Phishing threats unleashed.

Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 9:20 p.m.

Attackers lock up Azure accounts with MFA. Bank of America alerts customers to a third party data breach. Malicious cyber activity targets elections worldwide. CISA highlights a vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail. Lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to enhance healthcare cybersecurity. Siemens and Schneider Electric address multiple industrial vulnerabilities. Perception in tech gender parity still has a ways to go. Dave Bittner speaks with Guests Andrew Scott, Associate Director of China Operations at CISA, and Brett Leatherman, Section Chief for Cyber at the FBI, about Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon. And the scourge of online obituary spam.\xa0\nRemember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.\nMiss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you\u2019ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn.\n\nCyberWire Guest\nGuests Andrew Scott, Associate Director of China Operations at CISA, and Brett Leatherman, Section Chief at FBI, discussing\xa0 PRC/Volt Typhoon advisory and living off the land guidance. Read the press release on \u201cU.S. and International Partners Publish Cybersecurity Advisory on People\u2019s Republic of China State-Sponsored Hacking of U.S. Critical Infrastructure.\u201d\n\nSelected Reading\nOngoing campaign compromises senior execs\u2019 Azure accounts, locks them using MFA (Ars Technica)\xa0\nBank of America warns customers of data breach after vendor hack (BleepingComputer)\nGlobal Malicious Activity Targeting Elections is Skyrocketing (Security Affairs)\nCISA Warns Of Active Attacks on Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability (CISA)\nBipartisan Senate Bill Requires HHS to Bolster Cyber Efforts (Gov Info Security)\nICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Addresses 270 Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)\xa0\nFour in five men in tech say women are treated equally, as women criticise \u2018invisible challenges\u2019 (Euronews)\nThe rise of obituary spam (The Verge)\xa0\n\nShare your feedback.\nWe want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.\xa0\n\nWant to hear your company in the show?\nYou too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here\u2019s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info.\nThe CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. \xa9 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices