Gustuff is out and after Android devices. Microsoft takes down Phosphorus. Elfin is working for Tehran. Russian cyber troops come to help Venezuela’s Chavistas. Guilty plea expected in Martin case.
In today’s podcast we hear that a young banking Trojan gains criminal marketshare in the Android ecosystem. Microsoft lawyers up and seizes sites Iran’s Charming Kitten used to stage its attacks. Another Iranian APT, “Elfin,” is described. A battalion’s worth of Russian special operators and cyber troops are on the ground in Venezuela. Washington wants them out; Moscow says they’re in for the duration. And accused NSA leaker Hal Martin is expected to take a guilty plea this week. Daniel Prince from Lancaster University on cyber risk management. Guest is Satish Thiagarajan from Tata Consultancy Services on customizing machine learning to combat cyber attacks.
