Crooks use Facebook, too. Congress asks FEMA for an explanation. Card skimmers in Mexico.

In today’s podcast we hear about an “Amazon-style fulfillment model” for the criminal-to-criminal market. Criminals have Facebook groups, too, and lots of friends (“friends” here being a term of art). Xiaomi patches man-in-the-middle problems in its phones. Defense firms organize a supply chain security task force. Congress would like FEMA to explain its privacy incident. Alleged card skimmers arrested on other charges in Mexico. And Mr. Assange remains in Ecuador’s London embassy, at least for now. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on predictive policing software. Guest is Rob Strayer, Ambassador and Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State on security challenges in the global supply chain. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/April/CyberWire_2019_04_05.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices