#104 - Intel Chat: Pikabot, OpenAI boots APTs, GRU Military Unit 26165 & the Akira ransomware group

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.

• ZScaler ThreatLabz are reporting on some recent campaigns, which started in February 2024, where they observed Pikabot reemerging with significant changes in its code base and structure.
• OpenAi is claiming that they have terminated accounts associated with state-affiliated threat actors.
• A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers that were used to commit crimes by the GRU Military Unit 26165.
• SecurityWeek is reporting on the fine folks at CISA who are urging the patching of a Cisco ASA flaw that is being used in ransomware.

A document naming APT groups and operations can be found here.