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Iran's cyber quest in Middle Eastern aerospace.

CyberWire Daily

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4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Iran-Linked Cyber-Espionage Targets Middle East's Aerospace and Defense. SpaceX is accused of limiting satellite internet for US troops. Savvy Seahorse' Floods the Net with Investment Scams. GUloader Malware draws on a crafty graphic attack vector. Repo confusion attacks persist. European consumer groups question Meta’s data collection options. Allegations of Russia targeting civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Cisco patches high-severity flaws. The US puts a Canadian cyber firm on its Entity List. On the Threat Vector segment, we have a conversation between host David Moulton and Michael "Siko" Sikorski, Unit 42's CTO and VP of Engineering, discussing Unit 42's 2024 Incident Response Report. And the counter-productive messaging in anti-piracy campaigns.  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 On the Threat Vector segment, we have a conversation between host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42,  and Michael "Siko" Sikorski, Unit 42's CTO and VP of Engineering, discussing the Unit 42's 2024 Incident Response Report.  Selected Reading Suspected Iranian cyber-espionage campaign targets Middle East aerospace, defense industries (The Record) US tells Musk to allow service in Taiwan (Taipei Times) SpaceX Refutes Claim It’s Withholding Starshield in Taiwan (Bloomberg)  Beware the Shallow Waters: Savvy Seahorse Lures Victims to Fake Investment Platforms Through Facebook Ads (infoblox) GUloader Unmasked: Decrypting the Threat of Malicious SVG Files  (McAfee Blog) Over 100,000 Infected Repos Found on GitHub (Apiiro) Rights groups file GDPR suits on Meta's pay-or-consent model (The Register) Russia Attacked Ukraine's Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’ (WIRED) Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Data Center OS  (SecurityWeek) Network intelligence company Sandvine banned from trading in the US  (SC Media) Intimidating anti-piracy warnings have the opposite effect on men, new study says (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 cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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