Email brute-forcing. Aadhaar woes. Leaked Equation Group exploits remain a problem. Hijacked Chrome extensions. Pulse wave DDoS. FBI interviews "Profexor." Extremism and vigilantism. OurMine hacks HBO Twitter, Facebook.

In today's podcast, we hear that Holyrood is defending itself with some success against email brute-forcing. India's national ID system compromised, again. ShadowBroker-leaked exploits continue to do damage. Hijacked Chrome extensions prove difficult to eradicate. New variants of Locky and other ransomware are out. "Pulse wave" DDoS attacks are observed. Researchers find DDoS-as-a-service for sale in Chinese online souks. Governments express suspicion of foreign IT. Extremist site loses hosts, but its content will go on, even as opposing vigilantes mistakenly dox innocent targets. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs with thoughts from Black Hat and shifting awareness of the dark web. Brad Stone from Booz Allen on a recently released report on NotPetya. And OurMine hijacks HBO social media accounts. Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors. If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper. Your patient data depends on incident response plans. Prepare with DeltaRisk's webinar. Domain Tools leverages both human and machine intelligence to expose malicious infrastructure. Learn more in their white paper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices