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Ransomware old and ransomware new, but can you distinguish it from a wiper? Influence operations hearings on Capitol Hill.

Published: Nov. 1, 2017, 8:08 p.m.

In today's podcast, we hear about ONI\xa0ansomware\xa0in Japan\xa0that\xa0may prove to be a wiper. Ukraine blames\xa0NotPetya\xa0operators Black Energy for\xa0BadRabbit. Pyongyang feels London is picking on it. Fishing Facebook in Nordic nations. Security firms sell certificate authority business. Twitter won't sell any more ads to RT or Sputnik.\xa0Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC\xa0Stormcast\xa0podcast on honeypots.\xa0Russell Jones from Deloitte with the results from a recent medical security\xa0poll.During\xa0hearings on influence operations, Senators wonder why Facebook wasn't suspicious when people paid for their advertising in rubles.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices