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The DOJ indicts four Iranian nationals on hacking charges. Legislation to ban or force the sale of TikTok heads to the President’s desk. A Russian hack group claims a cyberattack on an Indiana water treatment plant. A roundup of dark web data leaks. Mandiant monitors dropping dwell times. Bcrypt bogs down brute-forcing. North Korean hackers target defense secrets. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey. On our Industry Voices segment, Tony Velleca, CEO of CyberProof, joins us to explore some of the pain points that CISOs & CIOs are experiencing today, and how they can improve their cyber readiness. Ransomware may leave the shelves in Sweden’s liquor stores bare. 
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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 discuss content and study strategies for CISSP Domain 3 Security Architecture and Engineering, and discuss encryption and non-repudiation. Specifically they cover sub-domain 3.6, "Select and determine cryptographic solutions," which includes:

Cryptographic life cycle

Cryptographic method

Public key infrastructure (PKI).


Industry Voices
On our Industry Voices segment, Tony Velleca, CEO of CyberProof, joins us to explore some of the pain points that CISOs & CIOs are experiencing today, and how they can improve their cyber readiness. 

Selected Reading
Rewards Up to $10 Million for Information on Iranian Hackers (GB Hackers)
Congress passes bill that could ban TikTok after years of false starts (Washington Post)
Russian hackers claim cyberattack on Indiana water plant (The Record)
Major Data Leaks from Honda Vietnam, US Airports, and Chinese Huawei/iPhone Users (SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.)
Global attacker median dwell time continues to fall (Help Net Security)
New Password Cracking Analysis Targets Bcrypt (SecurityWeek)
North Korean Hackers Target Dozens of Defense Companies (Infosecurity Magazine)
​​Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware (Bleeping Computer)
Sweden's liquor shelves to run empty this week due to ransomware attack (The Record)

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The State Department puts visa restrictions on spyware developers. UnitedHealth says its recent breach could affect tens of millions of Americans. LockBit leaks data allegedly stolen from the DC government. Microsoft says APT28 has hatched a GooseEgg. The White House and HHS update HIPAA rules to protect private medical data. Keyboard apps prove vulnerable. A New Hampshire hospital suffers a data breach. Microsoft’s DRM may be vulnerable to compromise. On our Industry Voices segment, Ian Leatherman, Security Strategist at Microsoft, discusses raising the bar for security in the software supply chain. GoogleTeller just can’t keep quiet. 
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On our Industry Voices segment, Ian Leatherman, Security Strategist at Microsoft, discusses raising the bar for security in the software supply chain.

Selected Reading
U.S. Gov imposed Visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to commercial spyware activity (Security Affairs)
UnitedHealth Group Previews Massive Change Healthcare Breach (GovInfo Security)
Ransomware Gang Leaks Data Allegedly Stolen From Government Contractor (SecurityWeek)
Russian APT28 Group in New “GooseEgg” Hacking Campaign (Infosecurity Magazine)
HHS strengthens privacy protections for reproductive health patients and providers (The Record)
The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers (The Citizen Lab)
Records of almost 2,800 CMC patients vulnerable in 'data security incident': hospital | Crime (Union Leader) 
Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services (SecurityWeek)
The creepy sound of online trackers (Axbom) 

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Section 702 gets another two years.  MITRE suffers a breach through an Ivanti VPN. CrushFTP urges customers to patch an actively exploited flaw. SafeBreach researchers disclose vulnerabilities in Windows Defender that allow remote file deletion. Ukrainian soldiers see increased attention from data-stealing apps. GitHub’s comments are being exploited to distribute malware. VW confirms legacy Chinese espionage and data breaches. CISA crowns winners of the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition. Cecilia Marinier, Director, Innovation and Programs at RSA Conference, and Niloo Razi Howe, Senior Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners & judge, review the top Innovation Sandbox contest finalists in anticipation of RSAC 2024. Targeting kids online puts perpetrators in the malware crosshairs. 
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We have two guests today. Cecilia Marinier, Director, Innovation and Programs at RSA Conference, and Niloo Razi Howe, Senior Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners & judge, review the top Innovation Sandbox contest finalists and what to look for on the innovation front at RSAC 2024. For 18 years, cybersecurity's boldest new innovators have competed in the RSAC Innovation Sandbox contest to put the spotlight on their potentially game-changing ideas. This year, 10 finalists will once again have three minutes to make their pitch to a panel of judges. Since the start of the contest, the Top 10 Finalists have collectively seen over 80 acquisitions and $13.5 billion in investments. Innovation Sandbox will take place on Monday, May 6th at 10:50am PT.

Selected Reading
Warrantless spying powers extended to 2026 with Biden’s signature (The Record)
MITRE breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti zero-days (Help Net Security)
CrushFTP File Transfer Vulnerability Lets Attackers Download System Files (Infosecurity Magazine)
Researchers Claim that Windows Defender Can Be Bypassed (GB Hackers)
Ukrainian soldiers’ apps increasingly targeted for spying, cyber agency warns  (The Record)
GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs (Bleeping Computer)
Presumably Chinese industrial spies stole VW data on e-drive technology (Bleeping Computer)
CISA declares winners of President’s Cup cybersecurity competition, with Artificially Intelligent team leading (Industrial Cyber)
Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them (Bleeping Computer)

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Managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute Kiersten Todt shares how she came to be in the cybersecurity industry helping to provide free tools and resources for small businesses through a nonprofit. She describes how her work on the Hill prior to and just after 9/11 changed. Kiersten talks about the diversity of skills that benefit work in cybersecurity and offers her advice on going after what you want to do. Our thanks to Kiersten for sharing her story with us. 

In this episode of CyberWire-X, N2K CyberWire’s Podcast host Dave Bittner is joined by Brian Davis, Principal Software Engineer, and Thomas Gardner, Senior Detection Engineer, both from Red Canary. They engage in a cloud architect vs. detection engineer discussion. Through the conversation, they illustrate how one person benefits the other's work and how they work together. Red Canary is our CyberWire-X episode sponsor.

Greg Lesnewich, senior threat researcher at Proofpoint, sits down to discuss "From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering." Since 2023, TA427 has directly solicited foreign policy experts for their opinions on nuclear disarmament, US-ROK policies, and sanction topics via benign conversation starting emails. 
The research states "While our researchers have consistently observed TA427 rely on social engineering tactics and regularly rotating its email infrastructure, in December 2023 the threat actor began to abuse lax Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policies to spoof various personas and, in February 2024, began incorporating web beacons for target profiling."
The research can be found here:
From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering