Telegram’s CEO is arrested by French police, presumably over moderation failures. A cyberattack disrupted services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the Port of Seattle. SonicWall has warned customers of a critical vulnerability that could lead to unauthorized access or a firewall crash. Dutch and French regulators fined Uber €290 million for failing to protect the privacy of EU drivers. Microsoft will host a cybersecurity conference next month in response to the disastrous CrowdStrike software update. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty looks at Iran’s active attempts to interfere in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Our guests are Danielle Ruderman, Senior Manager for Worldwide Security Specialists at AWS, and Adam Mikeal, CISO at Texas A&M. They spoke with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about CISO Circles, security challenges faced in higher education, and fostering the culture of security. Pig Butchering devastates a small town bank. 

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CyberWire Guest

Our guests are Danielle Ruderman, Senior Manager for Worldwide Security Specialists at AWS, and Adam Mikeal, CISO at Texas A&M. They spoke with N2K’s Brandon Karpf about CISO Circles, security challenges faced in higher education, and fostering the culture of security. Brandon spoke with Danielle and Adam at AWS’ re:Inforce 2024. 

Selected Reading

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport (BBC)

Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering (Cryptography Engineering)

The Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport say they’ve been hit by ‘possible cyberattack’ (TechCrunch)

Nearly 32 Million Documents, Invoices, Contracts, and Agreements Exposed Online by Global Field Service Management Provider (Website Planet)

SonicWall Patches Critical SonicOS Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)

Uber fined €290 million for sending drivers’ data outside Europe (Politico)

Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage (CNBC)

Iran Tries To 'Storm' U.S. Election With Russian-Style Disinformation Campaign (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Audit finds notable security gaps in FBI's storage media management (Bleeping Computer)

Cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years (CNBC)

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