Protecting American data.

President Biden is set to sign an executive order restricting overseas sharing by data brokers. US Federal agencies warn of exploited Ubiquiti EdgeRouters. A new ransomware operator claims to have hacked Epic Games. A cross-site scripting issue leaves millions of Wordpress sites vulnerable. The Rhysida ransomware group posts a multi-million dollar ransom demand on a Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Mandiant tracks Chinese threat actors targeting Ivanti VPNs. The former head of DHS weighs in on a federal cyber insurance backstop. Domain Registrars offer bulk name blocking for brands. Our guest is Magpie Graham, Principal Adversary Hunter Technical Director at Dragos, reviews the key findings of Dragos’ Cybersecurity Year in Review report. Cameo celebrities are taken out of context for political gains.

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CyberWire Guest

Guest Magpie Graham, Principal Adversary Hunter Technical Director at Dragos, reviews the key findings of Dragos’ Cybersecurity Year in Review report. You can download a copy of the report here. To hear the full interview with Magpie, check out Control Loop. 

Selected Reading

Biden Executive Order Targets Bulk Data Transfers to China (GovInfo Security)

FBI Alert: Russian Hackers Target Ubiquiti Routers for Data, Botnet Creation (HACKREAD)

Fortnite game developer Epic Games allegedly hacked (Cyber Daily)

LiteSpeed Cache Plugin XSS Flaw Exposes 4M+ Million Sites to Attack (Cyber Security News)

Ransomware gang seeks $3.4 million after attacking children’s hospital (The Record)

Chinese Cyberspies Use New Malware in Ivanti VPN Attacks (SecurityWeek)

A Cyber Insurance Backstop (Schneier on Security)

Cyberwar Podcast with Kate and Alex - Special Guest Michael Chertoff 

Registrars can now block all domains that resemble brand names (BleepingComputer)

Cameo is being used for political propaganda — by tricking the stars involved (NPR)

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