Updates on supply-chain seeding reports. DDoS in Ukraine. GAO reports on US weapon system cyber vulnerabilities. Bugs exploited by Mirai persist. Patch note and toe dialing.

In today's podcast we hear that there's no consensus, yet, on Bloomberg's report of Chinese seeding attacks on the IT hardware supply chain. Ukrainian fiscal authority sustains DDoS attack. GAO reports on cyber vulnerabilities in US Defense Department weapon systems. Xiongmai DVRs and cameras still exhibit bugs exploited by the Mirai botnet. Patch notes. And a lizard toe-dials from a veterinary clinic—he wasn't a patient; just visiting. Robert M. Lee from Dragos with insights on the Bloomberg hardware supply chain story. Guest is Stephen Cobb from ESET with results from their recent AI and ML silver bullet survey.

For links to today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/October/CyberWire_2018_10_10.html

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