The CyberWire Daily Podcast 6.25.18
Ep 627 | 6.25.18

Nation-state cyberespionage and cybercrime. Cryptocurrency fraud and theft give alt-coins a rocky ride. Sino-US trade conflict update. GDPR data extortion. Spammy protection racket.

Show Notes

In today's podcast, we hear that Taiwan continues to receive the PLA's cyber attentions. A look at what the Lazarus Group is up to. Cryptocurrency fraudsters arrested as alt-coin values have a rocky ride. Continuing US hot water for ZTE and Huawei. GDPR-themed data extortion. Business email compromise is up. So are ransomware attacks against US city governments. And when is a ransomware attack not a ransomware attack? When it's just a protection racket. Johannes Ullrich from SANS and the ISC Internet Storm Center podcast on evasive cryptocoin miners.