Podcasts News Tech News CyberWire Daily Keeping Winnti out of the goods while keeping an eye on them. GlitchPOS malware. What do apps want? Third-party Facebook data exposure. Digital hygiene. A scareware scam.

Keeping Winnti out of the goods while keeping an eye on them. GlitchPOS malware. What do apps want? Third-party Facebook data exposure. Digital hygiene. A scareware scam.

Published: April 4, 2019, 7:37 p.m.

In today\u2019s podcast we hear that Bayer, maker of pharmaceuticals and agricultural products, blocked an espionage attempt by China\u2019s Winnti Group, and has been quietly monitoring the threat actor since last year. GlitchPOS and its evolution. Do those apps really need all that access? Two breaches of Facebook data by third parties. Some good digital hygiene notes: \xa0change default passwords and backup your data in a secure and recoverable way. And no, there\u2019s no CIA officer warning you\u2019ll be arrested if you don\u2019t pony up 1.4 Bitcoin. Craig Williams from Cisco Talos with research on GlitchPOS malware. Guest is Leo Simonovich from Siemens Energy on challenges and opportunities in the energy sector.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/April/CyberWire_2019_04_04.html\xa0\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices