Ransomware hits US, French companies. ISPs as combat support arms. Lawful intercept gone rogue? Lazarus Group is back and in GitHub. China’s security laws and security risks.

Ransomware hits companies in France and the US. A Finnish energy company sustains a suspicious IT incident. Turkey jams social media as it rolls tanks against the Kurds. Pegasus spyware said to be in use against Moroccan activists. Silent Librarian is still making noise. The Lazarus Group is back with a malign crypto-trading app. China tightens its cyber laws, and the EU privately warns itself that, yes, companies like Huawei are a security risk. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI, responding to a listener question about training new employees. Carole Theriault interviews Dirk Schrader from Greenbone Networks on the security of medical data. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/October/CyberWire_2019_10_15.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices