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Contact tracing as COVID-19 aid. [Research Saturday]
Successful containment of the Coronavirus pandemic rests on the ability to quickly and reliably identify those who have been in close proximity to a contagious individual. Mayank Varia from Boston Uni...
25 Apr 202033min
iOS zero-days, reconsidered. Hacking during a pandemic. An old campaign connected with the ShadowBrokers comes to light. Advice on web shells. Astroturfing and influence.
An update on those iOS zero-days: they may not be as serious as assumed. Calls to take biomedical facilities off the hacking target list. Nazar and the ShadowBrokers. NSA and ASD issue joint advice on...
24 Apr 202025min
APT32 activity reported. Florentine Banker’s patient BEC. iOS zero-days exploited in the wild. Sinkholing a cryptomining botnet. Intelligence services and gangs follow the news.
Someone, probably Vietnam, is trying to develop intelligence on China’s experience with the coronavirus. Florentine Banker is an example of well-organized crime. iOS zero-days have been exploited in t...
23 Apr 202021min
COVID-19 relief. Data exposure at the SBA. Ransomware gangland. The CTL-League’s volunteer defenders. Active measures, disinformation, and cyber deterrence.
The US Senate authorizes more COVID-19 small business relief. A data exposure at the US Small Business Administration. The CTL-League looks like a model for cyber volunteer organizations. The US Senat...
22 Apr 202021min
DPRK leadership crisis? Probably not. Economic espionage in the oil patch. COVID-19 relief fraud. US Supreme Court will take up CFAA. Virtual proctoring.
Fears about North Korean instability can wait until it’s determined that there’s actually instability. An economic espionage campaign targeted the oil and gas sector. Much phishing surrounds governmen...
21 Apr 202021min
Update on threats to Czech infrastructure. Relief funds looted. PoetRAT vs. ICS. CISA updates essential workforce guidelines. Data breaches. Zoom-bombing.
A wave of attacks against hospitals and infrastructure in the Czech Republic seems to have been largely unsuccessful, but more may be on their way. German relief funds earmarked for small business are...
20 Apr 202021min
Complementary colors: teaming tactics in cybersecurity. [Research Saturday]
We often hear cybersecurity professionals talking about red teams, blue teams, and purple teams. In this episode of CyberWire-X, we investigate what those terms mean, how security teaming approaches h...
19 Apr 202027min
How low can they go? A spike in Coronavirus phishing. [Research Saturday]
As much of the world grapples with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and how to handle it, attackers are taking advantage of the widespread discussion of COVID-19 in emails and across the web. Joining us...
18 Apr 202017min
