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Cortana voice assistant lets you in. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at McAfee recently discovered code execution vulnerabilities in the default settings of the Cortana voice-activated digital assistant in Windows 10 systems. Steve Povolny is head of advan...
4 Aug 201824min
Russian threats and threats to Russia. Cryptojacking wave spreads out from Brazil. Recovering from malware in Alaska and Atlanta. Notes on automotive cybersecurity.
In today's podcast we hear that the US Intelligence Community warns of Russian threats, again. A criminal spearphishing campaign hits Russian industrial companies. A cryptojacking wave is installing C...
3 Aug 201825min
RASPITE noses around the US power grid. Cisco will buy Duo Security. Sandworm afflicts lab investigating Novichok attack. Influence ops can be no-lose proposition.Crytpojacking and malspam.
In today's podcast, we hear that Cisco plans to buy Duo Security. Dragos warns of the RASPITE adversary actor. Russia's Sandworm group is phishing people connected with a Swiss chemical forensics lab....
2 Aug 201819min
Reddit Hacked. Ukrainians nabbed. Facebook boots "inauthentic" accounts for malign influence. Pegasus spyware found in Amnesty phone. Yale's old breach. Google and censorship.
In today's podcast we hear that a Swiss chemical agent forensic lab has seen Sandworm phishing attempts. Facebook kicks thirty-one "inauthentic" accounts from its platform: they seem to have been enga...
1 Aug 201819min
Data-centric security. [Special Editions]
In this CyberWire special edition, we take a look at data-centric security, focusing on the security of the data itself, rather than the surrounding networks, application or servers. To help us on ...
1 Aug 201829min
Infrastructure security, especially power, finance, and elections. Preparation pays off. Proofpoint warns of new AZORult malware. Check Point tracks Master134 malvertising. Crime news.
In today's podcast we hear more warnings about Russian cyber operators in the North American power grid. The US Department of Homeland Security announces formation of a National Risk Management Center...
31 Juli 201820min
NetSpectre proof-of-concept. Election hacking, in the US and Australia. Cyber industrial espionage. Cyber threats to power grids. Hacking JPay.
In today's podcast, we hear about NetSpectre, a new speculative execution proof-of-concept. Australia's Electoral Commission says there were no signs of hacking recent by-elections. US states remain c...
30 Juli 201817min
BabaYaga strangely symbiotic Wordpress malware. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at Defiant recently analyzed a malware family they named "BabaYaga," which has the curious behavior of clearing out other malware and keeping infected sites up to date. Brad Hass is a seni...
28 Juli 201823min
