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FTC warns of smishing targeting the unemployed. Initial access: buying it one way or another. Is the criminal gig economy vulnerable? Ransomware continues to hit healthcare.

Published: Aug. 6, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Smishing campaigns are seeking to exploit the unemployed. Initial access brokers seem not to have missed a beat, although some gangs are seeking to bypass them by trolling for rogue insiders. Are criminal enterprises vulnerable on the gig economy front? Criminal affiliates are disgruntled--good. Clearly, healthcare isn\u2019t off the target list. Thomas Etheridge from CrowdStrike on eCrime Extortion. Chris Jacobs from ThreatQuotient joins us with a look back at BlackHat. Anup Gosh from Fidelis Cybersecurity, with insights on active defense.\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/151\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices