The bugs are piling up faster than the fixes.

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. Researchers spot AI-assisted malware development. Attackers compromise Red Hat’s npm namespace. DriveSurge spreads malware through ClickFix and fake updates. FreePBX patches a critical flaw. And Dashlane responds to a brute-force attack. Our guest is ⁠Laure Lydon⁠, Opening Chair for Infosecurity Europe and VP of Security and Infrastructure, Flo Health, sharing her expertise on digital health platforms. Meta’s AI support bot proves a bit too eager to help.

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CyberWire Guest

Today, Maria Varmazis speaks with ⁠Laure Lydon⁠, Opening Chair for Infosecurity Europe and VP of Security and Infrastructure, Flo Health, sharing her expertise on privacy, security, and trust in digital health platforms, especially in sensitive areas like women's health. This interview is part of our partnership with Infosecurity Europe.

Selected Reading

Inspector general finds NIST mistakes have made vulnerability database ineffective (The Record)

Google fixes one actively exploited Android zero-day, 124 flaws (Bleeping Computer)

Uncovering Webloc: An Analysis of Penlink’s Ad-based Geolocation Surveillance Tech (The Citizen Lab)

GoDaddy found malware on 1,980 WordPress sites using Steam as C2 infrastructure (Security Affairs)

Threat Actor Uses AI to Build EDR Evasion Tools (Infosecurity Magazine)

Attackers Hijack Red Hat npm Scope to Steal Cloud Secrets (Infosecurity Magazine)

Hackers hijack thousands of sites for ClickFix and FakeUpdate attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Critical Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability in FreePBX User Control Panel (Beyond Machines)

Dashlane password manager users locked out by brute force attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked (404 Media)

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