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Our podcast team is taking a break this week for the holidays. We’re revisiting some of our favorite interviews from 2016.   Tom Wingfield is Professor of Cyberspace law at the National Defense University, and one of the authors of the Tallin manual, an academic study of how international law applies to cyber conflicts and cyber warfare. We interviewed Tom Wingfield back in October, on location at...

Our podcast team is taking a break this week for the holidays. We’re revisiting some of our favorite interviews from 2016.   Back in May, we spoke with author and historian Abby Smith Rumsey about her latest book, “When We Are No More: How digital memory shapes our future.” The book explores human memory from pre-history to the present, from pictures painted on cave walls to the present, with all...

In today's podcast we hear more about how Fancy Bear has gone to war. Russia denies meddling with US elections. US retaliation for influence operations is still under consideration—some speculate that when it comes, it may be loud. Siemens patches its widely used HVAC controller. Post mortems on the Yahoo! breach continue (and draw attention to cybersecurity EFTs). FBI Special Agent Keith Mularski...

In today's podcast, we hear about ISIS attempts to inspire Christmas attacks. Ukraine is on the receiving end of Russian tactical cyber operations, and yes, it's Fancy Bear. Analysts mull the possibility of a Russo-American détente emerging from cyber conflict. Mirai continues to rope maverick devices into its bot-herd.  Virginia Tech's Hume Center's Dr. Charles Clancy explains mobile device encry...

In today's podcast, we hear about Ukraine's investigation of Saturday's power outages around Kiev—speculation says it was either a demonstration or misdirection. German police track terrorists' spoor online. Pakistani hackers hit Google's Bangladesh domain, possibly for the lulz. (Speaking of the lulz, OurMine is back and messing with Twitter accounts.) Panasonic and IOActive disagree over reports...

In today's podcast, we discuss another possible cyber incident that hit Ukraine's power grid last Saturday. Flashpoint looks at the ShadowBrokers' alleged Equation Group code and sees a rogue insider behind the leak. WordPress sites are receiving a lot of brute-forcing attempts. New spam and other attack techniques are evading volumetric detection. Mirai is sniffing for new IoT bots, and Dave Lars...

In today's podcast, we hear about how the ShadowBrokers are stocking their discount rack with Equation Group bargains. Yahoo's data breach attracts regulatory, investor, and due diligence scrutiny. Yahoo's stolen data is also being offered for sale on the dark web. Multiple other data breaches come to light, and skids hit online games with DDoS attacks. Ben-Gurion University's Yisroel Mirsky descr...

In today's podcast we hear about "Rasputin," a cybercriminal selling US Election Assistance Commission credentials. US investigation of Russian influence operations continues, with promises of eventual retaliation (nose-thumbing from Moscow received in response). UK and EU officials worry about Russian meddling with 2017 elections. The Yahoo! breach sinks in—some call it the "Exxon Valdez" of cybe...

In today's podcast, we hear about Yahoo's disclosure of a record-setting breach—over a billion customer accounts are affected. CyberWire editor John Petrik collects industry comments on the breach. Microsoft reports finding "FinFisher-like" spyware in the wild. US investigation of Russian election hacking continues. The case for and against Fancy Bear is being made by observers, but the Intelligen...

In today's podcast, we learn that Ukraine says its Defense Ministry was hacked, probably by Russia. US investigations of apparent Russian influence operations during elections continue. Venezuela talks up cyber threats as contributing to its financial crises. Dr. Web reports a new Loki Trojan variant in the wild. BugSec and Cynet disclose Facebook Messenger flaw (now patched). Level 3's Dale Drew...

In today's podcast, we learn that SWIFT has warned member banks of ongoing attempts at fraudulent funds transfer. US investigation of Russian influence operations continues, with bipartisan support. German fears of Russian election hacking persist. Apple iOS, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, and AirDroid get patches. Tor releases a browser with upgraded anonymity. Kevin Bocek from Venafi reminds us of...

In today's podcast, we hear about how an international police action swept up youths shopping for DDoS tools. Russian banks sustain a mild, easily parried DDoS attack. Mirai gets trickier. US-CERT warns against vulnerabilities in home routers. Popcorn Time ransomware says it's doing good by doing bad, but few will be deceived. US opens an investigation after the Intelligence Community concludes th...

In today's podcast, South Korea braces for the North to take cyber advantage of a constitutional crisis, but so far all's quiet. (Or most is quiet, anyway.) Germany takes official notice that Fancy Bear is working to disrupt next year's elections. The US state of Georgia thinks DHS may have tried to penetrate its election system post-election, and it wants to know what's up. ISIS is back online, a...

In today's podcast, we hear about an industrial espionage campaign against Germany's steel industry. Turkish hacktivists' Sledgehammer gamifies DDoS (and installs backdoors in its gamers). The Floki Bot Trojan is a cheap and evasive addition to the Zeus family. Dridex is back. GPS gets a cybersecurity upgrade. Too many people are still using Windows XP. Joe Carrigan from the Johns Hopkins Universi...

In today's podcast, we hear that more network security cameras have been found vulnerable to bot-herding. Sony's are patched, so patch. Unpatched Flash bugs incorporated into exploit kits. New ransomware strains are out. Russia announces a new national Internet strategy as Canada and the EU grapple with the complexity and ambivalence of controlling extremist content. Steganography is back, alas, a...

In today's podcast, we hear that more state-directed hacking is in the forecast for 2017 (and Pyongyang seems to have a head start). A new DDoS botnet rivals Mirai. Ransomware notes. Android users are advised to stick with Google Play (and so avoid Gooligan). Content filtering in social media. Cris Thomas from Tenable talks about their cybersecurity report card. Awais Rashid from Lancaster Univers...

In today's podcast, we hear what the US Presidential Commission on Cybersecurity recommended in its long-anticipated report. Russia's FSB says today's the day foreign intelligence services are going to try to disrupt the Russian financial system. Ransomware author Pornpoker gets collared. Distributed guessing attacks might have been made against Tesco. Gooligan's business model is mostly advertisi...

In today's podcast, we hear about an international take down of the Avalanche cybercrime ring. (Bravo, FBI…and others.) A vulnerability in AirDroid is reported—you can find the app in the Google Play Store. Russia says there's a plot afoot to hack its banks and spread financial panic. US Senators tell the White House they want to know more about Russian attempts to influence US elections. This wee...

In today's podcast, we learn that Shamoon is back, again probably from Iran, and again hitting Saudi targets. Mirai infestations are turning up in the UK; observers see a criminal race to round up the biggest bot herd. Fancy Bear is also back, and still pawing at WADA. Good backup practices enabled San Francisco's Muni light rail to recover from ransomware. Palo Alto warns of a new Android Trojan....

In today's podcast, we hear about Deutsche Telekom's recovery from DDoS, and why there's probably a lot more Mirai where that came from. Omri Iluz from PerimeterX gives us the background on botnets. Germany arrests an alleged mole in the BfV. ISIS claims the Ohio State attacker as its "soldier." The Snooper's Charter becomes law in the UK. San Francisco's Muni hangs tough on ransomware. A new Andr...

In today's podcast, we hear about how ISIS sympathizers are celebrating the Ohio State slasher rampage in social media. Germany's BND warns of Russian plans to disrupt elections. Deutsche Telekom recovers from a Mirai-driven DDoS attack. San Francisco's light rail recovers from ransomware (and resumes collecting fares). Holiday retail cyber security trends. A look into the dark web. Continuing sec...

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In today's podcast, we hear about how military, law enforcement cooperation are taking a toll of ISIS cyber operators. President Obama says the US elections weren't affected by hackers. DDoS in Brussels and Ireland remain under investigation. A Mirai botnet is available for rent on the cyber black market. ATM skimmers threaten holiday users—and the new inset skimmers are tough to detect. Ransomwar...

In  today's podcast, we hear about how ISIS is making its way, quietly, back into the cyber news (and how the Australian Signals Directorate is on the case). The Broadband Internet Technology Advisory Group wants the IoT industry to face some unpleasant facts, and the security industry calls for standards. Europol finishes its second sweep of money mules. ATM jackpotting spreads in Europe and Asia...

In today's podcast we hear about the FBI's warning that cash-spewing ATMs could be coming to a strip mall near you, courtesy of the Russian mob. Bad news and good news about ransomware. Another Android backdoor is reported. Exploitable security cameras get a patch. The Conficker worm's still crazy after all these years. Lessons for users from the Three Mobile hack. Biometrics meets the Wind in the...