The CyberWire Daily Podcast 8.21.23
Ep 1889 | 8.21.23

DPRK tried to hit RoK-US military exercises. Australian domain administrator auDA may have been breached. WoofLocker's tech support scam. US warns of cyber threats to space systems.

Show Notes

The DPRK's Kimsuky attempts to hit joint military exercises. Australian domain administrator auDA (OW-duh) may have been breached. WoofLocker's version of a tech support scam. The US Intelligence Community warns of cyber threats to space systems. Rick Howard looks at forecasting cyber risk. Deepen Desai from Zscaler shares ransomware trends. And more wartime disinformation out of Russia.

Selected reading.

Suspected N. Korean Hackers Target S. Korea-US Drills (SecurityWeek)

N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises (Security Affairs) 

North Korean hackers target US-South Korea military drills, police say (The Economic Times

Cyber incident update (auDA) 

Australia’s .au domain administrator denies data breach after ransomware posting (Record) 

Hackers claim to have breached auDA (iTnews)

Catching up with WoofLocker, the most elaborate traffic redirection scheme to tech support scams (Malwarebytes) 

WoofLocker Toolkit Hides Malicious Codes in Images to Run Tech Support Scams (The Hacker News)

US warns space companies about foreign spying (Reuters) 

Intelligence Agencies Warn Foreign Spies Are Targeting U.S. Space Companies (New York Times) 

US Warns Space Industry of Growing Risks of Spying and Satellite Attacks (Bloomberg) 

Foreign countries targeting tech from US space companies, intel agencies warn (The HIll) 

Pentagon urges US space companies to stay vigilant against foreign intelligence (TechCrunch) 

Safeguarding the US Space Industry: Keeping Your Intellectual Property in Orbit (DNI) 

What To Do About The U.S. Intelligence Community Warning on Safeguarding The Space Industry (OODA Loop) 

Countering disinformation with facts - Russian invasion of Ukraine (Government of Canada)

Sergey Lavrov: Throwing Russia off balance is ultimate aim (TASS)

Moscow says US unwillingness to end Ukraine conflict (Merh News Agency)

Russian invaders sending threats to Kherson region’s residents via social media - watchdog (Ukrinform)