The CyberWire

Patching: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Script kiddies and disinhibition (with a caution about attribution). Industry notes, RSA, and Valentine's Day.

The Martin NSA-contractor case. Fileless malware hits banks worldwide. DDoS tools undergo refinement. Ransomware developments. Industry notes.

Islamist hackers hit websites in Britain and Austria. Mac malware linked to Iran. Criminals follow the money into the cloud. M&A notes. Dendroid RAT author gets probation.

Brokerages in Taiwan face DDoS extortion. Polish banks hit in watering hole attack. Cyber vigilantes. Information operations. ShadowBrokers update?

Crime, not education. Slot machine scams. Ransomware updates. Fancy Bear in Norway? Russian treason charges. GCHQ say no to "witchcraft."

Jailbreaking or forensics? W-2s and business email compromise. Router vulnerabilities. Windows zero-day. Enterprise security priorities. Iranians cyber ops and Iranian dissent. US-Russian cyber tensions.

A black market for insider information. Cisco studies data breaches. The Internet as a threat actor's R&D infrastructure.

Bear prints around the Czech Foreign Ministry. Tinker, tailor, soldier, hacker, Humpty Dumpty. Gamer forum breaches. Where in the world is Phineas Phisher?

Ransomware updates. Netgear vulnerabilities and patches. Breaking Android pattern lock. Delegated Recovery. Information operations.

Special Edition: 2017 Cyber Security Forecast

Russian treason arrests may be tied to espionage. ANSSI director warns of cyber jihad. Symantec remediates Shamoon 2. U.S. Cellular was not breached.

LeakedSource is down. DoubleFlag's called out for bogus stolen goods. Fancy Bear is in UK, German networks. Shamoon alert in Saudi Arabia. Scamming tech support scammers.

Dark Web trading post compromised. Ransomware updates. Reactions to Risk Based Security's 2016 breach report. International cyber conflict notes, and a treason case in Russia.

Cleaning ransomware out of the Play Store (but snakes still get into the walled garden, so watch your apps). Vigilantes, vulnerabilities, and industry news.

Shamoon and Greenbug. HummingWhale purged from Play Store. Apple patches across its product line. Leadership changes at CIA, GCHQ. Lloyds Bank incident update. Honor among thieves? Nope.