High-Stakes Investigation and Cybersecurity Insights

The FBI warns agents of hacked call and text logs. The US Treasury sanctions entities tied to North Korea’s fake IT worker operations. Russian hacking group Star Blizzard attempted to infiltrate WhatsApp accounts of nonprofits supporting Ukraine. Yubico discloses a critical vulnerability in its Pluggable Authentication Module)software.  Google releases an open-source library for software composition analysis. CISA hopes to close the software understanding gap. Pumakit targets critical infrastructure. Simplehelp patches multiple flaws in their remote access software. The FTC bans GM from selling driver data. HHS outlines their efforts to protect hospitals and healthcare. Our guest Maria Tranquilli, Executive Director at Common Mission Project, speaks with N2K’s Executive Editor Brandon Karpf about the origins and impact of Hacking for Defense. Even the best of red teamers are humbled by AI. 

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CyberWire Guest

Our guest Maria Tranquilli, Executive Director at Common Mission Project, speaks with N2K’s Executive Editor Brandon Karpf about the origins and impact of Hacking for Defense, and how universities can get involved.

Selected Reading

FBI Has Warned Agents It Believes Hackers Stole Their Call Logs (Bloomberg)

US Announces Sanctions Against North Korean Fake IT Worker Network (SecurityWeek)

Russian Star Blizzard hackers exploit WhatsApp accounts to spy on nonprofits aiding Ukraine (The Record)

Yubico PAM Module Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass Authentications In Certain Configurations (Cyber Security News)

Google Releases Open Source Library for Software Composition Analysis (SecurityWeek)

Closing the Software Understanding Gap (CISA)

Pumakit - A Sophisticated Linux Rootkit Attack Critical Infrastructure (Cyber Security News)

Vulnerabilities in SimpleHelp Remote Access Software May Lead to System Compromise (SecurityWeek)

FTC hands GM a 5-year ban on selling sensitive driver info to data brokers (The Record)

How HHS has strengthened cybersecurity of hospitals and health care systems (CyberScoop)

Microsoft AI Red Team says security work will never be done (The Register) 

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