CyberWire Daily

Jun 19, 202626m#99

In this special edition of CyberWire Daily’s 10th anniversary series, N2K CyberWire's Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner discuss leaks, espionage and influence operations over the past 10 years. Together they reflect on a d

Jun 18, 202625m#2576

International law enforcement disrupts the SocGholish botnet. The UK’s cyber chief says cybersecurity is a contest, not a risk register. Ukraine joins the EU’s cyber reserve. The Gentlemen gang sharpens its ransomware to

Jun 17, 202631m#2575

President Trump halts a key intelligence nomination. The FBI warns of a new Microsoft 365 phishing threat. France cuts ties with Palantir. A new Android banking trojan emerges. Fortinet firewalls come under attack. CISA

Jun 16, 202631m#2574

Emergency talks fail to free Anthropic’s Fable 5. Trump moves to strengthen national security systems. Microsoft patches a critical Copilot flaw. ShinyHunters weaponize a PeopleSoft zero-day. DragonForce hides in Microso

Jun 15, 202629m#2573

Anthropic pulls Fable 5. OpenAI faces a multistate probe. Handala targets a California water utility. ShinyHunters claims another victim. The FBI and Google take down a major phishing platform. The latest cybersecurity b

Jun 14, 202622m#711

For years, space cybersecurity has been a long sought after goal, but due to operational constraints, it was largely unfeasible. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with journalist Shaun Waterman to dis

Jun 14, 202624m#56

In large enterprise software companies, vulnerability management teams are facing unprecedented speed and scale as AI accelerates both discovery and exploitation of security issues. In this episode of CyberWire-X, N2K’s

Jun 13, 202622m#429

Martin Zugec , Technical Solutions Director at Bitdefender , discussing their work on "FamousSparrow APT Targets Azerbaijani Oil and Gas Industry." Bitdefender researchers uncovered a sustained cyber espionage campaign b

Jun 12, 202628m#2572

CISA directs agencies to “patch smarter, not harder.” The House fails to extend FISA. Europol pulls over AudiA6. GitHub announces npm security updates. Anthropic rejects Fable 5 jailbreak claims. CISA gives feds three da

Jun 11, 202631m#2571

Google faces liability for AI-generated claims. Washington pauses public AI model assessments. Anthropic ships a safer AI model. OpenAI disrupts influence operations. Ransomware operators get a powerful new backdoor. Urg

Jun 10, 202632m#2570

Patch Tuesday goes big. Congress looks to harden critical infrastructure. A new Windows zero-day drops. Mobile AI creates security blind spots. AI agents fall for phishing. Browser extensions expose millions. Spammers hi

Jun 9, 202626m#2569

Miasma malware meddles with Microsoft. SAP fixes critical flaws, Google patches an exploited Chrome zero-day, CanisterWorm spreads through npm, Mac users face a new malvertising threat, France investigates a breach of it

Jun 8, 202628m#2568

Meta exposes 20,000 Instagram accounts through a support tool bug. CISA warns of active attacks on SolarWinds Serv-U. WordPress sites face takeover through a widely used plugin. A new Gafgyt variant broadens its reach. P

Jun 7, 202626m#710

GPS constellations have become foundational in modern society supporting everything from navigation to financial services, making the impacts of GPS disruptions all the more concerning. As reliance on these systems have

Jun 6, 202621m#428

Ismael Valenzuela , Arctic Wolf ’s VP of Labs, Threat Research and Intelligence, discusses their work on "BlueNoroff Uses ClickFix, Fileless PowerShell, and AI-Generated Fake Zoom Meetings to Target Web3 Sector." Arctic

Jun 5, 202631m#2567

Anthropic brings Mythos to the NSA. A Palantir executive emerges as a possible CISA pick. A Linux flaw is under active attack. Minecraft malware goes commercial. An npm package gets caught in the Miasma worm campaign. Re

Jun 4, 202630m#2566

The Five Eyes issue a rare joint warning on China. Jen Easterly weighs in on Trump’s AI EO. Researchers warn everyday notifications can become AI attack vectors. IronWorm is a sophisticated Rust-based infostealer targeti

Jun 3, 202631m#2565

AI oversight arrives at the White House. A Cyber Force gains momentum. Critical infrastructure comes under cyberattack. Acer faces zero-day trouble. A stock exchange executive gets spied on for months. HTTP/2 Bomb threat

Jun 2, 202630m#2564

A federal watchdog questions NIST over its vulnerability database backlog. Google patches an Android zero-day. Citizen Lab exposes a powerful location-tracking platform. Malware hides commands in Steam comments. Research

Jun 1, 202629m#2563

Battlefield AI sparks debate. Election cyber threats rise. A critical Windows flaw is under active attack. CISA weighs new reporting rules. Russian targets face a stealthy hacking campaign. A 19-year-old Linux bug gets i

May 31, 202626m#709

Since its original creation in the 1970s, GPS has evolved from a technology primarily used by the military to a foundation for modern society. After the removal of selective availability for civilians in 2000, GPS’s valu

May 31, 202622m#101

In this special edition of CyberWire Daily’s 10th anniversary series, N2K CyberWire's Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner consider the tactics, trends, and turning points that shaped the threat landscape over the last decade

May 30, 202624m#427

Today we are joined by Marco Giuliani , Vice President & Head of Research at ThreatDown , discussing their work on "GachiLoader adopts AI skill lure." Threat actors are now using fake AI agent “skills” as highly convinci

May 29, 202628m#2562

Iranian hackers hit LA transit. Chinese cyber operators target Middle East infrastructure. Dutch police take down a 17-million-device botnet. Researchers uncover a phishing risk in ChatGPT. Anthropic prepares its Mythos

May 28, 202631m#2561

Cyber Command’s new chief pushes modernization as lawmakers warn commercial location data is exposing U.S. troops. A third-party UK visa site leaks passports and selfies. Microsoft slams unpatched zero-day disclosures. R