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Daily: Ransomware: MIRCOP, Cerber, CryptXXX, Bart, TeslaCrypt (& the #95 car). Intel selling security unit? Jun 27, 2016

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In today's podcast we offer a quick survey of the vast and spreading Ransomware landscape. (And talk about some other bits of cybercrime as well, but if Willie Sutton were alive today, and had an Internet connection, he'd be into ransomware.) Brexit's implications remain under study and speculation, but many see a shift in the tech startup scene in the general direction of Berlin. Most observers have now concluded that the DNC hack was a Russian job (and not the work of a lone hacktivist). Joe Carrigan from the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute reminds us why we shouldn't reuse passwords.

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Daily & Week in Review: Brexit beats Bremain. Cyber combat support. The usual ransomware. Jun 24, 2016

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In today's podcast we discuss the implications of Brexit, and we talk with someone whose researchers predicted it from social media analytics. GhostSquad strikes, apparently, for ISIS, and LizardSquad DDoSes Overwatch for the lulz. Some old threats come back (some never really left). US Cyber Command is operational against ISIS. The importance of low-power WAN for the IoT. State Department email investigation continues. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Technology Labs tells us about Software Defined Security. Daniel Mayer from Expert System explains how they predicted the UK vote, and Matthew Knight from Bastille Networks shares his research into low-power wide area networks.

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Daily: Insecurity cascades from credential breaches, homebrew servers? Cyber casus belli. Waiting for Brexit (or not). Jun 23, 2016

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In today's podcast we hear that Brexit's trending in Twitter as British voters go to the polls—the results will have interesting implications for security and the security industry. Tech support scammers put down their phones and pick-up their pop-ups. Some mixed news on ransomware. Markus Rauschecker from the Center for Health and Homeland Security mulls laws of war for cyberspace. ZScaler's Deepen Desai reports on new MS Office macro malware. US voter information leaks onto the Internet. More skepticism about Guccifer 2.0. And did we just hear a non-denial denial about the DNC hack?

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Daily: Android malware circulating in the wild. Did bears find Clinton Foundation servers just right? Help me, ObiWan. Jun 22, 2016

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In today's podcast we talk about Android malware loose in the wild, crimeware-as-a-service (both ransomware and banking Trojans). We hear about the growing consensus that Russian intelligence services were responsible for the DNC hack, and we note the latest report: those services also seem to have pwned the Clinton Foundation. Critical infrastructure jitters persist. Analysts look at cyber insurance markets, bellwether security stocks, and a new VC investment. Dr. Charles Clancy from the Hume Center at Virginia Tech discusses the cyber challenges faces the transportation industry, and Ayse Kaya Firat from Cloudlock shares key points from their recent report on the dangers of third party apps.

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Daily: DNC hack looks like Russia's work, but Guccifer 2.0 still says no. (Nyet?) Jun 21, 2016

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In today's podcast we hear about trends in cyber espionage and ransomware. We also learn more about the DNC hack, which looks more like a Russian operation (and Guccifer 2.0 goes a little bit public and looks a lot less plausible as a lone hacktivist). XDedic looks bigger (but may be out of its stolen server-time business). GSA has a new cyber SIN, and the US Secret Service wants cyber triage tools. Israel relaxes its cyber export controls, and Wassenaar reconvenes to rework its cyber arms export control regime. Fidelis Vice President of Cybersecurity Services Mike Buratowski shares their research into the DNC hack, and CyberWire editor John Petrick explains false flags.

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Daily: Assange to DNC: buckle up. False flags and acts of war. Blockchain notes. Jun 20, 2016

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In today's podcast we review the bidding over responsibility for the DNC hack—most observers still think signs point toward Moscow. Wikileaks promises more DNC documents to come. Suspicions revive that the Cyber Caliphate may be a false-flag operation and other notes on the difficulty of attribution. Dridex may be present in some SWIFT-related bank fraud. Angler seems gone for good (but replaced by other exploit kits). UK MPs suggest holding CEO's responsible for breaches by hitting their pay. Tanium and FireEye and their rejected suitors. DoJ responds to the Silk Road appeal. Jonathan Katz from the University of Maryland explains the Etherium/DAO cryptocurrency heist, and Ryan Stolte from Bay Dynamics share results from a report on board room engagement with cyber.

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Daily & Week in Review: Car hacking. Flash Player Patched. DNC hack updates, fighting terror in cyberspace. Jun 17, 2016

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In today's podcast we continue to follow the developing story of the Democratic National Committee hack (Russia denies responsibility, but CrowdStrike stands by its attribution). DNC chair Wasserman Schultz says no financial information was lost, and on cue Guccifer 2.0 produces some. The FBI continues its probe of possible ISIS connections to the Orlando killings. Researchers describe an approach to developing intelligence from social media. FireEye is said to be uninterested in being acquired. Tanium's not interested, either. Some serious bugs are addressed this week. Dale Drew from Level 3 compares honey pots to live data and Craig Smith from Open Garages takes us on the road to car hacking.

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Daily: xDedic, Guccifer 2.0...but what really knocks us out is those cheap sunglasses. Jun 16, 2016

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In today's podcast we look at developments in the Panama Papers case. A "lone hacker" going by "Guccifer 2.0" claims the DNC hack, but CrowdStrike stands by its attribution to Russian intelligence. Investigators look at Orlando shooter Mateen's online history. Anonymous hits ISIS in cyberspace, and so does US JTF-Ares. xDedic is the latest black market: it deals in server access. Telegram denies being vulnerable. Admins complain about one of Microsoft's June patches. Quintessence Lab's Vikram Sharma tells us about quantum key encryption. And we hear from Wandera's Michael Covington about the true cost of buying cheap sunglasses online.

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Daily: Run DNC has legs. NFL players get social media savvy. Online jihad. More big breaches. Jun 15, 2016

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In today's podcast, we follow up on Russian intelligence services' hacks of the US Democratic National Committee, and their connection with other cyber espionage campaigns. We hear about more Chinese government industrial spying. ISIS claims to the Orlando shooter as one of its own as the civilized world continues to grope toward an understanding of ISIS information operations. More breaches add more credentials (and server access) to the black market. We take a quick look at Patch Tuesday. Charles Clancy from the Hume Center at Virginia Tech gives us a lesson in information sharing, and Vinny D'Agostino from K2 Intelligence shares how they're helping NFL players stay safe on social media.

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Daily: Run DNC. Online inspiration and the limits of investigation. North Korean cyber ops. Jun 14, 2016

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In today's podcast, we talk about the breaking news concerning Russia's hack of the DNC, with insights from STEALTHbits Technologies' Adam Laub. We discuss the state of the investigation into what, if any, role online inspiration played in the Orlando gunman's massacre. North Korea appears to have engaged in a long-running campaign of cyber espionage against the South. The Molerats' failure to clear document information may have unmasked them. The Vawtrak banking Trojan gets more evasive. Shadow apps place enterprises at risk, and application collusion disturbs mobile users. The Angler exploit kit has practically vanished, replaced for the most part by Neutrino. Symantec's acquisition of Blue Coat fuels M&A speculation. And the price of that Windows LPE zero day keeps dropping. Ben Yelin reviews a judge's ruling that restricts the FBI's use of hacking.

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