NotLockBit mimics its namesake while targeting macOS. Symantec uncovers popular mobile apps with hardcoded credentials. Avast releases a Mallox ransomware decryptor. Akira ransomware reverts to tactics tried and true. Lawmakers ask the DOJ to prosecute tax prep firms for privacy violations. The SEC levies fines for misleading disclosures following the SolarWinds breach. Software liability remains a sticky issue. Updated guidance reiterates the feds’ commitment to the Traffic Light Protocol. A task force has cybersecurity recommendations for the next U.S. president. Today’s guest is Jérôme Segura, Sr. Director of Research at Malwarebytes, sharing their work on "Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos." Warrantless surveillance, powered by your favorite apps. 

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CyberWire Guest

Today’s guest is Jérôme Segura, Sr. Director of Research at Malwarebytes, sharing their work on "Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos." You can learn more about this research here. 

Selected Reading

NotLockBit Ransomware Can Target macOS Devices (SecurityWeek)

Millions of iOS and Android Users at Risk as Popular Apps Expose Cloud Keys (Hackread)

Mallox Ransomware Flaw Let Victims Recover Files Without Ransom Payment (Cyber Security News)

Akira ransomware pivots back to double extortion, C++ code (SC Media)

Lawmakers ask DOJ to prosecute tax prep firms for sharing customer data with big tech (The Record)

SEC fines four companies $7M for 'misleading cyber disclosures' regarding SolarWinds hack (TechCrunch)

The struggle for software liability: Inside a ‘very, very, very hard problem’ (The Record)

US Government Pledges to Cyber Threat Sharing Via TLP Protocol (Infosecurity Magazine)

Task force unveils cyber recommendations for the next president (CyberScoop)

The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data (Krebs on Security)

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