The CyberWire Daily Podcast 2.9.18
Ep 533 | 2.9.18

Trends in phishing. Olympic hacking. Cryptojacking spreads. Litecoin gains black market share. Influence operations. Can Strava be exploited by bicycle thieves?

Show Notes

In today's podcast we hear that phishing has gotten more personal with conversation hijacking and attempts on direct deposit instructions. The Olympics have opened: do you know where your hackers are? Apple finds leaked iOS source code on Github. Cryptominers found in hospital systems. Litecoin picks up black market share. Notes on recent patches. Concerns about Russian influence operations continue as US midterm elections approach. Dale Drew from CenturyLink on victim notification. Guest is Deidre Diamond from #brainbabe. They are a nonprofit working to replace “booth babes” at trade shows with students. And are bicycle thieves going online?