Georgia’s Secretary of State Pushes Social Media to Remove Russian Disinformation. CISA introduces its first international strategic plan. Microsoft issues a warning about the Quad7 botnet. Researchers uncover a zero-click vulnerability in Synology devices. CISA warns of critical ICS vulnerabilities. The U.S.and Israel outline the latest cyber activities of an Iranian threat group. Researchers track an online shopping scam operation called “Phish ‘n’ Ships.” A Colorado Pathology lab notifies 1.8 million patients of a data breach. Our guest is Gary Barlet, Public Sector CTO at Illumio, with a timely look at election security. Packing a custom PC full of meth.
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CyberWire Guest
Our guest is Gary Barlet, Public Sector CTO at Illumio, discussing where elections are most vulnerable and the potential dangers beyond national elections.
Selected Reading
Georgia official asks social media sites to take down Russian disinformation video (The Record)
CISA Strategic Plan Targets Global Cooperation on Cybersecurity (Security Boulevard)
Microsoft: Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials (Bleeping Computer)
Microsoft delays Windows Recall again, now by December (Bleeping Computer)
Zero-Click Flaw Exposes Potentially Millions of Popular Storage Devices to Attack (WIRED)
CISA Warns of Critical Software Vulnerabilities in Industrial Devices (Infosecurity Magazine)
US, Israel Describe Iranian Hackers' Targeting of Olympics, Surveillance Cameras (SecurityWeek)
Fake product listings on real shopping sites lead to stolen payment information (SC Media)
Medusa Ransomware Hack of Pathology Lab Affects 1.8 Million (BankInfo Security)
Someone tried to smuggle 100kg of synthetic drugs into Australia inside a bunch of PC cases (TechSpot)
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