FBI botnet cleanup backfires.

FBI botnet disruption leaves cybercriminals scrambling to pick up the pieces. Notorious ransomware gangs announce their retirement, but don’t hold your breath. Hacktivists leak data tied to China’s Great Firewall. A new report says DHS mishandled a key program designed to retain cyber talent at CISA. GPUGate malware cleverly evades analysis. WhiteCobra targets developers with malicious extensions. North Korea’s Kimsuky group uses AI to generate fake South Korean military IDs. My guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop, discussing offensive cyber operations. A cyberattack leaves students hung out to dry.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined once again by Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing offensive cyber operations. You can read Tim’s article Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense for more background.

Selected Reading

The FBI Destroyed an Internet Weapon, but Criminals Picked Up the Pieces (Wall Street Journal)

15 ransomware gangs ‘go dark’ to enjoy 'golden parachutes' (The Register)

600 GB of Alleged Great Firewall of China Data Published in Largest Leak Yet (HackRead)

China Enforces 1-Hour Cybersecurity Incident Reporting (The Cyber Express)

​​DHS watchdog finds mismanagement in critical cyber talent program (FedScoop)

GPUGate Malware: Malicious GitHub Desktop Implants Use Hardware-Specific Decryption, Abuse Google Ads to Target Western Europe (Arctic Wolf)

'WhiteCobra' floods VSCode market with crypto-stealing extensions (Bleeping Computer)

AI-Forged Military IDs Used in North Korean Phishing Attack (Infosecurity Magazine)

Mitsubishi to acquire Nozomi Networks for nearly $1 billion. (N2K CyberWire Business Briefing)

Dutch students denied access to jailbroken laundry machines (The Register)

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