Cyber ops and a side benefit of sanctions. BlackCat wants $5 million from Carinthia. Fraudster pressures Verizon. Spain responds to surveillance scandal. CISA has 5G implementation guidelines.

Published: May 27, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Pro-Russian DDoS attacks. Sanctions and their effect on ransomware. BlackCat wants $5 million from Carinthia. A fraudster pressures Verizon. Spain will tighten judicial review of intelligence services. Johannes Ullrich looks at VSTO Office Files. Our guests are Cecilia Marinier and Niloo Howe with a preview of the RSAC Innovation Sandbox. CISA releases ICS advisories and with its partners issue guidelines for evaluating 5G implementation.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/103\n\nSelected reading.\nHacktivists Expanding DDoS Attacks as Part of International Cyber Warfare Strategy (Imperva)\xa0\nCyberattacks against UK CNI increase amidst Russia-Ukraine war (Intelligent CIO Europe)\xa0\nA cyberwar is already happening in Ukraine, Microsoft analysts say (NPR.org)\nNSA: Sanctions on Russia Having a Positive Effect on Ransomware Attacks, Attempts Down Due to Difficulty Collecting Ransom Payments (CPO Magazine)\xa0\nBlackCat/ALPHV ransomware asks $5 million to unlock Austrian state (BleepingComputer)\xa0\nHacker Steals Database of Hundreds of Verizon Employees (Vice)\xa0\nDrupal Releases Security Updates (CISA)\nKeysight N6854A Geolocation server and N6841A RF Sensor software (CISA)\xa0\nHorner Automation Cscape Csfont (CISA)\xa0\nSpain vows legal reforms in wake of spying allegations (MSN)\nSpain\u2019s PM vows to reform intelligence services following phone hacking scandal (The Record by Recorded Future)\xa0\nSpain set to strengthen oversight of secret services after NSO spying scandal (Times of Israel)\xa0\nCISA and DoD Release 5G Security Evaluation Process Investigation Study (CISA)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices