Russia and Belarus exchange cyber operations with Ukraine. The US announces Task Force KleptoCapture. Vulnerable infusion pumps. TCP middlebox reflection. Notes on sanctions.
The UN condemns Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s cyber volunteers appear to be operating under the direction of Kyiv’s Ministry of Defense, and may be targeting Russian infrastructure. Belarusian cy...
3 Mars 202229min
Slow-motion brutality against Ukraine as sanctions begin to bite Russia. Big Tech takes sides. Ransomware continues to bother major corporations.
Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is still slow, but it’s grown more brutal. Sanctions are beginning to hit Russia hard. The cyber phase of this hybrid war seems more informational than destructive, which ...
2 Mars 202228min
Updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the cyber phases of a hybrid war. Hacktivists and privateers. New Chinese malware described. Registration-bombing.
Stalled columns, rocket fire, and negotiation over Ukraine. Two new pieces of malware found in use against Ukrainian targets. Ben Yelin joins us with analysis. Dealing with WhisperGate and HermeticWip...
1 Mars 202228min
An update on Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. Offensive cyber operations under hacktivist guise. Russian privateers return (also as hacktivists). Some non-war-related hacking.
Ukrainian resistance may have stalled the Russian advance at key points. Cyber operations against Ukraine (and Russia). Diplomacy, now short of surrender? A SWIFT kick. Return of the privateers, now i...
28 Feb 202226min
Sloane Menkes: What is the 2%? [Consultant] [Career Notes]
Principal in PricewaterhouseCoopers Cyber Risk and Regulatory Practice, Sloane Menkes, shares her story of how non-linear math helped to shape her life and career. Sloane credits a high school classma...
27 Feb 20228min
Noberus ransomware: Coded in Rust and tailored to victim. [Research Saturday]
Guest Dick O'Brien, Principal Editor at Symantec, joins Dave to discuss their team's research, "Noberus: Technical Analysis Shows Sophistication of New Rust-based Ransomware." Noberus is new ransomwar...
26 Feb 202220min
Hybrid aggression and hybrid resistance. Sanctions, defense, and (maybe) retaliation. MuddyWater is newly active. Trickbot seems to have retired. Notes on misinformation and the fog of war.
Russia’s full-scale invasion meets regular and irregular Ukrainian resistance. Public uses of intelligence products. Hybrid aggression and hybrid defense in cyberspace, as the civilized world imposed ...
25 Feb 202228min
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began this morning at 5:00 AM, Kyiv local time. Cyberattacks are serving as combat support and strategic disruption.
Russia opens a general war against Ukraine, with rocket fires, heavy forces, and a not-so-veiled threat to NATO. Cyber operations are serving as combat support and strategic disruption. While the war ...
24 Feb 202224min
