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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Biden administration takes its first step to retaliate against China for the Salt Typhoon cyberattack. The Feds release a draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan. Telecom Namibia suffers a cyberattack. The Australian Information Commissioner has reached a $50 million settlement with Meta over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. CISA releases its 2024 year in review. LastPass hackers nab an additional five millions dollars. Texas Tech University notifies over 1.4 million individuals of a ransomware attack. Researchers discover a new DarkGate RAT attack vector using vishing. A fraudster gets 69 months in prison. On our Threat Vector segment, David Moulton speaks with Nir Zuk, Founder and CTO of Palo Alto Networks about predictions for 2025. Surveillance tweaks our brains in unexpected ways. 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. Threat Vector Segment On our Threat Vector segment, we preview this week’s episode where host David Moulton talks with Nir Zuk, Founder and CTO of Palo Alto Networks. They talk about Palo Alto Networks' predictions for 2025, focusing on the shift to unified data security platforms and the growing importance of AI in cybersecurity. You can catch new episodes of Threat Vector every Thursday here and on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack (The New York Times) US Unveils New National Cyber Incident Response Plan (Infosecurity Magazine) Telecom Namibia Cyberattack: 400,000 Files Leaked (The Cyber Express) Landmark settlement of $50m from Meta for Australian users impacted by Cambridge Analytica incident (OAIC) CISA Warns of New Windows Vulnerability Used in Hacker Attacks (CyberInsider) CISA 2024 Year in review (CISA) LastPass threat actor steals $5.4M from victims just a week before Xmas (Cointelegraph) Texas Tech University Data Breach Impacts 1.4 Million People (SecurityWeek) Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT (Dark Reading) Man Accused of SQL Injection Hacking Gets 69-Month Prison Sentence (SecurityWeek) The psychological implications of Big Brother’s gaze (SCIMEX) 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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
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1:31.3	The Biden administration takes its first step to retaliate against China for the Salt Typhoon cyber attack.
1:35.1	The feds release a draft national cyber incident response plan.
1:38.1	Telecom Namibia suffers a cyber attack.
1:44.7	The Australian Information Commissioner has reached a $50 million settlement with META over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
1:51.3	Sisa releases its 2024 year-in-review, last-pass hackers nab an additional $5 million.
1:57.3	Texas Tech University notifies over 1.4 million individuals of a ransomware attack.
2:03.5	Researchers discover a new Darkgate rat attack vector using vishing. A fraudster gets 69 months in prison. On our threat vector segment, David Moulton speaks with near Zook, founder and
2:09.5	CTO of Palo Alto Networks with predictions for 2025. And surveillance tweaks our brains in unexpected ways.
2:24.3	It's Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
2:27.9	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
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