International operation disrupts Amadey and StealC malware infrastructure. Australian spy chief warns nation-state hackers are prepositioning for future sabotage. Stealthy new backdoor may be tied to initial access broker. Researchers uncover "Cordyceps" supply chain flaw. Iran-linked MuddyWater disguises espionage as ransomware attack. Cal Water says Handala's hacking claims were overstated. Report says Russia continued using Cellebrite phone-cracking tools after the ban. Chinese cybersecurity firm unveils AI tools to rival Anthropic's Mythos. DraftKings hacker is sentenced to eighteen months. Our guest is Erich Kron, CISO Advisor at KnowBe4, sharing the details of the CAPY program. And more Than Meets the Eye-P.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Erich Kron, CISO Advisor at KnowBe4, sharing the details of the CAPY (Cyber Awareness Program for You) program that offers free cybersecurity training for families.

Selected Reading

Three ‘cybercrime as a service’ operations undercut by Microsoft, law enforcement (The Record)

Scaling cybercrime disruption through innovation and AI (Microsoft)

Nation-state actors cracked critical Australian infrastructure to ‘cripple it at a time of their choosing’ (The Register) 

Backdoor.Mistic: New Backdoor May be Linked to Ransomware Access Broker (Security.com)

Cordyceps: The Silent Parasite Consuming Your Supply Chain (Novee) 

Iran-Linked MuddyWater Poses as Ransomware Gang to Mask Cyber Espionage (Infosecurity Magazine)

Cal Water Finds No Evidence of OT Activity After Hackers Claimed They Could Disrupt Water Supply (SecurityWeek)

Russia used Cellebrite phone-hacking tool to crack down on dissident after firm cut off country (The Record)

China’s 360 says it has developed tools to match Anthropic’s Mythos (Reuters)

DraftKings hacker 'Snoopy' sentenced to 18 months in prison (BleepingComputer)

Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs (Spur Intelligence)

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