Costa Rica hit with another round of ransomware. Cyber phases of Russias hybrid war against Ukraine. CISOs and 3rd-party risk. Elasticsearch databases as extortion targets. And Razzlekhan!

Published: June 1, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Costa Rica's healthcare system comes under renewed ransomware attack. Cyber phases of the hybrid war. Charity fraud exploits sympathy for Ukraine. US FBI attributes last year's attack on Boston Children's Hospital to Iran. CISOs surveyed on their challenges (and they're particularly worried about exposure to 3rd-party risk). Robert M. Lee joins us for the launch of the new Control Loop podcast. Josh Ray from Accenture looks at ransomware trends. Razzlekhan and Dutch: a cryptocurrency love song.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/105\n\nSelected reading.\nLatest cyberattack in Costa Rica targets hospital system (Reuters)\nCosta Rica\u2019s public health agency hit by Hive ransomware (BleepingComputer)\nCosta Rican Social Security Fund hit with ransomware attack (The Record by Recorded Future)\nCosta Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group\u2019s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions (KrebsOnSecurity)\nUkraine joins its first NATO cyber defense center meeting (TheHill)\nUS military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command (Sky News)\nThe FBI Warns of Scammers Soliciting Donations Related to the Crisis in Ukraine (Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3))\nFBI director blames Iran for \u2018despicable\u2019 attempted cyberattack on Boston Children\u2019s Hospital (CNN)\nHackers ransom 1,200 exposed Elasticsearch databases (TechTarget)\nThe CISOs Report (Security Current)\nNew York couple accused of laundering $4.5 bln in crypto still in plea talks (Reuters)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices