The ChaChi Trojan is out, about, and interested in educational institutions. Bogus free subscription cancellations figure in a social engineering campaign designed to get the victims to download BazarLoader. Ursnif is automating fraudulent bank transfers with Cerberus Android malware. The US Senate invites the Department of Defense to think of ransomware as analogous to piracy, and Defense says it’s thinking along those lines. And rest in peace, John McAfee.

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https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/121

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