Cleartext

Cleartext

Geopolitical and security news, decoded daily for CISOs and security leaders.

  1. 2H AGO

    Cleartext – May 21, 2026

    Cleartext – May 21, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • Xi and Putin pledge closer cooperation on AI, cyberspace and satellite systems • Europe dismantles VPN service used by cybercriminals to hide ransomware attacks • Srsly Risky Biz: Politicians ditch Signal for homegrown apps • Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-21.md

    9 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Cleartext – May 20, 2026

    Cleartext – May 20, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • CISA credential leak raises alarms, and Capitol Hill demands answers • Ukraine says Russia is deploying AI-powered malware on the battlefield • Huawei zero-day attack behind last year’s crash of Luxembourg's entire telecoms network • Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-20.md

    8 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Cleartext – May 19, 2026

    Cleartext – May 19, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • Verizon Breach Report: Vulnerability Exploitation Surges • Four AI supply-chain attacks in 50 days exposed the release pipeline red teams aren't covering • The New Phishing Click: How OAuth Consent Bypasses MFA • CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-19.md

    9 min

  4. 3D AGO

    Cleartext – May 18, 2026

    Cleartext – May 18, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • Pre-Stuxnet Fast16 Malware Tampered with Nuclear Weapons Simulations • Interpol Launches Sweeping Cybercrime Crackdown in MENA Region • Grafana says stolen GitHub token let hackers steal codebase • Tycoon2FA hijacks Microsoft 365 accounts via device-code phishing Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-18.md

    10 min

  5. 5D AGO

    Cleartext Week in Review – May 16, 2026

    Cleartext Week in Review – May 16, 2026 This week's major themes and key developments: • Researchers say AI just broke every benchmark for autonomous cyber capability • Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access • Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation • OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-16.md

    11 min

  6. 6D AGO

    Cleartext – May 15, 2026

    Cleartext – May 15, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • Pentagon cyber official calls advanced AI ‘revolutionary warfare’ • Mustang Panda Linked to New Modular FDMTP Backdoor • Major tech manufacturer Foxconn confirms cyberattack hit North American factories • OpenAI confirms security breach in TanStack supply chain attack Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-15.md

    9 min

  7. MAY 14

    Cleartext – May 14, 2026

    Cleartext – May 14, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • Closed briefing sets stage for House hearing on Anthropic’s Mythos and cyber risks • Researchers say AI just broke every benchmark for autonomous cyber capability • Daybreak is OpenAI’s answer to the AI arms race in cybersecurity • Vector embedding security gap exposes enterprise AI pipelines Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-14.md

    8 min

  8. MAY 13

    Cleartext – May 13, 2026

    Cleartext – May 13, 2026 Today's briefing covers: • China's 'FamousSparrow' APT Nests in South Caucasus Energy Firm • ‘Mini Shai-Hulud’ malware compromises hundreds of open-source packages in sprawling supply-chain attack • Foxconn confirms cyberattack claimed by Nitrogen ransomware gang • West Pharmaceutical warns of ransomware attack impacting business operations Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-13.md

    9 min
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