Jon DiMaggio, Chief Security Strategist for Analyst1, is discussing his research on "Ransomware Diaries Volume 4: Ransomed and Exposed - The Story of RansomedVC." While there is evidence to support that RansomedVC runs cybercrime operations, Jon questions the claims it made regarding the authenticity of the data it stole and the methods it used to extort victims.
The research states "I uncovered sensitive information about the group's leader, Ransomed Support (also known as Impotent), relating to secrets from his past." In this episode John shares his 6 key findings after spending months engaging with the lead criminal who runs RansomedVC.
The research can be found here:
Ransomware Diaries Volume 4: Ransomed and Exposed - The Story of RansomedVC

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Amit Malik, Director of Threat Research at Uptycs, is sharing their work on "New Threat Detected: Inside Our Discovery of the Log4j Campaign and Its XMRig Malware." The Uptycs Threat Research Team has discovered a large-scale Log4j campaign involving over 1700 IPs, aiming to deploy XMRig cryptominer malware.
This ongoing operation was initially detected through the team's honeypot collection, prompting an in-depth analysis of the campaign. The research says "The JNDI plugin is particularly useful to attackers because it allows them not only to fetch the values of environment variables in the target system but also to freely define the URL and protocol resource for the JNDI network connection."
The research can be found here:
New Threat Detected: Inside Our Discovery of the Log4j Campaign and Its XMRig Malware

1700 IPs and counting. [Research Saturday]

Commandant for the National Security Agency's National Cryptologic School Diane M. Janosek shares the story of her career going global Diane explains how she's always been drawn to doing things that could help and raise the nation. From a position as a law clerk during law school, to the role of a judicial clerk, and joining the White House Counsel's office, Diane was exposed to many things and felt she experienced the full circle. Moving on to the Pentagon and finally, the NSA, Diane transitioned into her current role where she orchestrates the educational environment for military and civilian cyber and cryptologists worldwide for the nation. Diane encourages those who love to learn to join the multidisciplinary cybersecurity field. Our thanks to Diane for sharing her story with us.

Encore: Diane M. Janosek: It's only together that we are going to rise. [Education] [Career Notes]

Draft legislation looks to streamline federal cybersecurity regulations. Clarity.fm exposed personal information of business leaders and celebrities. Researchers find european politicians’ personal info for sale on the dark web. The BBC’s pension scheme suffers a breach. OpenAI disrupts covert influence operations making use of their platform. Hackers brick over 600,000 routers. Cracked copies of Microsoft office deliver a malware mix. A senator calls for accountability in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. On our Industry Voices segment, we hear from SpyCloud’s Chip Witt, on navigating the threat of digital identity exposure. Florida man becomes Moscow’s fake-news puppet.
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CyberWire Guest
On our Industry Voices segment, we hear from Chip Witt, SpyCloud's SVP, Product Management, discussing navigating the threat of digital identity exposure. To learn more, check out SpyCloud’s Annual Identity Exposure Report 2024. 

Selected Reading
Senate chairman wants new White House-led panel to streamline federal cyber rules (The Record)
Data Leak Exposes Business Leaders and Top Celebrity Data (Hackread)
Information of Hundreds of European Politicians Found on Dark Web (SecurityWeek)
BBC Pension Scheme Breached, Exposing Employee Data (Infosecurity Magazine)
OpenAI accuses Russia, China, Iran, and Israel of misusing its GenAI tools for covert Ops (CSO Online)
Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span (Ars Technica)
Pirated Microsoft Office delivers malware cocktail on systems (Bleeping Computer)
UnitedHealth leaders 'should be held responsible' for installing inexperienced CISO, senator says (The Record)
Once a Sheriff’s Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia (The New York Times) 

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New cybersecurity bill aims to untangle federal regulations.

Operation Endgame takes down malware operations around the globe. A major botnet operator is arrested. Ticketmaster’s massive data breach is confirmed, and so is Google’s SEO algorithm leak. Journalists and activists in Europe were targeted with Pegasus spyware. Okta warns users of credential stuffing attacks. NIST hopes to clear out the NVD backlog. On our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones, Chief Information Security Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security. LightSpy surveillance malware comes to macOS. ChatGPT briefly gets a god mode.
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CyberWire Guest
Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security.

Threat Vector
In this Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones, Chief Information Security Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Greg brings a wealth of knowledge from his military background and applies a disciplined, adaptive approach to securing one of America's most vibrant educational institutions. You can listen to David and Greg’s full discussion here. 

Selected Reading
Police seize malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals (Bleeping Computer)
Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’ (Krebs on Security)
Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users. (Mashable)
Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real (The Verge)
Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus (CyberScoop)
Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Targeting Cross-Origin Authentication (SecurityWeek)
NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024 (Help Net Security)
macOS version of elusive 'LightSpy' spyware tool discovered (Bleeping Computer)
Hacker Releases Jailbroken "Godmode" Version of ChatGPT (Futurism) 

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Operation Endgame: Hackers' hideouts exposed.

An alleged leak of Google’s search algorithm contradicts the company’s public statements.  German researchers discover a critical vulnerability in a TP-Link router. Breachforums is back…maybe. The Seattle Public Library suffers a ransomware attack. A Georgia man gets ten years for money laundering and romance scams, and the Treasury department sanctions a group of botnet operators. 44,000 individuals are affected by the breach of a major U.S. title insurance company. Microsoft describes North Korea’s Moonstone Sleet. Advocating for a more architectural approach to cybersecurity. Maria Varmazis speaks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and a panel of N2K experts about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. A cracked password results in a multimillion dollar windfall. 
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Learning Layer
On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe dive into Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing and tackle the following question together:
You are hiring a vendor to perform a penetration test that would simulate a breach from an insider threat. What type of test would be BEST to perform? 

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Black Box

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White box


CyberWire Guest
Maria Varmazis, N2K host of T-Minus Space Daily, talks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and N2K's Simone Petrella, Dr. Heather Monthie, and Jeff Welgan about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. You can find out more about the study here. 

Selected Reading
Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation (The Verge)
Update TP-Link's Archer C5400X router now to fix remote takeover vulnerability (TechSpot)
Data leak site BreachForums is back, boasting Live Nation/Ticketmaster user data. But is it a trap? (Malwarebytes)
Ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library knocks out online systems (The Record)
Man Sentenced for Laundering Over $4.5M Obtained from Business Email Compromise and Romance Fraud Schemes (United States Department of Justice)
Treasury Sanctions a Cybercrime Network Associated with the 911 S5 Botnet (United States Department of Treasury)
First American December data breach impacts 44,000 people (Bleeping Computer)
Moonstone Sleet emerges as new North Korean threat actor with new bag of tricks (Microsoft Security Blog)
Cybersecurity at a crossroads: Time to shift to an architectural approach (CSO Online)
How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet (WIRED) 

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Ransomware is coming. [Research Saturday]

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