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CyberWire Daily · Sep 20, 2016 · 16 min

Daily: FBI hunts Russian bears, election hacking, chat bot warnings.

In today's podcast we hear about how the FBI is seeking to impose costs on Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear. Election hacking fears remain, despite DHS reassurances, and industry sources warn of privacy risks within campaign databases. Investigation continues into the ISIS-claimed weekend attacks. Cisco patches a firewall vulnerability related to a Shadow Brokers' exploit. Dr. Charles Clancy from Virginia Tech's Hume Center weighs in on the Muddy Waters Capital / St. Jude Medical legal battle. Casey Ellis from Bugcrowd explains how they crowdsource application testing. M&A activity, and another warning to beware of chat bots.

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In today's podcast we hear about how the FBI is seeking to impose costs on Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear. Election hacking fears remain, despite DHS reassurances, and industry sources warn of privacy risks within campaign databases. Investigation continues into the ISIS-claimed weekend attacks. Cisco patches a firewall vulnerability related to a Shadow Brokers' exploit. Dr. Charles Clancy from Virginia Tech's Hume Center weighs in on the Muddy Waters Capital / St. Jude Medical legal battle. Casey Ellis from Bugcrowd explains how they crowdsource application testing. M&A activity, and another warning to beware of chat bots.