key challenges, expectations and priorities of chief information security officers (CISOs) worldwide. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard for a preview of his latest CSO Perspectives podcast episode on The Current State of XDR: A Rick-the-Toolman episode.  Be sure to change those virtual locks.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Patrick Joyce, Proofpoint's Global Resident CISO, sharing some key challenges, expectations and priorities of chief information security officers (CISOs) worldwide. You can learn more from their 2024 Voice of the CISO report.  CSO Perspectives  Dave is joined by N2K’s CSO Rick Howard for a preview of his latest CSO Perspectives podcast episode on The Current State of XDR: A Rick-the-Toolman episode. You can find the accompanying essay here. If you are not an N2K CyberWire Pro subscriber, you can catch the first half of the episode as a preview here.  Selected Reading Alleged Scattered Spider ringleader taken down in Spain after law enforcement crackdown (ITPro) US HC3 issues alert on critical PHP vulnerability impacting healthcare sector (Industrial Cyber) Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake (WIRED) Meta Pauses European GenAI Development Over Privacy Concerns (Infosecurity Magazine) Hidden Backdoor in D-Link Routers Let Attacker Login as Admin (GB Hackers) New Linux malware is controlled through emojis sent from Discord (Bleeping Computer) Vermont governor rejects state’s tough data privacy bill (The Record) Blackbaud must pay $6.75 million, improve security after lying about scope of 2020 hack (The Record) Former IT employee gets 2.5 years for wiping 180 virtual servers (Bleeping Computer)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, discusses the current state of “eXtended Detection and Response” (XDR) with CyberWire Hash Table guests Rick Doten, Centene’s VP of Security, and Milad Aslaner, Sentinel One’s XDR Product Manager. References: Alexandra Aguiar, 2023. Key Trends from the 2023 Hype Cycle for Security Operations [Gartner Hype Cycle Chart]. Noetic Cyber. Daniel Suarez, 2006. Daemon [Book]. Goodreads. Dave Crocker, 2020. Who Invented Email, Email History, How Email Was Invented [Websote]. LivingInternet. Eric Hutchins, Michael Cloppert, Rohan Amin, 2010, Intelligence-Driven Computer Network Defense Informed by Analysis of Adversary Campaigns and Intrusion Kill Chains [Paper] Lockheed Martin Corporation. Jon Ramsey, Mark Ryland, 2022. AWS co-announces release of the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) project [Press Release]. Amazon Web Services. Nir Zuk, 2018. Palo Alto Networks Ignite USA ’18 Keynote [Presentation]. YouTube. Raffael Marty, 2021. A Log Management History Lesson – From syslogd(8) to XDR [Youtube Video]. YouTube. Raffael Marty, 2021. A history lesson on security logging, from syslogd to XDR [Essay]. VentureBeat. Rick Howard, 2020. Daemon [Podcast]. Word Notes. Rick Howard, 2021. XDR: from the Rick the Toolman Series. [Podcast and Essay]. CSO Perspectives, The CyberWire. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Staff, n.d. Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework [Standard]. GitHub. Staff, 2019. What is EDR? Endpoint Detection & Response Defined [Explainer]. CrowdStrike. Staff, 2020. Log Formats – a (Mostly) Complete Guide [Explainer]. Graylog. Stephen Watts, 2023. Common Event Format (CEF): An Introduction [Explainer]. Splunk. Thomas Lintemuth, Peter Firstbrook, Ayelet Heyman, Craig Lawson, Jeremy D’Hoinne, 2023. Market Guide for Extended Detection and Response [Essay]. Gartner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior VP of Cyber Operations at KnowBe4, Rosa Smothers, talks about her career as an early cybersecurity professional in what she describes as the Wild, Wild West to her path through government intelligence work. Rosa shares how she always knew she wanted to be involved with computers and how being a big Star Trek nerd and fan particularly of Spock and Uhura helped shape her direction. Following 9/11, Rosa wanted to work for the government and pursue the bad guys and she did just that completing her bachelor's degree and starting in the Defense Intelligence Agency as a cyber threat analyst focusing on extremist groups. She joined the CIA and worked on things you see in the movies, things that are science fictionesque. Rosa recommends talking with people to get your feet wet to find your passion. We thank Rosa for sharing her story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by a Security Researcher from SpyCloud Labs, James, who is discussing their work on "Unpacking Infostealer Malware: What we’ve learned from reverse engineering LummaC2 and Atomic macOS Stealer." Infostealer malware has become highly prevalent, with SpyCloud tracking over 50 families and finding that 1 in 5 digital identities are at risk. This research analyzes the workings and intentions behind infostealers like LummaC2 and Atomic macOS Stealer, focusing on the types of data extracted and the broader security implications. The research can be found here: Reversing LummaC2 4.0: Updates, Bug Fixes Reversing Atomic macOS Stealer: Binaries, Backdoors & Browser Theft How the Threat Actors at SpaxMedia Distribute Malware Globally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft’s President admits security failures in congressional testimony. Paul Nakasone joins OpenAI’s board. The feds hold their first AI tabletop exercise. CISA reports on the integration of space-based infrastructure. Cleveland city hall remains closed after a cyber attack. Truist commercial bank confirms a data breach. Rockwell Automation patches three high-severity vulnerabilities. University of Illinois researchers develop autonomous AI hacking agents. Arynn Crow, Sr Manager of AWS User Authentication Products, talks with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about security through MFA and FIDO Alliance passkeys, and her work on the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation. Can an AI run for mayor? Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest In the first of our interviews captured during the AWS re:Inforce event this past week, guest Arynn Crow, Senior Manager of AWS User Authentication Products, talks with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about security through MFA and FIDO Alliance passkeys, and her work on the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation. Selected Reading Microsoft Admits Security Failings Allowed China's US Government Hack (Infosecurity Magazine) OpenAI adds Trump-appointed former NSA director Paul M. Nakasone to its board (The Washington Post) CISA leads first tabletop exercise for AI cybersecurity (CyberScoop) New CISA report addresses zero trust in space, boosting security for satellites and ground infrastructure (Industrial Cyber)  CISA adds Android Pixel, Microsoft Windows, Progress Telerik Report Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) Insurance giant Globe Life investigating web portal breach (Bleeping Computer) Cleveland remains paralyzed by cyberattack (News 5 Cleveland) Truist Bank confirms breach after stolen data shows up on hacking forum (Bleeping Computer) Rockwell Automation Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in FactoryTalk View SE (SecurityWeek) Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed AI Agents that can Autonomously Hack Websites and Find Zero-Day Vulnerabilities (MarkTechPost) Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to govern by AI bot (Ars Technica)   Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A whistleblower claims that Microsoft prioritized profit over security. U.S. warnings of global election interference continue to rise. Cyber insurance claims hit record levels. Location tracking firm Tile suffers a data breach. A new phishing kit creates Progressive Web Apps. Questioning the government’s cyber silence. On today’s Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, is joined by Data Privacy Attorney Daniel Rosenzweig. Together, they unravel the complexities of aligning data privacy and cybersecurity laws with technological advancements. AI powered cheating lands one student in hot water.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment In this segment of Threat Vector, host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, is joined by Data Privacy Attorney Daniel Rosenzweig. Together, they unravel the complexities of aligning data privacy and cybersecurity laws with technological advancements. Daniel shares his insights on the critical partnership between legal and tech teams.  To hear David and Daniel’s full conversation and learn how a deep understanding of both legal and tech realms can empower businesses to navigate evolving legal frameworks, particularly in light of emerging AI technologies, listen here. Check out Threat Vector every other Thursday in your favorite podcast app.  The information provided on this segment is not intended to constitute legal advice. All information presented is for general informational purposes only. The information contained may not constitute the most update, legal or interpretative compliance guidance. Contact your own attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. Selected Reading Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says (ProPublica) Microsoft president to testify about security lapses (IT News) Spy agencies’ foreign influence hub says it is issuing more private warnings (The Record) Cyber Insurance Claims Hit Record High in North America (Infosecurity Magazine) Hacker Accesses Internal ‘Tile’ Tool That Provides Location Data to Cops (404 Media) New phishing toolkit uses PWAs to steal login credentials (Bleeping Computer) Microsoft’s Recall puts the Biden administration’s cyber credibility on the line (CyberScoop) Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested (Ars Technica)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dutch military intelligence warns of the Chinese Coathanger RAT. Pure Storage joins the growing list of Snowflake victims. JetBrains patches a GitHub IDE vulnerability. A data broker hits the brakes on selling driver location data. Flaws in VLC Media player allow remote code execution. Patch Tuesday updates. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey, taking on Domain 8, Software Development Security. Farewell, computer engineering legend Lynn Conway.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe take on Domain 8, Software Development Security, and tackle the following question: At which step of the SDLC should security considerations be first integrated? Functional requirements defining Project initiation and planning Testing and evaluation control System design specification Selected Reading Dutch intelligence says Chinese hacking campaign ‘more extensive’ than previously known (The Record) Pure Storage confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack (Bleeping Computer) Users of JetBrains IDEs at risk of GitHub access token compromise (CVE-2024-37051) (Help Net Security) GitHub phishing campaign wipes repos, extorts victims (SC Magazine) Data broker shuts down product related to driver behavior patterns (The Record) VLC Media Player Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution (Cyber Security News) Microsoft June 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 51 flaws, 18 RCEs (Bleeping Computer) ICS Patch Tuesday: Advisories Published by Siemens, Schneider Electric, Aveva, CISA (SecurityWeek) Column: Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 85 (LA Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23andMe’s looming bankruptcy could pause class-action privacy lawsuits. The FCC focuses on BGP. The White House looks to big tech to help secure rural hospitals. Cylance confirms a data breach. Arm warns of GPU kernel driver vulnerabilities. The world's largest law firm faces class action over the MOVEit hack. SAP releases high priority patches. Apple redefines AI - literally - and offers up Private Cloud Compute at their developer’s conference. Guest Chris Novak, Senior Director of Cyber Security Consulting at Verizon, shares highlights and key takeaways of their recently published 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Share your love — but not your passwords. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Chris Novak, Senior Director of Cyber Security Consulting at Verizon, shares highlights and key takeaways of their recently published 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Selected Reading UK and Canada Launch Joint Probe Into 23andMe Breach While District Judge Says Bankruptcy Is Imminent (Metacurity) FCC Advances BGP Security Rules for Broadband Providers (bankinfosecurity) White House enlists Microsoft, Google for rural hospital cyberdefense (Beckers Health IT) Cylance confirms data breach linked to 'third-party' platform (bleepingcomputer) Arm warns of actively exploited flaw in Mali GPU kernel drivers (bleepingcomputer) Law firm Kirkland sued in class action over MOVEit data breach (Reuters) SAP Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Financial Consolidation, NetWeaver (SecurityWeek) Here's how Apple's keeping your cloud-processed AI data safe (and why it matters) (ZDNET) When things go wrong: A digital sharing warning for couples (Malwarebytes) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft makes Recall opt-in. The Senate holds hearings on federal cybersecurity standards. Snowflake’s scrutiny snowballs. New York Times source code is leaked online. Ransomware leads to British hospitals' desperate need for blood donors. Cisco Talos finds 15 serious vulnerabilities in PLCs. Sticky Werewolf targets Russia and Belarus. Frontier Communications warns 750,000 customers of a data breach. Chinese nationals get prison time in Zambia for cybercrimes. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Danielle Ruderman, Security GTM Leader, AWS about what keeps CISOs up at night. DIY cell towers can land you in hot water.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Danielle Ruderman, Security GTM Leader, AWS about what keeps CISOs up at night and learnings from AWS CISO Circles. Today, our team is at the AWS re:Inforce this week. Stay tuned for our coverage. Selected Reading Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in (The Verge)  US Senate Committee holds hearing on harmonizing federal cybersecurity standards to address business challenges (Industrial Cyber) What Snowflake isn't saying about its customer data breaches (TechCrunch) New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token (Bleeping Computer) London Hospitals Seek Biologics Backup After Ransomware Hit (GovInfo Security) Cisco Finds 15 Vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect PLCs (SecurityWeek) Sticky Werewolf targets the aviation industry in Russia and Belarus (Security Affairs) Frontier warns 750,000 of a data breach after extortion threats (Bleeping Computer) 22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes (SecurityWeek) Two arrested in UK over fake cell tower smishing campaign (The Register) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative journalist and author Geoff White talks about tracing a line through the dots of his career covering technology. Geoff shares that he has always been "quite geeky," but came to covering technology after several roles in the journalism industry. Newspapers, magazines and television were all media Geoff worked in before covering technology. Geoff got into journalism not due to the glamour sometimes associated with it, but because he wanted to fight for the public to cover stories that helped those who didn't have massive amounts of money, power or a huge lobbying campaign in political circles. When writing his book, Crime Dot Com, Geoff reflected on the cybercrime and cybersecurity stories he's covered and saw how things started falling into place. Our thanks to Geoff for sharing his story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jérôme Segura, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Malwarebytes, is discussing their work on "Threat actors ride the hype for newly released Arc browser." The Arc browser, newly released for Windows, has quickly garnered positive reviews but has also attracted cybercriminals who are using deceptive Google search ads to distribute malware disguised as the browser. These malicious campaigns exploit the hype around Arc, using techniques like embedding malware in image files and utilizing the MEGA cloud platform for command and control, highlighting the need for caution with sponsored search results and the effectiveness of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems. The research can be found here: Threat actors ride the hype for newly released Arc browser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft's recall raises red flags. Ukraine's CERT sounds alarm. Russian hacktivists cause trouble in EU elections. DEVCORE uncovers critical code execution flaw. LastPass leaves users locked out. Apple commits to five years of iPhone security. An AI mail fail. Inside the FCC's plan to strengthen BGP protocol. Dave sits down with our guest Camille Stewart Gloster, Former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House, as she shares a retrospective of her public service career. And let’s all Cheers to cybersecurity. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Camille Stewart Gloster, Former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House, shares a retrospective of her public service career. Camille’s full conversation with Dave can be found on our weekly cybersecurity law, policy and privacy podcast, Caveat. You can listen to it here.  Selected Reading Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought (WIRED) Microsoft Research scientist gives non-answer when asked about Windows Recall privacy concerns (TechSpot)  TotalRecall: A New Tool that Extracts Data From Windows 11 Recall Feature (Cyber Security News) Exclusive: Senators express "serious concern" with Pentagon's Microsoft plan (Axios) UAC-0020 used SPECTR Malware to target Ukraine defense forces (Security Affairs)  Russian hacktivists vow mass attacks against EU elections (The Register) Ransomware Actor Exploited CoinMiner Attacker's Proxy Server (Cyber Security News) Critical PHP Remote Code Execution Flaw let Attackers Inject Malicious Scripts (Cyber Security News) Users furious after LastPass down for hours (Cybernews) Apple Says iPhones Will Get Security Updates for at Least 5 Years (SecurityWeek)  EmailGPT Exposed to Prompt Injection Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine) FCC Proposes BGP Security Reporting for Broadband Providers (SecurityWeek) Unpacking the SEC 10-K cyber disclosures (PwC)  Apple set to launch Passwords app, taking on LastPass and 1Password (TechSpot) Wineloader Mimic As Ambassador Of India To Start The Infection Chain (Cyber Security News)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CSAC recommends key changes to the  Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. Cloud vendor Snowflake says single-factor authentication is to blame in their recent breach. Publishers sue Google over pirated ebooks. The FBI shares LockBit decryption keys. V3B is a phishing as a service campaign targeting banking customers. Commando Cat targets Docker servers to deploy crypto miners. Our guest is Danny Allan, Snyk's CTO, discussing how in the rush to implement GenAI, some companies are bypassing best practices and security policies. Club Penguin fans stumble upon a cache of secrets in the house of mouse. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest is Danny Allan, Snyk's CTO, discussing how in the rush to implement GenAI, companies bypass best practices and security policies. This highlights a clear gap between those in leadership looking to adopt AI tools and the teams who are utilizing them. Learn more in Snyk Organizational AI Readiness Report.  Selected Reading CISA advisors urge changes to JCDC's goals, operations, membership criteria (The Record) CISA says 'patch now' to 7-year-old Oracle WebLogic bug (The Register) Snowflake says users with single-factor authentication targeted in attack (SC Media) Advance Auto Parts stolen data for sale after Snowflake attack (Bleeping Computer) Major Publishers Sue Google Over Ads for Pirated Ebooks (Publishing Perspectives) FBI unveils 7,000 decryption keys to aid LockBit victims (Silicon Republic)  Hackers Attacking Banking Customers Using Phishing-As-A-Service V3B Toolkit (GB Hackers) Commando Cat: A Novel Cryptojacking Attack Abusing Docker Remote API Servers (Trend Micro) Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data (Bleeping Computer)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI insiders describe a culture of recklessness and secrecy. Concerns over Uganda’s biometric ID system. Sophos uncovers a Chinese cyberespionage operation called Crimson Palace. Poland aims to sure up cyber defenses against Russia. Zyxel warns of critical vulnerabilities in legacy NAS products. Arctic Wolf tracks an amateurish ransomware variant named Fog. A TikTok zero-day targets high profile accounts. Cisco patches a Webex vulnerability that exposed German government meetings. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey, diving into Domain 7, Security Operations. A Canadian data breach leads to a class action payday.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe dive into Domain 7, Security Operations, and tackle the following question: Which of the following is the MOST important goal of Disaster Recovery Planning? Business continuity Critical infrastructure restoration Human Safety Regulatory compliance Selected Reading OpenAI Whistle-Blowers Describe Reckless and Secretive Culture (The New York Times) Uganda: Yoweri Museveni's Critics Targeted Via Biometric ID System (Bloomberg) Chinese South China Sea Cyberespionage Campaign Unearthed (GovInfo Security) Palau confirms 'major' cyberattack, points to China (Digital Journal) Poland to invest $760 million in cyberdefense as Russian pressure mounts (The Record) 'NsaRescueAngel' Backdoor Account Again Discovered in Zyxel Products (SecurityWeek) Arctic Wolf sniffs out new ransomware variant (CSO Online) CNN, Paris Hilton, and Sony TikTok accounts hacked via DMs (Security Affairs) Cisco Patches Webex Bugs Following Exposure of German Government Meetings (SecurityWeek) ICBC must pay $15K to all who had data breached before JIBC attacks (Vancouver Sun)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ransomware disrupts London hospitals. Researchers discover serious vulnerabilities in Progress' Telerik Report Server and Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. Over three million people are affected by a breach at a debt collection agency. A report finds Rural hospitals vulnerable to ransomware. An Australian mining firm finds some of its data on the Dark Web. Google patches 37 Android vulnerabilities. Russian threat actors target the Summer Olympics in Paris. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sandy Bird, CTO at Sonrai. Sandy discusses the risks of unused identity infrastructure. The Amazon rainforest goes online. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sandy Bird, CTO at Sonrai. Sandy discusses the risks of unused identity infrastructure. You can learn more about Sonrai’s work in this area by reviewing their Quantifying Cloud Access Risk: Overprivileged Identities and Zombie Identities report. Selected Reading Critical incident declared as ransomware attack disrupts multiple London hospitals (The Record) CVE-2024-4358, CVE-2024-1800: Exploit Code Available for Critical Exploit Chain in Progress Telerik Report Server (Tenable) Atlassian’s Confluence hit with critical remote code execution bugs (CSO Online) Debt collection agency FBCS leaks information of 3 million US citizens (Malwarebytes) Rural hospitals are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, report finds (CyberScoop) Australian rare earths miner hit by cybersecurity breach (Mining Weekly) 37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android (SecurityWeek) Russia used fake AI Tom Cruise in Olympic disinformation campaign (Computer Weekly) The Internet's Final Frontier: Remote Amazon Tribes (New York Times) Listen to our newest podcast, “Only Malware in the Building.” N2K and Proofpoint have teamed up to launch “Only Malware in the Building,” the newest podcast on the N2K CyberWire network. Each month our hosts Selena Larson, Proofpoint’s staff threat researcher, and N2K’s Rick Howard and Dave Bittner, explore the mysteries around today’s most intriguing cyber threats. Listen to the first episode and subscribe now. Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Signs point to a major cybersecurity event at cloud provider Snowflake. Hugging Face discloses "unauthorized access" to its Spaces platform. Australian legislation seeks jail time for deepfake porn. CISA adds two vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog. Spanish police investigate a potential breach of drivers license info. NSA shares mobile device best practices. Everbridge crisis management software company reports a data breach. N2K’s CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow, Rick Howard joins us to preview CSO Perspectives Season 14 which launches today! Google tries to explain those weird AI search results.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K’s CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow, Rick Howard joins Dave to preview CSO Perspectives Season 14 which launches today! The first episode explores SolarWinds and the SEC. This episode of CSO Perspectives has a companion essay. You can find it here. Not an N2K Pro subscriber? You can catch the first half of the episode here.  Selected Reading The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning (WIRED) Hugging Face says it detected 'unauthorized access' to its AI model hosting platform (TechCrunch) Jail time for those caught distributing deepfake porn under new Australian laws (The Guardian) CISA warns of actively exploited Linux privilege elevation flaw (Bleeping Computer) Spanish police investigate whether hackers stole millions of drivers' data (Reuters) The NSA advises you to turn your phone off and back on once a week - here's why (ZDNET) Everbridge warns of corporate systems breach exposing business data (Bleeping Computer) Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why (Ars Technica)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K’s CSO and The CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, presents the argument for why the SEC was misguided when it charged the SolarWinds CISO, Tim Brown, with fraud the after the Russian SVR compromised the SolarWinds flagship product, Orion. Our guests are, Steve Winterfeld, Akamai’s Advisory CISO, and Ted Wagner, SAP National Security Services CISO. References: Andrew Goldstein, Josef Ansorge, Matt Nguyen, Robert Deniston, 2024. Fatal Flaws in SEC’s Amended Complaint Against SolarWinds [Analysis]. Crime & Corruption. Anna-Louise Jackson, 2023. Earnings Reports: What Do Quarterly Earnings Tell You? [Explainer]. Forbes. Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin, 2016 - 2023. Billions [TV Show]. IMDb. Dan Goodin, 2024. Financial institutions have 30 days to disclose breaches under new rules [News]. Ars Technica. David Katz, 021. Corporate Governance Update: “Materiality” in America and Abroad [Essay]. The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Jessica Corso, 2024. SEC Zeroes In On SolarWinds Exec In Revised Complaint [Analysis]. Law360. Johnathan Rudy, 2024. SEC files Amended complaint against SolarWinds and CISO [Civil Action]. LinkedIn. Joseph Menn, 2023. Former Uber security chief Sullivan avoids prison in data breach case [WWW DocumentNews]. The Washington Post. Kim Zetter, 2014. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon [Book]. Goodreads. Kim Zetter, 2023. SEC Targets SolarWinds’ CISO for Rare Legal Action Over Russian Hack [WWW Document]. ZERO DAY. Kim Zetter, 2023. SolarWinds: The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack [Essay]. WIRED. Rick Howard, 2022. Cyber sand table series: OPM [Podcast]. The CyberWire - CSO Perspectives Podcast. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Pam Baker, 2021. The SolarWinds hack timeline: Who knew what, and when? [Timeline]. CSO Online. Staff, 2009. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Topic 105) [Standard]. PWC. Staff. 30 October 2023. SEC Charges SolarWinds and Chief Information Security Officer with Fraud, Internal Control Failures [Website]. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision. Staff, 31 October 2023. Securities and Exchange Commission v. SolarWinds Corporation and Timothy G. Brown, No. 23-civ-9518 (SDNY) [Case]. The Securities and Exchange Commission. Staff, 29 March 2024. Cooley, Cybersecurity Leaders File Brief Opposing SEC’s SolarWinds Cyberattack Case [Press Release]. Cooley. Stephanie Pell, Jennifer Lee , Shoba Pillay, Jen Patja Howell, 2024. The SEC SolarWinds Enforcement Action [Podcast]. The Lawfare Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of our series on the 2024 NICE Conference, we turn our focus to the one of the keynote speakers of the conference. This year’s conference theme “Strengthening Ecosystems: Aligning Stakeholders to Bridge the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap” highlights the collective effort to strengthen the cybersecurity landscape. By joining forces with key partners, we can foster a more robust cybersecurity ecosystem to bridge the workforce gap.  In her keynote coming up on Tuesday, June 4th, Deneen DeFiore, Chief Information Security Officer of United Airlines, will discuss "A Journey with No Destination: A CISO’s Pathway to a Cybersecurity Career." Prior to the conference, Simone Petrella, N2K President, caught up with Deneen DeFiore. They discussed Deneen's history with NICE, the importance of prioritizing cyber talent and workforce issues, what stakeholders need to more effectively tackle the cyber skills and experience gap across the profession, and more. Find out more about the The Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (NIST Special Publication 800-181, revision 1). Listen to our podcast about the update. Stay tuned for our coverage of the 2024 NICE Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of our series on the 2024 NICE Conference, we turn our focus to the Business Roundtable. This year’s conference theme “Strengthening Ecosystems: Aligning Stakeholders to Bridge the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap” highlights the collective effort to strengthen the cybersecurity landscape. By joining forces with key partners, we can foster a more robust cybersecurity ecosystem to bridge the workforce gap. Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of America’s leading companies working to promote a thriving U.S. economy and expanded opportunity for all Americans through sound public policy. The Business Roundtable launched its Cybersecurity Workforce Corporate Initiative in December of 2022. In coordination with its members and inputs from experts at Department of Commerce’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), it recently released a Cybersecurity Workforce Playbook to help employers create entry points to cybersecurity careers and strengthen cybersecurity talent pipelines across various industries and sectors. Simone Petrella, N2K President, speaks with Erin White, Business Roundtable's Senior Director, Corporate Initiatives, about the Cybersecurity Workforce Corporate Initiative, the recently released Cybersecurity Workforce Playbook, key takeaways for the private sector, and how the Business Roundtable and NICE are working together to support these initiatives. Find out more about the The Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (NIST Special Publication 800-181, revision 1). Stay tuned for our coverage of the 2024 NICE Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commandant for the National Security Agency's National Cryptologic School Diane M. Janosek shares the story of her career going global Diane explains how she's always been drawn to doing things that could help and raise the nation. From a position as a law clerk during law school, to the role of a judicial clerk, and joining the White House Counsel's office, Diane was exposed to many things and felt she experienced the full circle. Moving on to the Pentagon and finally, the NSA, Diane transitioned into her current role where she orchestrates the educational environment for military and civilian cyber and cryptologists worldwide for the nation. Diane encourages those who love to learn to join the multidisciplinary cybersecurity field. Our thanks to Diane for sharing her story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amit Malik, Director of Threat Research at Uptycs, is sharing their work on "New Threat Detected: Inside Our Discovery of the Log4j Campaign and Its XMRig Malware." The Uptycs Threat Research Team has discovered a large-scale Log4j campaign involving over 1700 IPs, aiming to deploy XMRig cryptominer malware. This ongoing operation was initially detected through the team's honeypot collection, prompting an in-depth analysis of the campaign. The research says "The JNDI plugin is particularly useful to attackers because it allows them not only to fetch the values of environment variables in the target system but also to freely define the URL and protocol resource for the JNDI network connection." The research can be found here: New Threat Detected: Inside Our Discovery of the Log4j Campaign and Its XMRig Malware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Draft legislation looks to streamline federal cybersecurity regulations. Clarity.fm exposed personal information of business leaders and celebrities. Researchers find european politicians’ personal info for sale on the dark web. The BBC’s pension scheme suffers a breach. OpenAI disrupts covert influence operations making use of their platform. Hackers brick over 600,000 routers. Cracked copies of Microsoft office deliver a malware mix. A senator calls for accountability in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. On our Industry Voices segment, we hear from SpyCloud’s Chip Witt, on navigating the threat of digital identity exposure. Florida man becomes Moscow’s fake-news puppet. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, we hear from Chip Witt, SpyCloud's SVP, Product Management, discussing navigating the threat of digital identity exposure. To learn more, check out SpyCloud’s Annual Identity Exposure Report 2024.  Selected Reading Senate chairman wants new White House-led panel to streamline federal cyber rules (The Record) Data Leak Exposes Business Leaders and Top Celebrity Data (Hackread) Information of Hundreds of European Politicians Found on Dark Web (SecurityWeek) BBC Pension Scheme Breached, Exposing Employee Data (Infosecurity Magazine) OpenAI accuses Russia, China, Iran, and Israel of misusing its GenAI tools for covert Ops (CSO Online) Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span (Ars Technica) Pirated Microsoft Office delivers malware cocktail on systems (Bleeping Computer) UnitedHealth leaders 'should be held responsible' for installing inexperienced CISO, senator says (The Record) Once a Sheriff’s Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia (The New York Times)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Operation Endgame takes down malware operations around the globe. A major botnet operator is arrested. Ticketmaster’s massive data breach is confirmed, and so is Google’s SEO algorithm leak. Journalists and activists in Europe were targeted with Pegasus spyware. Okta warns users of credential stuffing attacks. NIST hopes to clear out the NVD backlog. On our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones, Chief Information Security Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security. LightSpy surveillance malware comes to macOS. ChatGPT briefly gets a god mode. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security. Threat Vector In this Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones, Chief Information Security Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Greg brings a wealth of knowledge from his military background and applies a disciplined, adaptive approach to securing one of America's most vibrant educational institutions. You can listen to David and Greg’s full discussion here.  Selected Reading Police seize malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals (Bleeping Computer) Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’ (Krebs on Security) Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users. (Mashable) Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real (The Verge) Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus (CyberScoop) Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Targeting Cross-Origin Authentication (SecurityWeek) NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024 (Help Net Security) macOS version of elusive 'LightSpy' spyware tool discovered (Bleeping Computer) Hacker Releases Jailbroken "Godmode" Version of ChatGPT (Futurism)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An alleged leak of Google’s search algorithm contradicts the company’s public statements.  German researchers discover a critical vulnerability in a TP-Link router. Breachforums is back…maybe. The Seattle Public Library suffers a ransomware attack. A Georgia man gets ten years for money laundering and romance scams, and the Treasury department sanctions a group of botnet operators. 44,000 individuals are affected by the breach of a major U.S. title insurance company. Microsoft describes North Korea’s Moonstone Sleet. Advocating for a more architectural approach to cybersecurity. Maria Varmazis speaks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and a panel of N2K experts about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. A cracked password results in a multimillion dollar windfall.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe dive into Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing and tackle the following question together: You are hiring a vendor to perform a penetration test that would simulate a breach from an insider threat. What type of test would be BEST to perform?  Blue Box Black Box White-hat hack White box CyberWire Guest Maria Varmazis, N2K host of T-Minus Space Daily, talks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and N2K's Simone Petrella, Dr. Heather Monthie, and Jeff Welgan about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. You can find out more about the study here.  Selected Reading Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation (The Verge) Update TP-Link's Archer C5400X router now to fix remote takeover vulnerability (TechSpot) Data leak site BreachForums is back, boasting Live Nation/Ticketmaster user data. But is it a trap? (Malwarebytes) Ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library knocks out online systems (The Record) Man Sentenced for Laundering Over $4.5M Obtained from Business Email Compromise and Romance Fraud Schemes (United States Department of Justice) Treasury Sanctions a Cybercrime Network Associated with the 911 S5 Botnet (United States Department of Treasury) First American December data breach impacts 44,000 people (Bleeping Computer) Moonstone Sleet emerges as new North Korean threat actor with new bag of tricks (Microsoft Security Blog) Cybersecurity at a crossroads: Time to shift to an architectural approach (CSO Online) How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet (WIRED)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI untangles Scattered Spider. The RansomHub group puts a deadline on Christie’s. Prescription services warn customers of data breaches. Personal data from public sector workers in India is leaked online. Check Point says check your VPNs. The Internet Archive suffers DDoS attacks. A Minesweeper clone installs malicious scripts. N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guest Carrie Hernandez Marshall, CEO and Co-Founder from Rebel Space Technologies, about the need to extend cybersecurity into space. If you can’t beat ‘em, troll ‘em.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guest Carrie Hernandez Marshall, CEO and Co-Founder from Rebel Space Technologies, about the need to extend cybersecurity into space. Selected Reading Potent youth cybercrime ring made up of 1,000 people, FBI official says (CyberScoop) Christie’s given Friday ransom deadline after threat group claims responsibility for cyber attack (ITPro) Data Stolen From MediSecure for Sale on Dark Web (SecurityWeek) 2.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Prescription Services Firm Sav-Rx (SecurityWeek) Data leak exposes personal data of Indian military and police (CSO Online) Check Point warns of threat actors targeting its VPNs (TechMonitor) Internet Archive Hit With DDoS Attack (PCMag) Hackers phish finance orgs using trojanized Minesweeper clone (bleepingcomputer) Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now (WIRED) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst, CSO, and Senior Fellow, commemorates Memorial Day. References: Abraham Lincoln, 1863. The Gettysburg Address [Speech]. Abraham Lincoln Online. Amanda Onion, Original 2009, Updated 2023. Memorial Day 2022: Facts, Meaning & Traditions [Essay]. HISTORY. Brent Hugh, 2021. A Brief History of “John Brown’s Body” [Essay]. Digital History. Bob Zeller, 2022. How Many Died in the American Civil War? [Essay]. HISTORY. General George Marshall, 2014. President Lincoln’s Letter to Mrs Bixby [Movie Clip - Saving Private Ryan]. YouTube. JOHN LOGAN, 1868. Logan’s Order Mandating Memorial Day [Order]. John A. Logan College. John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The People’s House: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music. John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The Blue and the Grey: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music - Web Playe. Livia Albeck-Ripka, 2023. A Brief History of Memorial Day [Essay]. The New York Times. Paul Robeson, 2021. John Brown’s Body [Song]. YouTube. Robert Rodat (Writer), Steven Spielberg (Director), Harve Presnell (Actor), 1998. Saving Private Ryan [Movie]. IMDb. Staff, 2020. A Brief Biography of General John A. Logan [Biography]. John A. Logan College. Staff, 2024. Civil War Timeline [WWW Document], American Battlefield Trust. Thomas Jefferson, 1776. Declaration of Independence: [Transcription]. National Archives. Winston Churchil, 1940. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Winston Churchill Speeches [Speech]. YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director of security operations at Syntax Richard Torres talks about his path leading him working in juvenile justice to becoming a private investigator to physical security at a nuclear power plant to cybersecurity presently. Always a fan of police shows, Richard became a member of the Air Force Junior ROTC in high school and began his path there. Richard shares the challenges of working in several facets of the security industry including his transition from SWAT team member to cybersecurity. He notes the role that diplomacy plays when you're trying to get honesty and be steered in the right direction. Our thanks to Richard for sharing his story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon DiMaggio, a Chief Security Strategist at Analyst1, is sharing his work on "Ransomware Diaries Volume 5: Unmasking LockBit." On February 19, 2024, the National Crime Agency (NCA), a UK sovereign law enforcement agency, in collaboration with the FBI, Europol, and nine other countries under "Operation Cronos," disrupted the LockBit ransomware gang’s data leak site used for shaming, extorting, and leaking victim data. The NCA greeted visitors to LockBit’s dark web leak site with a seizure banner, revealing they had been controlling LockBit’s infrastructure for some time, collecting information, acquiring victim decryption keys, and even compromising the new ransomware payload intended for LockBit 4.0. The research can be found here: Ransomware Diaries Volume 5: Unmasking LockBit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LockBit drops 300 gigabytes of data from London Drugs. Video software used in courtrooms worldwide contains a backdoor. Google patches another Chrome zero-day. The EU seeks collaboration between research universities and intelligence agencies. Atlas Lion targets retailers with gift card scams. Researchers explore an Apple reappearing photo bug. Hackers access a Japanese solar power grid. Congress floats a bill to enhance cyber workforce diversity. Ben Yelin joins us with a groundbreaking legal case involving AI generated CSAM. Whistling past the expired domain graveyard.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Ben Yelin, co host of our Caveat podcast and Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, discusses "FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery." Selected Reading Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs, company says (The Star) Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world (Ars Technica) Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year (Bleeping Computer) EU wants universities to work with intelligence agencies to protect their research (The Record) US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang (Help Net Security) Apple wasn’t storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all (Bleeping Computer) Hijack of monitoring devices highlights cyber threat to solar power infrastructure (CSO Online) New Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce bill to promote inclusivity, provide CISA with millions for outreach (Industrial Cyber) When privacy expires: how I got access to tons of sensitive citizen data after buying cheap domains (INTI) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spyware is discovered on U.S. hotel check in systems. A Microsoft outage affects multiple services. Bitdefender uncovers Unfading Sea Haze. University of Maryland researchers find flaws in Apple’s Wi-Fi positioning system. Scotland’s NRS reveals a sensitive data leak. Rapid7 tracks the rise in zero-day exploits and mass compromise events. The SEC hits the operator of the New York Stock Exchange with a ten million dollar fine. Operation Diplomatic Specter targets political entities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The FCC considers AI disclosure rules for political ads. N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guests Brianna Bace and Unal Tatar PhD sharing their work on Legal Perspectives on Cyberattacks Targeting Space Systems. Tone-blasting underwater data centers.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guests Brianna Bace and Unal Tatar PhD sharing their work on their paper: Law in Orbit: International Legal Perspectives on Cyberattacks Targeting Space Systems. You can learn more about their work in this post. Check out T-Minus Space Daily for your daily space intelligence.  Selected Reading Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers ( TechCrunch) Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search (Bleeping Computer) Deep Dive Into Unfading Sea Haze: A New Threat Actor in the South China Sea (Bitdefender)  Apple’s Wi-Fi Positioning Can Be System Abused To Track Users (GB Hackers)  National Records of Scotland Data Breached in NHS Cyber-Attack (Infosecurity Magazine) Zero-Day Attacks and Supply Chain Compromises Surge, MFA Remains Underutilized: Rapid7 Report (SecurityWeek) NYSE Operator Intercontinental Exchange Gets $10M SEC Fine Over 2021 Hack (SecurityWeek) Operation Diplomatic Specter: An Active Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Leverages Rare Tool Set to Target Governmental Entities in the Middle East, Africa and Asia (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Intel) FCC chair proposes requirement for political ads to disclose when AI content is used (The Record) Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centers (TechSpot) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some say Microsoft’s Recall should be. A breach of a Texas healthcare provided affects over four hundred thousand. Police in the Philippines shut down services following a breach. Ivanti patches multiple products. GitHub fixes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability. Researchers discover critical vulnerabilities in Honeywell’s ControlEdge Unit Operations Controller. The DoD releases their Cybersecurity Reciprocity Playbook. Hackers leak a database with millions of Americans’ criminal records. Mastercard speeds fraud detection with AI. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey, diving into Domain 5: Identity and Access Management. Remembering a computing visionary.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Joe and Sam dive into Domain 5: Identity and Access Management (IAM) and tackle a question together about biometric configuration. Try the question yourself before listening to the discussion! You are configuring a biometric hand scanner to secure your data center. Which of the following practices is BEST to follow? Decrease the reader sensitivity Increase the FAR Decrease the FRR Increase the reader sensitivity Selected Reading UK watchdog looking into Microsoft AI taking screenshots (BBC) How the new Microsoft Recall feature fundamentally undermines Windows security (DoublePulsar) CentroMed Confirms Data Breach Affecting an Estimated 400k | Console and Associates, P.C. (JDSupra) PNP suspends online services amid data breach probe (Philippine News Agency) Ivanti Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager (SecurityWeek) Critical SAML Auth Bypass Vulnerability Found in GitHub Enterprise Server (Heimdal Security) Critical Vulnerability in Honeywell Virtual Controller Allows Remote Code Execution (SecurityWeek) DoD CIO debuts cybersecurity reciprocity playbook to streamline system authorizations, boost cybersecurity efficiency (Industrial Cyber) Criminal record database of millions of Americans dumped online (Malwarebytes) Mastercard Doubles Speed of Fraud Detection with Generative AI (Infosecurity Magazine) Gordon Bell, Legendary Designer of Computers, Dies at 89 (Gizmodo)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The alleged operator of Incognito Market is collared at JFK. The UK plans new ransomware reporting regulations. Time to update your JavaScript PDF library. CISA adds a healthcare interface engine to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. HHS launches a fifty million dollar program to help secure hospitals. A Fluent Bit vulnerability impacts major cloud platforms. The EPA issues a cybersecurity alert for drinking water systems. BiBi Wiper grows more aggressive. Siren is a new threat intelligence platform for open source software. On our Industry Voices segment, guest Amit Sinha, CEO of DigiCert, joins N2K’s Rick Howard to discuss “Innovation: balancing the good with the bad.” And is it just me, or does that AI assistant sound awfully familiar? Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, guest Amit Sinha, CEO of DigiCert, joins N2K’s Rick Howard to discuss “Innovation: balancing the good with the bad.” Rick caught up with Amit at the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco.  Selected Reading “Incognito Market” Owner Arrested for Operating One of the Largest Illegal Narcotics Marketplaces on the Internet (United States Department of Justice) Exclusive: UK to propose mandatory reporting for ransomware attacks and licensing regime for all payments (The Record) CVE-2024-4367 in PDF.js Allows JavaScript Execution, Potentially Affecting Millions of Websites: Update Now (SOCRadar) CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Flaw (SecurityWeek) Fluent Bit flaw discovered that impacts every major cloud provider (Tech Monitor) EPA Issues Alert After Finding Critical Vulnerabilities in Drinking Water Systems (SecurityWeek) New BiBi Wiper version also destroys the disk partition table (Bleeping Computer) Enhancing Open Source Security: Introducing Siren by OpenSSF (OpenSSF) HHS offering $50 million for proposals to improve hospital cybersecurity (The Record) Scarlett Johansson Said No, but OpenAI’s Virtual Assistant Sounds Just Like Her (The New York Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Germany’s BSI sues Microsoft for more information on recent security incidents. Julian Assange can appeal his U.S. extradition. AI chatbots may have itchy trigger fingers. CISA warns of vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome and D-Link routers. Ham Radio’s association suffers a data breach. New underground marketplaces pop up to replace BreachForums. An updated banking trojan targets users in Central and South America. Cybercom’s founders share its origin story.  Examining gender bias in open source software contributors. For our Industry Voices segment, guest Chris Pierson, CEO at BlackCloak, met up with N2K’s Brandon Karpf at the 2024 RSA Conference to discuss personal cybersecurity risks for executives. College students unlock free laundering — no money required.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, guest Chris Pierson, CEO at BlackCloak, met up with N2K’s Brandon Karpf at the 2024 RSA Conference. Chris and Brandon discussed personal cybersecurity risks for executives. Selected Reading BSI sues Microsoft for disclosure of information on security disaster (Ground News) Assange Can Appeal U.S. Extradition, English Court Rules (The New York Times) ChatGPT likes to fight. For military AI researchers, that’s a problem (Tech Brew) CISA warns of hackers exploiting Chrome, EoL D-Link bugs (Bleeping Computer) American Radio Relay League Hit by Cyberattack (SecurityWeek) FBI seizes BreachForums infrastructure — but successor sites are already popping up (ITPro) Grandoreiro Banking Trojan is Back With Major Updates (Infosecurity Magazine) (PDF) Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus men (ResearchGate) The inside story of Cyber Command’s creation (CSO Online) Two Santa Cruz students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free (TechCrunch)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyber Initiative and Special Projects Fellow at the Hewlett Foundation Monica Ruiz shares her career development from aspirations of being a weather woman to her current role as a grantmaker and connector in cybersecurity. Monica discusses how her international study experience changed her outlook and brought her to the field of security. She shares the difficulties she faced as a woman of color when when not that many people look like you, and how she used that as her reason to move forward and better the cybersecurity field through her work. Our thanks to Monica for sharing her story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by Hosein Yavarzadeh from the University of California San Diego, as he is discussing his work on "Pathfinder: High-Resolution Control-Flow Attacks Exploiting the Conditional Branch Predictor" This paper introduces new methods that let attackers read from and write to specific parts of high-performance CPUs, such as the path history register (PHR) and prediction history tables (PHTs). These methods allow two main types of attacks. One can reveal a program's control flow history, as shown by recovering a secret image through the libjpeg routines. The other enables detailed transient attacks, demonstrated by extracting an AES encryption key, highlighting significant security risks for these systems. The research can be found here: Graph: Growing number of threats leveraging Microsoft API Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Special Edition podcast, Dave Bittner speaks with guest Dave Hickton, Founding Director, Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and former US Attorney, on this 10th Anniversary of the first indictment of Chinese PLA actors. Hear directly from Mr. Hickton what lead to the indictment, the emotions that went along with this unprecedented action, and the legacy of the event. On May 19, 2014, a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania (WDPA) indicted five Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at six American victims in the U.S. nuclear power, metals and solar products industries.  The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to hack into American entities, to maintain unauthorized access to their computers and to steal information from those entities that would be useful to their competitors in China, including state-owned enterprises (SOEs). In some cases, it alleges, the conspirators stole trade secrets that would have been particularly beneficial to Chinese companies at the time they were stolen. In other cases, it alleges, the conspirators also stole sensitive, internal communications that would provide a competitor, or an adversary in litigation, with insight into the strategy and vulnerabilities of the American entity. US Attorney Dave Hickton represented the Western District of Pennsylvania and was the signatory on the indictment. His team worked with the FBI Cyber Team in Pittsburgh, PA to bring about this historic action. Resources: Press Release: U.S. Charges Five Chinese Military Hackers for Cyber Espionage Against U.S. Corporations and a Labor Organization for Commercial Advantage Indictment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia warns of a large-scale ransomware data breach. The justice department charges five with helping North Korean IT workers evade sanctions. The FCC wants to beef up BGP. Antidot is a new Android banking trojan. The SEC enhances disclosure obligations. Researchers uncover vulnerabilities in GE ultrasound devices. A Baltimore neo-nazi pleads guilty to conspiring to take down an electrical grid. On our Solution Spotlight: N2K’s Simone Petrella speaks with Alicja Cade, Director in Google Cloud's Office of the CISO, about the CISO role, board communication, and cyber workforce development. “Tanks” for the warm water, but you can keep the vulnerabilities. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Solution Spotlight: N2K’s Simone Petrella speaks with Alicja Cade, Director in Google Cloud's Office of the CISO, about the CISO role, board communication, and cyber workforce development. Simone and Alicja spoke at the 2024 RSA Conference.  Selected Reading Australian government warns of 'large-scale ransomware data breach' (The Record) US exposes scheme enabling North Korean IT workers to bypass sanctions (Help Net Security) FCC proposes BGP security measures (Network World) BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work? (Network World) New 'Antidot' Android Trojan Allows Cybercriminals to Hack Devices, Steal Data (SecurityWeek) SEC beefs up data privacy rules (Investment Executive) GE Ultrasound Gear Riddled With Bugs, Open to Ransomware & Data Theft (DarkReading) Baltimore County woman pleads guilty to conspiring with neo-Nazi leader to attack energy grid (The Baltimore banner) How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be (Ars Technica) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI seizes BreachForums. NCSC rolls out a 'Share and Defend' initiative. ESports gaming gets a level up in their security. The spammer becomes the scammer. Bitdefender is sounding the alarm. The city of Wichita gets a wake-up call. In our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton discusses the challenges and opportunities of AI adoption with guest Mike Spisak, the Managing Director of Proactive Security at Unit 42. And no one likes a cyber budgeting blunder. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest In our Threat Vector segment, David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, discusses the challenges and opportunities of AI adoption with guest Mike Spisak, Managing Director of Proactive Security at Unit 42. They emphasize the importance of early security involvement in the AI development lifecycle and the crucial role of inventorying AI usage to tailor protection measures. You can listen to the full episode here.  Selected Reading FBI seize BreachForums hacking forum used to leak stolen data (Bleeping Computer)  New UK system will see ISPs benefit from same protections as government networks (The Record) Riot Games, Cisco to Connect and Protect League of Legends Esports Through Expanded Global Partnership (Cisco)  To the Moon and back(doors): Lunar landing in diplomatic missions (WeLiveSecurity) New Black Basta Social Engineering Scheme (ReliaQuest) IoT Cameras Exposed by Chainable Exploits, Millions Affected (HackRead) Kimsuky APT Using Newly Discovered Gomir Linux Backdoor (Decipher) Law enforcement data stolen in Wichita ransomware attack (The Record)  Nigeria Halts Cybersecurity Tax After Public Outrage (Dark Reading)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Senators look to enhance American leadership in AI. Federal Agencies Warn of Rising Cyberattacks on Civil Society. The Pentagon says they’re satisfied with Microsoft’s post-breach security pivots. Patch Tuesday updates. A Mississippi health system alerts users of a post-ransomware data breach. The FTC cautions automakers over data collection. CISOs feel pressure to understate cyber risks. On the Learning Layer, Sam and Joe continue their certification journey. Guest Sarah Powazek of UC Berkeley's Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) speaks with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about cyber civil defense clinics. A crypto mixing service developer finds himself behind bars. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Sarah Powazek of UC Berkeley's Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) speaks with N2K’s Brandon Karpf at 2024 RSA Conference about cyber civil defense clinics and the CLTC. Learn about their upcoming Cyber Civil Defense Summit being held at the International Spy Museum in Washington DC next month.  Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe discuss how to use the midterm exam and Test Day Strategy video.  Selected Reading Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation (The New York Times) Civil society under increasing threats from 'malicious' state cyber actors, US warns (The Record) Post-data breach, DOD held 'very candid discussions' with Microsoft (DefenseScoop) Microsoft issues patches for over 60 software vulnerabilities (Tech Monitor) Adobe releases May 2024 fixes for critical issues in Reader, Acrobat, Illustrator and other products (BeyondMachines.net) CISA issues ICS advisories on hardware vulnerabilities from Rockwell, SUBNET, Johnson Controls, Mitsubishi Electric (Industrial Cyber) 900k Impacted by Data Breach at Mississippi Healthcare Provider (SecurityWeek) FTC fires 'shot across the bow' at automakers over connected-car data privacy (The Record) Security leaders report pressure from boards to downplay cyber risks (​​ITPro) Tornado Cash Developer Jailed for Laundering Billions of Dollars (GB Hackers) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google patches another Chrome zero-day. UK insurance agencies and the NCSC team up to reduce ransom payments. The FCC designates a robocall scam group. Vermont passes strong data privacy laws. A malicious Python package targets macOS users. ESET unpacks Ebury malware. Don’t answer Jenny’s email. Guest is author Barbara McQuade discussing her book "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.”  The White House says, “Keep your crypto mining away from our missile silos!”  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Barbara McQuade joins us to discuss her book "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America" with Caveat co host Ben Yelin. You can hear Barbara and Ben’s full conversation on last week’s episode of Caveat here. You can catch Caveat on your favorite podcast app each Thursday where hosts Dave and Ben examine the latest in surveillance, digital privacy, cybersecurity law and policy.  Selected Reading Google Patches Second Chrome Zero-Day in One Week (SecurityWeek) UK Insurance and NCSC Join Forces to Fight Ransomware Payments (Infosecurity Magazine) FCC Warns of 'Royal Tiger' Robocall Scammers (SecurityWeek) Vermont passes data privacy law allowing consumers to sue companies (The Record) PyPi package backdoors Macs using the Sliver pen-testing suite (Bleeping Computer) Apple backports fix for RTKit iOS zero-day to older iPhones (Bleeping Computer) Ebury is alive but unseen: 400k Linux servers compromised for cryptocurrency theft and financial gain (WeLiveSecurity) Security Experts Issue Jenny Green Email Warning For Millions (Forbes) US government shuts down Chinese-owned cryptomine near nuclear missile base in Wyoming (Data Centre Dynamics) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IntelBroker claims to have breached a Europol online platform. The U.S. and China are set to discuss AI security. U.S. agencies warn against BlackBasta ransomware operators. A claimed Russian group attacks British local newspapers. Cinterion cellular modems are vulnerable to malicious SMS attacks. A UK IT contractor allegedly failed to report a major data breach for months. Generative AI is a double edged sword for CISOs. Reality Defender wins the RSA Conference's Innovation Sandbox competition. Our guest is Chris Betz, CISO of AWS, discussing how to build a strong culture of security. Solar storms delay the planting of corn.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Chris Betz, CISO of AWS, discussing how to build a strong culture of security. In his blog, Chris writes about how AWS’s security culture starts at the top, and it extends through every part of the organization.  Selected Reading Europol confirms web portal breach, says no operational data stolen (Bleeping Computer) US and China to Hold Discussions on AI Risks and Security (BankInfo Security) CISA, FBI, HHS, MS-ISAC warn critical infrastructure sector of Black Basta hacker group; provide mitigations (Industrial Cyber) 'Russian' hackers deface potentially hundreds of local British news sites (The Record) Cinterion IoT Cellular Modules Vulnerable to SMS Compromise (GovInfo Security) MoD hack: IT contractor concealed major hack for months (Computing) AI's rapid growth puts pressure on CISOs to adapt to new security risks (Help Net Security) Reality Defender Wins RSAC Innovation Sandbox Competition (Dark Reading) Solar Storms are disrupting farmer GPS systems during critical planting time (The Verge)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cybersecurity Sales Engineer Brandon Robinson shares how he built his career in technology and the barriers he experienced along the way. He talks about how his job involves him interacting with customers at the highest levels making sure their solution is meeting needs. In addition, Brandon describes how as a black man and a trailblazer, he's been met with resistance. His positive spin on moving ahead involves relying on himself. Brandon's advice: find your passion, don't be intimidated and you will be met with success. Our thanks to Brandon for sharing his story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dick O'Brien from Symantec Threat Hunter team is discussing their research on “Graph: Growing number of threats leveraging Microsoft API.” The team observed an increasing number of threats that have begun to leverage the Microsoft Graph API, usually to facilitate communications with command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure hosted on Microsoft cloud services. The research states "the technique was most recently used in an attack against an organization in Ukraine, where a previously undocumented piece of malware used the Graph API to leverage Microsoft OneDrive for C&C purposes." The research can be found here: Graph: Growing number of threats leveraging Microsoft API Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Fortress looks to protect the US financial system. News from San Francisco as RSA Conference winds down. Dell warns customers of compromised data. Google updates Chrome after a zero day is exploited in the wild. Colleges in Quebec are disrupted by a cyberattack. CopyCop uses generative AI for misinformation. The FBI looks to snag members of Scattered Spider. Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen, shares our final Woman on the Street today from the 2024 RSA Conference. Guest Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, joins us to offer some highlights on their AI security report. A solar storm’s a-comin’. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen, shares our final Woman on the Street today. N2K’s Brandon Karpf caught up with Betsy to share insights from the 2024 RSA Conference.  Guest Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, joins us to offer some highlights on their AI security report. Selected Reading Treasury launches ‘Project Fortress,’ an alliance with banks against hackers (CNN Business) Cyberthreat landscape permanently altered by Chinese operations, US officials say (The Record) White House to Push Cybersecurity Standards on Hospitals (Bloomberg) Dell warns of “incident” that may have leaked customers’ personal info (Ars Technica) Google fixes fifth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year (Bleeping Computer) Cyberattack shuts down 4 Quebec CEGEPs, cancelling classes and exams (CBC News) AI-Powered Russian Network Pushes Fake Political News (Infosecurity Magazine) University System of Georgia: 800K exposed in 2023 MOVEit attack (Bleeping Computer) FBI working towards nabbing Scattered Spider hackers, official says (Reuters) Severe solar storm threatens power grids and navigation systems (Financial Post) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ascension healthcare shuts down systems following a cybersecurity event. Updates from RSA Conference. The FDA recalls an insulin pump app. Polish officials blame Russia for recent cyber attacks. IntelBroker claims to have compromised a pair of UK banks. New Mexico’s top cop accuses Meta of failing to protect kids. British Columbia reports "sophisticated cybersecurity incidents" on government networks. Researchers uncover a vulnerability in UPS software affecting critical infrastructure. Zscaler investigates a claimed data breach. On the Learning Layer, host Sam Meisenberg and N2K’s Urban Alliance Intern, David Nguyen, discuss David's AZ-900 exam experience. The Library of Congress stands strong. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Caleb Barlow, CEO at Cyberbit, is our Man on the Street today. N2K’s Brandon Karpf caught up with Caleb to talk about the 2024 RSA Conference.  Learning Layer On our bonus Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and N2K’s Urban Alliance Intern, David Nguyen, discuss David's AZ-900 exam experience, including some remote proctoring issues. David gives tips and strategies for those gearing up for their own exam.  Selected Reading Ascension healthcare takes systems offline after cyberattack (Bleeping Computer) With nation-state threats in mind, nearly 70 software firms agree to Secure by Design pledge (The Record) CISA starts CVE "vulnrichment" program (Help Net Security) Cyber director sees potential for a new era in White House office (The Record) FDA recalls defective iOS app that injured over 200 insulin pump users (The Verge) Poland says it was targeted by Russian military intelligence hackers (The Record) IntelBroker Hacker Leaks Alleged HSBC & Barclays Bank Data (Hack Read) Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico's top prosecutor blames Meta for online predators (AP News) B.C. government hit by ’sophisticated cybersecurity incidents’ (Vancouver Sun) Cyble detects critical vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel Business Software used in critical infrastructure (Industrial Cyber) Zscaler is investigating data breach claims (Industrial Cyber) Thwarted cyberattack targeted Library of Congress in tandem with October British Library breach (Nextgov/FCW)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

International law enforcement put a leash on a LockBit leader. Updates from RSA Conference, including our Man on the Street Rob Boyce, Managing Director at Accenture. TikTok sues the U.S. government. The Commerce Department restricts chip sales to Huawei. A third-party breach exposes payroll records of Britain’s armed forces. BogusBazaar operates over 75,000 fake webshops. Android security updates address 26 vulnerabilities. A Philadelphia real estate investment trust gets hit with ransomware. BetterHelp will pay $7.8 million to settle FTC charges of health data misuse. On the Learning Layer, Sam and Joe dive into CISSP Domain 4, Communication and Network Security, and discuss networking, the OSI model, and firewalls. AI steals the Met Gala spotlight. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Rob Boyce, Managing Director at Accenture is our Man on the Street today. Rob stops by to share his thoughts on the 2024 RSA Conference.  Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe dive into CISSP Domain 4, Communication and Network Security, and discuss networking, the OSI model, and firewalls, which includes: 4.1 Assess and implement secure design principles in network architectures 4.2 Secure network components 4.3 Implement secure communication channels according to design Selected Reading International law enforcement put a leash on a LockBit leader. Updates from RSA Conference, including our Man on the Street Rob Boyce, Managing Director at Accenture. TikTok sues the U.S. government. The Commerce Department restricts chip sales to Huawei. A third-party breach exposes payroll records of Britain’s armed forces. BogusBazaar operates over 75,000 fake webshops. Android security updates address 26 vulnerabilities. A Philadelphia real estate investment trust gets hit with ransomware. BetterHelp will pay $7.8 million to settle FTC charges of health data misuse. On the Learning Layer, Sam and Joe dive into CISSP Domain 4, Communication and Network Security, and discuss networking, the OSI model, and firewalls. AI steals the Met Gala spotlight. Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secretary Blinken and Senator Warner weigh in on cybersecurity at RSA Conference. Ransomware profits are falling. Proton Mail is under scrutiny for information sharing. A senior British lawmaker blames China for a UK cyberattack. Medstar Health notifies patients of a potential data breach. A study finds cybersecurity education programs across the U.S vary wildly. Brandon Karpf, N2K Man on the Street, stops by to share his thoughts on the 2024 RSA Conference. An Australian pension fund gets lost in the clouds. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guests Brandon Karpf, N2K Man on the Street, stops by to share his thoughts on the 2024 RSA Conference.  Selected Reading Blinken unveils State Dept. strategy for ‘vibrant, open and secure technological future’ (The Record) Warner: Lawmakers 'in process' of finding Section 702 fix (The Record) Ransomware operations are becoming less profitable (Help Net Security) Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (Restore Privacy) UK says defence ministry targeted in cyberattack (Digital Journal) Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose (Ars Technica) MedStar Health data breach affects 183,079 patients (WUSA9) Researchers say cybersecurity education varies widely in US (Tech Xplore) System outage affecting UniSuper services (UniSuper)  UniSuper private cloud, secondary systems taken out by "rare" Google Cloud "issues" (iTnews) Superannuation: What It Is, How It Works, Types of Plans (Investopedia) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K’s CSO and The CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, interviews Eugene Spafford about his 2024 Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame book: “Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions.” References: Eugene Spafford, Leigh Metcalf, Josiah Dykstra, Illustrator: Pattie Spafford. 2023. Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us [Book]. Goodreads. Helen Patton, 2024. Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us [Book Review]. Cybersecurity Canon Project. Staff, 2024. CERIAS - Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security [Homepage]. Purdue University. Rick Howard Cybersecurity Canon Concierge Cybersecurity Canon Committee members will be in the booth outside the RSA Conference Bookstore to help anybody interested in the Canon’s Hall of Fame and Candidate books. If you’re looking for recommendations, we have some ideas for you. RSA Conference Bookstore JC Vega: May 6, 2024  | 02:00 PM PDT Rick Howard: May 7, 2024  | 02:00 PM PDT Helen Patton: May 8, 2024  | 02:00 PM PDT Rick Howard RSA Birds of a Feather Session:  I'm hosting a small group discussion called  “Cyber Fables: Debating the Realities Behind Popular Security Myths.” We will be using Eugene Spafford’s Canon Hall of Fame book, “ “Cyber Fables: Debating the Realities Behind Popular Security Myths” as the launchpad for discussion. If you want to engage in a lively discussion about the infosec profession, this is the event for you.  May. 7, 2024 | 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM PT Rick Howard RSA Book Signing I published my book at last year’s RSA Conference. If you’re looking to get your copy signed, or if you just want to tell me how I got it completely wrong, come on by. I would love to meet you. RSA Conference Bookstore May 8, 2024 | 02:00 PM PDT Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. Rick Howard Cyware Panel:  The Billiard Room at the Metreon | 175 4th Street | San Francisco, CA 94103 May 8, 2024 | 8:30am-11am PST Simone Petrella and Rick Howard RSA Presentation:  Location: Moscone South Esplanade level May. 9, 2024 | 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM PT Simone Petrella, Rick Howard, 2024. The Moneyball Approach to Buying Down Risk, Not Superstars [Presentation]. RSA 2024 Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to unveil a new international cybersecurity strategy at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Paris prepares for Olympic-sized cybersecurity threats. Wichita, Kansas is recovering from a ransomware attack. A massive data breach hits citizens of El Salvador. Researchers steal cookies to bypass authentication. Cuckoo malware targets macOS systems. Iranian threat actors pose as journalists to infiltrate network targets. A former Microsoft insider analyzes the company’s recommitment to cybersecurity. Guest Mark Terenzoni, Director of Risk Management at AWS, joins N2K’s Rick Howard to discuss the benefits of security lakes in a post-AI world. Ukrainian officials introduce an AI generated spokesperson.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Mark Terenzoni, Director of Risk Management at AWS, joins N2K’s Rick Howard to discuss the benefits of security lakes and other security considerations for a post-AI world. Read Mark's blog on the subject. Selected Reading Biden administration rolls out international cybersecurity plan (POLITICO) Paris 2024 gearing up to face unprecedented cybersecurity threat (Reuters) Wichita government shuts down systems after ransomware incident (The Record) El Salvador suffered a massive leak of biometric data (Security Affairs) Stealing cookies: Researchers describe how to bypass modern authentication (CyberScoop) Malware: Cuckoo Behaves Like Cross Between Infostealer and Spyware (Kandji) Iranian hackers pose as journalists to push backdoor malware (Bleeping Computer) Breaking down Microsoft’s pivot to placing cybersecurity as a top priority (DoublePulsar) Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson | Artificial intelligence (AI) (The Guardian) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K’s CSO and The Cyberwire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, interviews Andy Greenberg about his 2024 Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame book: “Tracers in the Dark.” References: Andy Greenberg, 2022. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book]. Goodreads. Larry Pesce, 2024. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book Review]. Cybersecurity Canon Project. Rick Howard, 2024. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book Review]. Cybersecurity Canon Project. Ben Rothke, 2024. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book Review]. Cybersecurity Canon Project. TheScriptVEVO, 2012. The Script - Hall of Fame (Official Video) ft. will.i.am [Music Video]. YouTube. Satoshi Nakamoto, 2008. Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System [Historic and Important Paper]. Bitcoin. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics [Book]. Goodreads. RSA Presentation:  May. 9, 2024 | 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM PT Rick Howard, Simone Petrella , 2024. The Moneyball Approach to Buying Down Risk, Not Superstars [Presentation]. RSA 2024 Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology attorney and startup chief of staff Elizabeth Wharton shares her experiences and how she came to work with companies in technology. Elizabeth talks about how she always liked solving problems and Nancy Drew mysteries, but not litigation. These morphed finding into her home in the policy legal world and some time later, technology law. Elizabeth describes how she loves planning and strategy in her work and encourages others to ask questions and absorb all of the information. Our thanks to Elizabeth for sharing her story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf, is diving deep into geopolitical tension with China including APT31, iSoon and TikTok with Dave this week. They also discuss some of the history behind China cyber operations. Adam shares information on how different APT groups are able to create spear phishing campaigns, and provides info on how to combat these groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Texas operator of rehab facilities faces multiple lawsuits after a ransomware attack. Microsoft warns Android developers to steer clear of the Dirty Stream. The Feds warn of North Korean social engineering. A flaw in the R programming language has been patched. Zloader borrows stealthiness from ZeuS. The GAO highlights gaps in NASA’s cybersecurity measures. Indonesia is a spyware hot-spot. Germany summons a top Russian envoy to address cyber-attacks linked to Russian military intelligence. An Israeli PI is arrested in London following allegations of a cyberespionage campaign. In our Industry Voices segment, Allison Ritter, Senior Product Manager from Cyberbit shares her career journey, off the bench and onto the court. A cybersecurity consultant allegedly attempts to extort a one-point-five million dollar exit package.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, Allison Ritter, Senior Product Manager from Cyberbit, shares her cybersecurity journey: “Off the bench and onto the court.” Selected Reading Rehab Hospital Chain Hack Affects 101,000; Facing 6 Lawsuits (GovInfo Security) Microsoft Warns of 'Dirty Stream' Vulnerability in Popular Android Apps (SecurityWeek) U.S. Govt Warns of Massive Social Engineering Attack from North Korean Hackers (GB Hackers) R-bitrary Code Execution: Vulnerability in R's Deserialization (HiddenLayer) ZLoader Malware adds Zeus's anti-analysis feature (Security Affairs) GAO report indicates that NASA should update spacecraft acquisition policies and standards for cybersecurity (Industrial Cyber)  Indonesia is a Spyware Haven, Amnesty International Finds (InfoSecurity Magazine) Germany summons Russian envoy over 2023 cyber-attacks (The Guardian) Israeli private eye arrested in London over alleged hacking for US firm (Reuters) Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm (Bleeping Computer)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dropbox’s secure signature service suffers a breach. CISA is set to announce a voluntary pledge toward enhanced security. Five Eyes partners issue security recommendations for critical infrastructure. Microsoft acknowledges VPN issues after recent security updates. LockBit releases data from a hospital in France. One of REvil’s leaders gets 14 years in prison. An Phishing-as-a-Service provider gets taken down by international law enforcement. China limits Teslas over security concerns. In our Threat Vector segment, David Moulton from Unit 42 explores Adversarial AI and Deepfakes with two expert guests, Billy Hewlett, and Tony Huynh. NightDragon founder and CEO Dave Dewalt joins us with a preview of next week’s NightDragon Innovation Summit 2024 at RSAC. And celebrating the 60th  anniversary of the BASIC programming language. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest In our Threat Vector segment, David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, explores Adversarial AI and Deepfakes as part of the ongoing series “AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity'' with two expert guests, Billy Hewlett, Senior Director of AI Research at Palo Alto Networks, and Tony Huynh, a Security Engineer specializing in AI and deepfakes. They unpack the escalating risks posed by adversarial AI in cybersecurity. You can catch Threat Vector every other Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network and where you get all of your favorite podcasts. Listen to David’s full discussion with Billy and Tony here. Plus, NightDragon Founder and CEO Dave Dewalt joins us with a preview of next week’s NightDragon Innovation Summit 2024 at RSAC including a look into his “State of the Cyber Union” keynote. Selected Reading Security Breach Exposes Dropbox Sign Users (Infosecurity Magazine) The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity (WIRED) CISA adds GitLab flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) Russian Hackers Target Industrial Systems in North America, Europe (SecurityWeek) Microsoft says April Windows updates break VPN connections (Bleeping Computer) LockBit publishes confidential data stolen from Cannes hospital in France (The Record) Ukrainian sentenced to almost 14 years for infecting thousands with REvil ransomware (The Record) LabHost Crackdown: 37 Arrested In Global Cybercrime Bust (Security Boulevard) Tesla cars to be banned from Chinese government buildings amid security fears — report (Drive) The BASIC programming language turns 60 (Ars Technica) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A breach at J.P. Morgan Chase exposes data of over 451,000 individuals. President Biden Signs a National Security Memorandum to Strengthen and Secure U.S. Critical Infrastructure. Verizon’s DBIR is out. Cornell researchers unveil a worm called Morris II. A prominent newspaper group sues OpenAI. Marriott admits to using inadequate encryption. A Finnish man gets six years in prison for hacking a psychotherapy center. Qantas customers had unauthorized access to strangers’ travel data. The Feds look to shift hiring requirements toward skills. In our Industry Voices segment, Steve Riley, Vice President and Field CTO at Netskope, discusses generative AI and governance. Major automakers take a wrong turn on privacy.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today on Industry Voices, Steve Riley, Vice President and Field CTO at Netskope, discusses generative AI and governance. For more of Steve’s insights into gen AI, check out his article in Forbes.  Selected Reading Breach at J.P. Morgan Exposes Data of 451,000 Plan Participants (PLANADVISER) White House releases National Security Memorandum on critical infrastructure security and resilience (Industrial Cyber) DBIR Report 2024 - Summary of Findings (Verizon) Experimental Morris II worm can exploit popular AI services to steal data and spread malware (Computing) Major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement (Axios) Marriott admits it falsely claimed for five years it was using encryption during 2018 breach (CSO Online) Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms (AP News) Qantas Airways Says App Showed Customers Each Other's Data (GovInfo Security) Agencies to turn toward ‘skill-based hiring’ for cyber and tech jobs, ONCD says (CyberScoop) Carmakers lying about requiring warrants before sharing location data, Senate probe finds (The Record) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UnitedHealth’s CEO testimony before congress reveals details of the massive data breach. Major US mobile carriers are hit with hefty fines for sharing customer data. Muddling Meerkat manipulates DNS. A report from Sophos says ransomware payments skyrocketed this past year. The DOE addresses risks and benefits of AI. LightSpy malware targets macOS. A crucial Kansas City weather and traffic system is disabled by a cyberattack. A Canadian pharmacy chain shuts down temporarily following a cyberattack. Guest Kayla Williams, CISO from Devo, joins us to share CISO insights into the pressure of their roles they feel mounting on them and gives us a look into their plans for RSAC 2024. Pay attention - that AWS meter may be running.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Kayla Williams, CISO from Devo, joins us to share CISO insights into the pressure of their roles they feel mounting on them and gives us a look into their plans for RSAC 2024. Selected Reading Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO (TechCrunch) FCC Fines Carriers $200m For Selling User Location Data (Infosecurity Magazine) Muddling Meerkat hackers manipulate DNS using China’s Great Firewall (Bleeping Computer) Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m (Infosecurity Magazine) US DOE rolls out initial assessment report on AI benefits and risks for critical energy infrastructure (Industrial Cyber)  LightSpy malware has made a comeback, and this time it's coming after your macOS devices (ITPro) Kansas City system providing roadside weather, traffic info taken down by cyberattack (The Record) London Drugs pharmacy chain closes stores after cyberattack (Bleeping Computer) An Empty S3 Bucket Can Make Your AWS Bills Explode (GB Hackers) - kicker How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode (Medium) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okta warns of a credential stuffing spike. A congressman looks to the EPA to protect water systems from cyber threats. CISA unveils security guidelines for critical infrastructure. Researchers discover a stealthy botnet-as-a-service coming from China. The UK prohibits easy IoT passwords. New vulnerabilities are found in Intel processors. A global bank CEO shares insights on cybersecurity. Users report mandatory Apple ID resets. A preview of N2K CyberWire activity at RSA Conference. Police in Japan find a clever way to combat gift card fraud.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest It’s the week before the 2024 RSA Conference. Today, we have N2K’s own Rick Howard, Brandon Karpf, and Dave Bittner previewing N2K’s upcoming activities and where you can find our team at RSAC 2024. Special Edition: Threat Vector Understanding the Midnight Eclipse Activity and CVE 2024-3400: Host David Moulton and Andy Piazza, Sr. Director of Threat Intelligence at Unit 42, dive into the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-3400 found in PAN-OS software of Palo Alto Networks, emphasizing the importance of immediate patching and mitigation strategies for such vulnerabilities, especially when they affect edge devices like firewalls or VPNs.  Selected Reading Okta warns customers about credential stuffing onslaught (Help Net Security) Crawford puts forward bill on cybersecurity risks to water systems (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)  CISA unveils guidelines for AI and critical infrastructure (FedScoop) Chinese Botnet As-A-Service Bypasses Cloudflare & Other DDoS Protection Services (GB Hackers) UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices (The Record) Researchers unveil novel attack methods targeting Intel's conditional branch predictor (Help Net Security) Standard Chartered CEO on why cybersecurity has become a 'disproportionately huge topic' at board meetings (The Record) Security Bite: Did Apple just declare war on Adload malware? (9to5Mac) Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with no explanation (9to5Mac) Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims (Bleeping Computer) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host of Darknet Diaries podcast Jack Rhysider shares his experiences from studying computer engineering at university to his strategy of using gamification on his career that led to him landing in the security space. Jack talks about how his wide experiences came together in security and what prompted him to learn podcasting. Jack endeavors to share the whole story through his podcasts while making them entertaining, enlightening and inspirational. Our thanks to Jack for sharing his story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Doman, Co-Founder and CTO at Cado Security, is talking about their research on "Cerber Ransomware: Dissecting the three heads." This research delves into Cerber ransomware being deployed onto servers running the Confluence application via the CVE-2023-22518 exploit.  The research states "Cerber emerged and was at the peak of its activity around 2016, and has since only occasional campaigns, most recently targeting the aforementioned Confluence vulnerability." The research can be found here: Cerber Ransomware: Dissecting the three heads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthcare providers report breaches affecting millions. PlugX malware is found in over 170 countries. Hackers exploit an old vulnerability to launch Cobalt Strike. A popular Wordpress plugin is under active exploitation. Developing nations may serve as a test bed for malware developers. German authorities question Microsoft over Russian hacks. CISA celebrates the success of their ransomware warning program. Our guest is Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, discussing open source software. Password trends are a mixed bag. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, discussing open source software. Selected Reading Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted 13.4 million patients (Security Affairs) LA County Health Services: Patients' data exposed in phishing attack (Bleeping Computer) China-linked PlugX malware infections found in more than 170 countries (The Record) Hackers Exploit Old Microsoft Office 0-day to Deliver Cobalt Strike (GB Hackers) Critical WordPress Automatic Plugin Vulnerability Exploited to Inject Backdoors (SecurityWeek) Cybercriminals are using developing nations as test beds for ransomware attacks (TechSpot) Microsoft Questioned by German Lawmakers About Russian Hack (GovInfo Security) More than 800 vulnerabilities resolved through CISA ransomware notification pilot (The Record) Most people still rely on memory or pen and paper for password management (Help Net Security)   Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for this special three-part series where the N2K Cyber Talent Insights team guides you through effective strategies to develop your cybersecurity team, helping you stay ahead in the constantly changing cybersecurity landscape.  In this episode, we center our conversation around the Cyber Workforce Pipeline. We discuss where the next great wave of talent is going to come. We talk more about these sources of new talent, such as K-12 programs, higher education, and trade school programs, transitioning military, and other initiatives and programs focused on cultivating the next generation of cyber professionals. Explore Cyber Talent Insights N2K’s Cyber Talent Insights provides security leaders measurable and actionable insights on your organization’s current cyber roles and capabilities to maximize your talent investments and build a business case for better hiring, developing, maintaining, and retaining your technical talent pools. Learn how at n2k.com/talent-insights. Connect with the N2K Cyber Workforce team on Linkedin: Dr. Sasha Vanterpool, Cyber Workforce Consultant  Dr. Heather Monthie, Cybersecurity Workforce Consultant Jeff Welgan, Chief Learning Officer Resources for developing your cybersecurity teams: N2K Cyber Workforce Strategy Guide Workforce Media Resources Strategic Cyber Workforce Intelligence resources for your organization Cyber Talent Acquisition Woes for Enterprises Workforce Intelligence: What it is and why you need it for cyber teams webinar Setting Better Cyber Job Expectations to Attract & Retain Talent webinar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cisco releases urgent patches for their Adaptive Security Appliances. Android powered smart TVs could expose Gmail inboxes. The FTC refunds millions to Amazon Ring customers. The DOJ charges crypto-mixers with money laundering. A critical vulnerability has been disclosed in the Flowmon network monitoring tool. A Swiss blood donation company reopens following a ransomware attack. Multiple vulnerabilities are discovered in the Brocade SANnav storage area network management application. Brokewell is a new Android banking trojan. Meta’s ad business continues to face scrutiny in the EU.  Ann Johnson, host of Microsoft Security’s Afternoon Cyber Tea podcast speaks with LinkedIn's CISO Geoff Belknap. And an AI Deepfake Sparks a Community Crisis. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We are joined by Ann Johnson, host of Microsoft Security’s Afternoon Cyber Tea podcast talking with Geoff Belknap sharing "Insights from LinkedIn's CISO." You can listen to their full discussion here.  Selected Reading 'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks (WIRED) Cisco Releases Security Updates Addressing ArcaneDoor Campaign, Exploited Vulnerabilities in ASA and FTD (NHS England Digital) Android TVs Can Expose User Email Inboxes (404 Media) FTC Sending $5.6 Million in Refunds to Ring Customers Over Security Failures (SecurityWeek) Southern District of New York | Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested And Charged With Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses (United States Department of Justice) Maximum severity Flowmon bug has a public exploit, patch now (Bleeping Computer) Plasma donation company Octapharma slowly reopening as BlackSuit gang claims attack (The Record) New Brokewell malware takes over Android devices, steals data (Bleeping Computer) Vulnerabilities Expose Brocade SAN Appliances, Switches to Hacking (SecurityWeek) Meta could face further squeeze on surveillance ads model in EU (TechCrunch) Baltimore County educator framed principal with AI-generated voice, police say (Baltimore Banner) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DOJ indicts four Iranian nationals on hacking charges. Legislation to ban or force the sale of TikTok heads to the President’s desk. A Russian hack group claims a cyberattack on an Indiana water treatment plant. A roundup of dark web data leaks. Mandiant monitors dropping dwell times. Bcrypt bogs down brute-forcing. North Korean hackers target defense secrets. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey. On our Industry Voices segment, Tony Velleca, CEO of CyberProof, joins us to explore some of the pain points that CISOs & CIOs are experiencing today, and how they can improve their cyber readiness. Ransomware may leave the shelves in Sweden’s liquor stores bare.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guests Learning Layer On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe discuss content and study strategies for CISSP Domain 3 Security Architecture and Engineering, and discuss encryption and non-repudiation. Specifically they cover sub-domain 3.6, "Select and determine cryptographic solutions," which includes: Cryptographic life cycle Cryptographic method Public key infrastructure (PKI). Industry Voices On our Industry Voices segment, Tony Velleca, CEO of CyberProof, joins us to explore some of the pain points that CISOs & CIOs are experiencing today, and how they can improve their cyber readiness.  Selected Reading Rewards Up to $10 Million for Information on Iranian Hackers (GB Hackers) Congress passes bill that could ban TikTok after years of false starts (Washington Post) Russian hackers claim cyberattack on Indiana water plant (The Record) Major Data Leaks from Honda Vietnam, US Airports, and Chinese Huawei/iPhone Users (SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.) Global attacker median dwell time continues to fall (Help Net Security) New Password Cracking Analysis Targets Bcrypt (SecurityWeek) North Korean Hackers Target Dozens of Defense Companies (Infosecurity Magazine) ​​Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware (Bleeping Computer) Sweden's liquor shelves to run empty this week due to ransomware attack (The Record) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The State Department puts visa restrictions on spyware developers. UnitedHealth says its recent breach could affect tens of millions of Americans. LockBit leaks data allegedly stolen from the DC government. Microsoft says APT28 has hatched a GooseEgg. The White House and HHS update HIPAA rules to protect private medical data. Keyboard apps prove vulnerable. A New Hampshire hospital suffers a data breach. Microsoft’s DRM may be vulnerable to compromise. On our Industry Voices segment, Ian Leatherman, Security Strategist at Microsoft, discusses raising the bar for security in the software supply chain. GoogleTeller just can’t keep quiet.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, Ian Leatherman, Security Strategist at Microsoft, discusses raising the bar for security in the software supply chain. Selected Reading U.S. Gov imposed Visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to commercial spyware activity (Security Affairs) UnitedHealth Group Previews Massive Change Healthcare Breach (GovInfo Security) Ransomware Gang Leaks Data Allegedly Stolen From Government Contractor (SecurityWeek) Russian APT28 Group in New “GooseEgg” Hacking Campaign (Infosecurity Magazine) HHS strengthens privacy protections for reproductive health patients and providers (The Record) The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers (The Citizen Lab) Records of almost 2,800 CMC patients vulnerable in 'data security incident': hospital | Crime (Union Leader)  Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services (SecurityWeek) The creepy sound of online trackers (Axbom)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Section 702 gets another two years.  MITRE suffers a breach through an Ivanti VPN. CrushFTP urges customers to patch an actively exploited flaw. SafeBreach researchers disclose vulnerabilities in Windows Defender that allow remote file deletion. Ukrainian soldiers see increased attention from data-stealing apps. GitHub’s comments are being exploited to distribute malware. VW confirms legacy Chinese espionage and data breaches. CISA crowns winners of the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition. Cecilia Marinier, Director, Innovation and Programs at RSA Conference, and Niloo Razi Howe, Senior Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners & judge, review the top Innovation Sandbox contest finalists in anticipation of RSAC 2024. Targeting kids online puts perpetrators in the malware crosshairs.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We have two guests today. Cecilia Marinier, Director, Innovation and Programs at RSA Conference, and Niloo Razi Howe, Senior Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners & judge, review the top Innovation Sandbox contest finalists and what to look for on the innovation front at RSAC 2024. For 18 years, cybersecurity's boldest new innovators have competed in the RSAC Innovation Sandbox contest to put the spotlight on their potentially game-changing ideas. This year, 10 finalists will once again have three minutes to make their pitch to a panel of judges. Since the start of the contest, the Top 10 Finalists have collectively seen over 80 acquisitions and $13.5 billion in investments. Innovation Sandbox will take place on Monday, May 6th at 10:50am PT. Selected Reading Warrantless spying powers extended to 2026 with Biden’s signature (The Record) MITRE breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti zero-days (Help Net Security) CrushFTP File Transfer Vulnerability Lets Attackers Download System Files (Infosecurity Magazine) Researchers Claim that Windows Defender Can Be Bypassed (GB Hackers) Ukrainian soldiers’ apps increasingly targeted for spying, cyber agency warns  (The Record) GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs (Bleeping Computer) Presumably Chinese industrial spies stole VW data on e-drive technology (Bleeping Computer) CISA declares winners of President’s Cup cybersecurity competition, with Artificially Intelligent team leading (Industrial Cyber) Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them (Bleeping Computer) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute Kiersten Todt shares how she came to be in the cybersecurity industry helping to provide free tools and resources for small businesses through a nonprofit. She describes how her work on the Hill prior to and just after 9/11 changed. Kiersten talks about the diversity of skills that benefit work in cybersecurity and offers her advice on going after what you want to do. Our thanks to Kiersten for sharing her story with us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of CyberWire-X, N2K CyberWire’s Podcast host Dave Bittner is joined by Brian Davis, Principal Software Engineer, and Thomas Gardner, Senior Detection Engineer, both from Red Canary. They engage in a cloud architect vs. detection engineer discussion. Through the conversation, they illustrate how one person benefits the other's work and how they work together. Red Canary is our CyberWire-X episode sponsor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Lesnewich, senior threat researcher at Proofpoint, sits down to discuss "From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering." Since 2023, TA427 has directly solicited foreign policy experts for their opinions on nuclear disarmament, US-ROK policies, and sanction topics via benign conversation starting emails.  The research states "While our researchers have consistently observed TA427 rely on social engineering tactics and regularly rotating its email infrastructure, in December 2023 the threat actor began to abuse lax Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policies to spoof various personas and, in February 2024, began incorporating web beacons for target profiling." The research can be found here: From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two swift responses to recent cyberattacks. Frontier Communications discloses cyberattack. Texas town repels water system cyberattack by unplugging. List of undesirables falls into the wrong hands. CryptoChameleon phishing kit impersonates LastPass. Ransomware payments trending down in Q1 2024 and a warning for small to medium-sized businesses. US auto manufacturers targeted by FIN7. Akira ransomware has made $42 million since March 2023. No more WhatsApp or Threads in China. Concerning drop in US cybersecurity job listings. Our guest is Zscaler’s Chief Security Officer Deepen Desai exploring encrypted attacks amidst the AI revolution. Meghan Markle hacked by Kate supporters.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer and SVP Security Engineering & Research at Zscaler, joins us to talk about exploring encrypted attacks amidst the AI revolution. Selected Reading Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack (SecurityWeek) Tiny Texas City Repels Russia-Tied Hackers Eyeing Water System (Bloomberg)  Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals (The Register)  Advanced Phishing Kit Adds LastPass Branding for Use in Phishing Campaigns (LastPass) Ransomware in Q1 2024: Frequency, size of payments trending downwards, SMBs beware! (Help Net Security) FIN7 cybercriminals targeted large U.S. automotive manufacturer last year (The Record)  Akira Ransomware Made Over $42 Million in One Year: Agencies (SecurityWeek)  Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order (TechCrunch) Alarming Decline in Cybersecurity Job Postings in the US (Infosecurity Magazine) Meghan Markle's new lifestyle website hijacked by anonymous user whose ‘thoughts are with Kate’ (GB News) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for this special three-part series where the N2K Cyber Talent Insights team guides you through effective strategies to develop your cybersecurity team, helping you stay ahead in the constantly changing cybersecurity landscape.  In this episode, we shift our point of view to provide guidance for an individual's first career or perhaps considering a career change transitioning into the field. We discuss a market-driven approach to career development. We also explore how to discover one’s niche in cybersecurity, including how to stand out in this competitive market and align personal interests with career goals. Lastly, we examine the role certifications play when navigating your path throughout the talent acquisition, development, and retention of the cybersecurity workforce management lifecycle.   Explore Cyber Talent Insights N2K’s Cyber Talent Insights provides security leaders measurable and actionable insights on your organization’s current cyber roles and capabilities to maximize your talent investments and build a business case for better hiring, developing, maintaining, and retaining your technical talent pools. Learn how at n2k.com/talent-insights. Connect with the N2K Cyber Workforce team on Linkedin: Dr. Sasha Vanterpool, Cyber Workforce Consultant  Dr. Heather Monthie, Cybersecurity Workforce Consultant Jeff Welgan, Chief Learning Officer Resources for developing your cybersecurity teams: N2K Cyber Workforce Strategy Guide Workforce Media Resources Cyber Talent Acquisition Woes for Enterprises Workforce Intelligence: What it is and why you need it for cyber teams webinar Setting Better Cyber Job Expectations to Attract & Retain Talent webinar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major Phishing-as-a-service operation gets taken down by international law enforcement. US election officials are warned of nation-state influence operations. The house votes to limit the feds’ purchase of citizens personal data. A Michigan healthcare provider suffered a ransomware attack. Critical infrastructure providers struggle to trust cybersecurity tools. Cloudflare reports on DDoS. Kaspersky uncovers new Android banking malware. Kubernetes cryptominers leverage previously patched flaws. The Massachusetts Attorney General emphasizes the responsible use of AI. Our guest Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, joins us to talk about badge swipe fraud as more are returning to the office. Colorado passes a law to keep big tech out of our heads.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest and podcast partner Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, joins us to talk about badge swipe fraud as more are returning to the office. Are your employees faking their badge swipes? Selected Reading LabHost phishing service with 40,000 domains disrupted, 37 arrested (Bleeping Computer) US Election Officials Told to Prepare for Nation-State Influence Campa (Infosecurity Magazine) House votes in favor of curtailing government transactions with data brokers (The Record) 180k Impacted by Data Breach at Michigan Healthcare Organization (SecurityWeek) Trust in Cyber Takes a Knock as CNI Budgets Flatline (Infosecurity Magazine) DDoS threat report for 2024 Q1 (Cloudflare)  SoumniBot malware exploits Android bugs to evade detection (Bleeping Computer) Hackers hijack OpenMetadata apps in Kubernetes cryptomining attacks (Bleeping Computer) Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws (AP News) Your Brain Waves Are Up for Sale. A New Law Wants to Change That (NY Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices