Fancy Bear phishes in think tanks. Lazarus Group takes a swipe at Russian organizations. New decryptor for GandCrab. Citizen Lab and Novalpina discuss NSO Group. Ryuks lousy help desk.

Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 9:16 p.m.

b'In today\\u2019s podcast, we hear that Microsoft has disclosed a Fancy Bear sighting, snuffling around\\xa0Atlanticist\\xa0think tanks in Europe. Ukraine says, in effect, see, we told you so. Speaking of bears, it seems that North Korea\\u2019s Hidden Cobra may be striking at the biggest bear of them all, going after Russian targets. There\\u2019s new\\xa0decryptor\\xa0available for\\xa0GandCrab\\xa0ransomware. Citizen Lab and NSO Group\\u2019s new partial owner exchange notes. A look at a ransomware help desk.\\xa0Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink with an update on the\\xa0Necurs\\xa0botnet. Guest is Tommy McDowell from the R-CISC (the retail ISAC) on the importance of sharing threat data.'