Podcasts News Tech News CyberWire Daily Ransomware and cryptojacking are all the rage. Iran seeks IP, North Korea seeks a quick buck. More on EU content moderation. Alleged Russian hacking of WADA, Spiez Laboratory. Propaganda overreach?

Ransomware and cryptojacking are all the rage. Iran seeks IP, North Korea seeks a quick buck. More on EU content moderation. Alleged Russian hacking of WADA, Spiez Laboratory. Propaganda overreach?

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 7:43 p.m.

In today's podcast, we hear about the ransomware that's clogged systems at a UK airport. New variants of ransomware are out and about in the wild. EternalBlue continues to be used to install\xa0cryptojackers\xa0in vulnerable systems\u2014the campaign is being called\xa0WannaMine. EU considers short deadlines and sharp penalties for failure to remove "extremist content" from the Internet. Russia suspected in WADA and Spiez\xa0Lab hacking. Did Moscow overreach with its latest\xa0Novichok\xa0disinformation effort?\xa0Malek Ben Salem from Accenture on encryption techniques that make use of DNA.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/September/CyberWire_2018_09_17.html\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices