Plug-ins gone rogue.

Patch Tuesday. An Iranian ransomware group puts a premium on U.S. and Israeli targets. Batavia spyware targets Russia’s industrial sector. HHS fines a Texas Behavioral Health firm for failed risk analysis. The Anatsa banking trojan targets financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Hackers abuse a legitimate commercial evasion framework to package infostealer payloads. Researchers discovered malicious browser extensions infecting over 2.3 million users. Joe Carrigan, co-host on Hacking Humans discusses phishing kits targeting CFOs. Can felines frustrate algorithms? Purr-haps…

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Joe Carrigan, a co-host of Hacking Humans, as he discusses phishing kits targeting CFOs.

Selected Reading

Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws (Bleeping Computer)

SAP Patches Critical Flaws That Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Full System Takeover (SecurityWeek)

CISA Releases One Industrial Control Systems Advisory (CISA)

Iranian ransomware group offers bigger payouts for attacks on Israel, US (The Record)

New spyware strain steals data from Russian industrial companies (The Record)

Mental Health Provider Fined $225K for Lack of Risk Analysis (BankInfo Security)

Anatsa mobile malware returns to victimize North American bank customers (The Record)

Legitimate Shellter Pen-Testing Tool Used in Malware Attacks (SecurityWeek)

Researchers Reveal 18 Malicious Chrome and Edge Extensions Disguised as Everyday Tools (Infosecurity Magazine)

Cat content disturbs AI models (Computerworld)

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