A ticking clock to exploitation.

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Patch Now alerts come from Progress Software and Veeam Backup & Restoration. Car rental giant Avis notifies nearly 300,000 customers of a data breach. The UK’s National Crime Agency struggles to retain top cyber talent. Two Nigerian brothers get prison time for their roles in a deadly sextortion scheme. SpyAgent malware uses OCR to steal cryptocurrency. A Seattle area school district suffers a cybercrime snow day. Our guest is Amer Deeba, CEO of Normalyze, discussing data’s version of hide and go seek - the emergence of shadow data. A crypto leader resigns after being held at gunpoint.

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CyberWire Guest

Our guest is Amer Deeba, CEO of Normalyze, discussing data’s version of hide and go seek, or the emergence of shadow data.

Selected Reading

Progress LoadMaster vulnerable to 10/10 severity RCE flaw (Bleeping Computer)

New Veeam Vulnerability Puts Thousands of Backup Servers at Risk – PATCH NOW! (HACKREAD)

Thousands of Avis car rental customers had personal data stolen in cyberattack (TechCrunch)

UK National Crime Agency, responsible for fighting cybercrime, ‘on its knees,’ warns report (The Record)

2 Brothers Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison in Sextortion Scheme (The New York Times)

SpyAgent Android malware steals your crypto recovery phrases from images (Bleeping Computer)

Highline schools closing Monday because of cyberattack (Seattle Times)

Crypto Firm CEO Resigns Following Armed Robbery of Company Funds (Blockonomi)

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