A malign AI tool: FraudGPT. Stealer logs in the C2C market. Signs in the blockchain that some Conti alumni are working with the Akira gang. And a kinetic strike against a cyber target.

FraudGPT is a chatbot with malign intent. Stealer logs in the C2C market. Signs in the blockchain that some Conti alumni are working with the Akira gang. Tim Starks from Washington Post's Cybersecurity 202 on the White House’s new National Cyber Director nominee. Maria Varmazis speaks with David Luber, Deputy Director of NSA's Cybersecurity Directorate, on space systems as critical infrastructure. And a kinetic strike against a cyber target: Ukrainian drones may have hit Fancy Bear’s Moscow digs.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:

https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/141

Selected reading.

FraudGPT: The Villain Avatar of ChatGPT (Netenrich) 

Stealer Logs & Corporate Access (Flare)

Over 400,000 corporate credentials stolen by info-stealing malware (BleepingComputer)

The Alarming Rise of Infostealers: How to Detect this Silent Threat (The Hacker News)

Conti and Akira: Chained Together (Arctic Wolf)

Ukraine-Russia war: Ukraine vows further drone strikes on Moscow and Crimea (The Telegraph) 

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