CyberWire Daily16 Jul 2024

Squarespace's square off with hijacked domains.

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.

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