Patient portals down, ransomware up.

A Colorado health system’s patient portal has been compromised. Malicious uploads to open-source repositories surge over the past year. Octo2 malware targets Android devices. A critical vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication software is being exploited. The U.S. and U.K. team up for kids online safety. The European Council adopts the Cyber Resilience Act. New York State adopts new cyber regulations for hospitals. The FBI created its own cryptocurrency to help thwart fraudsters. Our guest Dr. Bilyana Lilly joins us to talk about her new novel "Digital Mindhunters." Getting dumped via AI. 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 Our guest Dr. Bilyana Lilly joins us to talk about her new novel "Digital Mindhunters." Selected Reading Cyberattack targets healthcare nonprofit overseeing 13 Colorado facilities (The Record) Malicious packages in open-source repositories are surging (CyberScoop) Octo2 Malware Uses Fake NordVPN, Chrome Apps to Infect Android Devices (HackRead) Hackers Exploiting Veeam RCE Vulnerability to Deploy Ransomware (Cybersecuritynews) Britain, US set up working group to improve children’s online safety (Reuters) European Council Adopts Cyber Resilience Act (BankInfoSecurity) New York State Enacts New Cyber Requirements for Hospitals (BankInfoSecurity) FBI created a crypto token so it could watch it being abused (The Register) Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of texts (Ars Technica) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the 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 cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices