In today\u2019s podcast, we hear that Collections #2 through #5 have joined Collection #1 in hacker fora. Google is found to be collecting data from devices in much the same way its advertising peer Facebook was. Russian trolls seek to discredit the Special Counsel\u2019s investigation of influence ops. New York State opens an investigation into Apple\u2019s response to the\xa0FaceTIme\xa0bug. The US Department of Justice aims to disrupt a North Korean botnet. And a rundown of some current online scams.\xa0Mike Benjamin from Century Link with information on\xa0TheMoon\xa0botnet and how it targets websites. Guest is\xa0Lewie\xa0Dunsworth, CISO & Executive Vice President of Technical Operations at Herjavec Group on projected increases in ransomware aimed at hospitals.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/January/CyberWire_2019_01_31.html\n \xa0\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices