DDoS attack on ProtonMail. Rancor cyberespionage campaign. PythonBot serves ads and a cryptominer. EU joint cyber response unit forming. Arrests in BEC campaign. Reality Winner's plea.
In today's podcast, we hear that ProtonMail was hit this morning by an Apophis Squad DDoS attack. Rancor cyberespionage campaign observed in Southeast Asia. PythonBot serves up adware and cryptojacking. WannaCry-themed protection racket is all bark and no bite. EU organizing a joint cyber incident response force. FBI and international partners make arrests in an Africa-based business email compromise racket. Reality Winner's guilty plea. Emily Wilson from Terbium labs with a story of a six-year-old dealing with identity theft. Guest is Paul Aubin from Varonis on the protection of federal systems.