A Chinese state-sponsored group exploited enterprise devices in a global espionage effort. The UK Government guarantees £1.5 billion financing to help Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery efforts. A maximum-severity flaw in Fortra’s GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer product is under active exploitation. The AI boom faces sustainability questions. Akira ransomware bypasses MFA on SonicWall devices. Dutch teens are arrested for allegedly spying for Russia. Luxury retailer Harrods confirms a data breach. An Interpol crackdown targets African cybercrime rings. We’ve got our Monday business briefing. Brandon Karpf joins us to discuss the cybersecurity ecosystem in Japan. Cyber crooks offer a BBC journalist an early retirement package.

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Today our guest is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, and he joins to discuss the Cybersecurity ecosystem in Japan.

Selected Reading

Chinese hackers breached critical infrastructure globally using enterprise network gear (CSO Online)

UK government bails out Jaguar Land Rover with $2 billion loan (Metacurity)

Maximum severity GoAnywhere MFT flaw exploited as zero day (Bleeping Computer)

The AI boom is unsustainable unless tech spending goes ‘parabolic,’ Deutsche Bank warns: ‘This is highly unlikely’ (Fortune)

Akira ransomware breaching MFA-protected SonicWall VPN accounts (Bleeping Computer)

Dutch teens arrested for trying to spy on Europol for Russia (Bleeping Computer)

Harrods: Hackers contact firm after 430,000 customer records stolen (BBC)

Africa cybercrime crackdown includes hundreds of arrests, Interpol says (The Record)

Cyberbit acquires RangeForce. Terra Security raises $30 million. (N2K Pro) 

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC (BBC)

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