CyberWire Daily

In today's podcast, we learn that Hurricane Reaper, the big IoT botnet, remains a digital tropical depression, but plenty of people are warning everyone to stock up on the cyber equivalents of flashlight batteries and bottled water. Czech parliament sites hacked in apparent election-related mischief. Kenya's contentious re-vote approaches. APT28 gets a Bronx cheer for lame CyCon phishing, but don't get cocky, kid. KnowBe4 and Cisco announce acquisitions. Kaspersky seeks to undo reputational damage inflicted by US Government ban. The FBI re-engages in the crypto wars. David DuFour from Webroot on phishing trends. Phil Neray from CyberX reviewing their Global ICS & IIoT Risk Report. If you had a nose job at London Bridge Plastic Surgery, someone's got your before and after pix.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we share some notes on active malware campaigns, and a warning to be on the lookout for the Reaper botnet, which hasn't yet realized its disruptive potential. Kaspersky opens its source code to independent review, to show it's got nothing to hide. Fancy Bear is phishing for you if you plan to attend CyCon. The difficulty of recognizing trolls, and the dangers of innocent posts getting badly lost in translation. A quick note about the ICS Security Conference. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications on managing the security of the supply chain. And looking for lulz in all the wrong places.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 2017, multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and content providers were subject to significant attacks from a botnet dubbed WireX. (The botnet is named for an anagram for one of the delimiter strings in its command and control protocol.) The WireX botnet is primarily made up of Android devices running malicious applications and is designed to create DDoS traffic. The botnet is sometimes associated with ransom notes to targets.Justin Paine is Head of Trust and Safety at Cloudflare, and he joins us to share the WireX story. https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-wirex-botnet/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that an IoT botnet hurricane may be forming among IP cameras. (IP cameras are to DDoS what the West African coast is to Atlantic tropical depressions.) Sofacy rushes to exploit a patched Flash bug in a use-it-or-lose-it espionage race. Want to spy on someone? Go buy an ad. Cisco patches the wi-fi KRACK. NotPetya's still costing manufacturers and their insurers a lot of money. MalwareTech, a.k.a. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs responding to post-Equifax breach credit agency claims that they can scan the Dark Web. Michael Sutton, CISO at Zscaler on zero-day hoarding. Marcus Hutchins, gets to take off that GPS and stay out late, since the judge decided his pre-trial behavior has been pretty good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about how a cyber espionage campaign exploits a recently patched .NET vulnerability as Leviathan phishes with torpedo recovery programs. What does Pyongyang want in cyberspace? Apparently a lot of the same things it wants in physical space. Some observers think Putin thinks the Americans started that whole destabilization and delegitimation influence ops struggle. He's probably wrong, but there you go. Cutlet Maker malware jackpots ATMs. BoundHook stealth tool demonstrated. Minecraft malware got into Google Play. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS with a follow up on President Trump’s executive orders. Guest is Dinah Davis from Code.Likeagirl.io with an update on their activities. Ransomware's still a threat, and a New York judge thinks the NYPD didn't get the memo about the importance of backup. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast we hear that the Lazarus Group is back at it with SWIFT. Maniber ransomware hits South Korea. Researchers cast the first KRACK-related stone at IEEE. Oracle, BlackBerry, and Lenovo patch. A study finds criminals turning to cryptominers. Awais Rashid from Lancaster University on securing critical infrastructure. Aaron Higbee, CTO of PhishMe, on the human factors in phishing. And one cryptominer seems to be tugging on Superman's cape—OPSEC isn't their strong suit, to say the least. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about the assassination of a reporter who covered the Panama Papers. The Black Oasis threat group is found distributing FinFisher by exploitation of a bug in Flash Player. North Korean hacking is said to have been responsible for cancellation of a projected television show. Infineon patches a firmware flaw that could be exploited in a Coppersmith's attack. Vendors work to close the KRACK in their wi-fi products. WikiLeaks appears to be preparing for a large dump. The US Department of Homeland Security mandates improved email and website security across the Federal Government. David DuFour from Webroot discussing Bluetooth vulnerabilities. Neil Murray from Mimecast on cyber resilience. The US Supreme Court will review a significant cloud data decision. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear about how KRACK attacks get past secure wi-fi protocols. Probes and distributed denial-of-service incidents in Poland and Sweden have the look of state operations. East Asian threat actors moving on from cyber espionage to supply chain attacks. Iran blamed for June's hack of UK Parliamentary email. QR codes may pose security issues. Do FSB social media trolls really train against US targets by watching House of Cards? Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on scammers taking advantage of disaster. And can the CryptoRuble really complete with VopperCoin? Investors want to know. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. We read Recorded Future’s free intel daily, and we think you'll find it valuable, too. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Our new Research Saturday podcast highlights research being done in industry, universities, and governments. Hear from people who are discovering threats, uncovering vulnerabilities, and devising the security measures to keep cyberspace as safe as it can be. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Ney is a PhD candidate in the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington where he is advised by Professor Tadayoshi Kohno. His current research is focused on understanding computer security risks in emerging technologies like DNA synthesis and sequencing and the new threats posed by maliciously crafted, synthetic DNA. He and his team found that security of DNA processing programs is poor and show with a proof-of-concept that it is possible to attack computer systems with adversarial synthetic DNA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's podcast, we hear that German authorities say they see nothing bad up with Kaspersky software, but they're in the Western minority on this one. ISIS messaging looks as if it's shifting toward a hejira narrative. Hyatt discloses a significant credit card breach. Equifax and its competitor TransUnion both remove third-party malvertizing code from their websites. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs with a new vulnerability in software defined networks. Guest is Jeff Schilling, CSO of Armor Cloud Security with insights on Russian state actors. And the dark web is in many ways a lot like the regular web, down to seasonal sales, customer reviews, and cat pictures.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices