Analyzing Systemic Failures in National Security

Children’s DNA in criminal databases. ASUS routers get an unwanted houseguest. New APT41 malware uses Google Calendar for command-and-control. Interlock ransomware gang deploys new Trojan. Estonia issues arrest warrant for suspect in massive pharmacy breach. The enemy within the endpoint. New England hospitals disrupted by cyberattack. Tim Starks from CyberScoop is discussing ‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots. And Victoria’s Secrets are leaked.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we have Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing ‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots.

Selected Reading

 The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database (WIRED)

GreyNoise Discovers Stealthy Backdoor Campaign Affecting Thousands of ASUS Routers (GreyNoise)

Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics (Google Threat Intelligence Group)

Interlock ransomware gang deploys new NodeSnake RAT on universities (BleepingComputer)

Estonia issues arrest warrant for Moroccan wanted for major pharmacy data breach (The Record)

Israeli company Syngia thwarts North Korean cyberattack (The Jerusalem Post)

St. Joseph Hospital owner says company targeted in cybersecurity incident (WMUR)

Victoria’s Secret Website Taken Offline After Cybersecurity Breach (GB Hackers)

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