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CISA warns of spyware targeting messaging apps. CodeRED, this is not a test. Infostealer campaign spreads via malicious Blender files. Shai-Hulud’s second coming. Real estate finance firm SitusAMC investigates breach. Dartmouth College discloses Oracle EBS breach. Dave Bittner is joined by Tim Starks, Senior reporter from CyberScoop, to discuss the Trump administration’s upcoming cyber strategy. And tis the season for deals — and digital deception.

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CyberWire Guest

Dave Bittner is joined by Tim Starks, Senior reporter from CyberScoop, to discuss the Trump administration’s upcoming cyber strategy. Read Tim’s piece on the topic “Completed draft of cyber strategy emphasizes imposing costs, industry partnership”.

Selected Reading

​​Spyware Allows Cyber Threat Actors to Target Users of Messaging Applications​ (CISA)

CodeRED cyber attack leaves emergency notification system down, exposes user data (First Alert 4)

Morphisec Thwarts Russian-Linked StealC V2 Campaign Targeting Blender Users via Malicious .blend Files (Morphisec)

Shai-Hulud’s Second Coming: NPM Malware Attack Evolved (Checkmarx)

SitusAMC confirms breach of client data after cyberattack (The Register)

Clop's Oracle EBS rampage reaches Dartmouth College (The Register)

2025 Retail Holiday Threat Report: Scams and Impersonation Attacks Targeting Retailers (BforeAI)

The data privacy costs of Black Friday bargains: 100 Black Friday apps analyzed (Comparitech)

2025 Ransomware Holiday Risk Report (Semperis) 

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Message in the malware.

In this mid-season episode, Kim takes a step back to reflect on the conversations he has had so far. During the episode, Kim sits down with N2K's own Ethan Cook to connect the dots across episodes, diving into how new technologies are impacting longstanding challenges, both from a security standpoint and from an attacker's view. Whether you're catching up or tuning in weekly, this episode offers a thoughtful recap and fresh perspective on where we've been—and what's still to come.
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A midseason takeaway. [CISO Perspectives]

CrowdStrike fires an insider who allegedly shared screenshots with hackers. Google agrees, it wasn’t Salesforce. Cox Enterprises confirms Oracle EBS breach. Alleged Transport for London hackers plead not guilty. Hackers exploit new WSUS bug to deploy ShadowPad backdoor. Iberia discloses breach of customer data. Harvard discloses voice-phishing breach exposing alumni and donor data. We have our Monday Business Briefing. Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show discussing maritime GPS jamming and spoofing. And the launderers who wanted a bank for Christmas.

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Today we are joined by Brandon Karpf, friend of the show discussing maritime GPS jamming and spoofing.

Selected Reading

CrowdStrike fires 'suspicious insider' who passed information to hackers (TechCrunch) 

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach (TechCrunch)

Cox Confirms Oracle EBS Hack as Cybercriminals Name 100 Alleged Victims (SecurityWeek)

Teens plead not guilty over TfL cyber-attack (BBC)

Attackers deliver ShadowPad via newly patched WSUS RCE bug (Security Affairs) 

Iberia discloses customer data leak after vendor security breach (Bleeping Computer) 

Harvard University discloses data breach affecting alumni, donors (Bleeping Computer) 

Doppel secures $70 million in a Series C round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) 

Russia-linked crooks bought a bank for Christmas to launder cyber loot (The Register)

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Inside job interrupted.

The new Netflix movie A House of Dynamite, chronicles what happens when the unthinkable unfolds. How realistic is it? We ask the movie’s advisor and expert, Lieutenant General Daniel Karbler (Ret.).

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How realistic is A House of Dynamite? [T-Minus Deep Space]

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

Co-founder and CTO of Virsec, Satya Gupta shares his story of how he has over 25 years of expertise in embedded systems, network security and systems architecture. He also talks about how a colleague of his told him something that resinated with him, he said " that was really a remarkable statement that I heard from that person. You rise to the point where you can actually contribute." He also discusses how he got into the startup atmosphere and how different scenarios in his life helped to lead him to the successful man he has become in the cyber community. We thank Satya for sharing his story.
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Satya Gupta: Rising to your contribution. [CTO] [Career Notes]

On this Special Edition podcast, we share a panel from DataTribe's Cyber Innovation Day 2025, "Cyber: The Wake of Tech Innovation."

The podcast tech host panel included Dave Bittner, host of CyberWire Daily podcast, Maria Varmazis, host of T-Minus Space Daily podcast, and Daniel Whitenack, co-host of Practical AI podcast, sharing a wide-ranging discussion.

Together, Dave, Maria and Dan examine the intersection of frontier innovation and cyber innovation through the lens of cyber, space, and AI.
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DataTribe's Cyber Innovation Day: Cyber: The Wake of Tech Innovation. [Special Edition]

Alex Berninger, Senior Manager of Intelligence at Red Canary, and Mike Wylie, Director, Threat Hunting at Zscaler, join to discuss four phishing lures in campaigns dropping RMM tools. Red Canary and Zscaler uncovered phishing campaigns delivering legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools—like ITarian, PDQ, SimpleHelp, and Atera—to gain stealthy access to victim systems. Attackers used four main lures (fake browser updates, meeting invites, party invitations, and fake government forms) and often deployed multiple RMM tools in quick succession to establish persistent access and deliver additional malware. 

The report highlights detection opportunities, provides indicators of compromise, and stresses the importance of monitoring authorized RMM usage, scrutinizing trusted services like Cloudflare R2, and enforcing strict network and endpoint controls.

The research can be found here:

 You’re invited: Four phishing lures in campaigns dropping RMM tools

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Two RMMs walk into a phish… [Research Saturday]

Cyber Command names a new head of AI. The UK introduces its long-delayed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. Researchers highlight a critical Oracle Identity Manager flaw. Salesforce warns customers of a third-party data breach. Italy’s state-owned railway operator leaks sensitive information. SonicWall patches firewalls and email security devices. The US charges four individuals with conspiring to illegally export restricted Nvidia AI chips to China. The SEC drops its lawsuit against SolarWinds. NSO group claims a permanent injunction could cause irreparable and potentially existential harm. Maria Varmazis of the T-Minus Space Daily show sits down with General Daniel Karbler (Ret.) to discuss his consulting work for A House of Dynamite, the newly released Netflix film. Roses are red, violets are blue, this poem just jailbroke your AI too.

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Maria Varmazis of the T-Minus Space Daily show sits down with Lt. General Daniel Karbler (Ret.) to discuss his consulting work for A House of Dynamite, the newly released Netflix film. This is an excerpt of T-Minus Deep Space airing tomorrow in all of your favorite podcast app. 

Selected Reading

Cyber Command Taps Reid Novotny as New AI Chief (MeriTalk)

UK's New Cybersecurity Bill Takes Aim at Ransomware Gangs and State-Backed Hackers (Fortra)

Critical Oracle Identity Manager Flaw Possibly Exploited as Zero-Day (SecurityWeek)

Salesforce alerts customers of data breach traced to a supply chain partner (CXOtoday)

Massive data leak hits Italian railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato via Almaviva hack (Security Affairs)

SonicWall Patches High-Severity Flaws in Firewalls, Email Security Appliance (SecurityWeek)

Four charged with plotting to sneak Nvidia chips into China (The Register)

SEC voluntarily dismisses SolarWinds lawsuit (The Record)

NSO Group argues WhatsApp injunction threatens existence, future U.S. government work (CyberScoop)

Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models (Arxiv)

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AI meets the chain of command.

In this special episode of Threat Vector, host David Moulton, Senior Director of Thought Leadership for Unit 42, sits down with Stav Setty, Principal Researcher at Palo Alto Networks, to unpack Jingle Thief a cloud-only, identity-driven campaign that turned Microsoft 365 into a gift card printing press. Stav explains how the Morocco based group known as Atlas Lion lived off the land inside M365 for months at a time, using tailored phishing and smishing pages, URL tricks, and internal phishing to compromise one user and quietly pivot to dozens more.

Together, David and Stav walk through how the attackers abused legitimate identity features like device registration, MFA resets, inbox forwarding rules, and ServiceNow style access requests to blend into normal business workflows and monetize “digital cash” in the form of gift cards. They dig into why MFA alone is not safety, why identity is now the real perimeter, and how behavioral analytics, UEBA, and ITDR can piece together small signals into a clear story of compromise.

You’ll come away with practical steps to harden identity posture, spot early warning signs in cloud environments, and protect high value systems where trust can be turned directly into profit. To go deeper on this campaign and the Atlas Lion threat actor, read the Unit 42 article Jingle Thief Inside a Cloud-Based Gift Card Fraud Campaign at https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cloud-based-gift-card-fraud-campaign/

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Inside Jingle Thief Cloud Fraud Unwrapped [Threat Vector]

The US and allies sanction Russian bulletproof hosting providers. The White House looks to sue states over AI regulations. The US Border Patrol flags citizens’ “suspicious” travel patterns. Lawmakers seek to strengthen the SEC’s cybersecurity posture. A new Android banking trojan captures content from end-to-end encrypted apps. A hidden browser API raises security concerns. Fortinet patches a zero-day. A Philippine former mayor gets life in prison for scam center human trafficking. Our guest is Cliff Crosland, CEO and Co-founder at Scanner.dev, discussing why security data lakes are ideal for AI in the SOC. Green energy gets hijacked for a blockchain side-hustle. 

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CyberWire Guest

On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Cliff Crosland, CEO and Co-founder at Scanner.dev, discussing why security data lakes are ideal for AI in the SOC. Listen to Cliff's full conversation here. 

Selected Reading

Russian bulletproof hosting provider sanctioned over ransomware ties (Bleeping Computer)

White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations (Washington Post)

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns (Associated Press)

Lawmakers reintroduce bill to bolster cybersecurity at Securities and Exchange Commission (The Record)

Multi-threat Android malware Sturnus steals Signal, WhatsApp messages (Bleeping Computer)

Hidden API in Comet AI browser raises security red flags for enterprises (CSO Online)

Eternidade Stealer Trojan Fuels Aggressive Brazil Cybercrime (Infosecurity Magazine)

Fortinet Patches Actively Exploited FortiWeb Zero Day Flaw (HIPAA Journal)

Ex-Philippine mayor Alice Guo given life sentence for human trafficking (Reuters)

Wind farm worker sentenced after turning turbines into a secret crypto mine (Bitdefender)

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Eviction notice for Media Land.

Snir Ben Shimol from ZEST Security on their work, "How we hacked a cloud production environment by exploiting Terraform providers." In this blog, ZEST discusses the security risks associated with Terraform providers, particularly those from community sources. 
The research highlights the importance of carefully vetting providers, regular scanning, and following best practices like version pinning to mitigate potential vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure management.
The research can be found here:
The hidden risks of Terraform providers

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Essential tools with critical security challenges. [Research Saturday]

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