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The Smoke Loader botnet has a creepy\xa0new payload. Ransomware gets faster. How AI has evolved in malicious directions. The Snatch ransomware gang threatens to snitch. The FSB continues to use both USBs and phishing emails as attack vectors. A ransomware attack shutters Belgian social service offices. Tim Starks from the Washington Post explains a Biden administration win in a DC court. Our guest Ben Sebree of CivicPlus describes how the public sector could combat cybercrime during cloud adoption. And the deadline for comment on US cybersecurity regulations? It\u2019s been extended.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/161\n\nSelected reading.\nSmoke Loader Drops Whiffy Recon Wi-Fi Scanning and Geolocation Malware (SecureWorks)\xa0\nTime keeps on slippin\u2019 slippin\u2019 slippin\u2019: The 2023 Active Adversary Report for Tech Leaders (Sophos News)\xa0\nHP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report Q2 2023 | HP Wolf Security (HP Wolf Security)\xa0\nBarracuda XDR Insights: How AI learns your patterns to protect you (Barracuda)\nDeep Instinct Study Finds Significant Increase in Cybersecurity Attacks Fueled by Generative AI (Deep Instinct)\xa0\nCyberattack on Belgian social service centers forces them to close (Record)\nUkraine\u2019s Military Hacked by Russian Backed USB Malware (Ophtek)\nRequest for Information on Cyber Regulatory Harmonization; Request for Information: Opportunities for and Obstacles To Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations (Federal Register)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices