The CyberWire Daily Podcast 2.7.18
Ep 531 | 2.7.18

Dutch DDoS arrest. Pyongyang is interested in cryptocurrency. So is the US SEC (in a different way). Uber explains its breach disclosure. New wrinkle in the "Microsoft" Help Desk scam.

Show Notes

In today's podcast we hear that Dutch police have made an arrest in last week's financial sector DDoS case: it's a teenager. North Korean interest in stealing cryptocurrency remains high. Adobe patches the zero-day Pyongyang had exploited against Seoul. Hardware wallets found vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. Crytpojacking trends. US regulators take a hard look at alt-coins and how they're traded. Uber says it regrets not coming clean sooner about its breach. Justin Harvey from Accenture on ransomware, to pay or not to pay. Guest is Yassir Abousselham from Okta on their 2018 Business at Work report. New trends in an old help desk scam.