Iran says it stopped a cyber espionage campaign by China’s APT27. India closes the Internet in two states. Ransomware in Louisiana and New Jersey. National Security Letters.

Iran says it’s foiled a cyber espionage campaign mounted by APT27, a Chinese threat group. The Indian government responds to protests over a citizenship law in two states by sending in troops and cutting off the Internet in those states. The City of New Orleans sustains what appears to be a ransomware attack. So does a New Jersey healthcare network. And three Senators would like credit bureaus to tell them what the FBI is asking for. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on Twitter’s proposal to shift to open standards. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/December/CyberWire_2019_12_16.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Lydbog: 16. december 2019