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The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

  1. 15 HR AGO

    Breaking the GlassWorm.

    A major takedown disrupts the GlassWorm botnet. The White House rewrites federal cyber logging rules as CISA faces cuts amid rising AI threats. Federal agencies ramp up scrutiny of so-called anti-tech extremism. GCHQ warns Russia is targeting UK infrastructure. Researchers uncover stealthy new malware, AI coding agent supply chain risks, and in-person extortion tactics targeting U.S. law firms. Europe grabs satellite spectrum. Ben Yelin joins us to discuss the bipartisan push for more support of CISA. Hacking your way to the main stage.  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 Our Caveat co-host and Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Cyber Health and Hazard Strategies, Ben Yelin, joins Dave to talk about the bipartisan push for more support of CISA. Selected Reading GlassWorm Botnet Disrupted (SecurityWeek) OMB Scraps Biden-Era Cyber Logging Rules (BankInfoSecurity) US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows (Ars Technica) Russia 'relentlessly targeting' critical infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ says (BBC) Trump hobbled top cyber agency just as AI learned to hack (Axios) EU to squeeze US space tech out of prized satellite airwaves (Politico)  Phishing Campaign Deploys JavaScript-Driven PureLogs Variant to Steal Sensitive Data (FortiGuard Labs) FBI warns of in-person data theft attacks from extortion gang (Bleeping Computer) ‘SymJack’ Attack Turns AI Coding Agents Into Supply Chain Attack Delivery Systems (SecurityWeek) How to guarantee a speaker gig: Hack the system. Literally (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

    28 min
  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Attackers found a new way around MFA.

    The FBI warns attackers are abusing Microsoft OAuth authentication. India pushes faster patching as AI speeds up cyberattacks. Iranian hackers blend phishing with SEO poisoning. Anthropic’s AI finds thousands of open source flaws, while AI also reshapes bug bounties and fuels supply-chain attacks hitting thousands of GitHub repos. Plus, a new LMS zero-day, bulletproof hosting arrests in the Netherlands, FTC action over bogus “active listening” claims, and another busy week for cyber funding and M&A. Our guest is Kurtis Minder, author, joining us to discuss his book "Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation.” Please disregard all searches for disregard. 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 Kurtis Minder, author, joining us to discuss his book "Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation." Selected Reading FBI warns of Kali365 phishing service targeting Microsoft 365 accounts (Bleeping Computer) India's CERT-In Sets 12-Hour Patch Deadline for Exposed Flaws (Infosecurity Magazine) Iran-Linked Hackers Target US Aviation with Phishing and SEO Poisoning Campaign (Infosecurity Magazine) Anthropic: Mythos Detected 23,000 Potential Vulnerabilities Across 1,000 OSS Projects (SecurityWeek)  HackerOne takes an axe to its bug bounty rewards (The Register) Automated 'Megalodon' Campaign Spreads GitHub Repo Backdoors (GovInfo Security) Hackers Exploited KnowledgeDeliver Zero-Day for Web Shell Deployment (SecurityWeek) Admins of Bulletproof Hosting Service Used by Russian Hackers Arrested in Netherlands (SecurityWeek) FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service (Federal Trade Commission) Socket raises $60 million in Series C funding. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) You can no longer Google the word 'disregard' (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

    26 min
  3. The current state of GPS following OCX with Dr. Sean Gorman, CEO of Zephr.xyz. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]

    4 DAYS AGO

    The current state of GPS following OCX with Dr. Sean Gorman, CEO of Zephr.xyz. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]

    Despite being an indispensable technology, traditional GPS remains vulnerable to exploitation and is needed for an update. In this week's episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Dr. Sean Gorman, CEO of Zephr.xyz, to discuss the current state of GPS. For decades, GPS has been a cornerstone technology for private, public, and military entities; however, through new technological advancements, companies and governments are looking to modernize this technology. Key sources: Next Generation Operational Control Systems. Why GPS III, and what comes after it, still falls short in modern war. 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

    22 min
  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    Too many cooks in the algorithm.

    Trump hits pause on an AI executive order. Lawmakers sound alarms over CISA cuts. A sophisticated scareware campaign traps users in fake tech support scams. Ubiquiti patches critical UniFi flaws. The U.S. pours billions into quantum computing. Researchers uncover delayed Google API key revocation. Canadian authorities arrest the alleged Kimwolf botnet operator. Two Americans plead guilty in a global tech support fraud scheme. Our guest is Ankit Kumar Honey, Senior Engineering Manager for Dependabot at GitHub, discussing closing the agentic gap between alert and patch at a global scale. AI generated reports still come up short.  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 Ankit Kumar Honey, Senior Engineering Manager for Dependabot at GitHub, joins us to discuss closing the agentic gap between alert and patch at a global scale. Selected Reading Why Trump's AI executive order was pulled (Axios) Restoring CISA is one issue many lawmakers can agree on (Federal News Network) U.S. CISA adds Trend Micro Apex One and Langflow to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) Threat Spotlight: CypherLoc, an advanced browser-locking scareware targeting millions (Barracuda Networks Blog) Ubiquiti patches three max severity UniFi OS vulnerabilities (Bleeping Computer) Department of Commerce Announces Letters of Intent With 9 Companies for $2 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Leadership in Quantum Computing (NIST) Google API keys keep working after you delete them (Akido) Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada (Krebs on Security) Two Americans plead guilty to assisting India-based tech support scam centers (The Record) AI-generated reporting: Lessons learned from Cisco Talos Incident Response (Cisco) 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

    26 min
  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    That shield has cracks in it.

    Microsoft confirms active exploitation of two Defender flaws. Europol dismantles a VPN service tied to ransomware gangs. A nine-year-old Linux kernel bug exposes SSH keys and password hashes. Cisco patches a critical Secure Workload vulnerability, while Drupal fixes a highly critical SQL injection flaw. Android malware quietly signs victims up for premium SMS scams. Webworm upgrades its espionage toolkit with Discord and Microsoft Graph backdoors. Plus, China and Russia deepen cooperation on AI, cybersecurity, and satellite systems. Our guest is Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor for ESET, sharing a glimpse into his Infosecurity Europe keynote "The Deepfake Interview." Greg doesn’t even work here anymore… 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, Maria Varmazis speaks with Jake Moore, Keynote speaker for the upcoming Infosecurity Europe conference and Global Cybersecurity Advisor for ESET, getting a glimpse into his session "The Deepfake Interview: Breaking In From the Inside." This interview is part of our partnership with Infosecurity Europe.  Selected Reading Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities exploited in the wild (Help Net Security) Europol Seizes First VPN Used by Ransomware Gangs, Arrests Administrator (Hackread) Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Leaks SSH Keys and Password Hashes (Infosecurity Magazine) Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload (SecurityWeek) Android Malware Spotted Subscribing Victims to Paid Services Without Consent (Hackread) Drupal Patches Highly Critical Vulnerability Exposing Websites to Hacking (SecurityWeek) Webworm: New burrowing techniques (We Live Security) Xi and Putin pledge closer cooperation on AI, cyberspace and satellite systems (The Record) Zombie user account let hackers control the city’s water (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

    29 min
  6. 20 MAY

    The cost of trusting the extension ecosystem.

    GitHub confirms a breach tied to a malicious VS Code extension. Anthropic fights a Pentagon blacklist as the White House weighs new AI security rules. Drupal scrambles to patch a critical flaw. Cisco Talos tracks the evolution of BadIIS malware-for-hire. Signal adds anti-phishing safeguards, Microsoft cracks down on malware-signing services, and China says foreign spies hijacked domestic routers for phishing operations. Wireless carriers collaborate to kill dead zones. Our guest is Rob T. Lee, Chief AI Officer, Chief of Research, SANS Institute, discussing The Cloud Security Alliance’s “AI Vulnerability Storm” report. A book about misinformation contains helpful examples. 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 AI Officer, Chief of Research, SANS Institute, sharing Cloud Security Alliance’s The “AI Vulnerability Storm”: Building a “Mythos-ready” Security Program. Selected Reading GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension (Bleeping Computer) Trump AI executive order seeks early government access to frontier models (Axios) DC Circuit slams Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic as overreach (Courthouse News Service) Drupal Issues Urgent Warning for Highly Critical Core Vulnerability (Beyond Machines) From PDB strings to MaaS: Tracking a commodity BadIIS ecosystem used by Chinese-speaking threat (Cisco Talos) Signal adds security warnings for social engineering, phishing attacks (Bleeping Computer) Disrupting Fox Tempest: A cybercrime service that turned “verified” software into a pathway for ransomware (Microsoft)   China’s state security authorities uncover foreign agency using domestic routers as cyberattack proxies; users notice only slower speeds (Global Times) ‘The Future of Truth’ Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I. (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

    27 min

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