Podcasts News Tech News CyberWire Daily False flags and real flags. ISIS claims the Strasbourg killer as one of its soldiers. A bogus bomb threat circulates by email.

False flags and real flags. ISIS claims the Strasbourg killer as one of its soldiers. A bogus bomb threat circulates by email.

Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 9:13 p.m.

In today\u2019s podcast, we hear about false flag cyberattacks that mimic state actors, especially Chinese state actors. Chinese intelligence services are prospecting US Navy contractors. Russia\u2019s Fancy Bear continues its worldwide phishing campaign. ISIS claims the career criminal responsible for the Strasbourg Christmas market killings as one of its soldiers. And a bogus bomb threat is being circulated by email\u2014call the technique \u201cboomstortion.\u201d\xa0\xa0Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs on smart speaker vulnerabilities. Guest is Laura Noren from Obsidian Security on data science ethics.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_12_14.html\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices