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Privateering goes fully political. Compromised robots? Contis campaign against Costa Rica. Cyberconflict along the Nile. A reset in the cyber insurance market.

Published: May 18, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

b'Chaos ransomware group declares for Russia. Hacktivists claim to have compromised Russian-manufactured ground surveillance robots. Conti\'s ongoing campaign against Costa Rica. The claimed "international" cyberattack against Nile dam was stopped. Rick Howard speaks with author Caroline Wong on her book\\xa0\\u201cSecurity Metrics, a Beginner\'s Guide\\u201d. Our guests are Kathleen Smith and Rachel Bozeman, hosts of the new podcast, Security Cleared Jobs. And the cyber insurance market experiences a \\u201creset.\\u201d\\n\\nFor links to all of today\'s stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/96\\n\\nSelected reading.\\nChaos Ransomware Variant Sides with Russia (Fortinet Blog)\\nDid hackers commandeer surveillance robots at a Russian airport? (The Daily Dot)\\xa0\\nRussian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies (New York Times)\\xa0\\nCosta Rican president claims collaborators are aiding Conti\'s ransomware extortion efforts (CyberScoop)\\xa0\\n"We will overthrow the government" - Does Conti have help inside Costa Rica? (Tech Monitor)\\xa0\\nCosta Ricans scrambled to pay taxes by hand after cyberattack took down country\\u2019s collection system (Yahoo)\\xa0\\nEthiopia faces new cyberattacks on its Nile dam (Al-Monitor)\\xa0\\nCyber Insurers Raise Rates Amid a Surge in Costly Hacks (Wall Street Journal)'