BellaCiao from Tehran; PingPull from Beijing: two cyberespionage tools. SLP exploitation. Ransomware as an international threat. The state of hacktivism. Digital evidence or war crimes.

BellaCiao is malware from Iran's IRGC, while PingPull is malware used by the Chinese government affiliated Tarus Group. Ransomware continues to be a pervasive international threat. An overview of hacktivism. Our guest is CyberMindz founder Peter Coroneos, discussing the importance of mental health in cybersecurity. Johannes Ullrich shares insights from his RSAC panel discussions. And Ukraine continues to collect evidence of Russian war crimes.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:
https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/80

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