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Satori botnet is awake (and it's not engaged in enlightenment). State-sponsored spyware campaigns. ISIS threatens cyberattacks.

Published: Dec. 6, 2017, 8:42 p.m.

In today's podcast, we learn that the\xa0Satori botnet flashed\xa0into existence\xa0yesterday\xa0with 280,000 bots. Is there a router zero-day out there? Insecure cryptocurrency apps aren't deterring speculators. How much energy does Bitcoin use? About as much as Denmark. Ethiopia's government\xa0is\xa0said to\xa0be using\xa0spyware against journalists. Iran's Charming Kitty espionage group is looking at media, academics, activists, and political advisors. ISIS threatens cyber havoc this Friday.\xa0Joe Carrigan from JHU on breach fatigue. Cat Coode from Binary Tattoo on social media safety.\xa0And the IOC takes a poke at Russia.\xa0Expect Fancy and Cozy Bear to poke right back.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices