Apple releases emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability. CISA places election security workers on leave. Elon Musk leads a group of investors making an unsolicited bid to acquire OpenAI. The man accused of hacking the SEC’s XTwitter account pleads guilty. Law enforcement seizes the leak site of the 8Base ransomware gang. Researchers track a massive increase in brute-force attacks targeting edge devices. Experts question the U.K. government’s demand for an encryption backdoor in Apple devices. Today’s guest is John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence at Trellix, joining us to discuss their work on "Blurring the Lines: How Nation-States and Organized Cybercriminals Are Becoming Alike." And it’s international day for women and girls in science.

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CyberWire Guest

Today’s guest is John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence at Trellix, joining us to discuss their work on "Blurring the Lines: How Nation-States and Organized Cybercriminals Are Becoming Alike."

Selected Reading

Apple fixes zero-day exploited in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks (BleepingComputer)

US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave (AP News)

Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI, CEO refuses and offers to "buy Twitter for $9.74 billion" (TechSpot)

OpenAI Finds No Evidence of Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell 20 Million Credentials (SecurityWeek)

Hacker who hijacked SEC’s X account pleads guilty, faces maximum five-year sentence (The Record)

8Base ransomware site taken down as Thai authorities arrest 4 connected to operation (The Record)

Edge Devices Face Surge in Mass Brute-Force Password Attacks (Data Breach Today)

U.K. Kicks Apple’s Door Open for China (Wall Street Journal)

International Day of Women and Girls in Science- United Nations (United Nations)

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