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• Ex-NSA chief welcomes more U.S. offensive operations in cyberspace (cyberscoop.com)
  The U.S. says the gloves are off, and former NSA director Rogers is pleased.
• 'Critical' flaw in apps for Sennheiser headphones allows certificate access (cyberscoop.com)
  The mistake means that hackers could decrypt the key and use the certificate, a means of digital authentication, to monitor victims’ traffi…
• Adobe issues fix for Flash bug allowing remote code execution (cyberscoop.com)
  Without the patch, Flash could mistakenly run a piece of code without verifying what type it is. Hackers can exploit the bug to remotely ex…
• ESET: Vietnamese hacking group hijacks Southeast Asian sites in watering hole campaign (cyberscoop.com)
  The cybersecurity company says many of the websites are still serving malicious scripts after having been notified.
• What Wells Fargo cyber boss Rich Baich is doing to protect critical infrastructure (cyberscoop.com)
  Rich Baich, chief information security officer at Wells Fargo, will begin an indefinite term on the National Infrastructure Advisory Counci…
• Research: Prolific cybercriminal tessa88 is Russian national (cyberscoop.com)
  Recorded Future claims that tessa88, a prolific figure in the hacker underworld, is tied to Russian national Maksim Donakov.
• Facebook’s former security boss embarks on apology tour (cyberscoop.com)
  In the wake of another bad news cycle for Facebook, the company has found an unlikely ally: Alex Stamos, the former chief information secur…
• Russian APT activity is resurgent, researchers say (cyberscoop.com)
  Researchers have detected new spearphishing and malicious email campaigns associated with two Russian hacking groups known for breaching th…
• U.S. cybercrime-fighters enter agreements with Indonesia, Singapore (cyberscoop.com)
  When U.S. officials return from international conferences this week they can be thankful for bolstered cybersecurity alliances with two Asi…
• Blackberry acquiring Cylance for $1.4 billion (cyberscoop.com)
  Blackberry hopes Cylance's AI-driven cybersecurity solutions will mesh with its new offerings for enterprise IoT protection.
• Mock grid, real threats: DARPA borrows an island for a cyberattack drill (cyberscoop.com)
  For the first week of November, Plum Island was the guinea pig for a decidedly 21st-century threat: cyberattacks that could hamstring the p…
• Proofpoint: Hackers testing new reconnaissance malware on financial institutions (cyberscoop.com)
  Proofpoint suggests that tRat is part of a trend of malware becoming more modular in order to provide attackers with more value in the long…
• 'Mylobot' botnet now downloading second-stage malware meant to siphon data (cyberscoop.com)
  A global botnet has been set up to spread malware that is now able to siphon data, according to a report from CenturyLink Threat Research L…
• Dragos to open Saudi Arabia office, announces new funding round (cyberscoop.com)
  Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos plans to open an office in Saudi Arabia next year, CEO Robert lee tells CyberScoop.
• Pentagon, DHS agree to framework for joint cyberdefense (cyberscoop.com)
  U.S. officials have long touted their “whole-of-government approach” to cyberthreats, and a new memo advances that cause.
• Consolidation is coming for the cybersecurity industry (cyberscoop.com)
  Amid a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, analysts predict far fewer companies will exist in a few years.
• Automox raises $9.3 million in Series A for automated patch management (cyberscoop.com)
  Automox’s cloud-based platform helps enterprises manage and patch the various devices and programs that run on their networks.
• How the U.S. might respond if China launched a full-scale cyberattack (cyberscoop.com)
  20 private executives and ex-U.S. officials last month quietly explored what a cyberattack from China would look like for both the public a…
• Bill to rename DHS's cybersecurity office unamiously passes House (cyberscoop.com)
  The Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate will become the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Securit…
• Netskope raises $168.7 million for cloud security solutions (cyberscoop.com)
  Cloud security company Netskope announced Tuesday that it raised $168.7 million Series F funding round, bringing its total funding to $400.…
• CMS portal breach attackers used legit accounts to swipe data (cyberscoop.com)
  Attackers "used the front door," according to acting CMS CIO Rajiv Uppal, and had the ability to access a ton of PII.
• U.S. tech giants back French call for global cooperation in cyberspace (cyberscoop.com)
  Google and Cisco praised the French government's push for more cyber norms.
• ForeScout acquires OT security firm SecurityMatters for $113 million (cyberscoop.com)
  ForeScout Technologies announced on Thursday that it acquired OT security company SecurityMatters for $113 million.
• Why NIST's privacy framework could help security efforts (cyberscoop.com)
  NIST's forthcoming Privacy Framework could help pave the way toward the development of trustworthy information systems.
• Flaw in WordPress plugin allowed unauthorized admin access, backdoors (cyberscoop.com)
  The flaw has been patched in the privacy-focused plugin WP GDPR Compliance, which has more than 100,000 downloads.
• DHS head: 'Relentless resilience' will drive collaboration on cybersecurity (cyberscoop.com)
  Nielsen said DHS plans to use a newly established critical infrastructure hub to focus on the resilience of 'essential functions.'
• Symantec researchers dissect North Korean malware used in ATM attacks (cyberscoop.com)
  Researchers from Symantec detailed how the malware used in the scheme intercepts fraudulent withdrawal requests and approving those withdra…
• JavaScript attack aimed to reroute bitcoin transactions (cyberscoop.com)
  A newly identified JavaScript vulnerability in StatCounter allowed hackers to re-route bitcoin transfers associated with a specific cryptoc…
• DHS on Election Day: No malicious cyber-activity observed (cyberscoop.com)
  Shortly after 9 p.m., officials were maintaining that they have seen "no reported cybersecurity events that would affect the ability to cas…
• Pakistan's banks and law enforcement clash over severity of hack (cyberscoop.com)
  An official from the country's top criminal investigation agency said that most of the country's major banks had been affected by breaches…
• Apache alerts developers of remote code execution flaw (cyberscoop.com)
  The Apache Foundation urged developers to update a key component of the framework in order to patch the flaw in an alert posted Monday.
• HSBC discloses breach of U.S. bank accounts (cyberscoop.com)
  HSBC disclosed a security incident earlier this week, saying that a small number of U.S.-based bank accounts were breached.
• USB threat to industrial facilities comes into sharp focus with new Honeywell data (cyberscoop.com)
  A new study from Honeywell shows how USB drives can propagate advanced threats like Stuxnet and Trisis.
• Tech companies offered free products to help secure the election. Now what? (cyberscoop.com)
  It's becoming trendy for private companies to volunteer their services for the sake of election security. Will they help beyond 2018?
• Veracode sold to Thoma Bravo for $950 million (cyberscoop.com)
  Thoma Bravo, an American private equity firm, said it is purchasing application security testing company Veracode from Broadcom for $950 mi…
• Foreign influence ops are adapting to U.S. defenses, DHS chief says (cyberscoop.com)
  Foreign adversaries are adapting their influence operations spreading disinformation to U.S. government and corporate defenses, according t…
• Federal insider-threat programs get a dose of 'Maturity' (cyberscoop.com)
  A government task force aims to help agencies move beyond the "minimum standards" for an insider threat program with a new "Maturity Framew…
• Chinese economic espionage is target of new Justice Department initiative (cyberscoop.com)
  “Chinese economic espionage against the United States has been increasing and it has been increasing rapidly,” Attorney General Jeff Sessio…
• Bolton confirms offensive cyber-operations conducted to protect midterms (cyberscoop.com)
  The United States is undertaking offensive cyber operations to protect against foreign interference, White House national security adviser…
• Radisson discloses data breach impacting rewards customers (cyberscoop.com)
  Radisson provided sparse details, but is warning customers to be wary of phishing attempts.
• Cisco issues warning on flaw being exploited in its Adaptive Security Appliance (cyberscoop.com)
  Cisco issued an advisory Wednesday that a vulnerability is allowing attackers to run denial-of-service attacks against its Adaptive Securit…
• Here's why Google is forcing JavaScript use on its sign-on pages (cyberscoop.com)
  The company is continuing its efforts to give users more autonomy when it comes to protecting their information, specifically Android users.
• Justice Department charges 7 Russian intelligence officers (cyberscoop.com)
  It's the latest move in an ongoing U.S. law enforcement effort to crack down on Kremlin hacking.
• Facebook announces 'security issue' impacting nearly 50 million users (cyberscoop.com)
  The social media giant said the vulnerability has been fixed and law enforcement has been brought in.
• Pacific Northwest burger chain Burgerville hit by FIN7 (cyberscoop.com)
  Burgerville revealed Wednesday that its customers' credit and debit card information was stolen by the international cybercrime group known…
• In this election security drill, Massachusetts cops battle hackers to protect the vote (cyberscoop.com)
  Police in Massachusetts gathered in mid-September to practice responding to cyberattacks from an adversary bent on disrupting the democrati…
• Former NSA employee sentenced to 66 months for taking home classified info (cyberscoop.com)
  Nghia Pho was sentenced to 66 months in prison Tuesday for taking home highly classified NSA hacking tools between 2010 and 2015.
• DOJ unseals charges against 10 Chinese nationals for hacking aerospace companies (cyberscoop.com)
  The Department of Justice unsealed charges against 10 Chinese nationals for a multi-year campaign to steal aviation technology from U.S. co…
• Here are all of the election security offerings from private companies (cyberscoop.com)
  A lot of companies are offering to help protect election infrastructure. Here's a full list.
• SamSam ransomware group has hit 67 organizations in 2018, researchers say (cyberscoop.com)
  SamSam continues to have the health care sector in its sights.