Interview: Why Nation-State Actors Target Critical Infrastructure

CISA says cooperation between federal agencies and the private sector remains steady. Long-standing Linux kernel vulnerability in active ransomware campaigns confirmed. A Chinese-linked group targets diplomatic organizations in Hungary, Belgium, and other European nations. A government contractor breach exposes data of over 10 million Americans. Luxury fashion brands fall victim to impersonation scams. Phishing shifts from email to LinkedIn. Advocacy groups urge the FTC to block Meta from using chatbot interactions to target ads. A man pleads guilty to selling zero-days to the Russians. Emily Austin, Principal Security Researcher at Censys, discusses why nation state attackers continue targeting critical infrastructure. When M&S went offline, shoppers hit ‘Next’.

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Today we are joined by Emily Austin, Principal Security Researcher at Censys, as she discusses why nation state attackers continue targeting critical infrastructure.

Selected Reading

Cyber info sharing ‘holding steady’ despite lapse in CISA 2015, official says (The Record)

CISA: High-severity Linux flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs (Bleeping Computer)

CISA and NSA share tips on securing Microsoft Exchange servers (Bleeping Computer)

UNC6384 Weaponizes ZDI-CAN-25373 Vulnerability to Deploy PlugX Against Hungarian and Belgian Diplomatic Entities (Arctic Wolf)

More than 10 million impacted by breach of government contractor Conduent (The Record)

Luxury Fashion Brands Face New Wave of Threats in Lead-up to 2025 Holiday Shopping Season (BforeAI)

LinkedIn phishing targets finance execs with fake board invites (Bleeping Computer)

Coalition calls on FTC to block Meta from using chatbot interactions to target ads, personalize content (The Record)

Ex-L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker (CyberScoop)

Business rival credits cyberattack on M&S for boosting profits (The Record)

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