Operation Endgame: Hackers' hideouts exposed.

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🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Operation Endgame takes down malware operations around the globe. A major botnet operator is arrested. Ticketmaster’s massive data breach is confirmed, and so is Google’s SEO algorithm leak. Journalists and activists in Europe were targeted with Pegasus spyware. Okta warns users of credential stuffing attacks. NIST hopes to clear out the NVD backlog. On our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones, Chief Information Security Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security. LightSpy surveillance malware comes to macOS. ChatGPT briefly gets a god mode. 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 Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security. Threat Vector In this Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones, Chief Information Security Officer at Xavier University of Louisiana. Greg brings a wealth of knowledge from his military background and applies a disciplined, adaptive approach to securing one of America's most vibrant educational institutions. You can listen to David and Greg’s full discussion here. Selected Reading Police seize malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals (Bleeping Computer) Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’ (Krebs on Security) Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users. (Mashable) Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real (The Verge) Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus (CyberScoop) Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Targeting Cross-Origin Authentication (SecurityWeek) NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024 (Help Net Security) macOS version of elusive 'LightSpy' spyware tool discovered (Bleeping Computer) Hacker Releases Jailbroken "Godmode" Version of ChatGPT (Futurism) 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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0:00.0	You're listening to the CyberWire Network, powered by N2K.
0:07.0	The IT world used to be simpler. You only had to secure and manage environments that you controlled.
0:20.0	Then came new technologies and new ways to work. Now employees, apps, and networks are everywhere.
0:27.0	This means poor visibility, security gaps, and added risk.
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0:35.6	Visit Cloud.com to protect your business everywhere you do business. Operation end game. Operation Endgame takes down malware operations around the globe.
0:57.7	A major botnet operator is arrested.
1:00.1	Ticketmaster's massive data breach is confirmed and so is Google's SEO algorithm leak.
1:05.8	Journalists and activists in Europe were targeted with Pegasus spyware.
1:10.0	Octa warns users of a credential stuffing attack, NIST hopes to clear out the n-vD backlog.
1:16.4	Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, joins us to discuss software security.
1:23.0	Light Spy Surveillance Malware comes to MacOS.
1:26.0	On our Threat Vector segment,
1:28.0	host David Moulton speaks with Greg Jones,
1:30.0	chief information security officer at Xavier University of Louisiana.
1:35.0	And Chat, GPT briefly gets a God mode. It's Thursday, May 30th, 2024.
1:54.0	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your CyberWire Intel briefing. An international law enforcement operation codenamed Operation Endgame
2:16.0	has seized over 100 servers used by major malware
2:20.0	loader operations like Ist ID, Pekabot and Trichbot. The operation conducted from May
2:26.6	27th through the 29th spanned Europe and North America. Authorities arrested four individuals, one in Armenia and three in Ukraine,
2:36.6	and identified eight fugitives who will be added to Europol's Most Wanted List.
2:42.0	The seized infrastructure hosted over 2,000 domains providing illicit services.
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