Weekly: Nobelium Attacks, VMWare Exploits, and the Biden Administration’s Letter on Ransomware

ShadowTalk hosts Sean, Alec, Charles, and Digital Shadows CISO, Rick Holland, bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:- Alec dives into Nobelium - who are they and what happened in the latest attack?- Charles takes us through VMWare exploits - how does it compare to earlier vulnerabilities?- Rick discusses the Biden Administration’s open letter to business leaders on the state of ransomware - Plus, check out our latest content including thoughts on the 2021 Verizon DBIRGet this week’s intelligence summary at: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/digitalshadows/weekly-intelligence-summary-04-june ***Resources from this week’s podcast***Nobelium: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/solarwinds-hackers-resurface-to-attack-government-agencies-and-think-tanks/ VMWare: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/vulnerability-in-vmware-product-has-severity-rating-of-9-8-out-of-10/ https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html President’s Note on Ransomware Threats: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20796934-memo-what-we-urge-you-to-do-to-protect-against-the-threat-of-ransomwareCyber Attacks: The Problem with Attribution and Response Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cyber-attacks-the-challenge-of-attribution-and-response/ Verizon DBIR Perspective Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-top-three-cybercrime-takeaways-from-the-2021-verizon-dbir/ Ransomware and Law Firms Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/ransomware-and-the-legal-services-sector/ Jeff Stone Podcast: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/threat-intelligence-podcast-shadowtalk/special-jeff-stone-discusses-his-origin-story-interviewing-cybercriminals-and-more Also, don’t forget to reach out to - [email protected]