Ransomware strikes a nerve.

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🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The U.S. blood supply is under pressure from a ransomware attack. CrowdStrike shareholders sue the company. There’s a critical vulnerability in Bitdefender’s GravityZone Update Server. BingoMod RAT targets Android users. Hackers use Google Ads to trick users into a fake Google Authenticator app. Western Sydney University confirms a major data breach. Marylands leads the way in gift card scam prevention. NSA is all-in on AI. My guest is David Moulton, host of Palo Alto Networks' podcast Threat Vector. Attention marketers: AI isn’t the buzzword you think it is. 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 David Moulton, host of Palo Alto Networks' podcast Threat Vector and Director of Thought Leadership, discussing the evolution of his show and what we can expect to see coming next. You can catch the latest episode of Threat Vector where David welcomes Palo Alto Networks Founder and CTO Nir Zuk here. Selected Reading Ransomware attack on major US blood center prompts hundreds of hospitals to implement shortage protocols (The Record) CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage (BBC) Bitdefender Flaw Let Attackers Trigger Server-Side Request Forgery Attacks (GB Hackers) BingoMod Android RAT Wipes Devices After Stealing Money (SecurityWeek) Google being impersonated on Google Ads by scammers peddling fake Authenticator (Cybernews) Western Sydney University reveals full scope of January data breach (Cyber Daily) Maryland becomes first state to pass law against gift card draining (CBS News) More than 7,000 NSA analysts are using generative AI tools, director says (Defense One) Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI (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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.0	Crowd strike shareholders sue the company. There's a critical vulnerability in Bitdefender's Gravity Zone Update server,
1:25.2	bingo mod rat targets Android users, hackers use Google ads to trick users into a fake Google
1:31.3	Authenticator app.
1:33.0	Western Sydney University confirms a major data breach.
1:36.4	Maryland leads the way in gift card scam prevention.
1:39.9	NSA is all in on AI.
1:42.3	My guest is David Moulton, host of Palo Alto Network's
1:45.1	podcast Threat Vector. And attention marketers. AI isn't the buzzword you think
1:51.4	it is. It's Thursday, August 1st, 2024. I'm Dave Bitner and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing. Thanks for joining us here again. It is great to have you with us.
2:25.0	One of the largest blood centers in the US, One Blood, is operating at reduced capacity
2:32.0	due to a ransomware attack that's disrupted part of its systems.
2:36.1	The non-profit serving health care facilities across the southeastern U.S. announced that the
2:41.1	attack has impacted their ability to operate efficiently.
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