Finland’s data protection authority investigates suspicious smartphone activity. GitHub repos are leaking keys. Cardiac devices can be hacked.

In today’s podcast, we hear that Finland’s data protection authority is investigating reports that Nokia 7 Plus smartphones are sending data to a Chinese telecom server. Thousands of API tokens and cryptographic keys are exposed in public GitHub repositories. The US government warns that certain cardiac devices can be hacked from close range. A North Carolina county government is dealing with its third ransomware attack. And Magecart groups go after bedding companies. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs with thoughts on securing the digital economy. Guest is Adam Isles from the Chertoff Group on supply chain risks.

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

https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/March/CyberWire_2019_03_22.html 

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