Fears of Russian escalation, with both chemical and cyber weapons, rise. DPRK APTs exploit Chrome vulnerabilities. Mustang Panda is back. Arrests made in the Lapsus$ case.
Fears of Russian escalation as Ukraine’s counteroffensive sees successes. Warnings of possible Russian cyberattacks gain context from attribution of the Viasat incident and two US unsealed indictments...
25 Mars 202225min
Updates on Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. The leader of the Lapsus$ Gang may be a 16-year-old living with his Mom. Wanted cybercriminals. Hacktivism’s sometimes wayward aim.
Concerns persist that President Putin will take his revenge in cyberspace for sanctions. Wiper attacks reported continuing in Ukraine. Russia also sustains cyberattacks. Lapsus$--living at home, with ...
24 Mars 202225min
Insider Risk Excellence Awards. [CyberWire-X]
In this CyberWire-X episode, host Dave Bittner chats with the judges of the Insider Risk Excellence Awards. The inaugural awards program, announced during last September's Insider Risk Summit, recogni...
24 Mars 202221min
British-American warnings of a Russian cyber threat, and Russia’s response. More on the Lapsus$ gang incidents at Microsoft and Okta. And Secureworks looks at Conti and sees a criminal ecosystem.
The US and the UK warn of impending Russian cyberattacks, and Russia responds with warnings against “banditry,” crime, and bad manners. CISA issues two new ICS advisories. Microsoft confirms a Lapsus$...
23 Mars 202225min
White House adds its voice to CISA’s Shields Up, warning of the possibility of Russian cyberattacks. New malware strains described, new criminal attack techniques observed.
White House warns of large-scale Russian cyberattacks. Browser-in-the-Browser attacks. New Conti affiliate described. Android malware “Facestealer” described. Android malware “Facestealer” described. ...
22 Mars 202224min
Hacktivism, protestware, and information operations in a hybrid war. Brazi-based cyber gangs active in extortion. Steganography opens a backdoor. A free decryptor for Diavol ransomware.
The widely expected, intense Russian cyber campaign has yet to appear. "Protestware" as a dangerous turn in hacktivism. Information operations and the persistence of independent channels of news. Soci...
21 Mars 202226min
Derek Manky: Putting the rubber to the road. [Threat Intelligence] [Career Notes]
Chief Security Strategist and VP of Global Threat Intelligence at FortiGuard Labs, Derek Manky, shares his story from programmer to cybersecurity and how it all came together. Derek started his career...
20 Mars 20227min
Implications of data leaks of sensitive OT information. [Research Saturday]
Guest Nathan Brubaker from Mandiant joins Dave Bittner on this episode to discuss Mandiant Threat Intelligence's research: "1 in 7 Ransomware Extortion Attacks Leak Critical Operational Technology Inf...
19 Mars 202222min
