A weekly review of cyber threats to America
Cyber Threat Report
August 8, 2022
Last Week in Review
Cyber Espionage
Global network of fake news sites and social media accounts pushes Chinese propaganda
CyberScoop
Meta cracks down on cyber espionage and warns of operations targeting midterm elections
ABC News
New Chinese malware facilitates post-exploitation command execution and info harvesting
Hacker News
Cyber Crime
Hackers steel $190 million from U.S. cryptocurrency firm Nomad
CNet
Several crypto platforms targeted in multimillion-dollar attacks over 24-hour period
The Record
New phishing campaign bypasses multi-factor authentication to breach Microsoft’s email services
ZScaler
Ransomware explosion fosters thriving dark web ecosystem
Dark Reading
Vulnerabilities
Auto industry faces higher risk of cyberattacks in 2023
Tripwire
“Huge flaw” threatens U.S. emergency alert system, DHS researcher warns
Ars Technica
In-Depth Look at Cyber Security
North Korea’s Cyberwar
Popular Front (audio)
Competition, Conflict, and Cyber
Modern War Institute (audio)
Pegasus Is Listening
A look at Pegasus and the rise of commercial spyware
Click Here (audio)
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