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CISA scales back its Election Day role. Google takes down a massive Android TV botnet. The UK warns of AI-powered attacks on critical infrastructure. German lawmakers face potential spyware threats. An AI-enabled infostealer ranks its victims. Ivanti patches more exploited zero-days. NATO launches cyber war games in Estonia. A Harvard breach exposes data linked to 850,000 email addresses. Our guest is Alex Weinert, Chief Product Officer at Semperis, on protecting the identity fabric in the AI era. Democracy is calling. And texting.

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Today on our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Alex Weinert, Chief Product Officer at Semperis, talking about protecting the identity fabric in the AI era. If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to check out the full interview here.

Selected Reading

CISA Retreats From Election Security Ahead of Midterms (The New York Times)

Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies (Krebs On Security)

NCSC Chief Warns of Imminent AI Ransomware Threat to UK Critical Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine)

Germany says lawmakers' iPhones may have been hacked with spyware (TechCrunch)

Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims (WIRED)

Ivanti patches two more Connect Secure zero-days chained in attacks (Bleeping Computer)

NATO's Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training (SecurityWeek)

Harvard University data breach exposed info of 851,000 accounts (Bleeping Computer)

My Journey to the Center of America’s Political Spam Text Hell (WIRED)

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The FBI blames North Korea for a record-breaking crypto heist. Hackers hijack air raid alerts in Ukraine and Russia. European supermarket freezers come under attack again. Aur0ra ransomware operators put AI agents to work. Android’s SMS of Death gets a proof-of-concept exploit. Malicious Claude Code extensions infiltrate Cursor’s marketplace. Google offers a quarter-million-dollar bug bounty. ChatGPT faces a wrongful death lawsuit. Monday business briefing. Our guest is Cynthia Kaiser, SVP of Halcyon’s Ransomware Research Center and former Deputy Director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, sharing how the AI cybercrime economy is open for business and booming. The secure USB drive that wasn’t.

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Cynthia Kaiser, SVP of Halcyon’s Ransomware Research Center and former Deputy Director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, shares how the AI cybercrime economy is open for business and booming.

Selected Reading

FBI Attributes Binance Heist to North Korea’s TraderTraitor (Infosecurity Magazine)

Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Russian system targeted hours later (Kyiv Independent)

News Cybercrime Recorded Future Second wave of suspected cyberattacks hits supermarket freezers across Europe (The Record)

AI used in Aur0ra ransomware testing and execution (SOPHOS)

New Android SMS of Death exploit can remotely crash unpatched phones (Bleeping Computer)

Malicious Claude Code Extension Served in Cursor Supply Chain Attack (SecurityWeek)

Google Introduces $250,000 Root-in-Cloud Bug Bounty Reward (SecurityWeek)

Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChatGPT misguidance sue OpenAI (The Guardian)

Upwind Security raises $400 million in Series C funding. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products (Tom's Hardware)

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As space's infrastructure continues to grow, the question of space leadership will not center around who has the most satellites, but instead around who can leverage the greatest satellite capabilities.

Host Maria Varmazis met with Yasrine Ibnyahya, VP of technology investments and partnerships at Viasat, to discuss Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) Reference Architecture. Ibnyahya discusses how evolving architecture has continued to build on earlier work utilizing multiple waveform technologies, greater interoperability, and incorporating more satellite payloads.

Key Sources:

• MSSA Reference Architecture 2.0

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Today we are joined by ⁠Subhajeet Singha⁠, Senior Security Researcher at ⁠Acronis⁠ Threat Research Unit, discussing their work on "Red Heron exploits Gitea n-day flaw in multinational campaign, exposing new Linux rootkit." A Chinese-speaking threat actor tracked as Red Heron exploited a critical Gitea remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2026-60004, within days of its public disclosure, compromising organizations across five countries and stealing source code, credentials, and sensitive infrastructure data.

The campaign involved deploying persistent backdoors and a newly identified Linux implant called JITTERLY, which contains an undocumented rootkit, SIXZUT, capable of hiding files, processes, and network connections while protecting the malware from removal. Acronis assesses with moderate confidence that Red Heron operates within a PRC-linked context, highlighting how quickly attackers can weaponize newly disclosed vulnerabilities and turn exposed development platforms into gateways for broader network compromise.

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• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Red Heron exploits Gitea n-day flaw in multinational campaign, exposing new Linux rootkit⁠

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Binance suffers a record-breaking cryptocurrency heist. Attackers exploit a critical GitLab flaw. Russian disinformation targets U.S. elections. Treasury sanctions North Korean IT worker operations. A cyberattack halts Polymarket trading. GCHQ loses track of thousands of storage devices. An abandoned Mac app leaves security risks behind. Japan Airlines reports a third-party breach. An AI-powered command-and-control framework emerges in the wild. Our guest is Josh Devon, Co-founder & CEO of Sondera, winner of the 9th annual DataTribe Challenge. We bid farewell to the captain who inspired a generation of innovators.

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Today Josh Devon, Co-founder & CEO of Sondera and winner of the 9th annual DataTribe Challenge, is discussing their win.

Selected Reading

CISA says max severity GitLab flaw now exploited in the wild (Bleeping Computer)

Covert Russian Group Targets James Talarico With Baseless Claims in Texas Senate Race (The New York Times)

US sanctions Russians, North Koreans for laundering IT worker earnings (The Record)

Polymarket confirms cyberattack on third-party provider after outages (The Record)

Britain’s spy agency doesn’t know where thousands of its memory sticks are (POLITICO)

Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk (MacRumors)

Japan Airlines warns of data breach as country grapples with multiple cyber incidents (The Record)

NIK C2: The new AI-enabled command-and-control framework (Cisco Talos)

How North Korean hackers pulled off the biggest crypto heist in history (Metacurity)

Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and Professor X on ‘X-Men,’ Dies at 86 (The New York Times)

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DHS suffers a massive data leak. Researchers reveal Volt Typhoon’s sophisticated methods. Cisco patches a firewall zero-day. A suspected coordinated supply chain attack targets public GitHub repositories. Online scams overtake phishing. NIST shares post-quantum cryptography guidance. CISA warns a VMware ESXi vulnerability is under active exploitation. The Federal Election Commission takes systems offline. A Ukrainian national gets prison time for ransomware operations. Our guest is Yonald Chery, CTO from Technology Advancement Center (TAC), discussing securing operational technology in our critical infrastructure. Bitcoin mining gets you in hot water.

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On today’s Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Yonald Chery, CTO from Technology Advancement Center (TAC), discussing securing operational technology in our critical infrastructure takes more than traditional I.T. cybersecurity skills. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here.

Selected Reading

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents (WIRED)

Silent Train: Volt Typhoon’s Sophisticated Infection Chain into US Targets Exposed (Zero Day)

New Cisco firewall zero-day exploited to crash SSL VPN devices (Bleeping Computer)

Attackers turn GitHub issues into supply chain campaign against 61 public repos in less than an hour (The Register)

Online Scam Volumes Double to Overtake Phishing (Infosecurity Magazine)

NIST Publishes Guidance to Meet Federal Post-Quantum Deadlines (Infosecurity Magazine)

Chinese Hackers Quietly Used Low-Severity ESXi Logging Flaw as Zero-Day (SecurityWeek)

FEC takes down electronic filing platform after attempted hack (Nextgov)

Ukrainian Nefilim and Hive Affiliate Artem Stryzhak Jailed for 70 Months (Hackread)

Heatbit Says Your Water Heater Should Be Mining Bitcoin, and Now It Can (Gizmodo)

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Senators accuse the White House of illegally withholding a secret surveillance court ruling. A suspected surveillance operation targets Starlink users. Attackers probe vulnerable Oracle E-Business Suite systems. The FBI shuts down a bulletproof hosting provider. Tailworm targets Tailscale. Ohio’s Auditor of State investigates a cyberattack. A suspected ransomware attack disrupts Israel’s largest vehicle importer. Norway raises their cyber risk level to high. Our guest is Amy Blackshaw, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing for Identity at Palo Alto Networks, discussing AI exploits and identity containment. AI science needs a spam filter.

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Today on our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Amy Blackshaw, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing for Identity at Palo Alto Networks, discussing "The three-month clock: Neutralizing frontier AI exploits through identity containment." If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here.

Selected Reading

The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans (WIRED)

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say (Reuters)

How Cosmos 2612 Ran Down ICEYE-X36 in October 2026 (KeepTrack)

Hackers now scanning systems for recently-patched Oracle flaw (Bleeping Computer)

FBI seizes ‘bulletproof’ hosting site accused of facilitating child abuse, money laundering (The Record)

Tailscale Rushes Patches After Uncoordinated Disclosure of 'Tailworm' Flaws (SecurityWeek)

State official: Auditor of State's Office targeted in overseas cyberattack (News 5 Cleveland)

Colmobil cyberattack exposes vulnerabilities in Israel’s connected-car ecosystem (Ctech)

NSM hever det nasjonale cyberrisikonivået til HØYT (NSM)

The maths bust-up fuelling fears that AI is undermining science (BBC News)

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CISA unveils its 2030 cyber strategy. PHP2Shell exploits are in the wild. HHS preserves healthcare security requirements. Microsoft offers buyouts amid its AI spending spree. A cyberattack disrupts New Mexico hospitals. Google’s Finnish data center plans hit an environmental roadblock. Blue Initiative tracks maritime vulnerabilities. A Chinese national faces charges in a $37 million cryptocurrency scam. Our guest is Cal Al-Dhubaib, host of the new Authorized Intelligence podcast. Anthropic’s prospectus includes an existential disclaimer.

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Today we are joined by Cal Al-Dhubaib, host of Authorized Intelligence, sharing his vision and some highlights of the new show joining the N2K CyberWire network. If you want to learn more, listen to the trailer here.

Selected Reading

CISA lays out plan to push cyber adversaries out of US critical infrastructure (Help Net Security)

CISA confirms PHP2Shell vulnerabilities now exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer)

HHS Retreats on Plan to Scrap EHR Security, Privacy Regs (BankInfo Security)

Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts as AI leads to efficiency push (CNBC)

Cybersecurity Issue Forces a Major New Mexico Hospital to Divert Patients and Close Clinics (SecurityWeek)

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre (The Guardian)

Maritime Coalition Launches Free Vulnerability Database for Ship and Port Systems (SecurityWeek)

Authorities extradite Chinese national for alleged $37M investment scam (CyberScoop)

Risks Spelled Out for Anthropic Investors Include Possible Harms From Runaway AI (SecurityWeek)

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A cybersecurity startup claims to have accessed sensitive internal documents at Anthropic. The Pentagon spins up covert technology programs. AI developers get a crash course in key management. A ransomware recovery executive faces federal fraud charges. Two men are accused of using AI generated phone calls to scam bank customers. Stadia RAT rises from the StealC ashes. Researchers extract sensitive information using USB power-management signals. Patching what matters…matters. Monday business briefing. Tim Starks from CyberScoop is discussing targeted ads as a security risk. Championship rings come with a catch.

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Today we are joined by Tim Starks from CyberScoop discussing targeted ads as a security risk.

Selected Reading

It took just 12 hours for an AI start-up founded by ex-DOGE staffers to break into Anthropic (Washington Post)

The Pentagon is quietly building an elite new tech sabotage agency (POLITICO)

Popular AI tool LiteLLM says unrevoked key allowed hackers to target users (The Record)

Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims (ProPublica)

Dutch Police Arrest Two Over NFC Relay Attacks That Drained $400,000+ From Bank Accounts (SecurityWeek)

StealC Malware Returns as Stadia RAT After Operation Endgame Takedown (Hackread)

SPECTER Attack Uses USB Power Signals to Leak Data From Air-Gapped PCs (Hackread)

The Real Jump Scare Isn’t the Attacker; It’s The Vulnerabilities You’re Focusing On (Qualys)

Proofpoint to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report (Ars Technica)

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The Ukraine has experienced a second major outage of its Starshield services reigniting questions about relying on a single private provider for critical national security services.

Host Maria Varmazis sits down Dave Bittner and Brandon Karpf to discuss the recent incident where Ukraine lost Starshield coverage. They explore how the growing role of private satellite companies in warfare creates challenges for establishing operational accountability and impacts US alliances.

Key Sources:

• ⁠Musk ordered Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine.
• Starlink access in Ukraine a decision for Musk, not White House, Rubio says.

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Today we have Damon Rouse, Threat Intelligence from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, discussing their work on "The infrastructure quartermaster: inside a China-nexus state enablement model." Black Lotus Labs identified a China-nexus cyber infrastructure provider, dubbed a “quartermaster,” that supplies reconnaissance, proxy routing, and obfuscation services to Chinese cyber espionage actors.

Its interconnected systems, including QScan and Fast Labyrinth, help identify high-value targets, conceal malicious traffic, and support potential exploitation of government, military, research, and critical infrastructure networks. Researchers warn that this shared infrastructure makes traditional IP-based defenses less effective and recommend following CISA and NCSC guidance, reducing external attack surfaces, and keeping routers, firewalls, and IoT devices updated.

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Attackers target critical PHP flaws, and former CISA director Chris Krebs weighs in on AI’s role in the vulnerability surge. Railway confirms a cyberattack. HPE patches critical ArubaOS flaws. Quest Diagnostics investigates a disruptive intrusion. Capcom reports a data breach. China-linked hackers put AI-powered attacks on autopilot. And researchers uncover a Microsoft 365 campaign that hijacks authentication tokens to bypass MFA. Our guest is Anudeep Parhar, COO at Entrust, sharing his thoughts on AI kill switches. eMudra throws in the certificate towel.

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Today, we are joined by Anudeep Parhar, COO at Entrust, sharing his thoughts on "If you need the AI kill switch, it's already too late."

Selected Reading

Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge (SecurityWeek)

426 Android and iOS Apps Linked to PHP2Shell Backend Risks (Hackread)

Chris Krebs on AI discovering cyber vulnerabilities: It'll get worse before it gets better (CNBC)

Developer platform Railway urges 'all users' to revoke secret keys after cyberattack (TechCrunch)

HPE patches eight max severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws (Bleeping Computer)

Quest Diagnostics warns of potential data theft after attack on lab service system (The Record)

Gaming Giant Capcom Confirms Data Breach Exposed Users' Personal Information (Infosecurity Magazine)

China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks (SecurityWeek)

M365 Token Spray and Replay Campaign Compromises Business Email Accounts (Huntress)

eMudhra to Exit global SSL/TLS Certificate Business (eMudhra)

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Amazon spots PHP exploits before disclosure. GitLab patches a critical flaw. Meta faces a $25 billion penalty. Autonomous AI agents power new cyberattacks. Hackers breach a Japanese cloud provider. CyberCartel unleashes AI against Latin American banks. Tor exit nodes are hijacked. OpenAI coding agents disable security monitoring. Interpol dismantles thousands of cybercrime networks across Africa. Our guest is Danny Manimbo, ISO and AI Practice Leader at Schellman, explaining why companies waiting for AI regulatory clarity may already be behind. Spotify hits the skip button on AI slop.

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Today we are joined by Danny Manimbo, ISO & AI Practice Leader at Schellman, discussing why companies waiting for AI regulatory clarity are already behind. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview on Caveat.

Selected Reading

Amazon Threat Intelligence identifies PHP2Shell exploitation prior to public disclosure in MadPot (AWS Security Blog)

GitLab warns of new max severity code execution vulnerability (Bleeping Computer)

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case (CNBC)

CrowdStrike Uncovers New Agentic AI Campaigns (CrowdStrike)

Japan's Onamae Desktop Cloud hacked, up to 27,000 servers affected (Bleeping Computer)

CARLIY0S: CyberCartel's AI Attacks on Latin American Banks (Straiker)

333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email (Ars Technica)

Suppressing misalignment monitoring alerts and disabling misalignment monitoring (OpenAI Alignment)

Authorities disrupt nearly 11,000 cybercrime networks in Africa (Bleeping Computer)

One Year In: Putting Human Artistry First on Spotify (Spotify)

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Critical PHP flaws threaten millions of websites. Weak certificates from an Indian authority spark a global security scramble. Investigators probe a U.S. consulting executive’s alleged ties to ShinyHunters. SafePay ransomware hits at least 600 critical infrastructure organizations. Researchers find troubling security biases in Chinese AI-generated code. A $10 million initiative bolsters cybersecurity for small U.S. utilities. An American pleads guilty to stealing from thousands of servicemembers and veterans. Leo Scott, Managing Director of DataTribe, is talking about their upcoming Cyber Innovation Conference and the 9th annual DataTribe Challenge. Two pallets of GPUs never make it to baggage claim.

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Today we are joined by Leo Scott, Managing Director of DataTribe, talking about their upcoming Cyber Innovation Conference and the 9th annual DataTribe Challenge.

Selected Reading

PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently (Ars Technica)

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs (Ars Technica)

Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site (Krebs on Security)

SafePay Has Compromised 600 Critical Infrastructure Victims Worldwide, CISA Warns (Infosecurity Magazine)

China Defends DeepSeek After US Ban of Its AI From Government Systems (SecurityWeek)

Chinese AI Model Writes More Hackable Code When Told It's for US Contractor (SecurityWeek)

Accenture, Dragos, and SANS Institute Launch Foundation to Strengthen Cyber Defenses for Under-Resourced U.S. Utilities (Dragos)

Philippines-based American pleads guilty to running expansive fraud scheme targeting US servicemembers (CyberScoop)

Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport — two pallets disappear, distributor seeks explanations but met with zero answers (Tom's Hardware)

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A Google Cloud outage disrupts UK banks. DHS bans DeepSeek. Shape-shifting ransomware targets Macs. Bank of America hires an army to patch AI-discovered flaws. Canada looks to bypass the U.S. with a transatlantic cable. A contractor breach exposes California student data. Cybersecurity hiring slumps, but AI skills are booming. Researchers expose the Silent Ransom Group’s playbook. A suspected Qilin ransomware operator takes a vacation straight into custody. Our guest is Roman Arutyunov, Co-Founder of Xage Security, discussing the next era of Zero Trust. A hotel phishing scheme gets a chilly reception.

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Today on our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Roman Arutyunov, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Xage Security, discussing the next era of Zero Trust is about actions, not just access. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here.

Selected Reading

Google Cloud services down in UK; banks, public sector report issues (Reuters)

US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems (Reuters)

Heartbreaker 💔 (Objective-See)

Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos (CNBC)

Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US — Canadian majority partner sought to help fund and build new $620 million fiber connection to reduce reliance on American routes (Tom's Hardware)

One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students' Records (SecurityWeek)

US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand Soars (SecurityWeek)

Behind the Help Desk Call: Insights from the Leaked Chats of an IT-Impersonation Extortion Crew (GuidePoint Security)

Police arrest Qilin ransomware suspect on holiday, as links made to Synnovis hack that contributed to patient's death (Bitdefender)

Nearly 480,000 Phishing Emails Traced to Computer Hidden Behind Hotel Fridge (Hackread)

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State election officials question CISA’s commitment to election security. Stolen credentials force ConnectWise to suspend cloud services. Fake calendar invites steal Microsoft logins. Temu settles Texas privacy allegations. Toronto police arrest seven in a cryptocurrency kidnapping case. The G7 sounds the alarm on quantum threats. Monday business briefing. Ben Yelin, sits down with Kevin Tian, CEO and Co-Founder of Doppel, to share how AI is changing the threat landscape for sports organizations. MapQuest puts surveillance on the map.

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Today Ben Yelin, from the University of Maryland Center for Cyber, Health, and Hazard Strategies, and co-host of Caveat sits down with Kevin Tian, CEO and Co-Founder of Doppel, sharing how AI is changing the threat landscape for sports organizations and why the team is expanding its investment in social engineering defense.

Selected Reading

This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump. (ProPublica)

FBI and CISA Warn of AI-Written Phishing Before the 2026 Midterms (Technology.org)

Attackers Abuse Stolen ConnectWise Application Credentials to Target Microsoft 365 (SecurityAffairs)

Fake Calendar Invites Target 40,000 Firms in Microsoft Credential Theft (Hackread)

Chinese online retailer Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle Texas lawsuit (Reuters)

Toronto Police Arrest Seven Men, Seize More Than 2,700 Rounds of Ammunition Following Violent Abduction Investigation (Toronto Police Service)

G7 Urges Fast-Track on Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Rules (Infosecurity Magazine)

Harmonic Security secures $50 million in a Series B round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

MapQuest now lets you locate nearby surveillance cameras, like Flock (This Week in Security)

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Through Executive Orders, the Trump administration is looking ensure that America's space capabilities have the workforce and technological innovation needed for success.

Host Maria Varmazis sits down with Producer Ethan Cook to continue their conversation as they look at more space-related Executive Orders. While the previous episode looked at the orders that laid out the administration's broad space goals, this conversation looks at the orders that look to advance America's workforce and technical capabilities.

Key Sources:

• ESTABLISHING THE UNITED STATES SPACE ACADEMY.
• USHERING IN THE NEXT FRONTIER OF QUANTUM INNOVATION.

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On this special edition podcast, Dave Bittner is joined by John Kindervag and Dr Chase Cunningham to discuss the principles of zero trust, cyber resilience, and how AI is transforming cybersecurity strategies. They explore practical frameworks, misconceptions, and the future of security in a machine-speed world.

John is the author of "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era," and Chase is one of the book's contributors.

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Dan Lisichkin, AI Security Researcher from Pillar Security, discussing their work on "A WIF Of Fresh Access, How a GitHub Issue on Gemini-CLI Led to GCP Project Compromise." Researchers at Pillar Security uncovered a vulnerability in Google’s Gemini CLI workflows that could allow an attacker to turn a malicious GitHub issue into remote code execution and gain elevated access to a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) project.

The exploit chain combined a misconfigured tool allowlist that allowed unrestricted command execution with exposed Workload Identity Federation credentials and overly broad service account permissions, potentially enabling attackers to impersonate privileged accounts. Google promptly addressed the issues by tightening tool restrictions, blocking the agent’s access to credential files, and limiting service account impersonation permissions, highlighting the risks of connecting AI agents to untrusted input and sensitive infrastructure.

The research and executive brief can be found here:

• ⁠A WIF Of Fresh Access: How a GitHub Issue on Gemini-CLI Led to GCP Project Compromise

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Chinese spies exploit a BeyondTrust zero-day. Atlassian faces active attacks. Rogue AI agents breach Indian networks. Ransomware gangs turn to threats of violence. A cyber incident disrupts U.S. bankruptcy courts. F5 and Juniper push critical patches. Japanese companies suffer a wave of breaches. Google brings AI-powered scam protection to Android. Our guest is Nick Jackson, Global Director of Cyber Security Services at Bitdefender, sharing how the UK are thinking about AI regulation. Braille meets brains.

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Nick Jackson, Global Director of Cyber Security Services at Bitdefender, is sharing how the UK government and private industry are thinking about AI regulation.

Selected Reading

Suspected Chinese espionage attackers abusing BeyondTrust IT support zero-day (Beyond Trust)

U.S. CISA adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (SecurityAffairs)

After OpenAI's Australia hack, India's cyber agency says AI agents breached systems (The Hindu)

Hackers Target 60 Indian Banking and UPI Apps With New GhostBat Android Malware (Cyber Security News)

Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Turn to Threats of Physical Violence to Extort Payments (Infosecurity Magazine)

BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts (SecurityWeek)

F5, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)

More Japanese Firms Disclose Details of Data Breaches (Nippon)

Android gets AI defenses against messaging scams, fake calls (Bleeping Computer)

Computers Made of Human Brain Tissue Identify Braille Letters In Breakthrough (404 Media)

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