British-American warnings of a Russian cyber threat, and Russias response. More on the Lapsus$ gang incidents at Microsoft and Okta. And Secureworks looks at Conti and sees a criminal ecosystem.

Published: March 23, 2022, 8:20 p.m.

The US and the UK warn of impending Russian cyberattacks, and Russia responds with warnings against \u201cbanditry,\u201d crime, and bad manners. CISA issues two new ICS advisories. Microsoft confirms a Lapsus$ gang incident, and so does Okta, but Okta\u2019s case is more complicated. Josh Ray from Accenture on the cyber workforce. Our guest is Tom Gaffney from F-Secure with some ways to reduce digital anxietySecureworks takes a look at the criminal ecosystem around Conti.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/56\n\nSelected reading.\nUkraine war has put our relationship with US at breaking point - Russia (Daily Post Nigeria)\xa0\nKremlin dismisses U.S. warning of potential Russian cyber attacks (Reuters) .\nAs Biden puts US on alert, Russia seeks talks to help prevent cyber war (Newsweek)\xa0\nU.K. echoes Biden warning on Russian cyberattacks (The Record by Recorded Future)\xa0\nBiden: Russia mulling cyberattacks on US (C4ISRNet)\xa0\nNational Security Advisor details new intelligence on potential Russian cyberattacks (FOX 5 DC)\nThe Threat of Russian Cyberattacks Looms Large (The New Yorker)\xa0\nFBI sees growing Russian hacker interest in US energy firms (AP NEWS)\xa0\nCISA Call with Critical Infrastructure Partners on Potential Russian Cyberattacks Against the U.S. (YouTube)\xa0\nCISA highlights new reporting hotline amid warnings about potential Russian cyber attacks (Federal News Network)\nDelta Electronics DIAEnergie (CISA)\xa0\nDelta Electronics DIAEnergie (Update B) (CISA)\xa0\nMicrosoft, Okta Investigating Data Theft Claims (SecurityWeek)\xa0\nHackers hit authentication firm Okta, customers 'may have been impacted' (Reuters)\xa0\n'This Is Really, Really Bad': Lapsus$ Gang Claims Okta Hack (Wired).\nOkta \u2018identifying and contacting\u2019 customers potentially affected by Lapsus$ breach (The Record by Recorded Future)\xa0\nOkta Investigates Report of Security Breach, Says It Finds No Evidence of New Attack (Wall Street Journal)\xa0\nFury As Okta\u2014The Company That Manages 100 Million Logins\u2014Fails To Tell Customers About Breach For Months (Forbes)\xa0\nCloudflare\u2019s investigation of the January 2022 Okta compromise (Cloudflare Blog).\nUpdated Okta Statement on LAPSUS$ (Okta)\xa0\nGOLD ULRICK leaks reveal organizational structure and relationships (Secureworks)\xa0\nDetails of Conti ransomware affiliate released (ComputerWeekly.com)\xa0\nMore can be done to curb misuse of Cobalt Strike, expert says (VentureBeat)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices