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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.

CyberWire Daily

Feds take down major IoT botnets. The FBI seizes hacktivist infrastructure. A data breach hits Kaplan, while a hacker claims access to millions of law enforcement tips. Fake Zoom calls deliver malware. A crypto “security” tool turns out to be spyware. A critical AI framework flaw gets exploited in hours. An insider extortion case ends in conviction. And a streaming scam pulls in over $10 million. A look back at ten years of Cyberwire podcasts. Intern Kevin gets ready for RSAC. A cyberattack leaves breathalyzers offline. 

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Celebrating CyberWire Daily

Maria Varmazis leads a conversation with Peter Kilpe and Dave Bittner reflecting on the origins of the CyberWire Daily podcast as part of the 10th anniversary series, sharing behind-the-scenes insights and how it all got started.

CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Intern Kevin—also known as Kevin Magee—as he gets ready for RSA Conference 2026 next week.

Selected Reading

Feds disrupt IoT botnets behind record-breaking DDoS attacks (The Register)

FBI seizes Handala data leak site after Stryker cyberattack (Bleeping Computer)

Kaplan North America Reports Data Breach Impacting Nearly 195,000 Individuals (Beyond Machines)

Hacker says they compromised millions of confidential police tips held by US company (Reuters)

Fake interactive Zoom call leads to malicious ScreenConnect download | news (SC Media)

Crypto Scam "ShieldGuard" Dismantled After Malware Discovery (Infosecurity Magazine)

Hackers Exploit Critical Langflow Bug in Just 20 Hours (Infosecurity Magazine)

Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme (Bleeping Computer)

Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots (Bleeping Computer)

Cyberattack leaves Maine drivers with breathalyzer test systems unable to start vehicles (WGME)

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Millions of devices still up for grabs.

Even as cybersecurity has grown and become universially accepted, the field has continued to struggle when attempting to assess and aquire talent. Oftentimes, there is a disconnect between what organizations need and what they interview for leading vague job postings and ineffective hirings.

In this episode of CISO Perspectives, host ⁠Kim Jones⁠ sits down with Jeff Welgan, the Chief Strategist and CEO at SkillRex, to discuss how we assess talent. Throughout the conversation, Jeff and Kim will discuss the problems associated with traditional workforce management and how modernizing this approach can provide a strategic advantage.

Want more CISO Perspectives?

Check out a companion ⁠⁠blog post⁠⁠ by our very own Ethan Cook, where he breaks down key insights, shares behind-the-scenes context, and highlights research that complements this episode. It’s the perfect follow-up if you’re curious about the cyber talent crunch and how we can reshape the ecosystem for future professionals.
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Strategic approaches to talent: A practical guide. [CISOP]

DarkSword targets iPhones for indiscriminate exploitation. Cybercrime and the Iran war. The FBI confirms purchasing commercially available location data. The DHS secretary nominee gets grilled on CISA funding. A Zimbra Collaboration Suite vulnerability is being used in targeted espionage. A new Android malware targets sensitive data stored in user notes. AWS warns of ongoing Interlock ransomware activity. Tracking pixels grab more than they should. Perry Carpenter and Mason Amadeus from The FAIK Files podcast speak with Hany Farid about the real-world harms of synthetic media. Do Boomers balance breaches better? 

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Perry Carpenter and Mason Amadeus, hosts of The FAIK Files podcast, speaking with Hany Farid about the real-world harms of synthetic media.

Last week, the FAIK Files team sat down with Hany Farid -- digital forensics expert, professor at UC Berkeley, and co-founder of Get Real Security ( getrealsecurity.com ) -- to discuss deepfakes, authenticity metadata (C2PA), and forensic deepfake detection approaches.

And here's a link to the youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSpmRb2O7Xc

Selected Reading

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild (WIRED)

Cybercrime has skyrocketed 245% since the start of the Iran war (The Register)

CISA official says agency has not seen uptick in cyber threats amid Iran war (The Record)

FBI is buying data that can be used to track people, Patel says (POLITICO)

DHS nominee Mullin pressed on restoring CISA staffing (The Record)

CISA Adds Exploited Zimbra Collaboration Suite Flaw to Warning List (GB Hackers)

Russian hackers exploit Zimbra flaw to breach Ukrainian maritime agency (The Record)

New ‘Perseus’ Android malware checks user notes for secrets (Bleeping Computer)

AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January (Infosecurity Magazine)

The Collection of Commercial Intelligence: TikTok & Meta Ad Pixels (Jscrambler)

Forget Millennials: why those over 65 are the real cyber security pros (The Senior)

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iPhone exploits go mainstream.

Iran’s cyber ops stay resilient. U.S. lawmakers press Big Tech on EU rules. Researchers expose a Fancy Bear server. Japan moves toward offensive cyber. CISA calls for cross-agency teamwork. New malware targets network infrastructure. AI fooled by font-based attacks. Schneider Electric warns of critical flaws. Quantum cryptography earns top honors. Guest Bradon Rogers, Chief Customer Officer at Island, discusses making AI browsers safe for enterprises. Smart glasses on the witness stand.

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CyberWire Guest

On our Industry Voices segment, guest Bradon Rogers, Chief Customer Officer at Island, discusses making AI browsers safe for enterprises. You can dig into the details of what Bradon discussed in Gartner’s “Cybersecurity Must Block AI Browsers for Now.” You can hear the full interview here. 

Selected Reading

U.S Strikes Killed Iranian Cyber Chiefs, But The Hacks Continued (Forbes)

US committee demands Big Tech share private comms with EU officials (POLITICO)

FancyBear Exposed: Major OPSEC Blunder Inside Russian Espionage Ops (Ctrl-Alt-Intel)

Japan to allow ‘proactive cyber-defense’ from October 1st (The Register)

CISA official advises agencies not to get too hung up on who takes lead in critical infrastructure sectors (CyberScoop)

New Malware Highlights Increased Systematic Targeting of Network Infrastructure (Eclypsium)

Poisoned Typeface: How Simple Font Rendering Poisons Every AI Assistant, And Only Microsoft Cares (LayerX)

Schneider Electric Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability in SCADAPack RTUs (Beyond Machines)

Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography (The New York Times)

Witness Caught Using Smartglasses in Court Blames it all on ChatGPT (404 Media)

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Persistent threats in a shifting battlefield.

The EU imposes sanctions after cyberattacks. DHS boosts surveillance spending. AI firms recruit weapons-risk experts. Stryker disruption, no patient impact. LeakNet leans on ClickFix. Sears chatbot data spills. A Chinese security firm leaks a private key. Tech giants team up on scams. Teens sue xAI over alleged AI-generated abuse. On today’s Threat Vector segment, David Moulton and guest Erica L. Shoemate, founder of The EN Strategy Group, explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the security landscape. Cyber crooks cause a complimentary curbside convenience. 

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Threat Vector

What if the choices we make about AI security today determine who holds power tomorrow? On this Threat Vector segment, David Moulton and guest Erica L. Shoemate, founder of The EN Strategy Group, explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the security landscape, from compressed decision-making timelines and asymmetric threat capabilities to the erosion of trust that creates strategic vulnerabilities. You can listen to David and Erica's full conversation here and catch new episodes of Threat Vector from Palo Alto Networks each Thursday on your favorite podcast app. 

Selected Reading

EU Sanctions Iranian and Chinese Firms for Cyberattacks Against European Networks (TechNadu)

DHS-built surveillance apparatus to surge in year ahead, documents show (FedScoop)

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse' (BBC)

Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed (Bleeping Computer)

LeakNet ransomware uses ClickFix and Deno runtime for stealthy attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web (WIRED)

China's biggest cybersecurity firm accidentally leaked an SSL key in a public installer (Neowin)

Google has signed the Industry Accord Against Online Scams and Fraud. (Google)

Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material (The Guardian)

Free parking in Russia after Distributed Denial-of-Service attack knocks city's parking system offline (Bitdefender)

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Europe clamps down on global hackers.

In this mid-season episode, Kim takes a step back to reflect on the journey so far—revisiting key conversations, standout moments, and recurring themes that have shaped the season. During the episode, Kim sits down with N2K's own Ethan Cook to connect the dots across episodes, uncovering deeper patterns and takeaways. Whether you're catching up or tuning in weekly, this episode offers a thoughtful recap and fresh perspective on where we've been—and what's still to come.
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Mid season reflection with Kim Jones. [CISOP]

Drone strikes hit a key chip supply chain. China-linked hackers target Southeast Asian militaries. Attackers race ahead with AI. ShinyHunters claim a massive Telus breach. Microsoft issues a hotpatch. Malware turns up on Steam. Fileless attacks grow. Airline miles become cybercrime currency. Monday business breakdown. Tim Starks from CyberScoop unpacks the Stryker attack and the nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity. AI playmates puzzle preschoolers. 

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CyberWire Guest

Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing how the Stryker attack highlights the nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict. You can read more in Tim’s article here. 

Selected Reading

Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production (TechSpot)

China-Linked Hackers Hit Asian Militaries in Patient Espionage Operation (SecurityWeek)

Attackers are exploiting AI faster than defenders can keep up, new report warns (CyberScoop)

Telus Digital confirms breach after hacker claims 1 petabyte data theft (Bleeping Computer)

Microsoft releases Windows 11 OOB hotpatch to fix RRAS RCE flaw (Bleeping Computer)

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam (TechCrunch)

New XWorm 7.1 and Remcos RAT Attacks Abuse Windows Tools to Evade Detection (Hackread)

Airline miles become underground currency in loyalty fraud schemes | brief (SC Media)

Kevin Mandia-founded Armadin launches with $190 million. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

AI toys for young children need tighter rules, researchers warn (BBC News)

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Watch out for cybercrime frequent flyers.

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. 

Christian Lees, CTO at Resecurity, shares his story and insight on coming into the cybersecurity world. He considers himself a late bloomer because he did not go to college until he was 23. He wasn’t sure of what he wanted to do, and a family friend gave him a computer and the rest was history, he says. He fell in love with computers and started working at different companies trying to get ahead. He says it's not always textbook, and sometimes you just need to cut your teeth on something to get where you're going. Throughout his journey, he was constantly questioning whether he made the right decision, and in the end he says you have to be willing to "define friction points in it, you may join security field, not knowing what you're gonna do, but by being that curious person and breaking things and putting it back together, you'll find the right way and just never stop being curious." We thank Christian for sharing his story.
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Christian Lees: It's not always textbook. [CTO] [Career Notes]

This week, we are joined by Or Eshed, Co-Founder and CEO from LayerX Security, discussing their work on "How We Discovered A Campaign of 16 Malicious Extensions Built to Steal ChatGPT Accounts." Researchers uncovered a coordinated campaign of 16 malicious browser extensions posing as ChatGPT productivity tools while secretly stealing user accounts. 

The extensions intercept ChatGPT session authentication tokens and send them to attacker-controlled servers, allowing threat actors to impersonate users and access their conversations, files, and connected services like Google Drive or Slack. The findings highlight how AI-focused browser extensions are creating a new attack surface, emphasizing the need for organizations to closely monitor and restrict third-party AI tools.

The research can be found here:

 
⁠⁠⁠How We Discovered A Campaign of 16 Malicious Extensions Built to Steal ChatGPT Accounts

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Your AI sidekick might be a spy. [Research Saturday]

Europol dismantles the SocksEscort proxy service. Cyber operations highlight imbalance in the war in Iran. Google rushes Chrome zero-day patches. Veeam fixes critical backup flaws. A former incident responder faces ransomware charges. Thomson Reuters staff push back on an ICE contract. Attackers abuse backup tools for data theft. CISA flags a critical n8n vulnerability. Maria Varmazis is joined by Jack R. Bialik, engineer and author, to discuss the hidden risks of a fully-digital society, and talk about his book "In Lost in Time: Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge." A Phony photo fuels a phantom flight fiasco.

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CyberWire Guest

N2K CyberWire’s Maria Varmazis is joined by Jack R. Bialik, engineer and author, to discuss the hidden risks of a fully-digital society, and talk about his book "In Lost in Time: Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge." 

Selected Reading

Europol and international partners disrupt ‘SocksEscort’ proxy service - Joint operation targeted malicious proxy service exploiting residential routers worldwide (Europol)

War in Iran – asymmetry in cyberspace (IISS)

Google fixes two new Chrome zero-days exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) 

Veeam warns of critical flaws exposing backup servers to RCE attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Former Employee of Cybersecurity Companies Charged in ALPHV (BlackCat) Ransomware Extortion Case (TechNadu)

They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE (The New York Times)

Data Exfiltration and Threat Actor Infrastructure Exposed (Huntress)

CISA adds n8n RCE flaw to list of known exploited vulnerabilities (SC Media)

Cyber National Mission Force to get new commander amid broader leadership turnover (The Record)

AI Used to Promote Non-Existent Evacuation Flights From the Middle East (Bellingcat)

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Socks pulled, patches pushed.

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

Social engineer and CEO of Hekate, Marina Ciavatta, shares her story of how people think her job is a la Mission Impossible coming from the ceiling with a rope and stealing stuff in the dead of the night. Marina does physical pentesting. Starting with an unused degree in journalism, Marina turned her talent for writing into a job as a content producer for a technology company and this appealed to her self-proclaimed nerdism. She fell in love with hacking and got into pentesting thanks to a friend. Marina recommends those interested in physical pentesting "try to find other social engineers to mingle. It's in the name. We are social creatures." We thank Marina for sharing her story with us.
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Marina Ciavatta: Going after the human error. [Social engineer] [Career Notes]

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