North Korea's increasingly supple cyber offensives. A look at Cl0p. The NetSupport RAT's fake update vectors. HotRat is a Trojan that accompanies illegally pirated software and games. Crackable radio encryption standard: a bug or a feature? Chris Novak from Verizon discusses ransomware through the lens of the DBIR. Carole Theriault describes a ransomware attack that hit close to home. And an alleged money-laundering crypto-rapper is back in the news.

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:
https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/139

Selected reading.
North Korea Leverages SaaS Provider in a Targeted Supply Chain Attack | Mandiant (Mandiant)
Ransomware Roundup - Cl0p (Fortinet Blog)
FakeSG enters the 'FakeUpdates' arena to deliver NetSupport RAT (Malwarebytes)
Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios (Vice) 
Unmasking HotRat: The hidden dangers in your software downloads (Avast)
Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios (Vice) 
Crypto rapper 'Razzlekhan,' husband reach plea deal over Bitfinex hack laundering (Reuters)