The CyberWire Daily Podcast 1.29.18
Ep 524 | 1.29.18

Coincheck cryptocurrency heist. ICO phishing. Jackpotting comes to America. Dridex and FriedEx. Transduction attack threat to IoT sensors. Jihadist steganography. Oversharing with Strava?

Show Notes

In today's podcast, we hear that hackers have looted cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck to the tune of about $530 million. Experty's ICO speculators get phished by crooks. Jackpotting hits American ATMs. The Dridex banking Trojan apparently has a ransomware sibling: FriedEx. Transduction attacks could hit IoT sensors. Steganographic app "Muslim Crypt" is designed for jihadist communication. North Korea tells Britain to mind its own business about WannaCry. Zulfikar Ramzan from RSA with his perspective on Spectre and Meltdown. Strava fitness app reveals locations of user activity.