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Virgin Media discloses a data exposure incident, another misconfigured database. Microsoft subdomains are reported vulnerable to takeover. A dark web search engine is gaining popularity, and black market share. Researchers find that Russian disinformation trolls have upped their game. The crypto wars have flared up as the US Senate considers the EARN IT act. Tech companies sign on to voluntary child protection principles. And Huawei talks about backdoors. Thomas Etheridge from Crowdstrike on empowering business leaders to manage cyber risk, guest is Sherri Davidoff on her book, Data Breaches: Crisis and Opportunity. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_06.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Credential stuffing affects J. Crew and Tesco customers. T-Mobile discloses a data breach. Emcor works to recover from a ransomware infestation. Coronavirus-themed emails remain common phishbait--it’s an international problem. US authorities are pleased with how election security on Super Tuesday went, but some local governments are recovering from self-inflicted tech wounds. And there’s more on official US suspicion of Huawei. Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink on Nanocore, guest is Bil Harmer from SecureAuth on nation-state attacks. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_05.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick security retrospective on Super Tuesday, a day on which no dogs barked (or bears growled, or kittens yowled, or pandas did whatever it is that pandas do). The Cyberspace Solarium previewed the good-government framework it intends to recommend in next Wednesday’s final report. The EU uses its Rapid Alert System against coronavirus disinformation. US aid will go to Ukraine for cybersecurity capability building. And backups are an attack surface, too. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on FBI convictions of Romanian criminals, guest is Chris Kubic from Fidelis Cybersecurity with lessons learned from securing the country’s biggest and deepest secrets.  For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_04.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinese security firm calls out the US CIA for Vault 7 campaigns against civil aviation. Meanwhile, the jury’s out in the Joshua Shulte Vault 7 case. Incident responders in the UK may be reentering the labor market. US agencies issue a joint warning to adversaries (and joint encouragement to citizens) about election interference. The Cyberspace Solarium talks about elections. And the Justice Department offers advice on cyber threat intelligence collection. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on telecommunications companies in hot water with the FCC, guest is Stuart Reed from Nominet with new CISO stress research. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_03.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Super Tuesday eve, and people worry about influence operations, both foreign and domestic. DoppelPaymer hits a precision manufacturer, and moves surprisingly quickly to expose stolen files. Vulnerable WordPress plugins are being exploited in the wild. And a catphish is running for Congress in Rhode Island--he’s even got the blue checkmark. Johannes Ullrich from the SANS Technology Center on the development of authentication issues in iOS, guest is Elvis Chan from the FBI on election security. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/March/CyberWire_2020_03_02.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Research Saturday features our conversation with Robert Heaton, a software engineer with Stripe who penned a blog post about his disappointing discovery involving his Wacom tablet tracking his applications. The post struck a nerve and has since been widely distributed.The research can be found here:  Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application that you open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Carolina prepares for tomorrow’s primary, confident that it will be able to conduct the vote securely and without disruption. An evolved version of the Cerberus Trojan has been spotted. Bots are making fraudulent appeals for brushfire aid to the Australian Red Cross. The FCC is preparing to fine four major wireless carriers for mishandling user geolocation data. Proposed changes to FISA surveillance in the US. And farewell to RSAC 2020. Partner is Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink with observations from RSA, guests are magicians Penn and Teller with insights on deception and social engineering. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/February/CyberWire_2020_02_28.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Naming and shaming seems to work, at least against China’s Ministry of State Security. Iranian cyberespionage continues its regional focus. Wi-Fi chip flaws could expose encrypted traffic to snoopers. Someone, maybe from abroad, is pretending to be the US Democratic National Committee. Tips on backing up files. Ransomware gangs up their game. And that unmarked small box on your car? Go ahead: you can take it off. David Dufour from Webroot with trends and predictions from the floor at RSA, guest is Liesyl Franz from the Dept. of State on nation state cyber activities and deterrence in cyberspace. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/February/CyberWire_2020_02_27.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google patches a Chrome zero-day. Ransomware attacks against infrastructure. DoppelPaymer prepares to dox its victims. How CISA and NSA cooperate. Dallas County, Iowa, finally drops charges against pentesters. Mr. Assange’s evolving defense against extradition to the US. Notes on RSAC 2020. And if you were a superhero, which superhero would you be? Justin Harvey from Accenture on his RSA observations, guest is Keith Mularski from EY on ransomware. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/February/CyberWire_2020_02_26.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cloud Snooper is infesting cloud infrastructure servers. A China-skeptical advocacy group draws attention to US states’ contracts with Chinese vendors that aren’t named “Huawei.” Senator Wyden would like the security company that audited the Voatz to explain the clean bill of health it gave the voting app. Facebook’s campaign troll hunt comes up empty, so far, this time. And what we’re seeing and hearing at RSAC 2020. Our Chief Analyst Rick Howard on SASE and what he’s looking for at RSA, guest is Dr. Chenxi Wang from Rain Capital previewing her panel at RSA and discussing innovations in the industry.  For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/February/CyberWire_2020_02_25.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices