Malvertising meets SEO poisoning. Fast moving on MOVEit exploit remediation. Ransomware trends. Cyberespionage, sanctions, and influence ops. Ave atque vale Kevin Mitnick.

Published: July 20, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Sophos analyzes malvertising through purchased Google Ads. The MOVEit vulnerability is remediated faster than most. The DeliveryCheck backdoor is used against Ukrainian targets. SORM is under stress. Ukrainian police roll up another bot farm working in support of Russian influence operations. AJ Nash from ZeroFox provides insights on the White House cybersecurity labeling program. David Moulton from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 introduces his new segment "Threat Vector." And we bid farewell to Kevin Mitnick.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/137\n\nSelected reading.\nBad ad fad leads to IcedID, Gozi infections (Sophos News)\nNew research reveals rapid remediation of MOVEit Transfer vulnerabilities (Bitsight)\xa0\nGRIT Ransomware Report-2023-Q2 (Guidepoint Security)\xa0\nRussia\u2019s Turla hackers target Ukraine\u2019s defense with spyware (Record)\xa0\nRussian Hackers Probe Ukrainian Defense Sector With Backdoor (Bank Info Security)\xa0\nRussia\u2019s vast telecom surveillance system crippled by withdrawal of Western tech, report says (Record)\xa0\nUkraine\u2019s cyber police dismantled a massive bot farm spreading propaganda (Security Affairs)\nKevin David Mitnick, August 6, 1963 - July 16, 2023. (Dignity Memorial)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices