The cybercriminal labor market and the campaigns it’s supporting. Russia’s Killnet is running DDoS attacks against US hospitals, but Russia says, hey, it’s the real victim here.

Some perspective on the cybercriminal labor market. DocuSign is impersonated in a credential-harvesting campaign. Social engineering pursues financial advisors. Killnet is active against the US healthcare sector. Mr. Security Answer Person John Pescatore has thoughts on cryptocurrency. Ben Yelin and I debate the limits of section 230. And, hey, who’s the real victim in cyberspace? A hint: probably not you, Mr. Putin.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:
https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/20

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