Blocking and tackling in the cyber phases of Russias hybrid war against Ukraine. Info-harvesting SDK. Recon into a power grid. Hydra Market indictment. Catphishing. Advance fee scams with a new twist.

Published: April 7, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

An update on US cyber defensive operations and the war in Ukraine. You can\u2019t tell your oligarchs without a scorecard. Google ejects data-harvesting apps from Play. China preps the cyber battlespace against India\u2019s power grid. More moves against Hydra Market. Bearded Barbie\u2019s catphishing. Betsy Carmelite from BAH on a blueprint for achieving a secure and resilient dot gov. Our guest is Padraic O'Reilly from CyberSaint with a fresh look at ransomware. And your majesty, meet this here dissident, who also needs to move money for the best of reasons\u2026.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/67\n\nSelected reading.\nPentagon: Russia has fully withdrawn from Kyiv, Chernihiv (Washington Post)\xa0\nZelenskyy tells UN: Act now on Russia or dissolve yourself altogether (Atlantic Council)\xa0\nDoJ takes down Russian botnet that targeted WatchGuard and Asus routers (ZDNet)\xa0\nFBI Disables "Cyclops Blink" Botnet Controlled by Russian Intelligence Agency (SecurityWeek)\xa0\nJustice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation\u2019s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) (US Department of Justice)\xa0\nAdversarial Threat Report (Meta)\nFacebook cracks down on covert influence networks targeting Ukraine (Washington Post)\nRussian-backed hackers broke into Facebook accounts of Ukrainian military officials (CBS News)\xa0\nBritain slaps sanctions on Russia\u2019s biggest bank \xa0(The Telegraph)\xa0\nRussia hit with new round of U.S. sanctions as Biden decries 'major war crimes' (Reuters)\xa0\nU.S. to Sanction Putin Children, Banks Over Bucha Atrocities (Bloomberg)\nThe Forbes Ultimate Guide To Russian Oligarchs (Forbes)\xa0\nSuspected Chinese Hackers Collect Intelligence From India\u2019s Grid (Bloomberg)\xa0\nContinued Targeting of Indian Power Grid Assets by Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Group (Recorded Future)\xa0\nOperation Bearded Barbie: APT-C-23 Campaign Targeting Israeli Officials (Cybereason)\xa0\nGoogle Bans Apps With Hidden Data-Harvesting Software (Wall Street Journal)\nThe Nigerian Prince Scam, with a Russian Twist (Avanan)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices