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S11 · E2660
Yesterday · 27 min
Cloudy with a chance of outages.
A Google Cloud outage disrupts UK banks. DHS bans DeepSeek. Shape-shifting ransomware targets Macs. Bank of America hires an army to patch AI-discovered flaws. Canada looks to bypass the U.S. with a transatlantic cable. A contractor breach exposes California student data. Cybersecurity hiring slumps, but AI skills are booming. Researchers expose the Silent Ransom Group’s playbook. A suspected Qilin ransomware operator takes a vacation straight into custody. Our guest is Roman Arutyunov, Co-Founder of Xage Security, discussing the next era of Zero Trust. A hotel phishing scheme gets a chilly reception. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today on our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Roman Arutyunov, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Xage Security, discussing the next era of Zero Trust is about actions, not just access. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Google Cloud services down in UK; banks, public sector report issues (Reuters) US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems (Reuters) Heartbreaker 💔 (Objective-See) Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos (CNBC) Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US — Canadian majority partner sought to help fund and build new $620 million fiber connection to reduce reliance on American routes (Tom's Hardware) One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students' Records (SecurityWeek) US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand Soars (SecurityWeek) Behind the Help Desk Call: Insights from the Leaked Chats of an IT-Impersonation Extortion Crew (GuidePoint Security) Police arrest Qilin ransomware suspect on holiday, as links made to Synnovis hack that contributed to patient's death (Bitdefender) Nearly 480,000 Phishing Emails Traced to Computer Hidden Behind Hotel Fridge (Hackread) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2659
Monday · 24 min
The ballot box meets the bot.
State election officials question CISA’s commitment to election security. Stolen credentials force ConnectWise to suspend cloud services. Fake calendar invites steal Microsoft logins. Temu settles Texas privacy allegations. Toronto police arrest seven in a cryptocurrency kidnapping case. The G7 sounds the alarm on quantum threats. Monday business briefing. Ben Yelin, sits down with Kevin Tian, CEO and Co-Founder of Doppel, to share how AI is changing the threat landscape for sports organizations. MapQuest puts surveillance on the map. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today Ben Yelin, from the University of Maryland Center for Cyber, Health, and Hazard Strategies, and co-host of Caveat sits down with Kevin Tian, CEO and Co-Founder of Doppel, sharing how AI is changing the threat landscape for sports organizations and why the team is expanding its investment in social engineering defense. Selected Reading This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump. (ProPublica) FBI and CISA Warn of AI-Written Phishing Before the 2026 Midterms (Technology.org) Attackers Abuse Stolen ConnectWise Application Credentials to Target Microsoft 365 (SecurityAffairs) Fake Calendar Invites Target 40,000 Firms in Microsoft Credential Theft (Hackread) Chinese online retailer Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle Texas lawsuit (Reuters) Toronto Police Arrest Seven Men, Seize More Than 2,700 Rounds of Ammunition Following Violent Abduction Investigation (Toronto Police Service) G7 Urges Fast-Track on Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Rules (Infosecurity Magazine) Harmonic Security secures $50 million in a Series B round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) MapQuest now lets you locate nearby surveillance cameras, like Flock (This Week in Security) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E729
Sunday · 28 min
Expanding America’s space capabilities. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
Through Executive Orders, the Trump administration is looking ensure that America's space capabilities have the workforce and technological innovation needed for success. Host Maria Varmazis sits down with Producer Ethan Cook to continue their conversation as they look at more space-related Executive Orders. While the previous episode looked at the orders that laid out the administration's broad space goals, this conversation looks at the orders that look to advance America's workforce and technical capabilities. Key Sources: ESTABLISHING THE UNITED STATES SPACE ACADEMY. USHERING IN THE NEXT FRONTIER OF QUANTUM INNOVATION. Like what you heard? Be sure to subscribe to our free Signals and Space Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our Sunday newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space. Subscribe at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/signals-and-space⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Is there a topic or person you’d like to hear on our show? You can send your questions and feedback to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠space@n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also fill our our audience survey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJYCN2P ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing is a production of N2K CyberWire. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠N2K⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is your nexus for discovery and connection for people, technology, and ideas shaping the future of secure innovation. Learn how at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E109
Sunday · 29 min
Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: Author John Kindervag and contributor Dr. Chase Cunningham. [Special Edition]
On this special edition podcast, Dave Bittner is joined by John Kindervag and Dr Chase Cunningham to discuss the principles of zero trust, cyber resilience, and how AI is transforming cybersecurity strategies. They explore practical frameworks, misconceptions, and the future of security in a machine-speed world. John is the author of "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era," and Chase is one of the book's contributors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 · E446
Saturday · 28 min
The wrong kind of access. [Research Saturday]
Dan Lisichkin, AI Security Researcher from Pillar Security, discussing their work on "A WIF Of Fresh Access, How a GitHub Issue on Gemini-CLI Led to GCP Project Compromise." Researchers at Pillar Security uncovered a vulnerability in Google’s Gemini CLI workflows that could allow an attacker to turn a malicious GitHub issue into remote code execution and gain elevated access to a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) project. The exploit chain combined a misconfigured tool allowlist that allowed unrestricted command execution with exposed Workload Identity Federation credentials and overly broad service account permissions, potentially enabling attackers to impersonate privileged accounts. Google promptly addressed the issues by tightening tool restrictions, blocking the agent’s access to credential files, and limiting service account impersonation permissions, highlighting the risks of connecting AI agents to untrusted input and sensitive infrastructure. The research and executive brief can be found here: ⁠A WIF Of Fresh Access: How a GitHub Issue on Gemini-CLI Led to GCP Project Compromise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2658
Friday · 29 min
Reboot, rinse, repeat.
Chinese spies exploit a BeyondTrust zero-day. Atlassian faces active attacks. Rogue AI agents breach Indian networks. Ransomware gangs turn to threats of violence. A cyber incident disrupts U.S. bankruptcy courts. F5 and Juniper push critical patches. Japanese companies suffer a wave of breaches. Google brings AI-powered scam protection to Android. Our guest is Nick Jackson, Global Director of Cyber Security Services at Bitdefender, sharing how the UK are thinking about AI regulation. Braille meets brains. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Nick Jackson, Global Director of Cyber Security Services at Bitdefender, is sharing how the UK government and private industry are thinking about AI regulation. Selected Reading Suspected Chinese espionage attackers abusing BeyondTrust IT support zero-day (Beyond Trust) U.S. CISA adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (SecurityAffairs) After OpenAI's Australia hack, India's cyber agency says AI agents breached systems (The Hindu) Hackers Target 60 Indian Banking and UPI Apps With New GhostBat Android Malware (Cyber Security News) Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Turn to Threats of Physical Violence to Extort Payments (Infosecurity Magazine) BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts (SecurityWeek) F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) More Japanese Firms Disclose Details of Data Breaches (Nippon) Android gets AI defenses against messaging scams, fake calls (Bleeping Computer) Computers Made of Human Brain Tissue Identify Braille Letters In Breakthrough (404 Media) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2657
Thursday · 30 min
A little too OpenAI.
An OpenAI engineer faces charges over an alleged covert recording device. Attackers exploit a PAN-OS firewall flaw and an Ivanti zero-day. Aoki infostealer hunts AI credentials. Researchers uncover critical weaknesses in an AI gateway. CikaBika Bot turns Discord into a command center. Online ads deliver mercenary spyware without a click. Microsoft disrupts a massive Chinese-language phishing operation. And INTERPOL leads an international crackdown on child sexual abuse material. Character.ai runs out of tokens. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today, we are featuring Kieran Human, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at ThreatLocker, who guested on Hacking Humans with Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan this week. Tune in to listen to their full conversation here and join the crew including Dave Bittner every Thursday on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading Office of Public Affairs | Saudi National Arrested for Installing Surreptitious Audio Recording Device at OpenAI (US Department of Justice) Attackers exploit Palo Alto PAN-OS flaw for root access as CISA orders three-day fix (CSO Online) CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure Zero-Day to Steal Credentials (Cyber Security News) New Aoki Infostealer Targets AI Coding Assistant Credentials (Infosecurity Magazine) Warning Over High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Widely Used LLM Gateway Tool (Infosecurity Magazine) CikaBika Bot RAT Uses Discord for C&C (SecurityWeek) AdFection: How mercenary spyware invades victims’ devices through targeted advertising (CyberScoop) Police arrests 95 suspects in international CSAM crackdown action (Bleeping Computer) Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall (404 Media) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2656
October 14 · 30 min
Patching up the pieces.
Patch Tuesday brings a record-breaking haul of fixes. Ivanti warns of an exploited VPN zero-day. An international crackdown targets West African scam compounds. A cyberattack stops work on a major European tunnel. Perceived Starshield speed limits disrupt Ukrainian drone operations. Canonical battles a sustained DDoS attack. Anthropic warns of self-replicating AI worms. The FTC accuses cybersecurity firms of exploiting sextortion victims. Microsoft and partners disrupt a major cybercrime marketplace. Rob T. Lee, from SANS, and Lynn Dohm, from WiCyS, are sharing a preview of the SANS 2026 Difference Maker Awards. Taking a Patch Tuesday snow day. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Rob T. Lee, Chief of Research and Chief AI Officer at SANS, and Lynn Dohm, Executive Director at WiCyS, sharing a preview of the SANS 2026 Difference Maker Awards. Selected Reading Patch Tuesday Microsoft October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,411 flaws, 3 zero-days (Bleeping Computer) Adobe Patches 140 Vulnerabilities Across 10 Products (SecurityWeek) SAP warns of maximum severity OAuth2 SSRF security flaw (Bleeping Computer) Ivanti Zero-Day Chain Gave Attackers Root Access to Fully Patched VPN (SecurityWeek) West African scam compounds raided, more than 100 suspected trafficking victims ‘rescued’ (The Record) Cyberattack halts Denmark-Germany tunnel construction (UA NEWS) Starlink restrictions affecting Ukraine's front line operations, Kyiv says (BBC) Canonical Hit by Second DDoS Attack in 2026, Public Websites Disrupted (SecurityAffairs) Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns (SecurityWeek) FTC says ‘sextortion’ protection companies deceived customers about services (CyberScoop) An Important Update About Grace Hopper Celebration (AnitaB.org) Disrupting the service economy behind transnational cybercrime operations (Microsoft) Fifth of CISOs Take Time Off to Avoid Patch Tuesday (Infosecurity Magazine) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2655
October 13 · 25 min
Taking the cloud out of the sky.
French supermarkets lose their cool in a refrigeration cyberattack. Anthropic pulls the plug on AI agents behaving badly. A Canadian ransomware negotiator is arrested in the FBI’s ShinyHunters investigation. XWorm expands its surveillance capabilities. A Dutch grocery giant suffers a cyberattack. Leaked files reveal Luna Moth’s playbook. Monday business brief. Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing how major rules for federal contractors handling sensitive data are nearing the finish line. Six digits sink Danish security. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing how major rules for federal contractors handling sensitive data are nearing the finish line. Selected Reading Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center, disrupting digital services across Russia (The Record) Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France (The New York Times) DoD confirms ‘refrigeration disruption’ at military commissaries (MilitaryTimes) Anthropic takes risky AI tests offline after models breach govt sites (Bleeping Computer) Shock and surprise after FBI arrests Canadian cybersecurity expert in ShinyHunters hacking case (CBC News) XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform (SecurityWeek) Cyberattack Prompts Ahold Delhaize to Disconnect Systems (SecurityWeek) Luna Moth Leaks Shed Light on Ransomware Group's Inner Workings (Infosecurity Magazine) Armadin has raised $255.5 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel (N2K Pro Business Briefing) '123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people (The Register) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E108
October 12 · 31 min
CyberWire Daily at 10: Examining a decade of public-private partnerships. [Special Edition]
Please enjoy this Special Edition podcast while our team is out observing Indigenous Peoples' Day in the United States. In this episode, Dave Bittner joins Maria Varmazis to explore the evolution of public-private partnerships in cybersecurity over the past decade. Together, they discuss key incidents, trust-building, and the future challenges posed by AI and geopolitical shifts. Join Maria and Dave as they discuss: The definition and importance of public-private partnerships in cybersecurity. Evolution of collaboration from episodic to institutionalized. Impact of major incidents like Colonial Pipeline on policy and trust. The role of information sharing and trust-building mechanisms. The influence of AI and automation on future cybersecurity strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E728
October 11 · 36 min
Ordering a new space policy. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
Since taking office, the Trump administration has signed a series of Executive Orders that aims to boost the US's space presence. Host Maria Varmazis sits down with Producer Ethan Cook to dive into two recent Executive Orders signed by President Trump. These two orders look to significantly grow the US's space capabilities removing regulatory hurdles, encouraging innovation, and growing commercial investments. Key Sources: ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY. ENABLING COMPETITION IN THE COMMERCIAL SPACE INDUSTRY Like what you heard? Be sure to subscribe to our free Signals and Space Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our Sunday newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space. Subscribe at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/signals-and-space⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Is there a topic or person you’d like to hear on our show? You can send your questions and feedback to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠space@n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also fill our our audience survey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJYCN2P ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing is a production of N2K CyberWire. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠N2K⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is your nexus for discovery and connection for people, technology, and ideas shaping the future of secure innovation. Learn how at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 · E445
October 10 · 17 min
Contents may be malicious. [Research Saturday]
Adam Meyers, Head of Counter Adversary Operations at CrowdStrike, is discussing their work on "PhantomRaven, An LLM-Generated Information Stealer Developed for Bug Bounty Hunting." PhantomRaven, a JavaScript-based information stealer distributed through malicious npm packages by a financially motivated threat actor posing as a bug bounty hunter. The malware targets system information and continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) environment variables, likely seeking credentials, with analysis suggesting its code was generated using a large language model. The report explores how AI-generated tools may lower the barrier to cybercrime and outlines steps organizations can take to mitigate risks, including restricting package installation scripts, using private npm registries, and monitoring dependencies. The research and executive brief can be found here: PhantomRaven: An LLM-Generated Information Stealer Developed for Bug Bounty Hunting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2654
October 9 · 29 min
The Flax Typhoon gets a cold front.
An international coalition disrupts Chinese state-backed hacking operations. Officials dismantle cybercrime centers in Ghana. Anthropic launches initiatives aimed at quicker remediation. A maximum-severity SonicWall vulnerability is under active exploitation. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act remains in legislative limbo. Ransomware spikes. Attackers exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in AhsayCBS backup software. Midnight Mimosa targets cheap Android device firmware. Prosecutors saddle a money mule. Maria Varmazis joins Dave to continue our CyberWire’s 10th anniversary celebration with a conversation about public-private partnerships. Open AI does the math. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Maria Varmazis⁠ and ⁠Dave Bittner⁠ continue the CyberWire Daily’s 10th anniversary celebration with a conversation about public-private partnerships and law enforcement operations over the last decade. Selected Reading International coalition seizes tools used by cyber firm behind Flax Typhoon (The Record) FBI announces over 130 arrests in Ghana during Operation Blackout targeting overseas cyber scam compounds (Digital Watch Observatory) Ghana Rejects FBI-Led Claims Over Operation Blackout Cybercrime Raids (TechAfrica News) Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security (SecurityWeek) Max severity SonicWall SMA1000 flaw now exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Cyber information-sharing law stuck in Senate stalemate (Roll Call) Q3 2026 Sets New Record for Ransomware Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine) Unpatched AhsayCBS Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek) Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries (SecurityWeek) Man admits to running network of 15,000 money mules for cybercriminals (Bleeping Computer) ‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release (The New York Times) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our ⁠brief listener survey⁠. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at ⁠sponsor.thecyberwire.com⁠. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2653
October 8 · 27 min
You can’t secure what you can’t see.
An OT cyber coalition urges CISA to establish baseline security requirements. Another OpenAI safety worker resigns. Maryland lawmakers seek funding for Cyber Command’s mental health initiatives. Hackers compromised country-code domain registries for TLS certs. The FBI and French authorities shut down alleged CSAM AI deepfake websites. Ransomware recovery firm CEO indicted for secretly paying attackers. MATCHBOIL keeps simmering. Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies. On today’s Industry Voices Sanjay Jeyakumar, Co-Founder of Abnormal AI, discusses why AI agents are challenging traditional security models. And how do I hack thee? Let me count the ways. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On today’s Industry Voices, we are joined by Sanjay Jeyakumar, Co-Founder of Abnormal AI, discussing why AI agents are challenging traditional security models. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading OT Coalition Urges CISA to Mandate Federal OT Security (Infosecurity Magazine) ‘This Is Nuts.’ An OpenAI Insider Explains Why He Quit (The New York Times) Lawmakers seek $11M for Cyber Command after summer suicides (The Banner) Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services (Ars Technica) FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites (CyberScoop) Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments (Bleeping Computer) MATCHBOIL: New tricks, same old evil intentions (ESET) Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 (MIT News) Poetry is the new AI security threat as PoeLLM malware infects 3K+ servers (The Register) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2652
October 7 · 23 min
The door into SonicWall.
SonicWall issues emergency patches. European wind and solar sites are exposed online. South Korea warns of AI-powered attacks on banks. Maria Varmazis unpacks the EU’s new Space Threat Response Architecture. Google patches dozens of high-severity Chrome flaws. Researchers uncover an SSRF vulnerability in Harbor. AI reshapes vulnerability management. Wikimedia says OpenAI agents repeatedly broke its rules. Pwn2Own kicks off in Ireland. Our guest is Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai, who says AI has killed the cybersecurity response window. VIN there, done that. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai, sharing his views on how AI has killed the cybersecurity response window. Selected Reading SonicWall warns of max severity SSRF flaw in SMA1000 gateways (Bleeping Computer) Thousands of European wind and solar power systems exposed online, Dutch researchers say (Reuters) South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks (Reuters) The new EU Space Threat Response Architecture explained (EEAS) Chrome 155 Update Patches 247 Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) SSRF in Harbor Webhooks: Any User Can Reach the Server’s Cloud Credentials (OX Security) AI is turning offensive security into a continuous necessity (CSO Online) Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool (The Record) Ethical hackers have already found 32 zero days in various products at Pwn2Own Ireland (Infosecurity Magazine) Connected Cars Talk to Google and Ad Trackers While Seven Car Apps Hand Over the Owner's VIN (HackingPassion.com) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2651
October 6 · 32 min
The pay system needs a patch.
Military cyber personnel face pay cuts. A critical RCE threatens banking and government authentication systems. Dell patches a critical update flaw. A missed patch costs Accenture an FBI contract. Hackers hijack a fashion retailer’s push notifications. Insurers brace for rogue AI claims. Hackers breach a supertanker’s propulsion system. Denmark suffers a massive population data breach. And Japan extradites a suspected Qilin ransomware operator. Our guest is Steve Ryan, Founder and CEO of Trinity Cyber, on surviving first contact from a Frontier AI-enabled cyber threat. There’s no honor among Gentlemen. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Steve Ryan, Founder and CEO of Trinity Cyber, talking about surviving first contact from a Frontier AI-enabled cyber threat. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. Selected Reading The Pentagon’s new cyber mastery incentive model promised a ‘new era.’ Troops are bracing for pay cuts. (DefenseScoop) Critical CVE-2026-18397: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Thales SConnect Threatens SWIFT Banking and Government Authentication Systems (Rescana) Dell Urges Customers to Patch Critical DSU Flaw That Can Give Attackers Root Access (Security Affairs) FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach (Security Affairs) Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening to leak data (The Guardian) Insurance claims to test Altman and Amodei liability for ‘rogue’ AI (Financial Times) Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil Tanker (Bloomberg) 8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register (SecurityWeek) World's Largest Ransomware Group Qilin Member Arrested in Japan (The Chosun Daily) Ransomware Affiliate Double-Crosses RaaS Operator to Steal Victim Funds (Infosecurity Magazine) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2650
October 5 · 29 min
A new AI task force takes shape.
The President launches a new federal AI task force. South Korea investigates financial sector data leaks. AI slop overwhelms a Google bug bounty program. Citrix patches an exploited zero-day. Stealthy malware hides inside Asian email security appliances. Apple tightens macOS privacy around AI agents. Attackers exploit a critical Rejetto File Server flaw. The Senate advances healthcare cybersecurity legislation. Monday business briefing. Our guest is Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, with insights on how the military is adopting AI technologies. A real good password…isnt’. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, sharing how he sees the military and DoW adopting AI technologies. Selected Reading Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force (AP News) South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry (Reuters) Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations (Tom's Hardware) Citrix patches NetScaler SAML zero-day exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) New Linux malware mimics network edge appliances to evade detection (SC Media) Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents (Ars Technica) Exploitation Hits Rejetto HFS Vulnerability Discovered by AI (SecurityWeek) Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity (SecurityWeek) Island raises $400 million in a Series F round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) CISO thought he had a 'r3@lg00dp@$$w0rd' but forgot to patch (The Register) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E727
October 4 · 16 min
Earth’s expanding attack surface. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
As space infrastructure expands, so too does the need for cybersecurity expertise beyond securing traditional spacecraft. Host Maria Varmazis speaks with ⁠Milenk Starcevic⁠, Head of Cybersecurity at ⁠Vision Space⁠, and ⁠Andrzej “Andy” Olchawa⁠, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer also at Vision Space, about the growing space cybersecurity field. They discuss the role of compliance and auditing, how cybersecurity professional can develop space-specific skills, and how emerging capabilities are expanding the attack surface. Like what you heard? Be sure to subscribe to our free Signals and Space Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our Sunday newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space. Subscribe at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/signals-and-space⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Key Sources: ⁠The Spacecraft Hacker's Handbook.⁠ Space cybersecurity starts on the ground. Hack the Box. Is there a topic or person you’d like to hear on our show? You can send your questions and feedback to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠space@n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also fill our our audience survey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJYCN2P ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing is a production of N2K CyberWire. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠N2K⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is your nexus for discovery and connection for people, technology, and ideas shaping the future of secure innovation. Learn how at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 · E444
October 3 · 23 min
Play to win, pay to lose. [Research Saturday]
Today we are joined by Jean-Pierre Mouton, Senior Threat Intelligence Consultant at GuidePoint Security, discussing their work on "How Play Achieves Encryption." Play ransomware, also known as PlayCrypt, continues to target organizations across multiple sectors using a consistent double-extortion playbook that combines data theft with widespread encryption. A recent investigation details how the group gained access through a SonicWall VPN, moved laterally using tools such as Mimikatz and PsExec, exfiltrated sensitive data, and used the victim’s own SentinelOne uninstallation utility to disable endpoint protection. The findings highlight several behavioral indicators defenders can monitor, including tool staging through SYSVOL and SystemBC for command and control, event log clearing, and suspicious WinSCP activity. The research and executive brief can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠How Play Achieves Encryption Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2649
October 2 · 31 min
A rough week for safety.
OpenAI fires safety researchers for mishandling sensitive information. CISA looks to secure the next 250. Dell patches six critical flaws, while attackers exploit a FortiMail zero-day. Warlock ransomware expands its reach, and Star Blizzard scales up its phishing. Researchers map maritime GPS spoofing. An alleged Iranian hacker is extradited to the U.S., and law enforcement takes down KillSec. Our guests are John Kindervag and Dr. Chase Cunningham, discussing their new book "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era". Clippy’s back, and this time he wants your wallet. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by John Kindervag, along with Dr. Chase Cunningham, discussing their book "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era". Selected Reading Disinformation, Defense and Democracy: A Look as This Year’s Election Security (Security Magazine) CISA launches ‘Securing the Next 250’ campaign to strengthen critical infrastructure cybersecurity and resilience (Industrial Cyber) Dell asks admins to patch max severity CSM flaws as soon as possible (Bleeping Computer) Fortinet warns of critical FortiMail flaw exploited in zero-day attacks (Bleeping Computer) Chinese ransomware group Warlock targets Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries (SC Media) Russian FSB-linked hackers scale up phishing attacks against Ukraine supporters (The Record) 367,000-Ship Study Finds Global GPS Spoofing, Red Sea Activity Before Grounding (Hackread) In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US (SecurityWeek) Police Target KillSec Ransomware Group with Arrests and Seizures (Infosecurity Magazine) Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft's Official X Account (SecurityWeek) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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