Bluepurple Pulse: week ending July 2nd

When Wagner cybers Russia.. allegedly..

Welcome to the weekly highlights and analysis of the blueteamsec subreddit (and my wider reading). Not everything makes it in, but the best bits do.

Operationally this week week nothing out of the ordinary except Wagner apparently taking down the DoZor satellite provider, which serves Russian state critical infrastructure facilities.. the ying/yang of cyber continues.

In the high-level this week:

• US Cyber Investment Priorities - the counter ransomware being the most interesting -

  • prioritize staff to investigate ransomware crimes and disrupt ransomware infrastructure and actors;

  • prioritize staff to combat the abuse of virtual currency to launder ransom payments; and

  • ensure participation in interagency task forces focused on cybercrime

• US fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - requires the Defense Department to study the viability of creating a separate, uniformed Cyber Force

• Australia names air force veteran as cybersecurity chief amid rise in data breaches - Air Marshal Da…