Tracking the impresario behind Collection#1. OceanLotus and a new downloader. CookieMiner malware afflicts Macs. Huawei’ prospects. Influence ops. Extortion by bluff.

In today’s podcast, we hear that Collection#1 looks like the work of an aggregator who goes by the name of “C0rpz.” OceanLotus is working with a new downloader. CookieMiner malware is poking around in Macs. Huawei continues to receive harsh security scrutiny internationally even as it seeks to position itself as a 5G leader. Russian influencers begin to attend to Venezuela. And if someone says they’ve got video of you looking at things you shouldn’t, they probably don’t. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks on Australia’s controversial encryption legislation. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/February/CyberWire_2019_02_04.html Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices