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Hacking Old Man River. Nation-state cyber conflict: objectives and norms of behavior. Australia's new cyber laws. ATM campaign. Lawsuits, and the Dread Pirate Robert asks for pardon. Aug 16, 2018

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In today's podcast we hear that cyber threats to river traffic have intermodal implications. Nation state hacking, Presidential Policy Directive 20, and international norms of cyber conflict. The tragic consequences of overconfidence concerning communications security. Australia's new cyber laws are more legal hammer than required backdoor. A campaign of ATM robbery nets millions worldwide. A cryptocurrency speculator sues the phone company, a spyware firm sues a former employee, and the Dread Pirate Roberts would like a pardon. Johannes Ullrich from SANS and the ICS Stormcast Podcast, on lingering legacy passwords in Office documents. Guest is Phil Neray from CyberX on the National Risk Management Center being spun up by DHS.

For links to all today's stories, check out our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/August/CyberWire_2018_08_16.html

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Notes on patching. Foreshadow speculative execution vulnerability. Influence operations. The FBI's new cyber chief. Are stickers a temptation to thieves, hackers, and customs officers? Aug 15, 2018

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In today's podcast we hear some Patch Tuesday notes—both Microsoft and Adobe were busy yesterday. Foreshadow, a new speculative execution vulnerability, is reported. Malaysia gets attention from Chinese espionage services. Competition for jihadist mindshare. Influence operations as marketing. The US FBI gets a new cyber boss. The Kremlin thinks the BBC is biased in the crypto-wars. And laptop stickers: are they good, bad, or ugly? Zulfikar Ramzan from RSA on SOCs and IoT. Guest is Dimitris Maniatis from Upstream on Android ad fraud malware.

For links to all of today's stories check out the CyberWire daily briefing:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/August/CyberWire_2018_08_15.html

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Cryptowars notes. DDoS in Finland. Bears aren't under the beds; they're in the routers. Smart city attack surfaces. Sanction notes. Training through puzzle-solving . Aug 14, 2018

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In today's podcast, we hear about the cryptowars down under. Major DDoS incident in Finland. Bears in the home routers, and concerns about IoT and power grid security prompt a US Senator to demand answers. Smart cities present big attack surfaces. Preliminary notes on patches. ZTE and Huawei devices formally disinvited from US Government networks. Cyber retaliation expected from Russia and Iran over sanctions. And locking people in a room to teach them good cyber hygiene. Justin Harvey from Accenture on threat hunting. Guest is Bob Stevens from Lookout discussing app-based malware on mobile devices.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/August/CyberWire_2018_08_14.html

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Spyware for states and spouses. Election hacking demos. New ransomware strains, and a clipper for Android. Airline Wi-Fi is not only irritating, but insecure as well. Aug 13, 2018

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In today's podcast, we hear about spyware in the guise of a missile attack warning app. New Dharma variant out. Android.Clipper redirects transactions to crooks' cryptowallets. DLink exploits rob Brazilian banking customers. Utilities prepare for grid hacks, but researchers say an appliance botnet could cycle demand enough to induce blackouts. Vulnerabilities in airline Wi-Fi and SATCOM connectivity. Election hacking demos may or may not be realistic. Family spy ware proves vulnerable to data exfiltration. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on police using facial recognition software to nab a suspect.

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Thrip espionage group lives off the land. [Research Saturday] Aug 11, 2018

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Researchers at Symantec have been tracking a wide-ranging espionage operation that's targeting satellite, telecom and defense companies.

Jon DiMaggio is a senior cyber intelligence analyst at Symantec, and he takes us through what they've discovered.

The research can be found here:

https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/thrip-hits-satellite-telecoms-defense-targets

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DPRK RAT in the wild. Vulnerable WPA2 4-way handshake implementations. Black Hat notes. Sanctions and retaliation. RoK to reorganize Cyber Command. PGA and ransomware. Aug 10, 2018

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In today's podcast we hear that US-CERT is warning of a North Korean RAT. Researchers find vulnerable WPA2 handshake implementations. A sales call results in inadvertent data exposure. Notes on Black Hat: circumspection, hype, barkers, and artificial intelligence. Russia braces for US sanctions and promises retaliation. South Korea will reorganize its Cyber Command. The PGA is hit with ransomware. Guests are Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, authors of the book The Red Web.

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State-sponsored ransomware campaigns coming? DarkHydrus and Phishery. Hitting ATMs for alt-coin. US sanctions Russia. IBM looks at artificially intelligent malware. Black Hat notes. Aug 09, 2018

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In today's podcast we hear that Tehran seems ready to follow Pyongyang into state-sponsored theft to redress financial shortfalls: cryptocurrency ransomware looks like Iran's preferred approach. DarkHydrus uses commodity tool Phishery in Middle Eastern campaign. Jackpotting cryptocurrency ATMs. The US imposes sanctions on Russia. Reality Winner's sentencing date announced. IBM looks at artificially intelligent malware. The mob's role in the cyber black market. What's the bigger gaming threat, sideloading apps or the Fortnite dance? We're asking for a friend. Awais Rashid from Bristol University on issues with software warranties. Guest is Cheryl Biswas from the Diana Initiative, a conference in Las Vegas celebrating diversity, women in security, and how to pursue a career in information security and technology.

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Payment processors probed with BGP exploits for redirection attacks. WhatsApp vulnerable to manipulation? Deterrence and retaliation. Anonymous vs. QAnon. Notes from Black Hat. Aug 08, 2018

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In today's podcast we hare that Oracle has warned of BGP exploits against payment processors. Check Point says it's found vulnerabilities in WhatsApp that could enable chat sessions to be intercepted and manipulated. Germany, Ukraine, and the US independently mull responses to hacking and influence operations. Anonymous announces it wants to take its shots at QAnon. Notes from Black Hat, including observations on grid hacks, AI, and the gray hat phenomenon. David Dufour from Webroot with a look at the year in review. Guest is Travis Moore from TechCongress describing their fellowship programs.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/August/CyberWire_2018_08_08.html

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TSMC recovers from WannaCry infection. OpenEMR fixes 30 bugs. UK will ask Russia to extradite two GRU operators for Novichok attacks. Twitterbots flourish. Aug 07, 2018

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In today's podcast we hear that chipmaker TSMC says the virus that shut it down in Taiwan was WannaCry. It appears to have been an incidental infection enabled by inattentive installation of software. OpenEMR fixes bugs that could have exposed millions of patient records. British authorities are said to be readying an extradition request for GRU operators they hold responsible for the Novichok attack in Salisbury—the incident has prompted Russian hacking and disinformation. Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink on DDoS attack trends. Casey Ellis from Bugcrowd with an overview of bug bounty programs.

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More data exposures, from banks and a major CRM provider. Ransomware strikes back. The irresistibility of data. An unhackable wallet gets hacked…maybe. Spreading goodwill through Akido? Aug 06, 2018

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Leaky API may have exposed Salesforce customers' data, TSMC reports a virus in its semiconductor plants. TCM Bank discloses a paycard application leak. Ransomware in Hong Kong. The US Census Bureau prepares to secure its 2020 "fully digital" census. The unbearable, irresistible urge to monetize data. Notes on automotive cybersecurity. Depending on whom you ask, the Bitfi wallet was either hacked, or not. And a new goodwill ambassador seeks to repair US-Russian relations. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks exploring the notion of superforecasting.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/August/CyberWire_2018_08_06.html

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