The CyberWire Daily Podcast 3.11.22
Ep 1533 | 3.11.22

An update on the hybrid war in Ukraine. Conti and its users are still up and active. CISA releases twenty-four ICS security advisories. An extradition in the NetWalker case.

Show Notes

An update on the hybrid war in Ukraine. Allegations of war crimes and Russian disinformation. Chemical, biological, and radiological weapons disinformation. Preparing for cyberattacks. Cyber operations against Russia. GPS interference reported along Finland’s border. Conti and its users are still up and active. CISA releases twenty-four ICS security advisories. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on deception systems. Our guest is Joe Payne from Code42 on data exposure. An extradition in the NetWalker case.


Selected reading.

Russia 'did not attack Ukraine' says Lavrov after meeting Kuleba (euronews) 

Read the latest cybersecurity analysis (Accenture)

Where conflict is reported in Ukraine right now (The Telegraph) 

How U.S. Bioweapons in Ukraine Became Russia’s New Big Lie (Foreign Policy) 

Russian embassy demands Meta stop 'extremist activities' (NASDAQ:FB) (SeekingAlpha)

Transparency Org Releases Alleged Leak of Russian Censorship Agency (Vice) 

SecurityScorecard Discovers new botnet, ‘Zhadnost,’ responsible for… (SecurityScorecard) 

Inside the Russian cyber war on Ukraine that never was (Task & Purpose) 

Report: Recent 10x Increase in Cyberattacks on Ukraine (KrebsOnSecurity) 

Russian defense firm Rostec shuts down website after DDoS attack (BleepingComputer) 

The Spectacular Collapse of Putin’s Disinformation Machinery (Wired) 

Will Russians Choose Truth or Lies? Ukraine’s Fate Depends on Them (Bloomberg) 

Finnish govt agency warns of unusual aircraft GPS interference (BleepingComputer)

Corporate website contact forms used to spread BazarBackdoor malware (BleepingComputer)

U.S. Warns of Conti Ransomware Attacks as Gang Deals With Leak Fallout (SecurityWeek) 

Ex Canadian government worker extradited to U.S. to face more ransomware charges (CBC) 

Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms (US Department of Justice)