A pivotal global menace.

Published: Jan. 10, 2024, 9:10 p.m.

The World Economic Forum names AI a top global threat. The SEC suffers social media breach. The FTC settles with a data broker over location data sales. A massive data leak hits Brazil. Chinese researchers claim and AirDrop hack. A major real estate firm suffers data theft. Pikabot loader is seeing use by spammers. Ukraine\u2019s Blackhit hits Russia\u2019s M9 Telecom. Stuxnet methods are revealed. A Patch Tuesday rundown. Our guest is \u200b\u200bTim Eades from the Cyber Mentor Fund to discuss the growing prevalence of restoration as a part of incident response. And Hackers could screw up a wrench.\nRemember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.\nMiss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you\u2019ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn.\n\nCyberWire Guest\nGuest \u200b\u200bTim Eades from Cyber Mentor Fund joins us to discuss the growing prevalence of restoration as a part of incident response.\xa0\n\nSelected Reading\nAI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says (AP News)\nNSA: Benefits of generative AI in cyber security will outweigh the bad (IT Pro)\nSEC account on X \u2018compromised\u2019 and regulator has not approved bitcoin ETFs (MarketWatch)\nSEC did not have 2FA enabled: X safety team on fake Bitcoin ETF post (Cointelegraph)\nFTC Order Prohibits Data Broker X-Mode Social and Outlogic from Selling Sensitive Location Data (Federal Trade Commission)\nEntire population of Brazil possibly exposed in massive data leak (Security Affairs)\nChina says state-backed experts crack Apple's AirDrop (Digital Journal)\nFidelity National Financial says hackers stole data on 1.3 million customers (TechCrunch)\nWater Curupira Hackers Launch Pikabot Malware Attack on Windows Machine (GBHackers On Security)\nUkrainian \u201cBlackjack\u201d Hackers Take Out Russian ISP (Infosecurity Magazine)\nUkraine is on the front lines of global cyber security (Atlantic Council)\xa0\nDutch Engineer Used Water Pump to Get Billion-Dollar Stuxnet Malware Into Iranian Nuclear Facility: Report (SecurityWeek)\nNew research paper explores post-quantum cryptography for critical infrastructure cybersecurity (Industrial Cyber)\nAI Helps U.S. Intelligence Track Hackers Targeting Critical Infrastructure (Wall Street Journal)\nHewlett Packard Enterprise nears $13 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks (Reuters)\nJanuary Patch Tuesday: New year, more Windows bugs (The Register)\nCybersecurity Advisory: Apache Struts Vulnerability CVE-2023-50164 (Uptycs)\nHackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware (Ars Technica)\xa0\n\nShare your feedback.\nWe 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.\xa0\n\nWant to hear your company in the show?\nYou too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here\u2019s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info.\nThe CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. \xa9 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices