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Intro
This chapter explores recent events in the cybersecurity landscape, including a significant Russian cyber campaign disruption and changes in TLS certificate lifespans. It also addresses security incidents from major platforms and introduces national security strategies for cyber defense.
Researchers disrupt a cyber campaign by Russia’s Midnight Blizzard. The Salesloft Drift breach continues to ripple outward. WhatsApp patches a critical flaw in its iOS and Mac apps. A fake PDF editing tool delivers the TamperChef infostealer. A hacker finds crash data Tesla claimed not to have. Spain cancels a €10 million contract with Huawei. A fraudster bilks Baltimore for over $1.5 million. We’ve got a breakdown of the latest Business news. In our Threat Vector segment, Michael Sikorski and guest Thomas P. Bossert explore the path from policy and national security strategy to building operational cyber defense. We preview our spicy new episode of Only Malware in the Building.
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Threat Vector Segment
In our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton hands the mic over to Michael Sikorski and guest Thomas P. Bossert, President of Trinity Cyber and former Homeland Security Advisor. They explore the path from policy and national security strategy to building operational cyber defense. Listen to the full conversation here and find new episodes of Threat Vector each Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network and in your favorite podcast app.
CyberWire Guest
Today, our podcast producer Liz Stokes speaks with N2K Director of Enterprise Content Strategy Ma'ayan Plaut about our spicy new episode of Only Malware in the Building. You can find the audio version of Only Malware episode here, but we recommend you view the episode for added enjoyment!
Selected Reading
Amazon disrupts Russian APT29 hackers targeting Microsoft 365 (Bleeping Computer)
The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft (Krebs on Security)
Zscaler swiftly mitigates a security incident impacting Salesloft Drift (Zscaler)
WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware (TechCrunch)
TamperedChef infostealer delivered through fraudulent PDF Editor (Bleeping Computer)
Heimdal Investigation: European Organizations Hit by PDF Editor Malware Campaign (Heimdal Security)
Tesla said it didn’t have critical data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. (The Washington Post)
Spanish government cancels €10m contract using Huawei equipment (The Record)
Scammer steals $1.5 million from Baltimore by spoofing city vendor (The Record)
N2K Pro Business Briefing update (N2K Networks)
Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters (BBC)
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