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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.

  1. 17 HR AGO

    China’s largest data leak exposes billions.

    Researchers discover what may be China’s largest ever data leak. CrowdStrike cooperates with federal authorities following last year’s major software bug. A researcher discovers over half a million sensitive insurance documents exposed online. Microsoft offers free cybersecurity programs to European governments. The FBI chronicles the Play ransomware gang. Google warns a threat group is targeting Salesforce customers. A former Biden cybersecurity official warns that U.S. critical infrastructure remains highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. The State Department offers up to $10 million for information on the RedLine infostealer malware. Our guest is Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, on the challenges of managing security across systems. Some FDA workers want to put their new Elsa AI on ice. 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 have Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, talking about organizations moving to the cloud thinking security will be handled there and the challenges of managing security across systems. Selected Reading Largest ever data leak exposes over 4 billion user records (Cybernews) CrowdStrike Cooperating With Federal Probes Into July Software Outage (Wall Street Journal) Two Decades of Triangle Insurance Documents Exposed Publicly (Substack) Microsoft offers to boost European governments' cybersecurity for free ( (Reuters) FBI: Play ransomware gang has attacked 600 organizations since 2023 (The Record) Google Warns of Vishing, Extortion Campaign Targeting Salesforce Customers (SecurityWeek) ‘I do not have confidence’ that US infrastructure is cyber-secure, former NSC official says (Nextgov/FCW) China issues warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers and bans a business for pro-independence links (AP News) US offers $10M for tips on state hackers tied to RedLine malware (Bleeping Computer) FDA rushed out agency-wide AI tool—it’s not going well (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

    34 min
  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Appetite for tracking: A feast on private data.

    Researchers uncover a major privacy violation involving tracking scripts from Meta and Yandex. A compliance automation firm discloses a data breach. PumaBot stalks vulnerable IoT devices. The Ramnit banking trojan gets repurposed for ICS intrusions. The North Face suffers a credential stuffing attack. Kaspersky says the Black Owl team is a cyber threat to Russia. CISA releases ISC advisories. An Indian grocery delivery startup suffers a devastating data wiping attack. The UK welcomes their new Cyber and Electromagnetic (CyberEM) Command. Our guest is Rohan Pinto, CTO of 1Kosmos, discussing the implications of AI deepfakes for biometric security. The cybersecurity sleuths at Sophos unravel a curious caper. 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 Rohan Pinto, CTO of 1Kosmos, and he is discussing the implications of AI deepfakes for biometric security. Selected Reading Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers (Ars Technica) Vanta leaks customer data due to product code change (Beyond Machines) New Linux PumaBot Attacking IoT Devices by Brute-Forcing SSH Credentials (Cyber Security News) Ramnit Malware Infections Spike in OT as Evidence Suggests ICS Shift (SecurityWeek) The North Face warns customers of April credential stuffing attack (Bleeping Computer) Pro-Ukraine hacker group Black Owl poses ‘major threat’ to Russia, Kaspersky says (The Record) CISA Releases ICS Advisories Covering Vulnerabilities & Exploits (Cyber Security News) Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms (TechCrunch) UK CyberEM Command to spearhead new era of armed conflict (The Register) Widespread Campaign Targets Cybercriminals and Gamers  (Infosecurity Magazine) 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
  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Zero-day déjà vu.

    Google issues an emergency patch for a Chrome zero-day. A new malware campaign uses fake DocuSign CAPTCHA pages to trick users into installing a RAT. A high-severity Splunk vulnerability allows non-admin users to access and modify critical directories. Experts warn congress that Chinese infiltrations are preparations for war. Senators look to strengthen cybersecurity collaboration in the U.S. energy sector. Crocodilus Android malware adds fake contacts to victims’ phones. SentinelOne publishes a detailed analysis of their recent outage. Cartier leaves some of its cyber sparkle exposed. Our guest is Jon Miller, CEO and Co-founder of Halcyon, discussing Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks. Microsoft and CrowdStrike tackle hacker naming…or do they? 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 Jon Miller, CEO and Co-founder of Halcyon who is discussing Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks. Listen to Jon’s conversation here. Selected Reading Google patches new Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Fake Docusign Pages Deliver Multi-Stage NetSupport RAT Malware  (Infosecurity Magazine) Splunk Universal Forwarder on Windows Lets Non-Admin Users Access All Contents (Cyber Security News) China hacks show they're 'preparing for war': McMaster (The Register) FCC Proposes Rules to Ferret Out Control of Regulated Entities by Foreign Adversaries (Cooley) US lawmakers propose legislation to expand cyber threat coordination across energy sector (Industrial Cyber) Android malware Crocodilus adds fake contacts to spoof trusted callers (Bleeping Computer) SentinelOne Global Service Outage Root Cause Revealed (Cyber Security News) Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakers (AP News) Cartier reports data breach exposing customer personal information (Beyond Machines) 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

    43 min
  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    AVCheck goes dark in Operation Endgame.

    An international law enforcement operation dismantles AVCheck. Trump’s 2026 budget looks to cut over one thousand positions from CISA. Cyber Command’s defensive wing gains sub-unified command status. A critical vBulletin vulnerability is actively exploited. Acreed takes over Russian markets as credential theft kingpin. Qualcomm patches three actively exploited zero-days in its Adreno GPU drivers. Researchers unveil details of a Cisco IOS XE Zero-Day. Microsoft warns a memory corruption flaw in the legacy JScript engine is under active exploitation. A closer look at the stealthy Lactrodectus loader. On today’s Afternoon Cyber Tea, Ann Johnson speaks with Hugh Thompson, RSAC program committee chair. Decoding AI hallucinations with physics. Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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 have our Afternoon Cyber Tea segment with Ann Johnson. On today’s episode, Ann speaks with Hugh Thompson, RSAC program committee chair, as they discuss what goes into building the RSA Conference. Selected Reading Police takes down AVCheck site used by cybercriminals to scan malware (Bleeping Computer) DHS budget request would cut CISA staff by 1,000 positions (Federal News Network) Cybercom’s defensive arm elevated to sub-unified command (DefenseScoop) vBulletin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek) Acreed Emerges as Dominant Infostealer Threat Following Lumma Takedown (Infosecurity Magazine) Qualcomm fixes three Adreno GPU zero-days exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Exploit details for max severity Cisco IOS XE flaw now public (Bleeping Computer) Microsoft Scripting Engine flaw exploited in wild, Proof-of-Concept published (Beyond Machines) Latrodectus Malware Analysis: A Deep Dive into the Black Widow of Cyber Threats in 2025 (WardenShield) The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the 'Attention' Flaw  (SecurityWeek) 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

    29 min
  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    All systems not go.

    SentinelOne suffers a global service outage. A major DDoS attack hits a Russian internet provider. U.S. banking groups urge the SEC to scrap cybersecurity disclosure rules. Australia mandates reporting of ransomware payments. Researchers uncover a new Browser-in-the-Middle (BitM) attack targeting Safari users. A Florida health system pays over $800,000 to settle insider breach concerns. CISA issues five urgent ICS advisories. Our guest is  Matt Covington, VP of Product at BlackCloak, discussing the emergence of advanced impersonation techniques like deepfakes and the importance of digital executive protection. The feds are putting all our digital data in one basket. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, at the 2025 RSA Conference, we were joined by Matt Covington, VP of Product at BlackCloak, discussing the emergence of advanced impersonation techniques like deepfakes and digital executive protection. Listen to Matt’s conversation here. Selected Reading Cybersecurity Firm SentinelOne Suffers Major Outage (Bank Infosecurity) DDoS incident disrupts internet for thousands in Moscow (The Record) Banks Want SEC to Rescind Cyberattack Disclosure Requirements (PYMNTS.com) Australian ransomware victims now must tell the government if they pay up (The Record) New BitM Attack Exploits Safari Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials (Cyber Security News) Florida Health System Pays $800K for Insider Record Snooping (Bank Infosecurity) UTG-Q-015 Hackers Launched Large Scale Brute-Force Attacks Against Govt Web Servers (Cyber Security News) CISA Releases Five ICS Advisories Targeting Vulnerabilities and Exploits (Cyber Security News) Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans (The New York Times) 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
  6. 29 MAY

    When "out of the box" becomes "out of control."

    Children’s DNA in criminal databases. ASUS routers get an unwanted houseguest. New APT41 malware uses Google Calendar for command-and-control. Interlock ransomware gang deploys new Trojan. Estonia issues arrest warrant for suspect in massive pharmacy breach. The enemy within the endpoint. New England hospitals disrupted by cyberattack. Tim Starks from CyberScoop is discussing ‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots. And Victoria’s Secrets are leaked. 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 have Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing ‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots. Selected Reading  The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database (WIRED) GreyNoise Discovers Stealthy Backdoor Campaign Affecting Thousands of ASUS Routers (GreyNoise) Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics (Google Threat Intelligence Group) Interlock ransomware gang deploys new NodeSnake RAT on universities (BleepingComputer) Estonia issues arrest warrant for Moroccan wanted for major pharmacy data breach (The Record) Israeli company Syngia thwarts North Korean cyberattack (The Jerusalem Post) St. Joseph Hospital owner says company targeted in cybersecurity incident (WMUR) Victoria’s Secret Website Taken Offline After Cybersecurity Breach (GB Hackers) 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

    32 min

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