Possible consequences of Afghanistans fall to the Taliban. Non-state actors political motives. Poly Network rewards Mr. White Hat. C2C offering will check your alt-coin. Breach at T-Mobile?

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 8 p.m.

The Taliban has effectively taken control of Afghanistan, and the fall of Kabul is likely to have a quick, near-term effect on all forms of security. The Indra Group\u2019s actions against Iranian interests suggest the potential of non-state, politically motivated actors. Crooks returned almost all the money rifled from DeFi provider Poly Network. A new C2C service tells hoods if their alt-coin is clean. DeepBlueMagic is a new strain of ransomware. Chris Novak of Verizon on advancing incident response. Rick Howard is taking on Orchestration in this week\u2019s CSO Perspectives. And T-Mobile investigates claims of a data breach.\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/157\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices