CyberWire Daily Cybersecurity on US Election Day. OPERA1ER threat activity. Insider threats. Hacktivist auxiliaries: influence operators in the hybrid war. And Mr. Hushpuppi is back in the news.
Cybersecurity on US Election Day. Details on the OPERA1ER threat activity. Seasonal and secular trends in Insider threats. Hacktivist auxiliaries: influence operators in the hybrid war. Ben Yelin reviews election security and misinformation. Ann Johnson from Afternoon Cyber Tea speaks with Dr. Ryan Louie about the growing issue of mental illness among cybersecurity professionals. And, hey everybody, Mr. Hushpuppi is back in the news (and back in the slammer, the hoosgow, the big house…you get the picture…a sabbatical at Club Fed.)
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https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/215
Selected reading.
Your Election Day cyber guide (Washington Post)
Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling (AP NEWS)
OPERA1OR: Playing god without permission (Group-IB)
DTEX i3 Team Insider Risk Stats for 2022 (DTEX Systems Inc)
Killnet targets Eastern Bloc government sites, but fails to keep them offline (The Record by Recorded Future)
Ukrainian hacktivists claim to leak trove of documents from Russia’s central bank (The Record by Recorded Future)
Hushpuppi: Notorious Nigerian fraudster jailed for 11 years in US (BBC)
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