FaceTime’s odd bug, and how to squash it. FormBook malware surges through a new hosting service. Some international law enforcement wins. International conflict in cyberspace.

In today’s podcast, we hear that a FaceTime bug lets you listen to someone’s phone before they’ve even picked up. FormBook malware’s surge is abetted by a new hosting service. Compromised server market xDedic has been taken down. Europol is looking for Webstressor users. Huawei faces new US criminal charges. Kim’s ambitious economic plan may augur ambitious North Korean hacking. EU foretells a surge in Iranian cyberattacks. Waiting for information operations around the Venezuelan crisis. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on legacy Twitter location data privacy issues. Guest is Jamil Jaffer from IronNet Cybersecurity with highlights from his recent Capital Hill briefing, “Nation-State Threats, Collective Defense, and Strategic Deterrence in Cyberspace: (How) Can We Get Better Fast?”

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

https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/January/CyberWire_2019_01_29.html

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