Action in the cybercriminal underworld. Russia’s FSB and SVR are both active, and so are their hacktivist auxiliaries. NSA offers advice on configuring next-generation firewalls.

Open Bullet malware is seen in the wild. Threat actors exploit a Salesforce vulnerability for phishing. BlueCharlie (that’s Russia’s FSB) shakes up its infrastructure. Midnight Blizzard (and that’s Russia’s SVR) uses targeted social engineering. How NoName057(16) moved on to Spanish targets. Robert M. Lee from Dragos shares his reaction to the White House’s national cybersecurity strategy. Our guest Raj Ananthanpillai of Trua warns against oversharing with ChatGPT. And NSA releases guidance on hardening Cisco next-generation firewalls.

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