Information operations and the invasion of Ukraine. VMware patches vulnerabilities. F5 BIG-IP vulnerabilities actively exploited. TDI clarifies data incident. Robo-calling the Kremlin.

Published: May 19, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

b'Russian information operations surrounding the invasion of Ukraine. VMware patches vulnerabilities. F5 BIG-IP vulnerabilities undergoing active exploitation. Texas Department of Insurance clarifies facts surrounding its data incident. Robert M. Lee from Dragos is heading to Davos to talk ICS. Rick Howard speaks with author Chase Cunningham on his book "Cyber Warfare \\u2013Truth, Tactics and Strategies\\u201d. Robo-calling the Kremlin.\\n\\nFor links to all of today\'s stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/97\\n\\nSelected reading.\\nInformation Operations Surrounding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Mandiant)\\xa0\\nCISA Issues Emergency Directive and Releases Advisory Related to VMware Vulnerabilities (CISA)\\nEmergency Directive 22-03 (CISA)\\xa0\\nThreat Actors Chaining Unpatched VMware Vulnerabilities for Full System Control (CISA)\\xa0\\nThreat Actors Exploiting F5 BIG IP CVE-2022-1388 (CISA)\\xa0\\nCISA Alert AA22-138A \\u2013 Threat Actors Exploiting F5 BIG-IP CVE-2022-1388. (The CyberWire)\\xa0\\nAdditional facts: TDI data security event (Texas Department of Insurance)\\xa0\\nThis Hacktivist Site Lets You Prank Call Russian Officials (Wired)'