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Ransomware and a zero-day. A newly discovered espionage platform. FIN7s new tricks. Beijing speaks and Apple listens. A visit to NSAs Cybersecurity Directorate.

Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 7:19 p.m.

BitPaymer ransomware is exploiting an Apple zero-day. \u201cAttor\u201d isn\u2019t your ordinary malign faerie: it\u2019s also an espionage platform that\u2019s been carefully deployed against Russian and Eastern European targets. FIN7 upgrades its toolkit. Apple does what the Chinese government asks it to do, blocking a mapping and a news app from users in China. And a look inside the black box, as we visit NSA\u2019s Cybersecurity Directorate. Awais Rashid from Bristol University on the need for real-world experimentation. Guest is Kumar Saurabh from LogicHub on the importance of making breach forensics public.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/October/CyberWire_2019_10_11.html\xa0\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices