Two new things to worry about: how long it takes to read the fine print, and bed bug disinformation.

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

DDoS activity during the Hamas-Israeli war. Insurance firm reports cyber incident. Recent arrests in cybercrime sweeps. Ukrainian hacktivist auxiliaries compromise customer data at Russia's Alfa Bank. How long does it take to read the fine print? Ann Johnson from Afternoon Cyber Tea talks with Noopur Davis from Comcast about building secure tech from the start. Antonio Sanchez of Fortra shares cybersecurity challenges for enterprises including why having too many tools creates too much complexity. And hey, Marianne\u2013don\u2019t let the bedbugs bite.\xa0\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/203\n\nSelected reading.\nCyber attacks in the Israel-Hamas war (The Cloudflare Blog)\nChina's crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia ensnares thousands but leaves the networks intact (AP News)\xa0\n12 people arrested for bank malware scam, youngest being just 17 (The Independent Singapore News)\xa0\nSpain arrests 34 cybercriminals who stole data of 4 million people (BleepingComputer)\xa0\nPolice Disrupt Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group (Infosecurity Magazine)\xa0\nRagnar Locker Ransomware Boss Arrested in Paris (Dark Reading)\xa0\nE-Root marketplace credential-selling admin extradited to US (Register)\nUkraine security services involved in hack of Russia\u2019s largest private bank (Record)\nNordVPN study: Privacy policy awareness (NordVPN)\nRussia spread bedbug panic in France, intelligence services suspect (The Telegraph)\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices