The US government disrupts China’s Raptor Train botnet. A phishing campaign abuses GitHub repositories to distribute malware.Ransomware group Vanilla Tempest targets U.S. healthcare providers.Hackers demand $6 million for stolen airport data. The FCC opens applications for a $200 million cybersecurity grant program. GreyNoise Intelligence tracks mysterious online “Noise Storms”. Scammers threaten Walmart shoppers with arrest. CISA adds five critical items to its known exploited vulnerabilities list. Craigslist founder will donate $100 million to strengthen US cybersecurity. Our guest today is Victoria Samson, Chief Director at Secure World Foundation, talking about space security and stability. Cybercriminals fall prey to very infostealers they rely on.
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Our guest today is Victoria Samson, Chief Director at Secure World Foundation, talking with N2K’s T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis about space security and stability. For some additional detail about space sustainability, visit Secure World Foundation’s Space Sustainability 101.
US Disrupts 'Raptor Train' Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon (SecurityWeek)
Clever 'GitHub Scanner' campaign abusing repos to push malware (Bleeping Computer)
Microsoft warns of ransomware attacks on US healthcare (CSO Online)
Sea-Tac refuses to pay 100-bitcoin ransom after August cyberattack (The Seattle Times)
FCC $200m Cyber Grant Pilot Opens Applications for Schools and Libraries (Infosecurity Magazine)
GreyNoise Reveals New Internet Noise Storm: Secret Messages and the China Connection (GreyNoise)
Walmart customers scammed via fake shopping lists, threatened with arrest (Malwarebytes)
CISA Warns of Five Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited in the Wild (Cyber Security News)
Craigslist Founder Pledges $100 Million to Boost U.S. Cybersecurity (Wall Street Journal)
Criminals Keep Hacking Themselves, Letting Researchers Unmask Them (404 Media)
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