Scattered Spider prompts warnings from CISA and the FBI. Phobos ransomware is an affiliate crimeware-as-a-service program. A "hack-for-hire" contractor. \u201cScama\u201d in the C2C market. Our guest is Lee Clark from the RH-ISAC with a look at Holiday Season Cyber Threat Trends. Tim Eades from Cyber Mentor Fund shares recent trends in cyber venture capital, with tips on finding a good match. And the tempo of cyber operations in Russia's hybrid war.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/220\n\nSelected reading.\nFBI and CISA Release Advisory on Scattered Spider Group (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | CISA)\xa0\nFBI warns on Scattered Spider hackers, urges victims to come forward (Reuters)\xa0\nU.S. officials urge more information sharing on prolific cybercrime group (CyberScoop)\xa0\nA deep dive into Phobos ransomware, recently deployed by 8Base group (Cisco Talos Blog)\xa0\nUnderstanding the Phobos affiliate structure and activity (Cisco Talos Blog)\nElephant Hunting | Inside an Indian Hack-For-Hire Group (SentinelOne)\xa0\nHow an Indian startup hacked the world (Reuters)\xa0\nScama: Uncovering the Dark Marketplace for Phishing Kits (Vade Secure)\nUkraine Tracks a Record Number of Cyber Incidents During War (Bank Info Security)\xa0\nRussia will target other countries for web attacks, Ukraine cyber defence chief warns (The Irish Times)\xa0\nSandworm Linked to Attack on Danish Critical Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine)\xa0\nWhy cyber war readiness is critical for democracies (Help Net Security)\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices