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Qatar accuses UAE of disinformation, hacking campaign. Other international cyberconflict. Ransomware and clickfraud in one campaign. Banking credential-stealing malware vs. Macs.

Published: July 17, 2017, 7:47 p.m.

In today's podcast we hear that\xa0Qatar\xa0has accused\xa0the United Arab Emirates of a hacking and disinformation campaign\u2014the UAE deny it. Russia's Foreign Ministry says it was hacked. Russia-experts in the US said to be receiving unwelcome attention from possible state intelligence services. Deterrence and confidence building measures remain works in progress in cyberspace. Ransomware and click-fraud combined in a single criminal campaign. Macs attacked by banking credential stealing malware.\xa0Johns Hopkins' Joe Carrigan reviews educational options for aspiring cyber security pros.\xa0Twitter bots driving traffic to dodgy adult sites. And Ashley Madison proposes a settlement for its 2015 breach.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices