Weeding out 'worms' for Window's users.

Published: Aug. 15, 2024, 8:10 p.m.

Microsoft urges users to patch a critical TCP/IP remote code execution vulnerability. Texas sues GM over the privacy of location and driving data. Google says Iran\u2019s APT42 is responsible for recent phishing attacks targeting presidential campaigns. Doppelg\xe4nger struggles to sustain its operations. Sophos X-Ops examines the Mad Liberator extortion gang. Fortra researchers document a potential Blue Screen of Death vulnerability on Windows. China\u2019s Green Cicada Network creates over 5,000 AI-controlled inauthentic X(Twitter) accounts. Kim Dotcom is being extradited to the United States. Our guest is Rui Ribeiro, CEO at JScrambler, to discuss how the extensive use of first and third-party JavaScript is a blessing and a curse. Wireless shifting can really grind your gears.\xa0\nMiss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you\u2019ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn.\n\nCyberWire Guest\nToday\u2019s guest Rui Ribeiro, JScrambler's CEO, joins us to discuss how the extensive use of first and third-party JavaScript is both a blessing and a curse.\n\nSelected Reading\nZero-click Windows TCP/IP RCE impacts all systems with IPv6 enabled, patch now (Bleeping Computer)\nTexas sues General Motors over car data tracking (POLITICO)\nGoogle: Iranian Group APT42 Behind Trump, Biden Hack Attempts (Security Boulevard)\nDoppelg\xe4nger operation rushes to secure itself amid ongoing detections, German agency says (The Record)\nPalo Alto Networks Patches Unauthenticated Command Execution Flaw in Cortex XSOAR (SecurityWeek)\nA new extortion crew, Mad Liberator, emerges on the scene (The Register)\nBeware, Windows users. Newly-spotted CVE-2024-6768 vulnerability can cause blue screen (MSPoweruser)\nCyberCX Unmasks China-linked AI Disinformation Capability on X (Cyber CX)\nKim Dotcom is being Megauploaded to the US for trial (The Verge)\nWant to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival\u2019s Wireless Shifters (WIRED)\xa0\n\nShare your feedback.\nWe want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.\xa0\n\nWant to hear your company in the show?\nYou too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here\u2019s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info.\nThe CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. \xa9 N2K Networks, Inc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices