Political Dynamics and Cybersecurity

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.

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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)

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