Show Notes
French supermarkets lose their cool in a refrigeration cyberattack. Anthropic pulls the plug on AI agents behaving badly. A Canadian ransomware negotiator is arrested in the FBI’s ShinyHunters investigation. XWorm expands its surveillance capabilities. A Dutch grocery giant suffers a cyberattack. Leaked files reveal Luna Moth’s playbook. Monday business brief. Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing how major rules for federal contractors handling sensitive data are nearing the finish line. Six digits sink Danish security.
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Today we are joined by Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing how major rules for federal contractors handling sensitive data are nearing the finish line.
Selected Reading
Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center, disrupting digital services across Russia (The Record)
Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France (The New York Times)
DoD confirms ‘refrigeration disruption’ at military commissaries (MilitaryTimes)
Anthropic takes risky AI tests offline after models breach govt sites (Bleeping Computer)
Shock and surprise after FBI arrests Canadian cybersecurity expert in ShinyHunters hacking case (CBC News)
XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform (SecurityWeek)
Cyberattack Prompts Ahold Delhaize to Disconnect Systems (SecurityWeek)
Luna Moth Leaks Shed Light on Ransomware Group's Inner Workings (Infosecurity Magazine)
Armadin has raised $255.5 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel (N2K Pro Business Briefing)
'123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people (The Register)
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