#216 - Intel Chat: Scattered Spider, TA406, Oriental Gudgeon & Apple patches

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.

• A report from Google on how to defend against UNC3944, better known as Scattered Spider.
• North Korea-backed threat actor TA406 has shifted its focus to targeting Ukrainian government agencies, according to new research from Proofpoint.
• Since October 2024, urlscan.io has been tracking a phishing campaign known as Oriental Gudgeon, which is targeting over 40 Japanese commercial entities—mostly in the financial services sector.
• Apple has released a substantial batch of security updates across its software ecosystem, including iOS 18.5, iPadOS, and the latest versions of macOS.

And the article Matt mentions about CISA shifting their alert distribution strategy: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-alert-strategy-email-social/