The November that never ended.

A Chinese state-sponsored group exploited enterprise devices in a global espionage effort. The UK Government guarantees £1.5 billion financing to help Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery efforts. A maximum-severity flaw in Fortra’s GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer product is under active exploitation. The AI boom faces sustainability questions. Akira ransomware bypasses MFA on SonicWall devices. Dutch teens are arrested for allegedly spying for Russia. Luxury retailer Harrods confirms a data breach. An Interpol crackdown targets African cybercrime rings. We’ve got our Monday business briefing. Brandon Karpf joins us to discuss the cybersecurity ecosystem in Japan. Cyber crooks offer a BBC journalist an early retirement package. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today our guest is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, and he joins to discuss the Cybersecurity ecosystem in Japan. Selected Reading Chinese hackers breached critical infrastructure globally using enterprise network gear (CSO Online) UK government bails out Jaguar Land Rover with $2 billion loan (Metacurity) Maximum severity GoAnywhere MFT flaw exploited as zero day (Bleeping Computer) The AI boom is unsustainable unless tech spending goes ‘parabolic,’ Deutsche Bank warns: ‘This is highly unlikely’ (Fortune) Akira ransomware breaching MFA-protected SonicWall VPN accounts (Bleeping Computer) Dutch teens arrested for trying to spy on Europol for Russia (Bleeping Computer) Harrods: Hackers contact firm after 430,000 customer records stolen (BBC) Africa cybercrime crackdown includes hundreds of arrests, Interpol says (The Record) Cyberbit acquires RangeForce. Terra Security raises $30 million. (N2K Pro) 'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC (BBC) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.