Reaper looks like a criminal booter on the Chinese black market. BadRabbit shows some moves. Catch-All malicious Chrome extension. Android currency miners in Google Play. Indictments in Russia probe.

Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 6:15 p.m.

In today's podcast, we hear that the\xa0Reaper botnet is still quiet,\xa0and\xa0looking like a\xa0booter-for-hire.\xa0BadRabbit\xa0shows some odd stealth, and some interesting strategic selectivity. A malicious Chrome extension steals everything you put on a website. Currency miners on phones seem to be the kind of crime that doesn't pay, but that's not stopping crooks from stuffing them into Google Play. First indictments in the US probe of Russian election influence operations are out.\xa0\xa0Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs on third party breaches, what she describes as \u201cNot your breach, still your problem.\u201d\xa0And a class action suit is filed over the Equifax breach.\n Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors.\n We read Recorded Future\u2019s free intel daily, you might find it valuable, too. If you\u2019d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8\u2019s white paper. Interested in the latest research in cyber security? Cylance is revolutionizing cybersecurity with products and services that proactively prevent, rather than reactively detect the execution of advanced persistent threats and malware. Learn more at cylance.com.\n Podcast sponsor 1-Recorded Future: http://goo.gl/wphZ1z Podcast sponsor 2- E8 Security: https://goo.gl/yBBx55 Friday sponsor- Cylance: https://goo.gl/fHR65L\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices