WhatsApp's legal triumph cracks the spyware vault.

Published: March 1, 2024, 9:10 p.m.

A court orders NSO Group to hand over their source code. The Five Eyes reiterate warnings about Ivanti products. Researchers demonstrate a generative AI worm. Fulton County calls LockBit\u2019s bluff. SMS codes went unprotected online. Golden Corral serves up a buffet of personal data. Ransom demands continue to climb. A US Senator calls on the FTC to investigate auto industry privacy practices. Dressing up data centers. Our guest is Dominic Rizzo, founder and director of OpenTitan and CEO at zeroRISC, discussing the first open-source silicon project to reach commercial availability. And Cops can\u2019t keep their suspects straight.\xa0\nRemember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.\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\nGuest is Dominic Rizzo, founder and director of OpenTitan and CEO at zeroRISC, discussing the first open-source silicon project to reach commercial availability. You can find the press release here.\xa0\n\nSelected Reading\nFive Eyes Warn of Ivanti Vulnerabilities Exploitation, Detection Tools Insufficient (Infosecurity Magazine)\nA leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world\u2019s tech giants (TechCrunch)\nReport: Average Initial Ransomware Demand in 2023 Reached $600K (Security Boulevard)\nHere Come the AI Worms (WIRED)\nGolden Corral restaurant chain data breach impacts 183,000 people (Bleeping Computer)\nHackers stole 'sensitive' data from Taiwan telecom giant: ministry(Tech Xplore)\nCISA adds Microsoft Streaming Service bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs)\nSenator asks FTC to investigate automakers\u2019 data privacy practices (The Record)\nLooking good, feeling safe \u2013 data center security by design (Data Center Dynamics)\nCops visit school of 'wrong person's child,' mix up victims and suspects in epic data fail (The Register)\nOpenTitan\xae Partnership Makes History as First Open-Source Silicon Project to Reach Commercial Availability (lowRISC)\nCreating Connections: Embracing change. (N2K Women in STEM newsletter)\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 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices