Sequelae of the US Reaper strike against the Quds Force commander. Warnings of Iranian retaliation, with an emphasis on cyberspace. Espionage in Austria, and a second look at an LSE outage.
Iran vows retribution for the US drone strike that killed the commander of the Quds Force. The US prepares for Iranian action, and the Department of Homeland Security warns that cyberattacks are parti...
6 Tammi 202017min
Escalation in the Gulf as a US air strike kills Iran’s Quds commander. Travelex and RavnAir continue their recovery from cyberattacks. Taiwan’s memes against misinformation.
The US and Iran trade fire in Iraq, and a leading Iranian general is killed in a US airstrike. A corresponding escalation of cyber operations can be expected. Currency exchange Travelex continues to o...
3 Tammi 202024min
A Jira vulnerability that’s leaking data in the public cloud. [Research Saturday]
Unit 42 (the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team) released new research on a Jira vulnerability that’s leaking data of technology, industrial and media organizations in the public cloud. The v...
2 Tammi 202016min
Taking down Thallium. Cloud Hopper: bigger (and worse) than thought. US tightens screws on the supply chain. The bite of winter and the scent of plums.
Microsoft takes down bogus domains operated by North Korea’s Thallium Advanced Persistent Threat. The Cloud Hoppercyber espionage campaign turns out to have been far more extensive than hitherto belie...
2 Tammi 202021min
Ron Gula and Mike Janke - VC pitfalls and how to avoid them. [Special Editions]
In this CyberWire special edition, advice from a pair of seasoned cyber security investors. Ron Gula caught our eye with an article he recently penned titled "Cyber entrepreneur pitfalls you can avoid...
30 Joulu 201931min
Inside Magecart and Genesis. [Research Saturday]
Dan Woods is VP of the intelligence center and Shape Security. He shares insights on two noteworthy attacks tools, Genesis and Magecart. Before joining Shape Security Dan served as assistant chief age...
21 Joulu 201920min
Pegasus and Pakistan. What’s in Legion Loader. Threats to financial markets. Seasonal scams. What would Clippy do?
Pegasus may have appeared in Pakistan. Legion Loader packs in six bits of malware in one Hornets’ Nest campaign. Someone may have hacked Bank of England press releases to give them a few seconds’ adva...
20 Joulu 201921min
TV program swap-out. Cyber espionage out of Beijing. US Congress in a mood to sanction. Emotet phishing spoofs Germany’s BSI. A Dark Overlord pleads not guilty.
Spanish TV is temporarily replaced by Russian programming. APT20, Violin Panda, is back, and playing a familiar tune. Rancor against Cambodia. The US Congress gets frosty with China and Russia. How Ze...
19 Joulu 201922min
