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Rethinking recalls. Jun 10, 2024

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Microsoft makes Recall opt-in. The Senate holds hearings on federal cybersecurity standards. Snowflake’s scrutiny snowballs. New York Times source code is leaked online. Ransomware leads to British hospitals' desperate need for blood donors. Cisco Talos finds 15 serious vulnerabilities in PLCs. Sticky Werewolf targets Russia and Belarus. Frontier Communications warns 750,000 customers of a data breach. Chinese nationals get prison time in Zambia for cybercrimes. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Danielle Ruderman, Security GTM Leader, AWS about what keeps CISOs up at night. DIY cell towers can land you in hot water.

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CyberWire Guest

N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with Danielle Ruderman, Security GTM Leader, AWS about what keeps CISOs up at night and learnings from AWS CISO Circles. Today, our team is at the AWS re:Inforce this week. Stay tuned for our coverage.

Selected Reading

Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in (The Verge)

US Senate Committee holds hearing on harmonizing federal cybersecurity standards to address business challenges (Industrial Cyber)

What Snowflake isn't saying about its customer data breaches (TechCrunch)

New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token (Bleeping Computer)

London Hospitals Seek Biologics Backup After Ransomware Hit (GovInfo Security)

Cisco Finds 15 Vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect PLCs (SecurityWeek)

Sticky Werewolf targets the aviation industry in Russia and Belarus (Security Affairs)

Frontier warns 750,000 of a data breach after extortion threats (Bleeping Computer)

22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes (SecurityWeek)

Two arrested in UK over fake cell tower smishing campaign (The Register)

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Encore: Geoff White: Suddenly all of the pieces start to line up. [Journalism] [Career Notes] Jun 09, 2024

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Investigative journalist and author Geoff White talks about tracing a line through the dots of his career covering technology. Geoff shares that he has always been "quite geeky," but came to covering technology after several roles in the journalism industry. Newspapers, magazines and television were all media Geoff worked in before covering technology. Geoff got into journalism not due to the glamour sometimes associated with it, but because he wanted to fight for the public to cover stories that helped those who didn't have massive amounts of money, power or a huge lobbying campaign in political circles. When writing his book, Crime Dot Com, Geoff reflected on the cybercrime and cybersecurity stories he's covered and saw how things started falling into place. Our thanks to Geoff for sharing his story with us.

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Riding the hype for new Arc browser. [Rsearch Saturday] Jun 08, 2024

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Jérôme Segura, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Malwarebytes, is discussing their work on "Threat actors ride the hype for newly released Arc browser." The Arc browser, newly released for Windows, has quickly garnered positive reviews but has also attracted cybercriminals who are using deceptive Google search ads to distribute malware disguised as the browser.

These malicious campaigns exploit the hype around Arc, using techniques like embedding malware in image files and utilizing the MEGA cloud platform for command and control, highlighting the need for caution with sponsored search results and the effectiveness of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems.

The research can be found here:

Threat actors ride the hype for newly released Arc browser

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A snapshot of security woes. Jun 07, 2024

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Microsoft's recall raises red flags. Ukraine's CERT sounds alarm. Russian hacktivists cause trouble in EU elections. DEVCORE uncovers critical code execution flaw. LastPass leaves users locked out. Apple commits to five years of iPhone security. An AI mail fail. Inside the FCC's plan to strengthen BGP protocol. Dave sits down with our guest Camille Stewart Gloster, Former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House, as she shares a retrospective of her public service career. And let’s all Cheers to cybersecurity.

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CyberWire Guest

Guest Camille Stewart Gloster, Former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House, shares a retrospective of her public service career. Camille’s full conversation with Dave can be found on our weekly cybersecurity law, policy and privacy podcast, Caveat. You can listen to it here.

Selected Reading

Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought (WIRED)

Microsoft Research scientist gives non-answer when asked about Windows Recall privacy concerns (TechSpot)

TotalRecall: A New Tool that Extracts Data From Windows 11 Recall Feature (Cyber Security News)

Exclusive: Senators express "serious concern" with Pentagon's Microsoft plan (Axios)

UAC-0020 used SPECTR Malware to target Ukraine defense forces (Security Affairs)

Russian hacktivists vow mass attacks against EU elections (The Register)

Ransomware Actor Exploited CoinMiner Attacker's Proxy Server (Cyber Security News)

Critical PHP Remote Code Execution Flaw let Attackers Inject Malicious Scripts (Cyber Security News)

Users furious after LastPass down for hours (Cybernews)

Apple Says iPhones Will Get Security Updates for at Least 5 Years (SecurityWeek)

EmailGPT Exposed to Prompt Injection Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine)

FCC Proposes BGP Security Reporting for Broadband Providers (SecurityWeek)

Unpacking the SEC 10-K cyber disclosures (PwC)

Apple set to launch Passwords app, taking on LastPass and 1Password (TechSpot)

Wineloader Mimic As Ambassador Of India To Start The Infection Chain (Cyber Security News)

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CISA's calls for a JCDC makeover. Jun 06, 2024

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CSAC recommends key changes to the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. Cloud vendor Snowflake says single-factor authentication is to blame in their recent breach. Publishers sue Google over pirated ebooks. The FBI shares LockBit decryption keys. V3B is a phishing as a service campaign targeting banking customers. Commando Cat targets Docker servers to deploy crypto miners. Our guest is Danny Allan, Snyk's CTO, discussing how in the rush to implement GenAI, some companies are bypassing best practices and security policies. Club Penguin fans stumble upon a cache of secrets in the house of mouse.

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CyberWire Guest

Guest is Danny Allan, Snyk's CTO, discussing how in the rush to implement GenAI, companies bypass best practices and security policies. This highlights a clear gap between those in leadership looking to adopt AI tools and the teams who are utilizing them. Learn more in Snyk Organizational AI Readiness Report.

Selected Reading

CISA advisors urge changes to JCDC's goals, operations, membership criteria (The Record)

CISA says 'patch now' to 7-year-old Oracle WebLogic bug (The Register)

Snowflake says users with single-factor authentication targeted in attack (SC Media)

Advance Auto Parts stolen data for sale after Snowflake attack (Bleeping Computer)

Major Publishers Sue Google Over Ads for Pirated Ebooks (Publishing Perspectives)

FBI unveils 7,000 decryption keys to aid LockBit victims (Silicon Republic)

Hackers Attacking Banking Customers Using Phishing-As-A-Service V3B Toolkit (GB Hackers)

Commando Cat: A Novel Cryptojacking Attack Abusing Docker Remote API Servers (Trend Micro)

Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data (Bleeping Computer)

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Opening up on hidden secrets. Jun 05, 2024

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OpenAI insiders describe a culture of recklessness and secrecy. Concerns over Uganda’s biometric ID system. Sophos uncovers a Chinese cyberespionage operation called Crimson Palace. Poland aims to sure up cyber defenses against Russia. Zyxel warns of critical vulnerabilities in legacy NAS products. Arctic Wolf tracks an amateurish ransomware variant named Fog. A TikTok zero-day targets high profile accounts. Cisco patches a Webex vulnerability that exposed German government meetings. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey, diving into Domain 7, Security Operations. A Canadian data breach leads to a class action payday.

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Learning Layer

On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe dive into Domain 7, Security Operations, and tackle the following question:

Which of the following is the MOST important goal of Disaster Recovery Planning?

Business continuity
Critical infrastructure restoration
Human Safety
Regulatory compliance

Selected Reading

OpenAI Whistle-Blowers Describe Reckless and Secretive Culture (The New York Times)

Uganda: Yoweri Museveni's Critics Targeted Via Biometric ID System (Bloomberg)

Chinese South China Sea Cyberespionage Campaign Unearthed (GovInfo Security)

Palau confirms 'major' cyberattack, points to China (Digital Journal)

Poland to invest $760 million in cyberdefense as Russian pressure mounts (The Record)

'NsaRescueAngel' Backdoor Account Again Discovered in Zyxel Products (SecurityWeek)

Arctic Wolf sniffs out new ransomware variant (CSO Online)

CNN, Paris Hilton, and Sony TikTok accounts hacked via DMs (Security Affairs)

Cisco Patches Webex Bugs Following Exposure of German Government Meetings (SecurityWeek)

ICBC must pay $15K to all who had data breached before JIBC attacks (Vancouver Sun)

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Ransomware hit causes pathology paralysis. Jun 04, 2024

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Ransomware disrupts London hospitals. Researchers discover serious vulnerabilities in Progress' Telerik Report Server and Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. Over three million people are affected by a breach at a debt collection agency. A report finds Rural hospitals vulnerable to ransomware. An Australian mining firm finds some of its data on the Dark Web. Google patches 37 Android vulnerabilities. Russian threat actors target the Summer Olympics in Paris. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sandy Bird, CTO at Sonrai. Sandy discusses the risks of unused identity infrastructure. The Amazon rainforest goes online.

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CyberWire Guest

On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sandy Bird, CTO at Sonrai. Sandy discusses the risks of unused identity infrastructure. You can learn more about Sonrai’s work in this area by reviewing their Quantifying Cloud Access Risk: Overprivileged Identities and Zombie Identities report.

Selected Reading

Critical incident declared as ransomware attack disrupts multiple London hospitals (The Record)

CVE-2024-4358, CVE-2024-1800: Exploit Code Available for Critical Exploit Chain in Progress Telerik Report Server (Tenable)

Atlassian’s Confluence hit with critical remote code execution bugs (CSO Online)

Debt collection agency FBCS leaks information of 3 million US citizens (Malwarebytes)

Rural hospitals are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, report finds (CyberScoop)

Australian rare earths miner hit by cybersecurity breach (Mining Weekly)

37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android (SecurityWeek)

Russia used fake AI Tom Cruise in Olympic disinformation campaign (Computer Weekly)

The Internet's Final Frontier: Remote Amazon Tribes (New York Times)

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Things aren’t looking so Shiny(Hunters) at cloud provider Snowflake. Jun 03, 2024

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Signs point to a major cybersecurity event at cloud provider Snowflake. Hugging Face discloses "unauthorized access" to its Spaces platform. Australian legislation seeks jail time for deepfake porn. CISA adds two vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog. Spanish police investigate a potential breach of drivers license info. NSA shares mobile device best practices. Everbridge crisis management software company reports a data breach. N2K’s CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow, Rick Howard joins us to preview CSO Perspectives Season 14 which launches today! Google tries to explain those weird AI search results.

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N2K’s CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow, Rick Howard joins Dave to preview CSO Perspectives Season 14 which launches today! The first episode explores SolarWinds and the SEC. This episode of CSO Perspectives has a companion essay. You can find it here. Not an N2K Pro subscriber? You can catch the first half of the episode here.

Selected Reading

The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning (WIRED)

Hugging Face says it detected 'unauthorized access' to its AI model hosting platform (TechCrunch)

Jail time for those caught distributing deepfake porn under new Australian laws (The Guardian)

CISA warns of actively exploited Linux privilege elevation flaw (Bleeping Computer)

Spanish police investigate whether hackers stole millions of drivers' data (Reuters)

The NSA advises you to turn your phone off and back on once a week - here's why (ZDNET)

Everbridge warns of corporate systems breach exposing business data (Bleeping Computer)

Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why (Ars Technica)

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Solution Spotlight on the 2024 NICE Conference Keynote: A Journey with No Destination: A CISO’s Pathway to a Cybersecurity Career. [Special Edition] Jun 03, 2024

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As part of our series on the 2024 NICE Conference, we turn our focus to the one of the keynote speakers of the conference. This year’s conference theme “Strengthening Ecosystems: Aligning Stakeholders to Bridge the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap” highlights the collective effort to strengthen the cybersecurity landscape. By joining forces with key partners, we can foster a more robust cybersecurity ecosystem to bridge the workforce gap.

In her keynote coming up on Tuesday, June 4th, Deneen DeFiore, Chief Information Security Officer of United Airlines, will discuss "A Journey with No Destination: A CISO’s Pathway to a Cybersecurity Career."

Prior to the conference, Simone Petrella, N2K President, caught up with Deneen DeFiore. They discussed Deneen's history with NICE, the importance of prioritizing cyber talent and workforce issues, what stakeholders need to more effectively tackle the cyber skills and experience gap across the profession, and more.

Find out more about the The Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (NIST Special Publication 800-181, revision 1). Listen to our podcast about the update. Stay tuned for our coverage of the 2024 NICE Conference.

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SolarWinds and the SEC. Jun 03, 2024

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Rick Howard, N2K’s CSO and The CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, presents the argument for why the SEC was misguided when it charged the SolarWinds CISO, Tim Brown, with fraud the after the Russian SVR compromised the SolarWinds flagship product, Orion. Our guests are, Steve Winterfeld, Akamai’s Advisory CISO, and Ted Wagner, SAP National Security Services CISO.