China says it had nothing to do with the Parliament hack in Australia. Notes on Patch Tuesday. Shlayer and GreyEnergy malware analyzed. Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day—act accordingly.

In today’s podcast, we hear that China has denied involvement in the Australian Parliament hack. Patch Tuesday notes. A new strain of Shlayer malware is out. A look at GreyEnergy. Reactions to the destructive VFEmail attack. And thoughts on St. Valentine’s Day, with advice, admonition, and an excursus on credential-stuffing and holiday doughnuts. Dr. Charles Clancy from VA Tech’s Hume Center on the Pentagon’s use of AI for RF spectrum management. Guest is Matt Cauthorn from ExtraHop on malicious Chrome extensions.

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

https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/February/CyberWire_2019_02_13.html 

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