Managing messaging in a hybrid war.Anti-Tehran hacktivism and Tehran-sponsored cyber ops. Rebranding as sanctions evasion. A threat to firmware. CISA warns of Confluence exploits.
Moscow wants attention to be paid to its messengers. Western support for Ukraine in cyberspace. US remains on alert for Russian cyberattacks. Iran: anti-government hacktivism and Tehran-sponsored cybe...
3 Juni 202226min
Cyber operations in the hybrid war. Karakurt extortion group warning. Clipminer is out in the wild. GootLoader expands its payloads and targeting. Leak brokers and booters shut down.
Russian government agencies are buying VPNs. CISA and its partners warn about the Karakurt extortion group. Clipminer is out in the wild. GootLoader expands its payloads and targeting. Carole Theriaul...
2 Juni 202223min
CISA Alert AA22-152A – Karakurt data extortion group. [CISA Cybersecurity Alerts]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...
1 Juni 20222min
Costa Rica hit with another round of ransomware. Cyber phases of Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. CISOs and 3rd-party risk. Elasticsearch databases as extortion targets. And Razzlekhan!
Costa Rica's healthcare system comes under renewed ransomware attack. Cyber phases of the hybrid war. Charity fraud exploits sympathy for Ukraine. US FBI attributes last year's attack on Boston Childr...
1 Juni 202223min
Potential cyber threats to agriculture. Cyber phases of Russia’s hybrid war. REvil prosecution at a stand (and it’s the Americans’ fault, say Russian sources). Microsoft mitigates Follima.
Sanctions, blockades, and their effects on the world economy. Western nations remain on alert for Russian cyber attacks. REvil prosecution has reached a dead end. Microsoft issues mitigations for a re...
31 Maj 202226min
Michael Scott: A team of humble intellects. [Information security] [Career Notes]
Chief Information Security Officer at Immuta, Michael Scott shares his story from working at a forgotten internet service provider to leading the security fight for major food chain restaurants. Micha...
29 Maj 20227min
Compromised military tech? [Research Saturday]
Dick O'Brien from Symantec's threat hunter team, joins Dave to discuss their work on "Stonefly: North Korea-linked spying operation continues to hit high-value targets." Stonefly specializes in mounti...
28 Maj 202219min
Cyber ops and a side benefit of sanctions. BlackCat wants $5 million from Carinthia. Fraudster pressures Verizon. Spain responds to surveillance scandal. CISA has 5G implementation guidelines.
Pro-Russian DDoS attacks. Sanctions and their effect on ransomware. BlackCat wants $5 million from Carinthia. A fraudster pressures Verizon. Spain will tighten judicial review of intelligence services...
27 Maj 202223min
