CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks

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. 3 HR AGO

    Proposed cuts put CISA in focus.

    CISA faces a $700 million budget cut. Russian and Iranian cyber cooperation raises concerns. New BPFDoor variants emerge. Cybercrime losses climb again. Researchers advance a GPU Rowhammer attack. Northern Ireland schools go offline after a breach. An alleged hacker-for-hire faces U.S. charges. And German police name the suspected REvil mastermind. Our guest is John Anthony Smith, Founder and Chief Security Officer at Fenix24, explaining why more technology hasn't made us more secure. A frustrated researcher drops the hammer.  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, John Anthony Smith, Founder and Chief Security Officer at Fenix24, discusses why more technology hasn't made us more secure. Check out the full conversation here. Selected Reading White House Seeks to Slash CISA Funding by $707 Million (SecurityWeek) Exclusive: Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks, Ukraine says (Reuters) New Whitepaper: Stealthy BPFDoor Variants are a Needle That Looks Like Hay (Rapid7)  FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Report 2025 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)) GPUBreach: Root Shell Access Achieved via GPU Rowhammer Attack (SecurityWeek) Cyberattack hits Northern Ireland’s centralized school network, disrupting access for thousands (The Record) Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York (New York Times)  German Police Unmask REvil Ransomware Leader (SecurityWeek) Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploit (Bleeping Computer) 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
  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Patching can't wait.

    Fortinet releases an emergency update for a critical vulnerability. A major outage disrupts Russian banking apps. A new report highlights critical skills gaps. CyberCorp scholars struggle to secure jobs. Scammers use QR codes in fake traffic violation schemes. A proposed lawsuit accuses Perplexity of oversharing users’ AI transcripts. Cambodia outlaws scam centers. Scammers impersonate Harvard IT staff. With “wrench attack” threats of violence, life imitates art. Kevin Magee from Microsoft for Startups describes emerging trends. On Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson, Ann speaks with Allie Mellen about her new book "Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield." Users find Copilot’s terms of use highly entertaining. 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 Kevin Magee from Microsoft for Startups discussing how cybersecurity startups can succeed by focusing on real problems and navigating emerging trends. Tune into the full conversation here. Afternoon Cyber Tea On this segment of Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson, Ann speaks with Allie Mellen about her new book "Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield." You can listen to the full conversation here and catch new episodes of Afternoon Cyber Tea every other Tuesday on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading New FortiClient EMS flaw exploited in attacks, emergency patch released (Bleeping Computer) Major outage hits Russian banking apps, metro payments across regions (The Record) SANS 2026 report flags cybersecurity skills crisis, putting critical infrastructure and OT sectors at measurable breach risk (Industrial Cyber) CyberCorps grads consider private sector as fed hiring challenges persist (Federal News Network) Traffic violation scams switch to QR codes in new phishing texts (Bleeping Computer) Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says (Ars Technica) Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny (Reuters) Harvard Warns of Active Cyberattack Impersonating IT Staff and Targeting Affiliates (The Crimson) Wealthy California crypto holders targeted in violent ‘wrench attacks’ (KTLA) Security (xkcd) Censys raises $70 million in a Series D round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)   Even Microsoft know Copilot can't be trusted (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

    35 min
  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    War comes for the cloud.

    Cloud data centers come under fire in wartime. A massive dark web intelligence database is exposed. Chinese hackers exploit a video conferencing zero-day. The intelligence community rolls out cyber modernization plans. React2Shell attacks spread at scale. Iowa sues UnitedHealth over the Change Healthcare breach. France moves to bar kids from social media. Researchers warn about hidden risks in power regulation. An insider extortion plot locks admins out of hundreds of servers. Our guest Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, with insights on the war in Iran. Espresso exploit exposes executive emails.  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 Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, discussing defending critical infrastructure against Iran. Selected Reading What Happens When Data Centers Become Military Targets? (GovInfo Security) Shared EnemShared Enemy: Inside a Chinese Dark Web Monitoring Database | UpGuardy: Inside a Chinese Dark Web Monitoring Database (UpGuard) TrueConf Zero-Day Exploited in Asian Government Attacks (SecurityWeek) ODNI tackles AI, threat hunting, app cybersecurity in year-one tech review (CyberScoop) React2Shell Exploited in Large-Scale Credential Harvesting Campaign (SecurityWeek) State AG Sues Change Healthcare in 2024 Ransomware Attack (GovInfo Security) French Senate passes bill that would ban children under 15 from social media (The Record) The silent dependency: DC power regulation in cyber‑physical security (NCC Group) Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot (Bleeping Computer) The company's biggest security hole lived in the breakroom (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

    31 min
  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    The WhatsApp impostor.

    A fake WhatsApp spreads spyware. The State Department pushes embassies to counter influence ops. Cisco patches critical bugs. CrystalRAT hits Telegram. A Texas hospital breach affects 250,000. HHS reshuffles IT oversight. China-linked spies target Europe. EvilTokens hijacks Microsoft accounts. Ransomware hits a North Dakota water plant. Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys, discusses how cybersecurity is shifting toward managing real business risk. Tales of a tortoise's termination have been greatly exaggerated.  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 We will be sharing a series of interviews we held at RSAC 2026 over the next few weeks. Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys, discusses how cybersecurity is shifting toward managing real business risk amid rapid technological change. If you enjoyed this interview, check out the full conversation here. Selected Reading WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker (TechCrunch) Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed (The New York Times) Cisco Patches Critical and High-Severity Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) New CrystalRAT malware adds RAT, stealer and prankware features (Bleeping Computer) 250,000 Affected by Data Breach at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital (SecurityWeek) HHS Shuffles Internal Cyber, AI Oversight Back to CIO Office (GovInfo Security) European-Chinese geopolitical issues drive renewed cyberespionage campaign (CyberScoop) New EvilTokens service fuels Microsoft device code phishing attacks (Bleeping Computer) North Dakota water treatment plant reports March ransomware attack (The Record)  World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam | St Helena (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

    30 min
  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    A war of missiles and messages.

    Iran’s cyber campaign continues. North Korea targets the axios NPM package. Cisco suffers a Trivy-related breach. Claude’s code leak unveils broad capabilities. The DOD’s zero-trust efforts are slow-going. A proposed class action suit accuses Perplexity of oversharing. Google patches another Chrome zero-day. The FBI warns against using foreign-developed mobile apps. Christy Wyatt, CEO from Absolute Security, discussing why cyber risk is now a business continuity problem. A city circulates cameras to cultivate crime control.  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 We will be sharing a series of interviews we held at RSAC 2026 over the next few weeks. Christy Wyatt, CEO from Absolute Security, discussing why cyber risk is now a business continuity problem. If you enjoyed this conversation, tune in here to listen to the full interview. Selected Reading Iran's hackers are on the offensive against the US and Israel (Ars Technica) Cisco Source Code and AWS Keys Stolen in Trivy Supply Chain Attack (Beyond Machines) Claude Code's source reveals extent of system access (The Register) Pentagon's Zero Trust Push Faces a 2027 Reality Check (GovInfo Security) Perplexity AI Machine Accused of Sharing Data With Meta, Google (Bloomberg) Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026 (Bleeping Computer) FBI warns against using Chinese mobile apps due to privacy risks (Bleeping Computer) North Korea-Nexus Threat Actor Compromises Widely Used Axios NPM Package in Supply Chain Attack (Google Cloud Blog)  Silicon Valley city to give residents doorbells equipped with cameras (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

    30 min
  6. 31 MAR

    Water sector feels the pressure.

    Iranian-linked hackers warn of possible “irreparable” attacks on U.S. water systems. CISA pushes urgent fixes for a critical Citrix flaw. The Dutch Finance Ministry takes systems offline after a breach. Space Force may scrap next-gen GPS control software. Attackers exploit a Fortinet server bug. Lloyds exposes customer transaction data. AI and regulation reshape cyber careers. The FTC settles with a dating app over data sharing. Sam Rubin, SVP, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Consulting and Threat Intelligence, discusses Iran's shift to identity weaponization. Wikipedia wrestles with a wayward writer. 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 We will be sharing a series of interviews we held at RSAC 2026 over the next few weeks. Sam Rubin, SVP, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Consulting and Threat Intelligence, discussing Iran's shift to identity weaponization. If you enjoyed this conversation, tune in here to listen to the full conversation. Selected Reading Iranian Cyberthreats Test US Infrastructure Defenses (BankInfo Security) CISA tells federal agencies to patch Citrix NetScaler bug by Thursday (The Record) Dutch Ministry of Finance takes treasury systems offline amid cyber incident investigation (Security Affairs) After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work (Ars Technica) Exploitation of Critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS Flaw Begins (SecurityWeek) Lloyds IT Glitch Exposed Data of Nearly 500,000 Banking Customers (Infosecurity Magazine) SANS Research: The Cybersecurity Talent Shortage Narrative Is Wrong. The Real Crisis Is Skills, and AI Just Rewrote the List. (Yahoo Finance) FTC Takes Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users by Sharing Personal Data with Third Party (FTC) Business Briefing (N2K Pro)  An AI Agent Was Banned From Creating Wikipedia Articles, Then Wrote Angry Blogs About Being Banned (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

    27 min

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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.

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