Intro

The LockBit ransomware gang has been hacked. Google researchers identify a new infostealer called Lostkeys. SonicWall is urging customers to patch three critical device vulnerabilities. Apple patches a critical remote code execution flaw. Cisco patches 35 vulnerabilities across multiple products. Iranian hackers cloned a German modeling agency’s website to spy on Iranian dissidents. Researchers bypass SentinelOne’s EDR protection. Education tech firm PowerSchool faces renewed extortion. CrowdStrike leans into AI amidst layoffs. Our guest is Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, discussing the mixed messages of the cyber skills gaps. Honoring the legacy of Joseph Nye.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, who is discussing the mixed messages of the cyber skills gaps.

Selected Reading

LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed (Bleeping Computer)

Russian state-linked Coldriver spies add new malware to operation (The Record)

Fake AI Tools Push New Noodlophile Stealer Through Facebook Ads (Hackread)

SonicWall urges admins to patch VPN flaw exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Researchers Details macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2024-44236 (Cyber Security News)

Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controllers Vulnerability Enables Full Device Control for Attackers (Cyber Security News)

Cisco Patches 35 Vulnerabilities Across Several Products (SecurityWeek)

Iranian Hackers Impersonate as Model Agency to Attack Victims (Cyber Security News)

Hacker Finds New Technique to Bypass SentinelOne EDR Solution (Infosecurity Magazine)

CrowdStrike trims workforce by 5 percent, aims to rely on AI (The Register)

Despite ransom payment, PowerSchool hacker now extorting individual school districts (The Record) 

Joseph Nye, Harvard professor, developer of “soft power” theory, and an architect of modern international relations, dies at 88 (Harvard University) 

Nye Lauded for Cybersecurity Leadership (The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University)

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