#106 - Intel Chat: LockBit, TicTacToe Dropper, Google Cloud Run & I-Soon

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Law enforcement from 10 countries - in a joint operation called ‘Operation Cronos’ - have disrupted the criminal operation of the LockBit ransomware group.FortiGuard has identified a grouping of malware droppers used to deliver various final-stage payloads through 2023 they are calling the TicTacToe dropper.Cisco Talos researchers have observed a significant increase in the volume of malicious emails leveraging the Google Cloud Run service to infect potential victims with banking trojans. A massive leak from a Chinese Ministry of Public Security contractor called I-Soon shows that Bejing’s intelligence and military groups are attempting large-scale, systemic cyber intrusions against foreign governments, companies, and infrastructure.