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S11 · E2624
August 27 · 31 min
Meta gets a Meta-sized bill.
Meta settles. Australian police arrest two alleged TeamPCP members. The White House moves to shore up water utility cybersecurity. ATF reports a major cyber incident. The Navy tells sailors to lock down social media. The FBI warns of a prolific Chinese hacking operation. Bill Gates sounds the alarm on AI. A purported think tank tries to influence chatbot answers. And attackers focus less on individual vulnerabilities and more on the vendors behind them. Our guest is Tim Springston, Principal Product Manager at Semperis, on achieving hybrid identity resilience in the age of agentic AI. Meta pumps the brakes on going AI native. 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 segment, we are joined by Tim Springston, Principal Product Manager at Semperis, discussing how to achieve hybrid identity resilience in the age of agentic AI. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction (Reuters) Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia (Krebs on Security) White House to unveil program to protect water systems against hackers (POLITICO) DOJ firearms agency says hackers breached system containing investigation targets (The Record) US Navy tells sailors and their families: scrub your social media, enemies are watching (Bitdefender) Chinese Hacker Group QTFY Uses Custom-Built Platforms to Target US Infrastructure, FBI Warns (Infosecurity Magazine) Bill Gates diagnoses problems with AI, but an expert questions his prescription (ABC News) Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda (The Guardian) SentinelOne and Tenable Find Cyber Attackers Routinely Target Edge-Device Vendor Ecosystems Rather Than Individual Vulnerabilities (SentinelOne) AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions” (Ars Technica) 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 · E2623
August 26 · 32 min
The feds flip the script.
The U.S. disrupts a Chinese hacking operation blamed for intrusions at several sensitive government agencies. CISA says more than 100 water systems were targeted in July. Attackers exploit a critical Gitea flaw, while malicious pages masquerade as Cloudflare verification screens. Cyber insurance claims get costlier, and AI agents break out of their sandboxes. Boston Scientific battles a cyber incident. Plus, a new standard tracks AI agent activity, criminals target stolen iPhones, and an alleged money mule is charged in a $7.5 million scam. Our guest is Stephen Hilt, Sr. Threat Researcher at TrendAI, on the risks facing data centers. Some breach data doesn’t quite measure up. 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 Stephen Hilt, Sr. Threat Researcher at TrendAI discussing the cybersecurity risks facing data centers and the thousands of internet-exposed industrial control systems that could leave them vulnerable to attack. And if you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. If you’d like to hear more on this topic from TrendAI, you can check out this recent episode of the AI Security Brief podcast that focuses on data center security. Guest Mark Houpt, CISO at DataBank, joined hosts Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs to explain why securing the AI era starts with protecting the physical data centers that power it—and why proven security fundamentals still matter against rapidly evolving threats. AI Security Brief podcast publishes every other Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network. Subscribe today! Selected Reading China-sponsored hacking platforms seized by US, Justice Department says (Reuters) CISA: Over 100 Internet-Exposed Water Systems Targeted in July Cyberattacks (SecurityWeek) Hackers now exploit critical Gitea flaw in code injection attacks (Bleeping Computer) Hackers abuse npm mirrors to host phishing redirect pages (Bleeping Computer) Average Cyber Insurance Losses Increase Despite Fewer Claims (Infosecurity Magazine) VMs won't contain cyber-capable agents (Trail of Bits) Boston Scientific hit by cyberattack, global operations affected (Reuters) Linux Foundation Introduces TRACE Standard for AI Runtime Evidence (Infosecurity Magazine) AnonyMousKIT PhaaS uses voice AI agents to phish iPhone passcodes (Bleeping Computer) Indian man who fled US arrested on charges he helped scammers siphon $7.5 million from the elderly (The Record) Trump signs memo to help drastically boost US commercial space launches (Reuters) A Cautionary Tale About Data Breach Claims, Verification and Carhartt (Troy Hunt) 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 · E2622
August 25 · 28 min
CISA is running on empty.
Lawmakers request an investigation into cuts at CISA. Threat actors actively exploit a Zimbra Collaboration Suite vulnerability. A Chinese AI lab preps release of a powerful open-weight model. A new phishing toolkit deploys attacker-controlled passkeys. Using audio hardware to fingerprint browsers. A DDoS attack knocks Norwegian government services offline. CISA orders patching of a critical Oracle vulnerability. Taiwanese prosecutors charge nine people over the alleged illegal export of high-end AI servers to mainland China. Operation Jackal IV cracks down on West African cybercrime networks. On our Industry Voices segment, Christy Wyatt, CEO from Absolute Security, discusses "Cyber Resilience: The Emerging Category." AI music hits a sour note down under. 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 Christy Wyatt, CEO from Absolute Security, discussing "Cyber Resilience: The Emerging Category." If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Lawmakers call for investigation into impact of CISA staffing cuts (The Record) Hackers breached over 270 Zimbra servers in ongoing attacks (Bleeping Computer) By Opening a Model, a Chinese A.I. Lab May Test the World’s Cybersecurity (NY Times) iAuthFlow v2: The $10,000 Phishing Toolkit That Survives Your Password Reset (SecurityAffairs) AliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your device (TechSpot) Large DDoS attack knocks Norwegian public services offline (The Record) U.S. CISA adds maximum-severity Oracle flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (SecurityAffairs) Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, Including Nvidia and Super Micro Staff (SecurityWeek) Police arrests dozens of suspects in global cybercrime crackdown (Bleeping Computer) Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts (BBC News) 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 · E2621
August 24 · 30 min
The odds were classified.
Polymarket traders win big on U.S. military insider information. Slovakia deactivates speed cameras with Russian backdoors. TikTok pays $400 million to settle kids' privacy allegations. Hackers infect Android-based car systems with botnet malware. CISA orders quick patching of an actively exploited Zimbra Collaboration Suite vulnerability. SynkLoader malware is built for stealthy access to corporate networks. Dutch authorities fine Uber over $900 million over automated hiring practices. An ATM jackpotter gets a record prison sentence. Monday business briefing. A privacy promise loses face. 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 Mark Beare, General Manager at Malwarebytes Consumer Business from Black Hat to look at protecting your family in the age of AI. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. Selected Reading More than 150 Polymarket wallets may have traded on military secrets, research finds (Reuters) Slovakia discovers Russian backdoors in 279 new traffic cameras — SMS-triggered shell access and passwordless live feeds found in EU-funded rollout (Tom's Hardware) TikTok Settles U.S. Child Privacy Case for $400 Million (Security Affairs) Hackers infecting Android car systems to build proxy botnet (The Record) CISA orders urgent patching of actively exploited Zimbra flaw (Bleeping Computer) SynkLoader: when you throw in everything but the kitchen sink (Expel) Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts (SecurityWeek) Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting (SecurityWeek) Fortinet has acquired San Francisco-based AI security company Virtue AI. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces (WIRED) 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
S55 · E721
August 23 · 24 min
Building a secure space internet. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
As space infrastructure has continued to expand, developing secure space systems has become just as important as launching the spacecraft themselves. In this week's episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Filip Rezabek, co-founder and CTO of Space Computer, to talk about some of the technologies being created to secure space infrastructure in orbit. The two discuss the importance of establishing a chain of trust in space and the challenges of securing hardware against supply chain attacks. 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 · E438
August 22 · 29 min
A RAT in the spreadsheet. [Research Saturday]
Today we are joined by Aaron Beardslee, Manager of Threat Research at Securonix, discussing "Analyzing SHEET#CREEP: SHEETCREEP is up again with different config obfuscation." Securonix researchers have identified an evolved version of the SHEETCREEP espionage campaign, using a diplomatic-themed ISO phishing lure to deliver a C# remote access trojan targeting Indian diplomatic interests. The malware abuses the Google Sheets API as a stealthy command-and-control channel, with researchers identifying 91 active victim tabs, including a high-confidence target in Pakistan. The campaign, assessed with moderate confidence as linked to Pakistan-aligned APT36, has added XOR-obfuscated configurations and other anti-analysis techniques to evade detection and maintain persistent access. The research and executive brief can be found here: ⁠Analyzing SHEET#CREEP: SHEETCREEP is up again with different config obfuscation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2620
August 21 · 31 min
The guest nobody invited.
CISA orders patching of TrueConf Server vulnerabilities. LockBit threatens release of stolen banking data. Researchers disclose a critical type confusion vulnerability in a Node.js library. A new Agent Tesla v4 campaign introduces enhanced evasion techniques. A novel malware delivery technique abuses FTP server banners to hide commands. Apple patches a critical image-processing flaw. A North Korean software supply chain attack targets the Rust ecosystem. Latvian officials resign following a major data breach. Defense contractors are confident in compliance, less so in their ability to prove it. Our guest is Patrick Coughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of Savi Security. discussing the free utility he’s developed to protect the sandwich generation from AI-driven scams. When it comes to cyber extortion, who you gonna call? 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 Joining us today is Patrick Coughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of Savi Security. Patrick discusses protecting the sandwich generation from AI-driven scams and Scamwise, their free utility built with this purpose in mind. Learn more about Scamwise, a free public utility tool to help consumers quickly determine whether a suspicious message, call, or email is likely a scam, and download Savi’s app. Selected Reading CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited TrueConf Server flaws (Bleeping Computer) US Bank investigates LockBit's claims as ransomware crims set pay-or-leak deadline (The Register) Critical Isolated-vm Vulnerability Leads to RCE on Host (SecurityWeek) New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Boosts Evasion Capabilities (Infosecurity Magazine) Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware (Bleeping Computer) Apple plugs image-processing hole ripe for spyware abuse (The Register) North Korean Hackers Tied to Rust Supply Chain Attack (Infosecurity Magazine) Latvian officials resign after cyberattack exposes data on 1.2 million people (The Record) Contractors' CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind (SecurityWeek) Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists (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 · E2619
August 20 · 31 min
The robots have gone bananas.
Federal agencies warn of an active campaign targeting critical infrastructure. Citrix races to patch critical NetScaler flaws. More than 50,000 exposed Stripe API keys raise fraud concerns. Black Hat and DEF CON attendees are targeted in a new social engineering campaign. Atlassian, Splunk, and Cisco fix hundreds of vulnerabilities. A new Android banking trojan adds an unusual twist. A healthcare breach impacts 3.8 million people. SilkParasite expands cyberespionage in Central Asia. And CISA eyes a major overhaul of federal cyber software procurement. Our guest is Chris Wallis, founder and CEO of Intruder, on how AI agents killed the annual pentest and are reshaping exposure management. AI powered robots find bananas quite appealing. 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, Intruder’s Founder and CEO Chris Wallis joined Dave at Black Hat to discuss why the annual pentest Is dead and how AI agents are reshaping exposure management. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading NSA, FBI warns of hackers using AI-generated tools in attacks on critical infrastructure technology (The Record) Citrix urges admins to patch new NetScaler flaws as soon as possible (Bleeping Computer) 50,000 Stripe Secrets Leaked in Public Code (SecurityAffairs) Black Hat/DEF CON attendees targeted in malware scheme with Google Doc lure (SC World) Atlassian, Splunk Patch Dozens of Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Cisco Patches Critical Crosswork, Secure Workload Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) New Manic Android malware can exfiltrate data through nearby devices (Bleeping Computer) EHR Vendor Notifying 3.8 Million Patients of Data Theft Hack (GovInfo Security) SilkParasite: Tracking a China-Nexus APT Across Central Asia (Bitdefender) CISA contemplates whether to hire security software buying help (Washington Technology) I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot (WIRED) 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 · E2618
August 19 · 28 min
Hackers hiding in plain sight.
Medusa’s reach grows. Cl0p expands its victim list. The DOJ charges 17 alleged Iranian hackers. CISA sounds the alarm on four exploited vulnerabilities. TWINLOOT hides in plain sight inside Microsoft 365. Maria Varmazis shares the latest from the space-cyber realm as Ukraine strikes Russia’s satellite nerve center. The FDA considers guardrails for AI medical devices. Expired credit cards get an unexpected second life. A disgruntled contractor heads to prison. Dave Bittner sits down with Brian Vecci, Field CTO at Varonis, at Black Hat USA to discuss how AI is calling your security bluff. Highway hijinks meet high-tech hardware. 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 At Black Hat USA, Dave Bittner sat down with Brian Vecci, Field CTO at Varonis, as they discussed how AI is calling your security bluff. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading CISA: Medusa ransomware hit over 500 critical infrastructure orgs (Bleeping Computer) US charges Iranians for sprawling hacking campaign on government agencies, universities (The Record) Cl0p Ransomware Group Names Over 40 Victims of PTC Windchill Campaign (SecurityWeek) CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Apple Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) New TWINLOOT Malware Steals Windows Passwords Via Fake Lock Screen (Hackread) Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket centre linked to Starlink-style network (CNBC) FDA Weighing Possible Regs for GenAI Medical Devices (GovInfo Security) Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments (The Register) Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer (Bitdefender) ‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware (WIRED) 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 · E2617
August 18 · 28 min
Fake it till you exfiltrate it.
A fake consultancy fronts an alleged Chinese spy campaign. Meta heads to court over claims it hooked young users. Researchers crack the mystery behind the French EncroChat hack. CISA warns ransomware gangs are exploiting a Windows flaw. Meet C2Looper, a new Rust-based backdoor. A critical WordPress plugin bug threatens hundreds of thousands of sites. MessiahGPT brings generative AI to cybercrime. A lender discloses a breach affecting 1.2 million people. A Ukrainian developer stands trial in Switzerland over alleged ransomware ties. Our guest is Ev Kontsevoy, CEO at Teleport, discussing how AI agents have nondeterministic behavior. The psychology of the endless scroll. 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 Ev Kontsevoy, CEO at Teleport, discussing how AI agents have nondeterministic behavior. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. Selected Reading A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage (The Guardian) States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims (The New York Times) Revealed: Cyber spies used malware from GitHub to hack EncroChat cryptophone network (Computer Weekly) CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs (Bleeping Computer) C2Looper Backdoor Uses GitHub for C2 (ThreatLabz) 300,000 WordPress Sites Potentially Exposed to Hacking Due to Form Plugin Flaw (SecurityWeek) MessiahGPT Criminal AI Service Advertised on BreachForums (HackRead) Heights Finance Data Breach Impacts at Least 1.2 Million Individuals (SecurityWeek) Ukrainian software developer faces 12 years in Swiss ransomware trial (The Record from Recorded Future News) Why Can't We Stop Scrolling? (Psychology Today) 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 · E2616
August 17 · 28 min
Please hold while we decide.
Internal policy conflicts hamper U.S. military AI leadership. Clop claims GE, Philips and Shell. Attackers actively probe internet-facing GeoServer instances. “The Hatman” offers millions of alleged employee records for sale. ETSI begins the approval process for European cyber standards. Microsoft is still working on a patch for the ShieldBreak vulnerability. Autonomous AI systems create CPU bottlenecks. Monday business briefing. Our guest is Nick Warner, CEO at Neo.ai, on the shifting landscape around AI and agentic security. AI agents kneecap each other with self-replicating malware. 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 segment, we are joined by Nick Warner, Neo.ai's CEO, discussing the shifting landscape around AI and agentic security. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It. (The New York Times) Philips and GE investigating Clop ransomware data theft claims (Bleeping Computer) Attackers Probe Critical GeoServer SQL Injection Vulnerability (Hack Read) Crook hawks millions of records allegedly plundered from corporate Azure tenants (The Register) ETSI Proposes 17 Cybersecurity Standards to Support EU CRA (Infosecurity Magazine) Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day (Bleeping Computer) Agentic AI Crunch Creates CPU Comeback (IEEE Spectrum) Corma raises $60 million in seed funding. (N2K) Conflicting Test Goals Pushed Claude Agents to Deploy Self-Replicating Malware (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
S11 · E103
August 16 · 28 min
Frontier models and the future of cyber defense. [Special Edition]
In this special edition from Black Hat, Dave Bittner sits down with ⁠Clint Gibler⁠, Cyber Lead at ⁠OpenAI⁠, and ⁠Robby Winchester⁠, Chief Global Professional Services Officer at ⁠SpecterOps⁠, to explore how frontier AI models are changing the way defenders approach cybersecurity. The conversation moves beyond the hype to examine responsible AI deployment, AI red teaming, reducing noise in security workflows, and the balance between advanced models and human expertise. They also discuss OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program and what it takes to give security practitioners access to powerful AI capabilities while managing the risks of misuse. Check out the full video here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E720
August 16 · 21 min
AI, misinformation, and the future of cybersecurity. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
As AI products proliferate, they continue to introduce new concerns, which have subtly eroded trust in imagery and content created by space-based infrastructure. In this week's episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with ⁠⁠⁠Dave Bittner and Brandon Karpf to look at Google's troubled implementation of Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth. The incident raises larger concerns regarding how AI systems are becoming deeper ingrained into everyday life despite their ability to be misused and spread misinformation. 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 · E436
August 15 · 27 min
The botnet that scouts before it strikes. [Research Saturday]
Today we are joined by Ian Goldin, Senior Lead Information Security Engineer, and Mike Horka, Principal Information Security Engineer, from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, discussing their research entitled "Expanded JDY IoT and SOHO botnet enables rapid vulnerability exploitation." Black Lotus Labs has uncovered a major resurgence of the JDY botnet, a China-nexus reconnaissance network now comprising more than 1,500 compromised SOHO and IoT devices. The botnet uses these devices to conduct targeted scanning and fingerprinting, helping threat actors rapidly identify vulnerable infrastructure—sometimes within hours of a new vulnerability disclosure—and appears to have a particular focus on U.S. military-related networks. The research highlights how compromised routers and IoT devices can be turned into distributed reconnaissance infrastructure that evades traditional IP-based defenses and supports follow-on exploitation. The research and executive brief can be found here: Expanded JDY IoT and SOHO botnet enables rapid vulnerability exploitation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S11 · E2615
August 14 · 22 min
Apple has a message for you.
Apple sends out threat notifications to users targeted by spyware. Trivy, not LiteLLM, was the original source of the 2,500-organization supply chain attack. French tax authority confirms data breach. Chinese hack-for-hire group conducts espionage and cybercrime simultaneously. Ukrainian police shut down 94 scam call centers. Former data analyst jailed for insider extortion plot. New macOS malware spreads via ClickFix. Today we are joined by Tom Kellermann, VP of AI Security at TrendAI, discussing the machine-speed war for financial control. And the glitch in the surveillance matrix. 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 Tom Kellermann, VP of AI Security at TrendAI, discussing the machine-speed war for financial control. If you want to learn more on this topic, check out the article here. You can also check out Tom on the AI Security Brief here. Selected Reading If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously (TechCrunch) Trivy, Not LiteLLM Behind the 2,500 Org Compromise (SecurityWeek) France investigates tax authority breach after hacker claims 600,000 victims (The Record) Jewelbug: APT Group Runs Espionage and Crypto Fraud Operations Side by Side (Symantec) AmnesiaStealer: a multi-stage Rust-based macOS infostealer that hijacks Chromium browsers (Jamf) Ukraine shuts down 94 fraudulent call centers, seize millions in cash (BleepingComputer) This 'adversarial' pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you (TechCrunch) 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 · E2614
August 13 · 24 min
Please hack responsibly.
President Trump deputizes private-sector companies to target cybercriminals. The LiteLLM supply-chain attack exposed credentials belonging to thousands of organizations. Data-theft campaign targets misconfigured Salesforce and ServiceNow instances. Hackers deploy AI agents to breach Taiwanese government systems. CISA mandates urgent patch for actively exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability. Nightmare Eclipse publishes yet another Windows zero-day exploit. On our Industry Voices segment, Clint Gibler, Cyber Lead at OpenAI, and Robby Winchester, Chief Global Professional Services Officer at SpecterOps, discuss frontier models and the future of cyber defense. And please do not reply. Seriously. 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, Clint Gibler, Cyber Lead at OpenAI, and Robby Winchester, Chief Global Professional Services Officer at SpecterOps, speak with Dave Bittner at Black Hat about frontier models and the future of cyber defense, including responsible AI deployment, red teaming, reducing security noise, and the evolving role of human expertise in AI-assisted defense. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Trump turns to private sector in offensive hacking operations memo (CyberScoop) Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack (Ars Technica) "City-Forum" data-theft attacks target Salesforce, ServiceNow portals (BleepingComputer) 'Near-autonomous' AI agents attack Taiwan's nuclear safety agency (The Register) Cisco says software vulnerability could let hackers crash firewalls (Cybersecurity Dive) Microsoft-vendetta hacker has a new zero day that gives system privileges on fully patched Windows (The Register) Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All (WIRED) 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 · E2613
August 12 · 26 min
A flurry of fixes.
We got your Patch Tuesday notes. Attackers target Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following PoC release. Cyberattack on CEVA Logistics causes ongoing supply chain disruptions. Wesco confirms data breach following extortion claims. Akira ransomware bypasses EDR in Safe Mode. California announces AI cybersecurity fund. N2K’s Lead Analyst Ethan Cook shares about cyber weapons for space. Dave Bittner sits down with Michael Leland, VP and Field CTO at Island, at Black Hat USA to discuss the growing risks of the AI supply chain. And fasten your seatbelts and ignore the fake Wi-Fi. 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, Dave Bittner sits down with Michael Leland, VP and Field CTO at Island, at Black Hat USA to discuss the growing risks of the AI supply chain, including AgentBaiting, where fake AI Skills and MCP servers were used to deliver malware, and hidden instructions that can influence AI agents. If you enjoyed the conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, August 2026 Security Update Review (Qualys) Shattering the Dream - When a Job Offer Becomes a Zero-Day Attack (Check Point Research) Patch Tuesday August 2026: A zero-day WinSock driver hole under exploit, and a maximum severity SAP vulnerability CSO Online ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Fixed by Siemens, Schneider, Phoenix Contact (SecurityWeek) Hackers leverage new Microsoft SharePoint exploit in attacks (BleepingComputer) The CEVA Logistics data breach is having major knock-on effects across Europe - here's what we know (TechRadar) Wesco confirms security incident after ExfilSquad claims data theft (BleepingComputer) Akira Hits Safe Mode: Ransomware Rebooting Around EDR (Huntress) California Building ‘AI Cyber Defense Fund’ to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Hackers (Gizmodo) Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity (BREAKING DEFENSE) DEF CON dingus suspected of trying to take over Delta in-flight Wi-Fi (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 · E2612
August 11 · 20 min
A private route to public risk.
Poland’s CERT describes winter cyberattack against heat-and-power plant. Russian military hackers target Ukrainian IT workers in fake recruitment scheme. Chinese IP connections spark security review in UK Navy drones. US and South Korea warn of “Gunra” ransomware gang with North Korean ties. OpenAI mandates strict security controls for its new cybersecurity model. Record-breaking DDoS attacks surge in H1 2026. Data-scraping AI extension returns to the Chrome Web Store. Dave Bittner sat down with Stephen Harrison, VP of Product at Abnormal AI at Black Hat USA to discuss "The Identities Your Security Stack Is Ignoring." And no pain, no gain, no authorization. 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, Dave Bittner sat down with Stephen Harrison, VP of Product at Abnormal AI at Black Hat USA to discuss "The Identities Your Security Stack Is Ignoring." If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year (BleepingComputer) Russian military hackers pose as recruiters to target Ukrainian IT workers (The Record) Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China (The Register) U.S., South Korean government agencies caution to be on lookout for Gunra ransomware gang (CyberScoop) OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concerns (SecurityWeek) Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report H1 2026 (Cloudflare) Extension Banned for Stealing AI Chats Returns to Chrome Store, Resumes Malicious Activities (SecurityWeek) AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack (ABC News) 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 · E2611
August 10 · 27 min
Now with extra vulnerabilities.
Researchers find that only a quarter of AI-generated patches are fully successful. Ransomware attacks exploit critical N-able flaw. Atlassian fixes critical flaw in Rovo AI. LexisNexis disables some services following suspicious activity. US Senate confirms Adam Cassady as cyber ambassador. Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in child safety case. Water sector cyberattacks expand to new states. We got your Monday Business Briefing. On our Industry Voices, Dave Bittner sits down with Mujtaba Hamid, EVP, Product and Strategy at Booz Allen Hamilton at Black Hat discussing AI Speed Cyber Defense. And scammers set sail on The Odyssey. 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, Dave Bittner sat down with Mujtaba Hamid, EVP, Product and Strategy at Booz Allen Hamilton at Black Hat USA, discussing AI Speed Cyber Defense. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here. Selected Reading More than half of AI-generated patches are broken (CyberScoop) China-linked hackers turning popular cybersecurity tool into ransomware launchpad, Microsoft warns (The Record) Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian's Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data (SecurityWeek) LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers (BleepingComputer) US cyber ambassador nominee Cassady confirmed in Senate (The Record) Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case (New York Times) New Jersey, Alabama Join States Targeted in Water Cyberattacks (Securityweek) Business Breakdown (N2K) ‘Watch The Odyssey for free online’: scam targets film fans with fake streaming sites (The Guardian) 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 · E719
August 9 · 22 min
Designing space systems for the AI era. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
As commercial space activity accelerates, satellite manufacturers are rethinking how spacecraft are designed, built, and secured. In this week's episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Jason Roberson, an Industry Value Expert for Aerospace & Defense at Dassault Systems, to discuss how AI, automation, and digital engineering are transforming the space industry's product lifecycle. From digital twins and AI-assisted design to the future of in-space maintenance, Jason explores how these technologies are accelerating innovation while reshaping manufacturing. At the same time, the conversation examines the growing cybersecurity challenges that accompany this transformation and why building secure-by-design principles into space systems will be critical. 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

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