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Feb 2022
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Update on Russia’s hybrid threat to Ukra...

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Update on Russia’s hybrid threat to Ukraine, with observations on possible international spillover. Vodafone Portugal continues its recovery. The FritzFrog peer-to-peer botnet is back, and has resumed operations against government, healthcare, and education targets. Caleb Barlow warns of attacks coming from inside your network. Our guest is Tom Boltman of Kovrr on the shift in the cyber insurance market due to ransomware. And there’s a new wrinkle in the old familiar Nigerian prince scam–did you know the UN was compensating victims by sending them ATM cards? Neither did the UN.


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https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/29

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