CyberWire Daily

Demo-lition derby: iVerify and Google clash over pixel app pitfalls.

Google and iVerify clash over the security implications of an Android app. CISA has issued a warning about a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Ransomware attacks targeting industrial sectors surge. Microsoft is rolling out mandatory MFA for Azure. Banshee Stealer is a new macOS-targeted malware developed by Russian threat actors. A popular flight tracking website exposes users’ personal and professional information. San Francisco goes after websites generating deepfake nudes. Daniel Blackford, Director of Threat Research at Proofpoint, joins us to discuss emerging tactics used by threat actors and trends in e-crime tied to nation states. Scammers Use Google to Scam Google.

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Weeding out 'worms' for Window's users.

Microsoft urges users to patch a critical TCP/IP remote code execution vulnerability. Texas sues GM over the privacy of location and driving data. Google says Iran’s APT42 is responsible for recent phishing attacks targeting presidential campaigns. Doppelgänger struggles to sustain its operations. Sophos X-Ops examines the Mad Liberator extortion gang. Fortra researchers document a potential Blue Screen of Death vulnerability on Windows. China’s Green Cicada Network creates over 5,000 AI-controlled inauthentic X(Twitter) accounts. Kim Dotcom is being extradited to the United States. Our guest is Rui Ribeiro, CEO at JScrambler, to discuss how the extensive use of first and third-party JavaScript is a blessing and a curse. Wireless shifting can really grind your gears.

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A health bot’s security slip-up.

Researchers at Tenable uncovered severe vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service. Scammers use deepfakes on Facebook and Instagram. Foreign influence operations target the Harris presidential campaign. An Idaho not-for-profit healthcare provider discloses a data breach. Research reveals a troubling trend of delayed and non-disclosure of ransomware attacks by organizations. Patch Tuesday roundup. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 revealed a significant security risk in open-source GitHub projects. Enzo Biochem will pay $4.5 million to settle charges of inadequate security protocols. Our guest is Stephanie Schneider, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at LastPass, joins us to discuss the ongoing Snowflake account attacks driven by exposed legitimate credentials. Mining for profits on Airbnb.

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From dispossessor to disposed.

The FBI is the repossessor of Dispossessor. The NCA collars and extradites a notorious cybercriminal. A German company loses sixty million dollars to business email compromise. DeathGrip is a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. Russia blocks access to Signal. NIST publishes post-quantum cryptography standards. DARPA awards $14 million to teams competing in the AI Cyber Challenge. On our Solution Spotlight, N2K President Simone Petrella talks with Lee Parrish, CISO of Newell Brands, about his book "The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security". AI generates impossible code - for knitters and crocheters.

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Confidential or compromised?

The Trump campaign claims its email systems were breached by Iranian hackers. A Nashville man is arrested as part of an alleged North Korean IT worker hiring scam. At Defcon, researchers reveal significant vulnerabilities in Google’s Quick Share. Ransomware attacks hit an Australian gold mining company as well as multiple U.S. local governments. GPS spoofing is a matter of time. Cisco readies another round of layoffs. Nearly 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States have been shared on a hacking forum. Our own Rick Howard speaks with Mark Ryland, Director of Amazon Security, about formal verification. A hacker hacks the hackers.

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