German doxing incident remains under investigation. Marriott breach update. Dark Overlord watch. Can cryptocurrency become less burdensome in terms of energy consumption?

In today’s podcast, we hear that investigation into the doxing campaign German political leaders suffered continues, and the Interior Minister promises a transparent inquiry. Attribution remains unsettled, but a lot of people are looking toward Russia. Marriott thinks fewer guests were affected by its Starwood breach than initially feared. Online gamers affected by breaches. The Dark Overlord continues to make a pest of itself. And can alt-coin production become less of an energy hog? Awais Rashid from Bristol University on securing large-scale infrastructure. Guests are Karen Waltermire and Harry Perper from NIST, discussing the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2019_01_07.html

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