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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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" and security relationship management. Coming tomorrow, stay tuned for a special edition with Simone and Lee’s full conversation.

Selected Reading

FBI strikes down rumored LockBit reboot (CSO Online)

Suspected head of prolific cybercrime groups arrested and extradited (National Crime Agency)

Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million (The Register)

DeathGrip Ransomware Expanding Services Using RaaS Service (GB Hackers)

Swiss manufacturer investigating ransomware attack that shut down IT network (The Record)

Russia Blocks Signal Messaging App as Authorities Tighten Control Over Information (SecurityWeek)

Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Officially Announced by NIST – a History and Explanation (SecurityWeek)

Need to know: NIST finalizes post-quantum encryption standards essential for cybersecurity (N2K CyberWire)

NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards (NIST)

DARPA Awards $14m to Seven Teams in AI Cyber Challenge (Infosecurity Magazine)

The AI scams infiltrating the knitting and crochet world - and why it matters for everyone (ZDNET)

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