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The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

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Microsoft patches a vulnerability NSA disclosed. Fronting for APT40 in Hainan. Fancy Bear pawed at Burisma. The NSA Pensacola shooting and the debate over encryption.

Episode Date: January 14, 2020

NSA discloses a vulnerability to Microsoft so it can be patched quickly. Intrusion Truth describes thirteen front companies for China’s APT40--they’re...

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Cyber tensions and cyberwar. China’s influence ops against Taiwan apparently backfire. Maze gang goes for doxing. SIM swapping. FBI promises FISA Court it will do better.

Episode Date: January 13, 2020

The FBI reiterates prudent, consensus warnings about a heightened probability of cyberattacks from Iran, but so far nothing beyond credential-spraying...

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Profiling the Linken Sphere anti-detection browser. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: January 11, 2020

Multiple e-commerce and financial organizations around the world are targeted by cybercriminals attempting to bypass or disable their security mechani...

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Updates on US-Iranian tensions, and especially on hacktivism and possible power grid battlespace preparation. Researchers complain of preinstalled malware said to be in discount Android phones.

Episode Date: January 10, 2020

Amid indications that both Iran and the US would prefer to back away from open war, concerns about Iranian power grid battlespace preparation remain h...

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Cyber alert remains high as the US-Iranian confrontation cools. Information ops, wipers, and energy sector targeting.

Episode Date: January 9, 2020

As kinetic combat abates in Iraq, warnings of cyber threats increase. US intelligence agencies warn of heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber operatio...

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No more Iranian cyberattacks since the minor weekend vandalism, but the US Government advises all to look to their defenses. Fancy Bear is the usual suspect in Austria. A guilty plea by an insider threat.

Episode Date: January 7, 2020

The kittens haven’t scratched much so far, but the US Government and others are warning organizations to be alert to the likelihood of Iranian cyberat...

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Sequelae of the US Reaper strike against the Quds Force commander. Warnings of Iranian retaliation, with an emphasis on cyberspace. Espionage in Austria, and a second look at an LSE outage.

Episode Date: January 6, 2020

Iran vows retribution for the US drone strike that killed the commander of the Quds Force. The US prepares for Iranian action, and the Department of H...

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Escalation in the Gulf as a US air strike kills Iran’s Quds commander. Travelex and RavnAir continue their recovery from cyberattacks. Taiwan’s memes against misinformation.

Episode Date: January 3, 2020

The US and Iran trade fire in Iraq, and a leading Iranian general is killed in a US airstrike. A corresponding escalation of cyber operations can be e...

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A Jira vulnerability that’s leaking data in the public cloud. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: January 2, 2020

Unit 42 (the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team) released new research on a Jira vulnerability that’s leaking data of technology, industrial...

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Taking down Thallium. Cloud Hopper: bigger (and worse) than thought. US tightens screws on the supply chain. The bite of winter and the scent of plums.

Episode Date: January 2, 2020

Microsoft takes down bogus domains operated by North Korea’s Thallium Advanced Persistent Threat. The Cloud Hoppercyber espionage campaign turns out t...

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Ron Gula and Mike Janke - VC pitfalls and how to avoid them. [Special Editions]

Episode Date: December 30, 2019

In this CyberWire special edition, advice from a pair of seasoned cyber security investors. Ron Gula caught our eye with an article he recently penned...

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Inside Magecart and Genesis. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: December 21, 2019

Dan Woods is VP of the intelligence center and Shape Security. He shares insights on two noteworthy attacks tools, Genesis and Magecart. Before joinin...

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Pegasus and Pakistan. What’s in Legion Loader. Threats to financial markets. Seasonal scams. What would Clippy do?

Episode Date: December 20, 2019

Pegasus may have appeared in Pakistan. Legion Loader packs in six bits of malware in one Hornets’ Nest campaign. Someone may have hacked Bank of Engla...

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TV program swap-out. Cyber espionage out of Beijing. US Congress in a mood to sanction. Emotet phishing spoofs Germany’s BSI. A Dark Overlord pleads not guilty.

Episode Date: December 19, 2019

Spanish TV is temporarily replaced by Russian programming. APT20, Violin Panda, is back, and playing a familiar tune. Rancor against Cambodia. The US...

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Steal first, encrypt later. Cobots at risk? Gangnam Industrial Style looks for industrial info. Rancor update. FISC takes FBI to the woodshed. Vlad the Updater.

Episode Date: December 18, 2019

More ransomware steals first, encrypts later. Are cobots vulnerable to novel forms of ransomware? Gangnam Industrial Style--the espionage campaign, no...

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Ransomware updates. Lazarus Group’s new Trojan. IoT insecurity. Exploiting older versions of WhatsApp. Mr. Assange’s extradition. Door kick in IP beef. Someone naughty’s still running XP.

Episode Date: December 17, 2019

Updates on the ransomware attacks in Florida and Louisiana. North Korea’s Lazarus Group adopts a new Trojan as it shows signs of pivoting into the Lin...

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Iran says it stopped a cyber espionage campaign by China’s APT27. India closes the Internet in two states. Ransomware in Louisiana and New Jersey. National Security Letters.

Episode Date: December 16, 2019

Iran says it’s foiled a cyber espionage campaign mounted by APT27, a Chinese threat group. The Indian government responds to protests over a citizensh...

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Capturing the flag at NXTWORK 2019 [Special Editions]

Episode Date: December 15, 2019

Capture the Flag competitions are an increasingly popular and valuable way for both cyber security students and seasoned professionals to test their s...

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WAV files carry malicious data payloads. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: December 14, 2019

Researchers at BlackBerry Cylance have been tracking ordinary WAV audio files being used to carry hidden malicious data used by threat actors. Eric M...

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Phishing for credentials. Compromised Telegram accounts. Lateral movement. Crypto Wars updates. Data retention compliance. Iago did it for the lulz.

Episode Date: December 13, 2019

Parties unknown are phishing for government credentials in at least eight countries. Some other parties unknown are compromising Telegram accounts in...

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