Apple warns targeted users of mercenary spyware attacks. CISA expands its Malware Next-Gen service to the private sector. US Cyber Command chronicles their “hunt forward” operations. Taxi fleets leak customer data. Trend Micro tracks DeuterBear malware. The BatBadBut vulnerability enables command injection on Windows. Cybercriminals manipulate GitHub's search functionality. Scully Spider may be utilizing AI generated Powershells scripts. A study from ISC2 shed’s light on salary disparities. On our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, welcomes Donnie Hasseltine, VP of Security at Second Front Systems and a former Recon Marine, as they delve into the indispensable role of a military mindset in cybersecurity. Guest Dr. Sasha Vanterpool, Cyber Workforce Consultant with N2K, introducing the new podcast series Cyber Talent Insights. And AI music sings the license.
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CyberWire Guests
On our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, welcomes Donnie Hasseltine, VP of Security at Second Front Systems and a former Recon Marine, as they delve into the indispensable role of a military mindset in cybersecurity. You can listen to the full conversation here.
Guest Dr. Sasha Vanterpool, Cyber Workforce Consultant with N2K, introducing the new podcast series Cyber Talent Insights that is launching on Friday, April 12, 2024. You can read more about Cyber Talent Insights here.
Selected Reading
iPhone users in 92 countries received a spyware attack warning from Apple (Engadget)
CISA to expand automated malware analysis system beyond government agencies (The Record)
US Cyber Force Assisted Foreign Governments 22 Times in 2023 (SecurityWeek)
Taxi software vendor exposes personal details of nearly 300K (The Register)
Cyberespionage Group Earth Hundun's Continuous Refinement of Waterbear and Deuterbear (Trend Micro)
BatBadBut: You can't securely execute commands on Windows (Flatt)
New Technique to Trick Developers Detected in an Open Source Supply Chain Attack (Checkmarx)
Malicious PowerShell script pushing malware looks AI-written (Bleeping Computer)
Women make less than men in US cyber jobs — but the gap is narrowing (CyberScoop)
Permission is hereby granted (Suno)
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