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In today's podcast, we hear that hundreds of enterprises may be oversharing on Google Groups. Wells Fargo works to recover from botched e-discovery. Energetic Bear may be back, with some cunning phishbait. Pravda says Russians feel strange new respect in cyberspace. The CopyKittens appear to be Persian cats. Another Ethereum ICO is pilfered, but, contrary to expectations, the White Hat Group looks...

In today's podcast, we hear about the wisdom of attending to your AWS Access Control Lists. Wells Fargo data leaked in the course of e-discovery. NotPetya fallout and investigation. The Islamic State's presence in cyberspace is getting a bit threadbare. Fruitfly has been buzzing through Macs, quietly, for a decade. Palo Alto Networks' Rick Howard describes a new security framework. Other dark web...

In today's podcast we hear about an international raid that took down the illicit Hansa Market—which, it turns out, the Dutch National Police had covertly taken over for about a week. Recovery from WannaCry and NotPetya continues its long slog. Banking malware is on the rise in the wild. Studies warn of power grid vulnerabilities. Devil's Ivy infests security cameras in the IoT. Digital Shadows of...

In today's podcast, we discuss a reminder from Amazon Web Services is timely: check your cloud's configuration. Hacks now seem to affect revenue for years. A rundown of some new threats and vulnerabilities. Apple issues security patches for iOS, MacOS, and Safari. Oracle fixes more than 300 bugs. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications on the responsibilities of ISPs. Chris Ensey from Dunbar Cyber S...

In today's podcast, we hear about how another tippy AWS S3 bucket spills its contents over the Web. The FedEx 10-K report indicates it may never fully recover systems and data hit by NotPetya. Virus hides in Game of Thrones torrent. Harvard's Belfer Center wants to secure electronic voting. Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security consider moonshot research to take out botnets. M&A and ventur...

In today's podcast we hear more on how Qatar has accused the UAE of hacking, and vows legal retribution—all on the strength of a Washington Post story. UAE says it didn't do it. Warnings about vulnerabilities in commonly used IoT code. Markus Rauschecker from UMD CHHS on Facebook running afoul of European privacy laws. Tina Ladabouche, NSA GenCyber Program Manager, on the NSA’s GenCyber program, s...

In today's podcast we hear that Qatar has accused the United Arab Emirates of a hacking and disinformation campaign—the UAE deny it. Russia's Foreign Ministry says it was hacked. Russia-experts in the US said to be receiving unwelcome attention from possible state intelligence services. Deterrence and confidence building measures remain works in progress in cyberspace. Ransomware and click-fraud c...

In today's podcast, we hear that WikiLeaks dumps another alleged CIA cyber manual from Vault7. Cyberwar is the continuation of war (and therefore policy) by other means. Counting the cost of NotPetya. AWS S3 misconfigurations could happen to the best of us (but need not). Chasing innovation in the UK and the US. AlphaBay taken down in international police operation. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Netw...

In today's podcast, we hear about signs that NotPetya was covering up a broad espionage campaign. State-sponsored hacking seems, when not simple spying, to aim at eroding trust. Verizon suffers a major customer data breach said to derive from a vendor's misconfiguration of an Amazon S3 bucket. Industry notes—venture funding and an acquisition. David Dufour from Webroot on homoglyph attacks. Thomas...

In today's podcast we share some Patch Tuesday notes: Microsoft and Adobe both offer updates. Kremlinology goes cyber as infrastructure attacks remain under investigation. A cyber company emerges from stealth. The US General Services Administration removes Kaspersky Lab from Schedule 70. Election influence investigations turn to the question of Russian opposition research. Jonathan Katz from the U...

In today's podcast we hear about how Russia has apparently been phishing in the North American and European power grid. NATO has had about enough of that. There will be no US-Russian joint cybersecurity effort. The Adwin RAT is back, and seeking to socially engineer its way into aerospace company networks. Election hacking investigation updates. Industry notes, including both venture and M&A news....

In today's podcast we discuss some answers to two Russian claims. No, Russia and America won't be linking up in a cyber alliance. And no, no one at the G20 meetings actually bought the line about election hacking retailed there by President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov. NotPetya recovery continues. Android infestations in the wild. US power plants warned to be alert for cyberattack. Criminals...

In today's podcast, we hear that NotPetya still looks like a Russian campaign to Ukrainian authorities, and experts remain skeptical that affected data can be recovered. Companies warn that NotPetya may have a material effect on earnings. WikiLeaks dumps Gyrfalcon and BothanSpy documents from Vault7.  Johannes Ulrich from SANS and the ISC Stormcast Podcast on no SQL database security. Andy Greenbe...

In today's podcast we hear about the Ukrainian police raid on Intellect Service and their seizure of M.E. Doc servers. Ukraine's Interior Ministry says this stopped a second wave of NotPetya. Affected companies continue to recover from the NotPetya infestation. US Cyber Command prepares to parry hybrid warfare. Spyware campaign hits Chinese-language news services. The EU considers adopting a "righ...

In today's podcast, we hear how affected enterprises are restoring services after last week's NotPetya pandemic. Maersk's experience prompts some introspection in the logistics sector. Ukraine prepares to charge ME Doc's maker with criminal negligence for allowing the infection to take hold. NotPetya tied to BlackEnergy and thence to a "state actor" (NATO's not saying it's Russia, but Ukraine is)....

In today's podcast, we hear that recovery from Petya/Nyetya/NotPetya proceeds—and it's not ransomware. Ukraine says Russia's responsible. US warnings of cyberattacks on nuclear power plants may have been premature. NATO members consider when to invoke Article 5 in cyberspace. Islamist inspiration and other political discontents continue to prompt content screening in Europe. Europe is also in puni...

In today's podcast we hear that Petya/Nyetya/NotPetya is almost certainly a wiper, and not ransomware after all. Ukraine blames Russia, but whoever did it had EternalBlue before the ShadowBrokers leaked it. WikiLeaks Vault7 disgorges OutlawCountry, a Linux attack tool. The ShadowBrokers raise their rates. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs with research on fraud guides on the dark web. Guests are Drew...

In today's podcast we hear that the current Petya/Nyetya/NotPetya outbreak down deep doesn't look like ransomware, but a wiper, and a nasty one at that—probably a cyber warfare campaign. How are these three things alike: shipping, manufacturing, and Big Law? The ShadowBrokers are back, and WikiLeaks' Vault7 disgorges what looks like a creepy stalking tool. Other non-Petya ransomware attacks. Rick...

The IoT, or Internet of Things, broadly defined is the collection of physical objects with IP addresses, connected to the internet. From consumer devices like security cameras, DVRs, and smart thermostats to industrial control systems and autonomous cars, the IoT offers potential for both opportunity and vulnerability.  In the first half of this CyberWire Special Edition, we speak with IoT experts...

Today we speak at length with Tanium's Chief Security Architect on tracking the Petya ransomware pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that another ransomware pandemic has broken out—this one looks more sophisticated and dangerous than WannaCry. Ukraine is again the center, but it's moving out fast. Notes on the Parliament email hack in the UK. Accenture's Justin Harvey explains destructive malware. IBM's David Jarvis advocates an adoption of a "new collar" recruiting strategy. And ISIS isn't doing much...

In today's podcast, we hear that the UK's Parliament recovers from a brute-force attack. Reports on election hacking in the US suggest there was some American cyber retaliation last year against Russian influence operations. BlackTech goes after intellectual property in East Asia. Windows Defender gets a patch, but Windows 10 source code leaks. Fireball malware's extent is disputed. ISIS hacktivis...

In today's podcast we hear about how Brutal Kangaroo has hopped out of Vault 7—don't let it poke your device with a thumb drive. Big data leaks wind up being traded on the black market. The dangers of careless configuration of an S3 bucket. Ransomware remains pricey. It can also serve as misdirection. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications shares lessons from WannaCry. Darron Gibbard from Qaulys of...

In today's podcast we hear that WannaCry's still here—just ask Honda and the Australian state of Victoria. North America and Europe work to secure their grids against CrashOverride. The US Congress hears testimony about Russian election influence ops: they didn't change the vote, but did they ever shake people up. Business email compromise scams hook sophisticated victims. The Queen's Speech says...

In today's podcast, we hear that nation-state influence operations against elections prompt investigation, introspection, and policy studies. We also hear about the implications of a major voter database exposure in the US, and about what might be done to mitigate such risks. Lancaster University's Awais Rashid shares research on security stakeholder biases. Arlen Frew from Nominum on small busine...