Iran integrates influence and cyber operations. ChatGPT use and misuse. Trends in the cyber underworld. Hybrid warfare and cyber insurance war clauses.

Published: May 3, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Iran integrates influence and cyber operations. ChatGPT use and misuse. Phishing reports increased significantly so far in 2023, while HTML attacks double. An update on the Discord Papers. Cyberstrikes against civilian targets. My conversation with our own Simone Petrella on emerging cyber workforce strategies. Tim Starks from the Washington Post joins me with reflections on the RSA conference. And, turns out, a war clause cannot be invoked in denying damage claims in the NotPetya attacks (at least not in the Garden State).\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/85\n\nSelected reading.\nRinse and repeat: Iran accelerates its cyber influence operations worldwide (Microsoft On the Issues)\nChatGPT Confirms Data Breach, Raising Security Concerns (Security Intelligence)\xa0\nSamsung Bans Generative AI Use by Staff After ChatGPT Data Leak (Bloomberg)\xa0\nMalicious email campaigns abusing Telegram bots rise tremendously in Q1 2023, surpassing all of 2022 by 310% (Cofense)\nThreat Spotlight: Proportion of malicious HTML attachments doubles within a year (Barracuda)\nZelensky says White House told him nothing about Discord intelligence leaks (Washington Post)\nRussia attacks civilian infrastructure in cyberspace just as it does on ground - watchdog (Ukrinform)\nMerck\u2019s Insurers On the Hook in $1.4 Billion NotPetya Attack, Court Says (Wall Street Journal)\nMerck entitled to $1.4B in cyberattack case after court rejects insurers' 'warlike action' claim (Fierce Pharma)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices