A critical vulnerability in SUSE [SOO-suh] Manager allows attackers to run commands with root privilege. A joint CISA and U.S. Coast Guard threat hunt at a critical infrastructure site reveals serious cybersecurity issues. Healthcare providers across the U.S. report recent data breaches. Cybercriminals infiltrate a bank by physically planting a Raspberry Pi on a network switch. Russian state-backed hackers target Moscow diplomats to deploy ApolloShadow malware. Luxembourg investigates a major telecom outage tied to Huawei equipment. China’s cyberspace regulator summons Nvidia over alleged security risks linked to its H20 AI chips. A new report examines early indicators of system compromise. Today we are joined by Ryan Whelan, Managing Director and Global Head of Accenture Cyber Intelligence, with their analysis of Scattered Spider. Pwn2Own puts a million dollar bounty on WhatsApp zero-clicks.

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Our guest today is Ryan Whelan, Managing Director and Global Head of Accenture Cyber Intelligence, discussing the possibilities of Scattered Spider.

Selected Reading

Critical flaw in SUSE Manager exposes enterprise deployments to compromise (Beyond Machines)

CISA identifies OT configuration flaws during cyber threat hunt at critical infrastructure organization, lists cyber hygiene (Industrial Cyber)

CISA Issues ICS Advisories for Rockwell Automation Using VMware, and Güralp Seismic Monitoring Systems (Cyber Security News)

Florida Internal Medicine Practices Discloses November 2024 Data Breach (HIPAA Journal)

Cybercrooks use Raspberry Pi to steal ATM cash (The Register)

Russian Cyberspies Target Foreign Embassies in Moscow via AitM Attacks: Microsoft (SecurityWeek)

Luxembourg probes reported attack on Huawei tech that caused nationwide telecoms outage (The Record)

Nvidia summoned by China's cyberspace watchdog over risks in H20 chips (CGTN)

Hackers Regularly Exploit Vulnerabilities Before Public Disclosure (Infosecurity Magazine)

Pwn2Own hacking contest pays $1 million for WhatsApp exploit (Bleeping Computer)

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