The big ransomware incident in the food-processing sector. US authorities seize domains used in Nobelium’s USAID impersonation campaign. Siemens addresses PLC vulnerabilities.
Food processing is also vulnerable to ransomware: the case of multi-national meat-provider JBS. The US and Russia are in communication about the possibility that the criminals responsible for the JBS ...
2 Juni 202124min
Saboteurs trying to look like crooks? CISA on the USAID phishing incident. US receives criticism for alleged surveillance of allies. Epsilon Red is out. No weed, just alt-coin.
Iran’s wiper attacks may have been posing as criminal gang capers. CISA issues an alert on the USAID Constant Contact credential compromise. European governments express concern over reports of US sur...
1 Juni 202125min
Zero trust: a change in mindset. [Special Editions]
Guest Lenny Zeltser, CISO of Axonius, sits down with the CyberWire's CSO and Chief Analyst Rick Howard to discuss one of Rick's favorite topics, zero trust. Lenny shares his views on this cybersecurit...
31 Maj 202118min
Baan Alsinawi: Trust ourselves and be courageous. [Compliance] [Career Notes]
Managing Director at Cerberus Sentinel, Chief Compliance Officer and the President of TalaTek, Baan Alsinawi shares her cybersecurity journey from a teenager who wanted to understand computers and hel...
30 Maj 20216min
Big data, big payoff for China's cybercrime underground. [Research Saturday]
Guest Brandon Hoffman of Intel 471 joins Dave Bittner to share his team's research "How China’s cybercrime underground is making money off big data". Through Intel 471’s observation and analysis of op...
29 Maj 202119min
A phishing campaign poses as USAID. APTs exploit unpatched Pulse Secure and Fortinet instances. Healthcare organizations continue recovery from ransomware. A look at Criminal2Criminal markets.
A phishing campaign this week appears to be the work of Russia’s SVR. Chinese government threat actors continue to exploit unpatched Pulse Secure instances. FBI renews warnings about unpatched Fortine...
28 Maj 202126min
Impersonation campaign targets China’s Uyghur minority. US DHS issues pipeline cybersecurity requirements. Recovering from ransomware. Notes on privateering.
Chinese-speaking operators are reported to be phishing to compromise devices belonging to Uyghurs. The US Department of Homeland Security issues pipeline cybersecurity regulations. Security companies ...
27 Maj 202122min
Cybersespionage reported in Belgium. Low-sophistication attacks on OT networks. Healthcare ransomware attacks. Privateering defined. Advice for boards. And news of crime.
Hafnium visits Belgium. “Low-sophistication” attacks on operational technology. Updates on healthcare sector ransomware attacks in New Zealand and Ireland. Wipers masquerading as ransomware. “Privatee...
26 Maj 202125min
