CyberWire Daily

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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. 1 uur geleden

    A checkmark for trust, a payload for theft.

    Miasma malware meddles with Microsoft. SAP fixes critical flaws, Google patches an exploited Chrome zero-day, CanisterWorm spreads through npm, Mac users face a new malvertising threat, France investigates a breach of its secure messaging platform, insurers rethink AI risk, the FBI launches a Most Wanted Fraudsters list, and a U.S. citizen admits to spying for China. Our guest is Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO from Akamai, discussing how AI-powered bots are driving financial services attacks. Unpacking a million dollar hotel fee.  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 Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO from Akamai, discussing how AI-powered bots are driving financial services attacks. Selected Reading For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer (Ars Technica) SAP Patches Critical NetWeaver, Commerce Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)  Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026 (Security Affairs) CanisterWorm: How TeamPCP Turned the npm Ecosystem Into a Weapon (Picussecurity) Operation FlutterBridge Uses Fake Google Ads to Spread macOS Backdoor (Hackread) French govt messaging service breached in account hijacking attack (Bleeping Computer) AI Exclusions in Insurance Policies: Broad Language, Uncertain Impact (Policyholder Pulse) FBI Announces New Wanted List Dedicated to Fraudsters (FBI) American citizen pleads guilty to spying for China | brief (SC Media) Teacher’s $1 million AR hotel bill reversed after cyber-attack (WREG.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

    27 min.
  2. 1 dag geleden

    Meta’s recovery plan needed recovery.

    Meta exposes 20,000 Instagram accounts through a support tool bug. CISA warns of active attacks on SolarWinds Serv-U. WordPress sites face takeover through a widely used plugin. A new Gafgyt variant broadens its reach. Pink extortionists steal cloud data with vishing and legitimate tools. Plus, allegations against IBM and AT&T, a dark web drug dealer gets 26 years, and the Monday business brief. Tim Starks from CyberScoop discusses the ongoing debate over staffing and budget cuts at CISA. NATO lets Ukraine play the bad guy.  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 are joined by Tim Starks from CyberScoop, who is discussing the ongoing debate over staffing and budget cuts at CISA, the political battles surrounding the agency's future, and what the Trump administration's plans could mean for U.S. cybersecurity efforts. Selected Reading Meta AI Bug Exposes Over 20,000 Instagram Accounts (Infosecurity Magazine) NSO Group back in Meta's crosshairs after alleged WhatsApp targeting (The Register) CISA: Patch actively exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318) (Help Net Security) Everest Forms Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Sites (SecurityWeek) C0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware (Bleeping Computer) New Pink Extortion Group Targets Microsoft 365 Cloud Data Via Vishing Scams (Hackread) Ex-Threat Intel Exec Accuses IBM and AT&T of Hiding Hacks (GovInfo Security)  California man sentenced to over 26 years for dark web drug trafficking (SC Media) AI observability platform Coralogix raises $200 million in a Series F round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)   Nato narrowly beats Russia-style enemy in cyber attack simulation (Financial 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

    29 min.
  3. Spoofing ships, jamming drones: how GPS manipulation confuses and compromises.

    2 dgn geleden

    Spoofing ships, jamming drones: how GPS manipulation confuses and compromises.

    GPS constellations have become foundational in modern society supporting everything from navigation to financial services, making the impacts of GPS disruptions all the more concerning. As reliance on these systems have grown, so too have efforts by threat actors to disrupt them through techniques such as jamming and spoofing. As these attacks have become more effective, they are becoming increasingly common, especially in conflict zones where disruption and confusion can prove exceedingly valuable. Key sources: Information about GPS Jamming What is GPS Spoofing? GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East 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

    27 min.
  4. 4 dgn geleden

    The NSA gets an AI upgrade.

    Anthropic brings Mythos to the NSA. A Palantir executive emerges as a possible CISA pick. A Linux flaw is under active attack. Minecraft malware goes commercial. An npm package gets caught in the Miasma worm campaign. Researchers document the first AI-driven container escape. A browser supply-chain compromise and a university breach with unexpected victims. Our guest is Ashu Savani, Co-Founder at TryHackMe, discussing building high performing SOC & IR teams. The web becomes machine majority. 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 Ashu Savani, Co-Founder from TryHackMe, discussing building high performing SOC & IR teams. You can listen to the full conversation here. Selected Reading US National Security Agency using Anthropic’s Mythos for cyber attacks (Financial Times) Trump considers Palantir exec to lead CISA (The Record) CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Container Escape Flaw (Beyond Machines) Game Over: WeedHack - The Rise of Minecraft Malware-as-a-Service Campaigns (McAfee Blog) Detecting Claude Cowork Insider Threat Activity (DTEX) Trojanized ai-sdk-ollama Delivers Miasma, a Self-Replicating npm Worm via binding.gyp (Endor Labs) Agentic threat actor hits the orchestration plane: AI agent-driven container escape (Sysdig) You do surprise me.exe: An unexpected executable in Hola Browser (SOPHOS) My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with (Ars Technica) ‘Bots have now passed human traffic online,’ Cloudflare boss laments — says agentic traffic wasn’t expected to eclipse real people until next year (Tom's Hardware) 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

    32 min.
  5. 5 dgn geleden

    Not every headhunter is hiring.

    The Five Eyes issue a rare joint warning on China. Jen Easterly weighs in on Trump’s AI EO. Researchers warn everyday notifications can become AI attack vectors. IronWorm is a sophisticated Rust-based infostealer targeting software developers. Cisco patches a critical vulnerability in its Unified Communications Manager platform. Anthropic maps AI-enabled cyber activity to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Authorities dismantle an online counterfeit identity marketplace. Our guest is Jason Kikta, CTO from Automox, discussing AI vulnerabilities, real risk, and the speed problem. An extortion crew is forced to open a customer support ticket. 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 Jason Kikta, CTO from Automox, who is discussing AI vulnerabilities, real risk, and the speed problem. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here.  Selected Reading⁠ U.S. and intelligence allies issue rare joint warning about China (Washington Post) Safeguarding Our Secrets (MI5) Opinion | The Government Is Finally Taking A.I. Risk Seriously (New York Times) CISA directive for AI executive order to be released this week, Andersen says (The Record) Gemini Voice Assistant Hijacked via Messaging Notifications (SecurityWeek) IronWorm: Shai-Hulud's rustier cousin (JFrog Security Research) Cisco warns of critical Unified CM flaw with PoC exploit code (Bleeping Computer) Mapping AI-enabled cyber threats: Insights from the LLM ATT&CK Navigator (Anthropic) Police dismantles fake ID marketplace used by migrant smugglers (Bleeping Computer) Over 1.4 Million Accounts Disrupted in Cybercrime Crackdown (SecurityWeek)  'Dumbass' criminal breaks the 'first rule of ransomware club' (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

    30 min.
  6. 6 dgn geleden

    The AI race gets a referee.

    AI oversight arrives at the White House. A Cyber Force gains momentum. Critical infrastructure comes under cyberattack. Acer faces zero-day trouble. A stock exchange executive gets spied on for months. HTTP/2 Bomb threatens web servers. Quantum’s classical side grows bigger. Britain's military chooses Starshield. Spain’s infamous hacker gets sentenced. Our guest is Benjamin Morrell, Vice President, Security Strategy at Coro Cybersecurity, discussing the role of MSPs. Meta’s productivity panopticon pauses for personal pitstops.  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 Benjamin Morrell, Vice President, Security Strategy at Coro Cybersecurity, discussing the role MSPs are playing in cybersecurity. If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to check out the full conversation here.  Selected Reading Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models (The New York Times) New cyber force would cost up to $11 billion to start, commission says (The Record) CISA Warns of Cyberattacks Targeting U.S. Tank Gauge Systems (GB Hackers) Acer working to patch max severity zero-days in Wave 7 routers (Bleeping Computer) Espionage Campaign Targeted Stock Exchange Executive for Five Months (Security.com) 'HTTP/2 Bomb' Exploit Knocks Web Servers Offline in Seconds (SecurityWeek) The Classical Advances Needed to Make Quantum Computers Tick (IEEE) Alcasec, "Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers," Jailed for 31 Months Over Data Theft (Hackread) Exclusive: UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say (Reuters) Meta will reportedly let employees take 30-minute breaks from its tracking program (Engadget) 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.
  7. 2 jun

    The bugs are piling up faster than the fixes.

    A federal watchdog questions NIST over its vulnerability database backlog. Google patches an Android zero-day. Citizen Lab exposes a powerful location-tracking platform. Malware hides commands in Steam comments. Researchers spot AI-assisted malware development. Attackers compromise Red Hat’s npm namespace. DriveSurge spreads malware through ClickFix and fake updates. FreePBX patches a critical flaw. And Dashlane responds to a brute-force attack. Our guest is ⁠Laure Lydon⁠, Opening Chair for Infosecurity Europe and VP of Security and Infrastructure, Flo Health, sharing her expertise on digital health platforms. Meta’s AI support bot proves a bit too eager to help. 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 ⁠Laure Lydon⁠, Opening Chair for Infosecurity Europe and VP of Security and Infrastructure, Flo Health, sharing her expertise on privacy, security, and trust in digital health platforms, especially in sensitive areas like women's health. This interview is part of our partnership with Infosecurity Europe. Selected Reading Inspector general finds NIST mistakes have made vulnerability database ineffective (The Record) Google fixes one actively exploited Android zero-day, 124 flaws (Bleeping Computer) Uncovering Webloc: An Analysis of Penlink’s Ad-based Geolocation Surveillance Tech (The Citizen Lab) GoDaddy found malware on 1,980 WordPress sites using Steam as C2 infrastructure (Security Affairs) Threat Actor Uses AI to Build EDR Evasion Tools (Infosecurity Magazine) Attackers Hijack Red Hat npm Scope to Steal Cloud Secrets (Infosecurity Magazine) Hackers hijack thousands of sites for ClickFix and FakeUpdate attacks (Bleeping Computer) Critical Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability in FreePBX User Control Panel (Beyond Machines) Dashlane password manager users locked out by brute force attacks (Bleeping Computer) Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked (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

    30 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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