Ransomware updates. Lazarus Group’s new Trojan. IoT insecurity. Exploiting older versions of WhatsApp. Mr. Assange’s extradition. Door kick in IP beef. Someone naughty’s still running XP.

Updates on the ransomware attacks in Florida and Louisiana. North Korea’s Lazarus Group adopts a new Trojan as it shows signs of pivoting into the Linux ecosystem. Insufficient entropy in IoT key generation. Older versions of WhatsApp are vulnerable to exploitation. The state of Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. Hey--this is Moscow! Where’d you think you were, Iowa? And guess who’s still running Windows XP? Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on Google location data being used to find a bank robber. Guest is Michael Chertoff from the Chertoff group on the 5G transition. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/December/CyberWire_2019_12_17.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Release date

Lydbog: 17. december 2019