Ransomware as a public health crisis.

At the U.N. Anne Neuberger frames ransomware as a growing public health crisis. Amazon confirms a MOVEit-related data breach. SAP provides patches and mitigations for a variety of flaws. Researchers identify North Korean hackers embedding malware in macOS applications. Form I-9 Compliance reports a data breach impacting over 193,000 individuals. Hot Topic confirms a breach affecting over 54 million customers. Halliburton reports a $35 million ransomware event. Ymir ransomware follows in the footsteps of RustyStealer. Threat actors prepare for a second Trump presidency. A Venezuelan man gets 25 years for romance scam kidnappings. Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop sharing what he’s hearing from Washington insiders as they prepare for the next Trump administration. The Secret Service wonders if warrants are really required. 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 Tim Starks from CyberScoop sharing what he’s hearing from Washington insiders as they prepare for the next Trump administration. Selected Reading White House Slams Russia Over Ransomware's Healthcare Hits (BankInfo Security) Amazon employee data stolen by hacker, company confirms (Silicon Republic) SAP Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Web Dispatcher (SecurityWeek) North Korean-linked hackers were caught experimenting with new macOS malware (CyberScoop) Form I-9 Compliance Data Breach Impacts Over 190,000 People (SecurityWeek) Hot Topic Data Breach: A Massive Leak Exposes Millions of Customer Records (SOCRadar) Energy Giant Halliburton Reveals $35m Ransomware Loss (Infosecurity Magazine) New Ymir ransomware partners with RustyStealer in attacks (Bleeping Computer) How Global Threat Actors May Respond to a Second Trump Term (GovInfo Security) Man Gets 25 Years for Online Dating Hostage Scams Targeting Americans (Hackread) 'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data (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