U.S. sanctions spark cyber showdown with China.

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

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China criticizes U.S. sanctions. School districts face cyberattacks over the holiday season. The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is investigating a potential data breach. Eagerbee malware targets government organizations and ISPs in the Middle East. A major New York medical center notifies 674,000 individuals of a data breach. Hackers infiltrate Argentina’s Airport Security Police (PSA) payroll system. An industrial networking firm identifies critical vulnerabilities in its cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances. Phishing click rates among enterprise users surged in 2024. A California man is suing three banks for allegedly enabling criminals to steal nearly $1 million from him. On our Threat Vector segment, we preview this week’s episode where host David Moulton speaks with Margaret Kelley about the evolving landscape of cloud breaches. Microsoft’s Bing demonstrates imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. Threat Vector Segment On our Threat Vector segment, we preview this week’s episode where host David Moulton speaks with Margaret Kelley about the evolving landscape of cloud breaches and how organizations can defend against sophisticated attacks. You can catch new episodes of Threat Vector every Thursday here and on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading China Protests US Sanctions for Its Alleged Role in Hacking, Complains of Foreign Hacker Attacks (SecurityWeek) Tencent added to US list of 'Chinese military companies' (The Register) School districts in Maine, Tennessee respond to holiday cyberattacks (The Record) UN aviation agency 'actively investigating' cybercriminal’s claimed data breach (The Record) Eagerbee backdoor deployed against Middle Eastern govt orgs, ISPs (Bleeping Computer) Staten Island Hospital Notifying 674,000 of May 2023 Hack (BankInfo Security) Industrial networking manufacturer Moxa reports 'critical' router bugs (CyberScoop) Phishing Click Rates Triple in 2024 (Infosecurity Magazine) Pig butchering victim sues banks for allowing scammers to open accounts (The Record) Hackers Compromised Argentina’s Airport Security Payroll System (GB Hackers) Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google (The Verge) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:55.6	Thank you. China criticizes U.S. sanctions. School districts face cyber attacks over the holiday season.
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2:18.8	a potential data breach. Eager B. Malware targets government organizations and ISPs in the Middle
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