PHP exploits are active in the wild. Security researchers discover undocumented commands in a popular Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled microcontroller. The ONCD could gain influence in this second Trump administration. The Akira ransomware gang leverages an unsecured webcam. Mission, Texas declares a state of emergency following a cyberattack. The FBI and Secret Service confirm crypto-heists are linked to the 2022 LastPass breach. A popular home appliance manufacturer suffers a cyberattack. Switzerland updates reporting requirements for critical infrastructure operators.  Our guest is Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer at the Health-ISAC, who warns “the cavalry isn’t coming—why the private sector must take the lead in critical infrastructure cybersecurity.” A termination kill switch leads to potential jail time. 

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CyberWire Guest

Today, we have Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer at the Health-ISAC, sharing his take “the cavalry isn’t coming—why the private sector must take the lead in critical infrastructure cybersecurity.”

Selected Reading

Mass Exploitation of Critical PHP Vulnerability Begins (SecurityWeek)

Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices (Bleeping Computer)

White House cyber director’s office set for more power under Trump, experts say (The Record)

Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR (Bleeping Computer)

Texas border city declares state of emergency after cyberattack on government systems (The Record)

Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks (Krebs on Security)

Home appliance company Presto says cyberattack causing delivery delays (The Record)

Switzerland Mandates Cyber-Attack Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine)

Developer sabotaged ex-employer IT systems with kill switch (The Register) 

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