#113 - Intel Chat: StrelaStealer, APT29, Apple's M-series & APT31

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Unit 42 have recently identified a wave of large-scale StrelaStealer campaigns impacting over 100 organizations across the EU and U.S.Researchers at Mandiant on Friday raised an alarm after discovering Russia’s APT29 hacking group targeting political parties in Germany, indicating a possible new operational focus beyond typical attacks on diplomatic figures.The newly discovered vulnerability baked into Apple’s M-series of chips that allows attackers to extract secret keys from Macs when they perform widely used cryptographic operations.The Department of Justice this week charged seven Chinese nationals, who are affiliates of threat group APT31, with widespread cyber espionage against US businesses and politicians.