Interpol pursues West African cybercrime groups. Bassett Furniture shuts down manufacturing following a ransomware attack. A gastroenterologist group notifies patients of a data breach. An Apache HugeGraph flaw is being actively exploited. Octo Tempest updates its toolkit. Satori uncovers evil twin campaigns on Google Play. The cost of the Change Healthcare breach crosses the two billion dollar mark. Cybersecurity venture funding saw a surge last quarter. Cyber regulatory agencies face legal challenges. On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins us to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. Fighting disinformation is easier said than done.
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CyberWire Guest
On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins Dave to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. You can find out more about SpyCloud’s “How the Threat Actors at SpaxMedia Distribute Malware Globally” here.
Selected Reading
Global Police Swoop on Black Axe Cybercrime Syndicate (Infosecurity Magazine)
Furniture giant shuts down manufacturing facilities after ransomware attack (The Record)
MNGI Digestive Health Data Breach Impacts 765,000 Individuals (SecurityWeek)
Apache HugeGraph Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (SecurityWeek)
Octo Tempest group adds RansomHub and Qilin ransomware to its arsenal (Security Affairs)
Report Identifies More Than 250 Evil Twin Mobile Applications (Security Boulevard)
Change Healthcare's Breach Costs Could Reach $2.5 Billion (GovInfo Security)
Cybersecurity Funding Jumps 144% In Q2 (Crunchbase)
The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy (WIRED)
Even the Best Tools to Fight Disinformation Are Not Enough (The New York Times)
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