Keeping pentesting tools out of criminal hands. Updates from an intensified cyber phase in Russias hybrid war. Fars reports sustaining a cyber attack. The most common password remains password.

Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 9:15 p.m.

b"Nighthawk\\u2019s at the diner (but maybe not on the crooks\\u2019 menu). Internet service in Ukraine and Moldova is interrupted by strikes against Ukraine's power grid. Sandworm renews ransomware activity against Ukrainian targets. Russian cyber-reconnaissance seen at a Netherlands LNG terminal. European Parliament votes to declare Russia a terrorist state (and Russia responds with cyberattacks and terroristic threats). Carole Theriault reports on where these kids today are getting their news. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on digital identity in Web 3.0. And, hey, the new list of most commonly used passwords looks...depressingly familiar.\\n\\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/226\\n\\nSelected reading.\\nSec firm MDSec slams Proofpoint for post on pen-testing framework (iTWire)\\xa0\\nNighthawk: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - MDSec\\xa0\\nCyberattack Hits Iran's Fars News Agency (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)\\nIran\\u2019s Fars news agency is hit by cyberattacks, blames Israel (Times of Israel)\\xa0\\nUkraine and Moldova suffer internet disruptions after Russian missile strikes (The Record by Recorded Future)\\nNew ransomware attacks in Ukraine linked to Russian Sandworm hackers (BleepingComputer)\\nRussian hackers targeting Dutch gas terminal: report (NL Times)\\xa0\\nRussia labelled state sponsor of terrorism as missile strikes leave Ukraine without power (The Telegraph)\\nKillnet Group Claims Responsibility for European Parliament Cyber Attack (Digit)\\nEuropean Parliament hit by 'sophisticated' cyberattack (Deutsche Welle)\\nEuropean Parliament website suffers 'sophisticated' cyber attack after Russia terrorism vote (Computing)\\nHackers Temporarily Take Down European Parliament Website (Wall Street Journal)\\nGuess the most common password. Hint: We just told you (Register)"