b"A new APT is found: enter Sandman. Tracking an initial access broker called Gold Melody. Iran\\u2019s OilRig group is active against Israeli targets. Cyber ops as an instrument of soft power. Recovery and investigation in the casino ransomware attacks. In our Solutions Spotlight, Simone Petrella speaks with MK Palmore from Google Cloud about talent retention and the cybersecurity skills gap. Our guest is Kristen Marquardt of Hakluyt with advice for cyber startups. And Bermuda points to Russian threat actors.\\n\\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/182\\n\\nSelected reading.\\nSandman APT | A Mystery Group Targeting Telcos with a LuaJIT Toolkit (SentinelOne)\\nGOLD MELODY: Profile of an Initial Access Broker (Secureworks)\\nOilRig\\u2019s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol\\u2019 rig, new drill pipes (We Live Security)\\nCyber Soft Power | China's Continental Takeover (SentinelOne)\\nMGM Resorts computers back up after 10 days as analysts eye effects of casino cyberattacks (AP News)\\nMGM Restores Casino Operations 10 Days After Cyberattack (Dark Reading)\\nMGM Resorts computers back up after being down 10 days due to casino cyberattacks (CBS News)\\nMGM says its recovered from cyberattack, employees tell different story (Cybernews)\\n'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (Reuters)\\nApple emergency updates fix 3 new zero-days exploited in attacks (BleepingComputer)\\xa0\\nRussia linked to cyberattack on government services (Royal Gazette)"