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CyberWire Daily

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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    When spyware backfires.

    A jury orders NSO Group to pay $167 millions dollars to Meta over spyware allegations. CISA warns of hacktivists targeting U.S. ICS and SCADA systems. Researcher Micah Lee documents serious privacy risks in the TM SGNL app used by high level Trump officials. The NSA plans significant workforce cuts. Nations look for alternatives to U.S. cloud providers. A medical device provider discloses a cyberattack disrupting its ability to ship customer orders. The Panda Shop smishing kit impersonates trusted brands. Accenture’s CFO thwarts a deepfake attempt. Our temporary intern Kevin Magee from Microsoft wraps up his reporting from the RSAC show floor.  Server room shenanigans, with romance, retaliation, and root access. 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 Wrapping up RSAC 2025, we’re joined by our partner Kevin Magee, Global Director of Cybersecurity Startups at Microsoft for Startups. Kevin brings the energy with a high-octane medley of interviews directly from the show floor, featuring sharp insights and bold ideas from some of cybersecurity’s most influential voices. It’s the perfect, fast-paced finale to our RSAC coverage—check out the show notes for links to all the guests featured! In this segment, you’ll hear from Eoin Wickens, Director of Threat Intelligence of HiddenLayer, Jordan Shaw-Young, Chief of Staff for Security Services at BlueVoyant, Gil Barak, co-founder and CEO of Blink Ops, and Paul St Vil, VP of Field Engineering at Zenity. You can also catch Kevin on our Microsoft for Startups⁠ Spotlight, brought to you by N2K CyberWire and Microsoft, where we shine a light on innovation, ambition, and the tech trailblazers building the future right from the startup trenches. Kevin and Dave talk with startup veteran and Cygenta co-founder FC about making the leap from hacker to entrepreneur, then speak with three Microsoft for Startups members: Matthew Chiodi⁠ of ⁠Cerby⁠, ⁠Travis Howerton⁠ of ⁠RegScale⁠, and ⁠Karl Mattson⁠ of ⁠Endor Labs⁠. Whether you are building your own startup or just love a good innovation story, listen and learn more here. Selected Reading Spyware-maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp (The Washington Post) CISA Warns of Hackers Attacking ICS/SCADA Systems in Oil and Natural Gas Companies (Cyber Security News) Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs (Micha Flee) NSA to cut up to 2,000 civilian roles as part of intel community downsizing' (The Record) NIST loses key cyber experts in standards and research (Cybersecurity Dive) A coherent European/non-US cloud strategy: building railroads for the cloud economy (Bert Hubert) Medical device giant Masimo says cyberattack is limiting ability to fill customer orders (The Record) New Chinese Smishing Kit Dubbed 'Panda Shop' Steal Google, Apple Pay & Credit Card Details (Cyber Security News) Accenture: What we learned when our CEO got deepfaked (Computing) IT Worker from Computacenter Let Girlfriend Into Deutsche Bank’s Restricted Areas (GB Hackers) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. 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

    34 min
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    No hocus pocus—MagicINFO flaw is the real threat.

    A critical flaw in a Samsung’s CMS is being actively exploited. President Trump’s proposed 2026 budget aims to slash funding for CISA. “ClickFix” malware targets both Windows and Linux systems through advanced social engineering. CISA warns of a critical Langflow vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. A new supply-chain attack targets Linux servers using malicious Go modules found on GitHub. The Venom Spider threat group targets HR professionals with fake resume submissions. The Luna Moth group escalates phishing attacks on U.S. legal and financial institutions. The U.S. Treasury aims to cut off a Cambodia-based money laundering operation. Our guest is  Monzy Merza, Co-Founder and CEO of Crogl, discussing the CISO's conundrum in the face of AI. Malware, mouse ears, and mayhem: Disney hacker pleads guilty. 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 our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Monzy Merza, Co-Founder and CEO of Crogl, who is discussing the CISO's conundrum—the growing challenge of securing organizations in a world where AI rapidly expands both the number of users and potential adversaries.Selected Reading Samsung MagicINFO Vulnerability Exploited Days After PoC Publication (SecurityWeek) Trump would cut CISA budget by $491M amid ‘censorship’ claim  (The Register) New ClickFix Attack Mimics Ministry of Defense Website to Attack Windows & Linux Machines (Cyber Security News) Critical Vulnerability in AI Builder Langflow Under Attack (SecurityWeek) Linux wiper malware hidden in malicious Go modules on GitHub (Bleeping Computer) Malware scammers target HR professionals with Venom Spider malware (SC Media) Luna Moth extortion hackers pose as IT help desks to breach US firms (Bleeping Computer) US Readies Huione Group Ban Over Cybercrime Links (GovInfo Security) Hacker 'NullBulge' pleads guilty to stealing Disney's Slack data (Bleeping Computer) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. 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

    37 min
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    Hardcoded credentials and hard lessons.

    Researchers uncover serious vulnerabilities in the Signal fork reportedly used by top government officials. CISA adds a second Commvault flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. xAI exposed a private API key on GitHub for nearly two months. FortiGuard uncovers a cyber-espionage campaign targeting critical national infrastructure in the Middle East. Threat brokers advertise a new SS7 zero-day exploit on cybercrime forums. The StealC  info-stealer and malware loader gets an update. Passkeys blaze the trail to a passwordless future. On our Afternoon Cyber Tea segment with Ann Johnson, Ann speaks with Christina Morillo, Head of Information Security at the New York Giants. Cubism meets computing: the Z80 goes full Picasso.  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 GuestOn our Afternoon Cyber Tea segment with Ann Johnson, Ann speaks with Christina Morillo, Head of Information Security at New York Football Giants, as they discuss how she approaches cybersecurity with curiosity, business alignment, and strong collaboration across the NFL community. Selected Reading The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked (404 Media) Critical Commvault Vulnerability in Attacker Crosshairs (SecurityWeek) xAI Dev Leaked API Key on GitHub for Private SpaceX, Tesla & Twitter/X (Cyber Security News) FortiGuard Incident Response Team Detects Intrusion into Middle East Critical National Infrastructure (Fortinet) Hackers Selling SS7 0-Day Vulnerability on Hacker Froums for $5000 (Cyber Security News) StealC malware enhanced with stealth upgrades and data theft tools (Bleeping Computer) Sick of 15-character passwords? Microsoft is going password-less, starting now. (Mashable) Passkeys for Normal People (Troy Hunt) Single-Board Z80 Computer Draws Inspiration From Picasso (Hackaday) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. 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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    Wired, but not fired.

    RSAC 2025 comes to an end. Canadian power company hit by cyberattack. Ascension Health discloses another breach. UK luxury department store Harrods discloses attempted cyberattack. Microsoft fixes bug flagging Gmail as spam. An unofficial version of the Signal app shared in photo. EU fines TikTok for violating GDPR with China data transfer. US Treasury to cut off Southeast Asian cybercrime key player. Passwordless by default coming your way. Our guest is Kevin Magee, from Microsoft, sharing a medley of interviews he gathered on the show floor of RSAC 2025. 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. Kevin on the Street Joining us this week from RSAC 2025, we have our partner Kevin Magee, Global Director of Cybersecurity Startups at Microsoft for Startups. Kevin closes out RSAC 2025 with a high-energy medley of interviews straight from the show floor, packed with sharp insights and bold ideas from some of cybersecurity’s standout voices. It’s a dynamic and fast-paced finale to our RSAC coverage—and you can find links to all of the guests featured in the show notes. In this segment, you’ll hear from Christopher Simm, CTO at Bulletproof; Dr. Chase Cunningham (aka Dr. Zero Trust), Chief Strategy Officer at Ericom Software; Helen Patton, cybersecurity advisor at Cisco; Jeremy Vaughan, CEO and co-founder of Start Left Security; and Tzvika Shneider, CEO of Pynt. You can also catch Kevin on our Microsoft for Startups⁠ Spotlight, brought to you by N2K CyberWire and Microsoft, where we shine a light on innovation, ambition, and the tech trailblazers building the future right from the startup trenches. Kevin and Dave talk with startup veteran and Cygenta co-founder FC about making the leap from hacker to entrepreneur, then speak with three Microsoft for Startups members: Matthew Chiodi⁠ of ⁠Cerby⁠, ⁠Travis Howerton⁠ of ⁠RegScale⁠, and ⁠Karl Mattson⁠ of ⁠Endor Labs⁠. Whether you are building your own startup or just love a good innovation story, listen and learn more here. Selected Reading Day 4 Recap: Closing Celebration with Alicia Keys, RSAC College Day, and What's Ahead for 2025 (RSAC Conference)  Canadian Electric Utility Hit by Cyberattack (SecurityWeek) Ascension discloses second major cyber attack in a year (The Register) Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack (BBC) Microsoft fixes Exchange Online bug flagging Gmail emails as spam (Bleeping Computer)  Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages (404 Media) TikTok hit with 530 million euro privacy fine in investigation into China data transfer (AP News) Ukrainian extradited to US for alleged Nefilim ransomware attack spree (CyberScoop) US wants to cut off key player in Southeast Asian cybercrime industry (The Record)  Microsoft makes all new accounts passwordless by default (Bleeping Computer) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. 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

    36 min
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    AI on the offensive.

    Updates from RSAC 2025. Former NSA cyber chief Rob Joyce warns that AI is rapidly approaching the ability to develop high-level software exploits. An FBI official warns that China is the top threat to U.S. critical infrastructure. Mandiant and Google raise alarms over widespread infiltration of global companies by North Korean IT workers. France accuses Russia’s Fancy Bear of targeting at least a dozen French government and institutional entities. SonicWall has issued an urgent alert about active exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in its Secure Mobile Access appliances. A China-linked APT group known as “TheWizards” is abusing an IPv6 networking feature. Gremlin Stealer emerges as a serious threat. A 23-year-old Scottish man linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group has been extradited from Spain to the U.S. Senators urge FTC action on consumer neural data. New WordPress malware masquerades as an anti-malware plugin. Our guest is Andy Cao from ProjectDiscovery, the Winner of the 20th Annual RSAC™ Innovation Sandbox Contest. Our intern Kevin returns with some Kevin on the Street interviews from the RSAC floor.  Research reveals the risk of juice jacking isn’t entirely imaginary.  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 Our guest is Andy Cao from ProjectDiscovery, who is the Winner of the 20th Annual RSAC™ Innovation Sandbox Contest 2025 event. Kevin on the Street Joining us this week from RSAC 2025, we have our partner Kevin Magee, Global Director of Cybersecurity Startups at Microsoft for Startups. Stay tuned to the CyberWire Daily podcast for “Kevin on the Street” updates on all things RSAC 2025 from Kevin all week. Today Kevin is joined by Shane Harding CEO of Devicie and Nathan Ostrowski Co-Founder Petrą Security.  You can also catch Kevin on our Microsoft for Startups⁠ Spotlight, brought to you by N2K CyberWire and Microsoft, where we shine a light on innovation, ambition, and the tech trailblazers building the future right from the startup trenches. Kevin and Dave talk with startup veteran and Cygenta co-founder FC about making the leap from hacker to entrepreneur, then speak with three Microsoft for Startups members: Matthew Chiodi⁠ of ⁠Cerby⁠, ⁠Travis Howerton⁠ of ⁠RegScale⁠, and ⁠Karl Mattson⁠ of ⁠Endor Labs⁠. Whether you are building your own startup or just love a good innovation story, listen and learn more here. Selected Reading Ex-NSA cyber boss: AI will soon be a great exploit dev (The Register)  AI makes China leading threat to US critical infrastructure, says FBI official (SC World) North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies (CyberScoop) France Blames Russia for Cyberattacks on Dozen Entities (SecurityWeek) SonicWall OS Command Injection Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (Cyber Security News) Hackers abuse IPv6 networking feature to hijack software updates (Bleeping Computer)  New Gremlin Stealer Advertised on Hacker Forums Targets Credit Card Data and Login Credentials (GB Hackers) Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. (Krebs on Security) Senators Urge FTC Action on Consumer Neural Data, Signaling Heightened Scrutiny (Cooley) New WordPress Malware as Anti-Malware Plugin Take Full Control of Website (Cyber Security News)  iOS and Android juice jacking defenses have been trivial to bypass for years (Ars Technica)Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. 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

    33 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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