The Flax Typhoon gets a cold front.
Show notes
An international coalition disrupts Chinese state-backed hacking operations. Officials dismantle cybercrime centers in Ghana. Anthropic launches initiatives aimed at quicker remediation. A maximum-severity SonicWall vulnerability is under active exploitation. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act remains in legislative limbo. Ransomware spikes. Attackers exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in AhsayCBS backup software. Midnight Mimosa targets cheap Android device firmware. Prosecutors saddle a money mule. Maria Varmazis joins Dave to continue our CyberWire’s 10th anniversary celebration with a conversation about public-private partnerships. Open AI does the math.
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Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner continue the CyberWire Daily’s 10th anniversary celebration with a conversation about public-private partnerships and law enforcement operations over the last decade.
Selected Reading
International coalition seizes tools used by cyber firm behind Flax Typhoon (The Record)
FBI announces over 130 arrests in Ghana during Operation Blackout targeting overseas cyber scam compounds (Digital Watch Observatory)
Ghana Rejects FBI-Led Claims Over Operation Blackout Cybercrime Raids (TechAfrica News)
Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security (SecurityWeek)
Max severity SonicWall SMA1000 flaw now exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer)
Cyber information-sharing law stuck in Senate stalemate (Roll Call)
Q3 2026 Sets New Record for Ransomware Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine)
Unpatched AhsayCBS Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek)
Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries (SecurityWeek)
Man admits to running network of 15,000 money mules for cybercriminals (Bleeping Computer)
‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release (The New York Times)
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