TV program swap-out. Cyber espionage out of Beijing. US Congress in a mood to sanction. Emotet phishing spoofs Germanys BSI. A Dark Overlord pleads not guilty.

Published: Dec. 19, 2019, 6:42 p.m.

Spanish TV is temporarily replaced by Russian programming. APT20, Violin Panda, is back, and playing a familiar tune. Rancor against Cambodia. The US Congress gets frosty with China and Russia. How Zeppelin ransomware spreads. Due diligence in M&A. Germany\u2019s BSI warns of an Emotet campaign. A suspect in the Dark Overlord case is arraigned in St. Louis. The FBI collars a guy who ratted himself out over social media. David Dufour from Webroot with a review of their 2019 mid-year threat report. Guest is James Ritchey from GitLab with lessons learned on the one-year anniversary of their bug bounty program.\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_19.html\xa0\n Support our show\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices