Ransomware updates. Lazarus Groups new Trojan. IoT insecurity. Exploiting older versions of WhatsApp. Mr. Assanges extradition. Door kick in IP beef. Someone naughtys still running XP.

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 7:59 p.m.

b"Updates on the ransomware attacks in Florida and Louisiana. North Korea\\u2019s Lazarus Group adopts a new Trojan as it shows signs of pivoting into the Linux ecosystem. Insufficient entropy in IoT key generation. Older versions of WhatsApp are vulnerable to exploitation. The state of Julian Assange\\u2019s extradition to the US. Hey--this is Moscow! Where\\u2019d you think you were, Iowa? And guess who\\u2019s still running Windows XP? Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on Google location data being used to find a bank robber. Guest is Michael Chertoff from the Chertoff group on the 5G transition.\\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:\\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/December/CyberWire_2019_12_17.html\\xa0\\n Support our show"