Cyberespionage, in Central Europe and South Asia. Iranian state media sites seized. Sale of inspection and tracing tools leads to an indictment in France. Cooperation, foreign and domestic.

Published: June 23, 2021, 8 p.m.

b"ReverseRat looks like a state-run espionage tool active in South and Central Asia. The US Justice Department seizes thirty-three sites run by media aligned with the Iranian government. Poland offers more clarity on a cyberespionage campaign it attributes to Russia. An intercept and inspection company\\u2019s executives are indicted for complicity with torture. NSA opens a Cybersecurity Collaboration Center for industry. Joe Carrigan examines Apple\\u2019s push to replace passwords. Our guest is Shehzad Merchant of Gigamon with a breakdown on security guidelines for hybrid cloud programs. And the FSB says it hopes for \\u201creciprocity.\\u201d\\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/120"