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Doubling down on Cobalt Group activity. [Research Saturday] Nov 17, 2018

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The NETSCOUT Arbor ASERT team has been tracking Cobalt Group campaigns targeting financial institutions. Richard Hummel is manager of threat intelligence with ASERT, and he joins us to share his team's findings.

The research can be found here:

https://asert.arbornetworks.com/double-the-infection-double-the-fun/

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GPS jamming. Bank phishing. Exposed server. Censorship, East, West, and South. Is there a sealed indictment of Julian Assange? Nov 16, 2018

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In today’s podcast, we ask a question: when does a military exercise become hybrid warfare? Answer: when it affects civilian safety. Like with GPS jamming. Russian banks are sustaining a major, and well-crafted, phishing campaign. An unprotected server exposes SMS messages. China tightens laws enabling censorship and social control. It also helps Venezuela to do likewise. And did the US indict Julian Assange, or is it just a cut-and-paste error? Craig Williams from Cisco Talos with info on the sextortion scams they’ve been tracking. Guest is Christopher Porter from FireEye on threats in the aviation sector.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_16.html

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RATs and the long game. New ransomware, Learning from other espionage services. Advance-fee scams continue to infest Twitter. Fancy Bear says it can’t be sued. Nov 15, 2018

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In today’s podcast, we hear that tRAT indicates a criminal shift to a longer game. Chinese industrial espionage copies Russian services’ tricks. Dharma ransomware evolves. Bitcoin’s price may be tanking, but Bitcoin-based advance-fee scams are still all over Twitter, with bogus big brands’ blue checks all over them. Nigeria plans to go after cyber gangs. Fancy Bear says it can’t be sued, even if it did anything. And why a password manager is better than an infernal machine. Jonathan Katz from UMD describing a side channel attack on mobile device encryption. Guest is Mike McKee from ObserveIT on nation state attacks.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_15.html

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When BGP hijacking isn’t hijacking at all. The White Company’s Operation Shaheen. SWAuTistic pleads guilty. NPPD will become CISA. Nov 14, 2018

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In today’s podcast, we hear that Monday’s BGP hijacking wasn’t hijacking at all, but rather a fumbled upgrade in an ISP. The White Company’s Operation Shaheen is a nation-state espionage campaign directed against Pakistan’s military. Sleazy gamer and hacker SWAuTistic pleads guilty to Wichita swatting charges, and to bomb threats just about everywhere else. And the NPPD will soon become CISA, and the lead US civilian cybersecurity agency. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs on their recent Truth About Dark Web Pricing white paper. Guest is Gregory Garrett from BDO on their telecommunications risk report.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_14.html

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GPS jamming. Jihadist account hijacking. ISIS on Wickr? Magecart exposed. Cathay Pacific breach. Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. Nov 13, 2018

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In today’s podcast, we hear that Finland is investigating GPS signal jamming during NATO exercises. Russia’s the usual suspect, as usual Russia feels picked on and ill-used. Jihadists seem to be feeling the effects of social media screening, and may turn to account hijacking. Indian intelligence services look at ISIS use of Wickr. A look at Magecart. Cathay Pacific’s breach now believed to be worse than originally thought. The “Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace” expresses eight aspirations. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI with a report on the NICE conference, and a presentation on including psychologists in cyber security decision making. Guest is Rich Bolstridge from Akamai with credential stuffing info from their latest State of Internet Security report.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_13.html

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Regulation in the U.S. [CyberWire-X} Nov 13, 2018

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In this premier episode of our new, four-part series, called “Ground Truth or Consequences: the challenges and opportunities of regulation in cyberspace,” we take a closer look at cyber security regulation in the U.S.

Joining us are Dr. Christopher Pierson from BlackCloak and Randy Sabett from Cooley LLC.

Later in the program we'll hear from Jason Hart, CTO for enterprise and cybersecurity at Gemalto. They're the sponsors of this show.

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Establishing international norms in cyberspace. [Research Saturday] Nov 10, 2018

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Joseph Nye is former dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He served as Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs under President Clinton. He serves as a Commissioner for the Global Commission on Internet Governance, and is the author of over a dozen books, including, “Soft Power: The means to success in work politics,” and “The future of power.”

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Critical infrastructure resiliency. Lazarus Group’s FASTcash robberies. China’s ongoing industrial espionage. Trolls aside, Russian observers think the US elections were A-OK. Nov 09, 2018

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In today’s podcast we hear that Britain’s NCSC has warned, again, that the UK is likely to face a Category One cyberattack within the next few years. In the US, Government-industry-academic partnerships work toward making critical infrastructure more resilient to cyberattack. Pyongyang’s Lazarus Group continues to rob ATMs using malware. US officials complain that China is in violation of 2015’s agreement to avoid industrial espionage. Any Russian observers give the US a passing grade for fair midterm elections. Awais Rashid from Bristol University with thoughts on placing trust in blockchain systems. Guest is Bruce Schneier, discussing his latest book, “Click here to kill everybody.”

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_09.html

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Post hack ergo propter hack: DHS calls Russian claims “noisy garbage.” Responsible and irresponsible disclosure. FCC wants an end to robocalls. USPS Informed Delivery abused. Post Canada—whoa. Nov 08, 2018

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In today’s podcast, we hear that, while election hacking seems not have happened in the US this week, that hasn’t stopped the IRA and its mouthpieces in Sputnik, RT, and elsewhere from loudly claiming it has. Election influence operations continue long after the election. VirtualBox zero-day disclosed to everyone. USCYBERCOM posts Lojack to VirusTotal. FCC vs. robocalls. US Postal Services’ Informed Delivery exploited. Canada Post slips to reveal cannabis customers. Dr. Charles Clancy from the Hume Center at VA Tech on in-car cell phone jammers. Guest is Ian Paterson from Plurilock Security Solutions on behavioral biometrics.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_08.html

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A quick look back at the US midterms, and the cyber Pearl Harbor that wasn’t. Update Apache Struts. Smishing with the Play Store. Another advance fee scam. Nov 07, 2018

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In today’s podcast we take a quick look back at the US midterm elections, and at what did and didn’t happen. Is Iran looking at waging cyber-enabled economic warfare? If you use Apache Struts, update now to avoid remote code execution. A spyware-delivering app is used to smish Spanish-speaking users of the Play Store. And, once again, people really seem to think that Elon Musk will return them their Bitcoin donations tenfold. (Enough people to make crime pay, anyway.) Justin Harvey from Accenture on notification laws and incident response. Guest is Christian Lees from InfoArmor with thoughts on what they’re seeing trafficked on the dark web.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_07.html

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