CyberWire Daily

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CyberWire Daily

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.

  1. 1 HR AGO

    Eavesdropping on America’s eyes and ears.

    The Feds confirm Chinese penetration of U.S. telecom wiretap systems. Anne Neuberger outlines top cybersecurity challenges facing the upcoming Trump administration. Former Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira gets a 15-year prison sentence for leaking classified U.S. military documents. A Chinese national faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering for “pig-butchering” scams. Researchers say a popular pregnancy app has serious, unaddressed security vulnerabilities. NIST misses its deadline for clearing the NVD backlog. A B2B demand generation company confirms a leak affecting 122 million people. HHS warns healthcare organizations to be on the lookout for Godzilla. Moody’s designates the industries at highest risk of cyber attack. Guest Sarah Hutchins, Partner at Parker Poe, discusses the growing number of state data privacy laws. An AI grandma keeps scammers on the line.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Sarah Hutchins, Partner at Parker Poe, discusses the growing number of state data privacy laws. You can listen to Sarah’s full conversation including litigation trends related to targeted advertising and wiretapping, and key takeaways for companies on cybersecurity practices and risk reporting on today’s Caveat episode.  Selected Reading FBI confirms China-backed hackers breached US telecom giants to steal wiretap data (TechCrunch) Top White House cyber official urges Trump to focus on ransomware, China (The Record) Chinese national faces 20 years in US prison for laundering pig-butchering proceeds (The Record) IT specialist Jack Teixeira jailed for 15 years after leaking classified military documents on Discord (Bitdefender) Pregnancy Tracking App ‘What to Expect’ Refuses to Fix Issue that Allows Full Account Takeover (404 Media) NIST Explains Why It Failed to Clear CVE Backlog (SecurityWeek) Leaked info of 122 million linked to B2B data aggregator breach (Bleeping Computer) Feds Warn of Godzilla Webshell Threats to Health Sector (BankInfo Security) Industries with highest cyber risk unveiled by Moody’s Rating (SC Media) O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time (Virgin Media O2)  Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min
  2. 1 DAY AGO

    ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ and Sheboygan face problems.

    Federal agencies and Five Eyes partners list the past year’s most exploited vulnerabilities. U.S. authorities hand down indictments in the Snowflake customer breach. Patch Tuesday updates. Zoom discloses multiple vulnerabilities. A China-linked hacker group has compromised Tibetan media and university websites. A cyberattack on a Dutch company affects over 2,000 U.S. grocery stores. Sheboygan suffers a ransomware attack. The White House plans to support a controversial UN cybercrime treaty. On today’s CertByte segment, N2K’s Chris Hare is joined by Dan Neville to break down a question from the CompTIA® Security+ certification Practice Test.  Bitcoin Jesus faces $48 million in tax fraud charges.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CertByte Segment On CertByte, host Chris Hare, content developer and project management specialist at N2K, shares practice questions and a study tip to help you achieve the professional certifications you need to fast-track your career growth in IT, cyber security, or project management. In each segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by Dan Nevllie to break down a question targeting the CompTIA® Security+ (SY0-701) certification. Today’s question comes from N2K’s CompTIA® Security+ Practice Test. According to CompTIA®, Security+ is "the most widely adopted ISO/ANSI-accredited early career cybersecurity certification on the market." The exam is geared towards anyone who already holds a Network+ cert, and has two years of experience in a security or a systems admin role.To learn more about this and other related topics under this objective, please refer to the following resources: CompTIA Security+ Study Guide with over 500 Practice Test Questions (Sybex Study Guide), Chapter 17: Risk Management and Privacy and CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-701 Study Guide Chapter 11: Implementing Policies to Mitigate Risk. Have a question that you’d like to see covered? Email us at certbyte@n2k.com. Please note: The questions and answers provided here and on our site are not actual current or prior questions and answers from these certification publishers or providers. Additional sources: www.comptia.org Selected Reading FBI, CISA, and NSA reveal most exploited vulnerabilities of 2023 (Bleeping Computer) Here’s the indictment against two men allegedly responsible for Snowflake customer breach (CyberScoop) Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2024 Edition (Krebs on Security) ICS Patch Tuesday: Security Advisories Released by CISA, Schneider, Siemens, Rockwell (SecurityWeek) Zoom App Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Remote Code (Cyber Security News) China-linked group hacked Tibetan media and university sites to distribute Cobalt Strike payload (The Record) Dutch company behind Hannaford, Stop & Shop says cyber issue affecting US network (The Record) City of Sheboygan hit by apparent ransomware attack (WPR) Biden Administration to Support UN Cyber Treaty Despite Concerns Over Misuse (Bloomberg) ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Fights IRS Tax Evasion Case From Spanish Island (Bloomberg) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min
  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Ransomware as a public health crisis.

    At the U.N. Anne Neuberger frames ransomware as a growing public health crisis. Amazon confirms a MOVEit-related data breach. SAP provides patches and mitigations for a variety of flaws. Researchers identify North Korean hackers embedding malware in macOS applications. Form I-9 Compliance reports a data breach impacting over 193,000 individuals. Hot Topic confirms a breach affecting over 54 million customers. Halliburton reports a $35 million ransomware event. Ymir ransomware follows in the footsteps of RustyStealer.  Threat actors prepare for a second Trump presidency. A Venezuelan man gets 25 years for romance scam kidnappings. Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop sharing what he’s hearing from Washington insiders as they prepare for the next Trump administration. The Secret Service wonders if warrants are really required. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop sharing what he’s hearing from Washington insiders as they prepare for the next Trump administration. Selected Reading White House Slams Russia Over Ransomware's Healthcare Hits (BankInfo Security) Amazon employee data stolen by hacker, company confirms (Silicon Republic) SAP Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Web Dispatcher (SecurityWeek) North Korean-linked hackers were caught experimenting with new macOS malware (CyberScoop) Form I-9 Compliance Data Breach Impacts Over 190,000 People (SecurityWeek) Hot Topic Data Breach: A Massive Leak Exposes Millions of Customer Records (SOCRadar) Energy Giant Halliburton Reveals $35m Ransomware Loss (Infosecurity Magazine) New Ymir ransomware partners with RustyStealer in attacks (Bleeping Computer) How Global Threat Actors May Respond to a Second Trump Term (GovInfo Security) Man Gets 25 Years for Online Dating Hostage Scams Targeting Americans (Hackread) 'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data (404 Media) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
  4. 6 DAYS AGO

    CISA issues urgent warning.

    CISA issues a warning about a critical security flaw in Palo Alto Networks’ Expedition tool. A federal agency urges employees to limit phone use in response to Chinese hacking. Law enforcement is perplexed by spontaneously rebooting iPhones. A key supplier for oilfields suffers a ransomware attack. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) patches multiple vulnerabilities in its Aruba Networking access points. Cybercriminals use game-related apps to distribute Winos4.0. Germany proposes legislation protecting security researchers. The TSA proposes new cybersecurity regulations for critical transportation infrastructure. Our guest is Aaron Griffin, Chief Architect from Sevco Security, sharing the discovery of a significant Apple iOS bug involving iPhone Mirroring.  AI tries to wing it in a Reddit group, but moderators put a fork in it.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Aaron Griffin, Chief Architect from Sevco Security, sharing the discovery of a significant Apple iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia privacy bug that exposes employee personal iPhone apps and data to companies through iPhone Mirroring. Read Sevco’s blog on the topic. Selected Reading CISA warns of Critical Palo Alto Networks Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks (GB Hackers) U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack (Wall Street Journal) Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches (CyberScoop) Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out (404 Media) Texas-based oilfield supplier faces disruptions following ransomware attack (The Record) HPE Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Aruba Access Points (SecurityWeek) Winos4.0 hides in gaming apps to hijack Windows systems (The Register) Germany drafts law to protect researchers who find security flaws (Bleeping Computer) TSA proposes new cybersecurity rule for surface transportation, seeks public feedback (Industrial Cyber) Reddit’s ‘Interesting as Fuck’ Community Rules That AI-Generated Video Is Not Interesting (404 Media) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

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