Cyberespionage, from war floating to phishing. An update on ESXiArgs. Fresh sanctions against ransomware operators, and more takedowns may be in the offing.

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

War-floating. A phishing campaign pursues Ukrainian and Polish targets. Pakistan's navy is under cyberattack. A new criminal threat-actor uses screenshots for recon. ESXiArgs is widespread, but its effects are still being assessed. The UK and US issue joint sanctions against Russian ransomware operators. Robert M. Lee from Dragos addresses attacks to electrical substations. Our guest is Denny LeCompte from Portnox discussing IoT security segmentation strategies. And is LockBit next on law enforcement\u2019s wanted list?\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/27\n\nSelected reading.\nChinese Balloon Had Tools to Collect Communications Signals, U.S. Says (New York Times)\xa0\nUAC-0114 Campaign Targeting Ukrainian and Polish Gov Entitities (The State Cyber Protection Centre of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine)\nNewsPenguin, a Previously Unknown Threat Actor, Targets Pakistan with Advanced Espionage Tool (BlackBerry)\nScreentime: Sometimes It Feels Like Somebody's Watching Me (Proofpoint)\nFlorida state court system, US, EU universities hit by ransomware outbreak (Reuters).\nNo evidence global ransomware hack was by state entity, Italy says (Reuters)\nRansomware campaign stirs worry despite uncertain impact (Washington Post)\nVMware Security Response Center (vSRC) Response to 'ESXiArgs' Ransomware Attacks (VMware Security Blog)\nCISA and FBI Release ESXiArgs Ransomware Recovery Guidance (CISA)\nUnited States and United Kingdom Sanction Members of Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Gang (U.S. Department of the Treasury)\nRansomware criminals sanctioned in joint UK/US crackdown on international cyber crime (National Crime Agency)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices