Cybersecurity warnings about possible Iranian retaliation have surged. A potential act of sabotage disrupts the NATO Summit in The Hague. Canadian cybersecurity officials discover Salt Typhoon breached a major telecom provider. The U.S. House bans WhatsApp from all government devices. APT28 uses Signal chats in phishing campaigns targeting Ukrainian government entities. A China-linked APT has built a covert network of over 1,000 compromised devices  for long-term espionage. FileFix is a new variant of the well-known ClickFix method. SparkKitty targets Android and iOS users for image theft. Scammers steal $4 million from Coinbase users by posing as support staff. On today’s Threat Vector, host David Moulton sits down with Tyler Shields, Principal Analyst at ESG, to discuss the fine line between thought leadership and echo chambers in the industry. War Thunder gamers just can’t resist state secrets.

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In this segment of Threat Vector, host David Moulton sits down with Tyler Shields, Principal Analyst at ESG, entrepreneur, and cybersecurity marketing expert, to discuss the fine line between thought leadership and echo chambers in the industry. You can hear David and Tyler's full discussion on Threat Vector ⁠here⁠ and catch new episodes every Thursday on your favorite podcast app.

Selected Reading

Warnings Ratchet Over Iranian Cyberattack (BankInfoSecurity)

NATO Summit in The Hague hit by potential sabotage as rail cables set on fire (The Record)

Canada says Salt Typhoon hacked telecom firm via Cisco flaw (BleepingComputer) 

Scoop: WhatsApp banned on House staffers' devices (Axios)

APT28 hackers use Signal chats to launch new malware attacks on Ukraine (Bleeping Computer)

Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure (SecurityWeek)

FileFix - A ClickFix Alternative (mr.d0x)

Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play (SecurityWeek)

Hackers Impersonate Coinbase User Support To Scam Victims of $4,000,000 Before Blowing Most of Money on Gambling: ZachXBT (The Daily Hodl)

Reset the clock! War Thunder fan posts restricted Harrier data to game forum (Cyber Daily)

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