Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations

Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).

Study concludes cybersecurity training doesn’t work | KPBS Public Media

Some people with training were slightly less likely to click on a phishing lure than the untrained. But some trained people were more likely to click.

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data | WIRED

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

High-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech | Tom’s Hardware

The processing works like this: the raw audio data is run through digital signal processing using a Wiener Filter, where you can start to hear some information. This is then further cleared up through a neural model, giving the researchers clear audio.

Cyber criminals pull off $1.5 million heist, exploiting Baltimore’s outdated defenses

A cyber heist has cost the city more than $1.5 million after thieves manipulated the city’s electronic Workday system, according to a report released this week by Inspector General Isabel Cumming. The breach allowed cybercriminals to access a vendor’s account, alter bank account information, and redirect payments intended for city work.

FAA to eliminate floppy disks & Win95 in air traffic control systems.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration just outlined an ambitious goal to upgrade the U.S.’s air traffic control (ATC) system and bring it into the 21st century. According to NPR, most ATC towers and other facilities today feel like they’re stuck in the 20th century, with controllers using paper strips and floppy disks to transfer data, while their computers run Windows 95. While this likely saved them from the disastrous CrowdStrike outage that had a massive global impact, their age is a major risk to the nation’s critical infrastructure, with the FAA itself saying that the current state of its hardware is unsustainable.