CyberWire Daily

CyberWire Daily at 10: Developments in AI and machine learning over the past decade. [Special Edition]

In this episode, Dave Bittner joins Maria Varmazis to explore how AI in cybersecurity has changed over the past decade, from opaque, marketed machine-learning features to

The next name on CISA's door.

Palantir’s CISO gets the nod for CISA. Tehran takes the rap for sabotaging European grocery freezers. Russia’s Turla turns victim Exchange servers into passive spy hubs.

Peer pressure meets private keys.

A classified memo ties Nvidia’s chief executive to Chinese espionage. AI coding agents crack under peer pressure, coughing up private keys. Big breaches hit seven million

The hidden risks of system integration. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]

Though many look to ensure that they meet mission readiness requirements, overreliance on these practices can allow hidden risks to go unchecked. Host Maria Varmazis sit

Stealing more than the spotlight. [Research Saturday]

This week, we are joined by Matt Poto, Associate Triage Analyst at Huntress, discussing their work on "Grand Theft Auto VI Hype Leads to Malware." Threat actors are explo

Keeping cyber threats on ice.

Federal agencies warn of cyberattacks on industrial refrigeration systems. Healthcare cybersecurity could get a post-midterm boost. Chainalysis exposes customer credentia

Claude, you've got company.

Claude Dispatch opens the door to hijacking. Residential proxies turn up on White House networks. Asian airlines suffer a wave of data breaches. Cisco and WatchGuard roll

Ballots, bots, and backlash.

Election Day brings typical cyber threats, technical glitches, and misinformation. Hackers tamper with European refrigeration systems. OpenAI faces questions over years o

Democracy without a safety net.

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 fac

A TraderTraitor's guide to getting away with billions.

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

Building interoperable satellite connectivity. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]

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

The long road to root. [Research Saturday]

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

Crypto's biggest withdrawal.

Binance suffers a record-breaking cryptocurrency heist. Attackers exploit a critical GitLab flaw. Russian disinformation targets U.S. elections. Treasury sanctions North

A leak in the chain of command.

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 t

A matter of national secrecy.

Senators accuse the White House of illegally withholding a secret surveillance court ruling. A suspected surveillance operation targets Starlink users. Attackers probe vu

The strategy behind the shield.

CISA unveils its 2030 cyber strategy. PHP2Shell exploits are in the wild. HHS preserves healthcare security requirements. Microsoft offers buyouts amid its AI spending sp

The breach wasn't in the model.

A cybersecurity startup claims to have accessed sensitive internal documents at Anthropic. The Pentagon spins up covert technology programs. AI developers get a crash cou

The shield in space. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]

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

The middlemen of cyber espionage. [Research Saturday]

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 enabl

The apps are only the beginning.

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 c