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🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Spyware is discovered on U.S. hotel check in systems. A Microsoft outage affects multiple services. Bitdefender uncovers Unfading Sea Haze. University of Maryland researchers find flaws in Apple’s Wi-Fi positioning system. Scotland’s NRS reveals a sensitive data leak. Rapid7 tracks the rise in zero-day exploits and mass compromise events. The SEC hits the operator of the New York Stock Exchange with a ten million dollar fine. Operation Diplomatic Specter targets political entities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The FCC considers AI disclosure rules for political ads. N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guests Brianna Bace and Unal Tatar PhD sharing their work on Legal Perspectives on Cyberattacks Targeting Space Systems. Tone-blasting underwater data centers. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guests Brianna Bace and Unal Tatar PhD sharing their work on their paper: Law in Orbit: International Legal Perspectives on Cyberattacks Targeting Space Systems. You can learn more about their work in this post. Check out T-Minus Space Daily for your daily space intelligence. Selected Reading Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers ( TechCrunch) Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search (Bleeping Computer) Deep Dive Into Unfading Sea Haze: A New Threat Actor in the South China Sea (Bitdefender) Apple’s Wi-Fi Positioning Can Be System Abused To Track Users (GB Hackers) National Records of Scotland Data Breached in NHS Cyber-Attack (Infosecurity Magazine) Zero-Day Attacks and Supply Chain Compromises Surge, MFA Remains Underutilized: Rapid7 Report (SecurityWeek) NYSE Operator Intercontinental Exchange Gets $10M SEC Fine Over 2021 Hack (SecurityWeek) Operation Diplomatic Specter: An Active Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Leverages Rare Tool Set to Target Governmental Entities in the Middle East, Africa and Asia (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Intel) FCC chair proposes requirement for political ads to disclose when AI content is used (The Record) Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centers (TechSpot) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.

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0:41.0	visit any T-S-K's K OPE.com. Spyware is discovered on US hotel check-in systems. A Microsoft outage affects multiple services. in and Apple's Wi-Fi positioning systems,
1:12.6	Scotland's NRS reveals a sensitive data leak.
1:15.8	Rapid 7 tracks the rise in zero-day exploits and mass compromise events.
1:20.4	The SEC hits the operator of the New York Stock Exchange with a $10 million fine.
1:26.0	Operation Diplomatic Specter targets political entities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
1:31.7	The FCC considers AI disclosure rules for political ads.
1:36.0	N2K T-minus Space Daily Podcast host Maria Vermasis speaks with guests Brianna Bass and
1:42.1	Unile Tatar sharing their work on legal perspectives on cyber
1:46.2	attacks targeting space systems and tone-blasting underwater data centers. It's Thursday, May 23rd, 2024. I'm Dave Bitner and this is your cyberwire intel briefing. CyberWire Intel Intel Intel Briefing. Thanks for joining us here today. It's great to have you with us.
2:28.0	Tech Crunch discovered that the consumer-grade spyware app PC Tattletail was running on the check-in systems of at least
2:36.4	three Windham hotels in the US.
2:39.4	The spyware continuously captured screenshots of hotel booking systems,
2:44.0	exposing guest details, and partial payment card numbers due to a security flaw.
2:49.0	These screenshots were accessible to anyone online who knew how to exploit the flaw.
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