From dispossessor to disposed.

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🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The FBI is the repossessor of Dispossessor. The NCA collars and extradites a notorious cybercriminal. A German company loses sixty million dollars to business email compromise. DeathGrip is a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. Russia blocks access to Signal. NIST publishes post-quantum cryptography standards. DARPA awards $14 million to teams competing in the AI Cyber Challenge. On our Solution Spotlight, N2K President Simone Petrella talks with Lee Parrish, CISO of Newell Brands, about his book "The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security". AI generates impossible code - for knitters and crocheters. 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 On our Solution Spotlight, N2K President Simone Petrella talks with Lee Parrish, CISO of Newell Brands, about his book "The Shortest Hour: An Applied Approach to Boardroom Governance of Cyber Security" and security relationship management. Coming tomorrow, stay tuned for a special edition with Simone and Lee’s full conversation. Selected Reading FBI strikes down rumored LockBit reboot (CSO Online) Suspected head of prolific cybercrime groups arrested and extradited (National Crime Agency) Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million (The Register) DeathGrip Ransomware Expanding Services Using RaaS Service (GB Hackers) Swiss manufacturer investigating ransomware attack that shut down IT network (The Record) Russia Blocks Signal Messaging App as Authorities Tighten Control Over Information (SecurityWeek) Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Officially Announced by NIST – a History and Explanation (SecurityWeek) Need to know: NIST finalizes post-quantum encryption standards essential for cybersecurity (N2K CyberWire) NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards (NIST) DARPA Awards $14m to Seven Teams in AI Cyber Challenge (Infosecurity Magazine) The AI scams infiltrating the knitting and crochet world - and why it matters for everyone (ZDNET) 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:19.3	extradites a notorious cyber criminal. A German company loses 60 million dollars to business email. a access to signal, NIST publishes post-quantum cryptography standards.
1:35.0	DARPA awards 14 million dollars to teams competing in the AI Cyber
1:39.2	Challenge.
1:40.2	On our Solution Spotlight, NUK President Simone Petrella talks with Lee Parish,
1:44.7	Sisso of Newell Brands, about his book The Shortest Hour,
1:48.4	an applied approach to boardroom governance of cyber security.
1:52.0	And AI generates impossible code for knitters and crocheters. It's Tuesday, August 13, 2024. I'm Dave Bitner and this is your cyberwire intel briefing. Thank you
2:27.0	once again for joining us. It is great to have you with us.
2:31.0	In a major international crackdown, the FBI and partners have
2:35.1	dismantled the criminal ransomware group Dispossessor, suspected to be a
2:40.0	rebranded version of Lockbit. The operation involving the FBI, UK's National Crime Agency
2:46.8	and German authorities led to the seizure of over 30 servers and domains across the
2:52.3	U.S. UK and Germany.
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