CISA spins up an election operations war room. Microsoft neglected to restrict access to gender-detecting AI. Yahoo uncovers vulnerabilities in OpenText’s NetIQ iManager. QNAP issues urgent patches for its NAS devices. Sysdig uncovers Emerald Whale. A malvertising campaign exploits Meta’s ad platform to spread the SYS01 infostealer. Senator Ron Wyden wants to tighten rules aimed at preventing U.S. technologies from reaching repressive regimes. Researchers use AI to uncover an IoT zero-day. Sophos reveals a five year battle with firewall hackers. Our guest is Frederico Hakamine, Technology Evangelist from Axonius, talking about how threats both overlap and differ across individuals and critical infrastructure. Be afraid of spooky data.
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CyberWire Guest
Our guest is Frederico Hakamine, Technology Evangelist from Axonius, talking about how threats both overlap and differ across individuals and critical infrastructure.
Selected Reading
CISA Opens Election War Room to Combat Escalating Threats (GovInfo Security)
Agencies face ‘inflection point’ ahead of looming zero-trust deadline, CISA official says (CyberScoop)
Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident (404 Media)
Yahoo Discloses NetIQ iManager Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution (SecurityWeek)
QNAP patches critical SQLi flaw (Beyond Machines)
EMERALDWHALE: 15k Cloud Credentials Stolen in Operation Targeting Exposed Git Config Files (Sysdig)
Fake Meta Ads Hijacking Facebook Accounts to Spread SYS01 Infostealer (Hackread)
Exclusive: Senator calls on Commerce to tighten proposed rules on exporting surveillance, hacking tech to problematic nations (CyberScoop)
GreyNoise Intelligence Discovers Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Live Streaming Cameras with the Help of AI (GreyNoise)
Inside Sophos' 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices (WIRED)
Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats (Sophos News)
Spooky Data at a Distance (LinkedIn)
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