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• The CVE countdown clock. [Research Saturday]

  Bob Rudis, VP Data Science from GreyNoise, is sharing some insights into their work on "Early Warning Signals: When Attacker Behavior Precedes New Vulnerabilities." New research reveals a striking trend: in 80% of cases, spikes in malicious activity against enterprise edge technologies like VPNs and firewalls occurred weeks before related CVEs were disclosed. The report breaks down this “6-week critical window,” highlighting which vendors show the strongest early-warning patterns and offering tactical steps defenders can take when suspicious spikes emerge. These findings reveal how early attacker activity can be transformed into actionable intelligence, enabling defenders to anticipate and neutralize threats before vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed. Complete our annual ⁠⁠⁠audience survey⁠⁠⁠ before August 31. The research can be found here: Early Warning Signals: When Attacker Behavior Precedes New Vulnerabilities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Dr. Rois Ni Thuama: Get into the game. [Cyber governance] [Career Notes]

  Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Head of Cyber Governance with Red Sift, Dr. Rois Ni Thuama shares the circuitous route of her career into cyber governance. She notes the route "looks really clean, but actually it was a bit more Jeremy Bearimy." While at Trinity College, Rois was moved to be part of history unfolding in South Africa and pause her studies. While there, she began making music videos and wildlife documentaries. Upon her return to London, Rois started working in corporate governance and risk at a music technology startup. This ignited her enthusiasm for startups. She now works in a company with several coworkers from that tech startup doing cyber governance. Rois advises law students of many ways into the industry including doing coding, learning risk management, and understanding privacy legislation, and then "just get into the game." We thank Rois for sharing her story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Media server mayday.

  Plex urges users to immediately update their Media Server due to an undisclosed security flaw. Cisco warns of a critical remote code execution flaw in their Secure Firewall Management Center software.Rockwell Automation discloses multiple critical and high-severity flaws. Hackers breached a Canadian House of Commons database. Active law enforcement and government email accounts are sold online for as little as $40. Telecom giant Colt Technology Services suffers a cyber incident disrupting its customer portal. Taiwan launches new measures to boost hospital cybersecurity after ransomware attacks.  NIST has released a concept paper proposing control overlays for securing AI systems. A date with an AI chatbot ends in tragedy. Our guest is Randall Degges, Snyk's Head of Developer and Security Relations, to discuss how underqualified or outsourced coding support can open doors for nation-state threats. Dutch speed cameras are stuck in a cyber-induced siesta. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Randall Degges, Snyk's Head of Developer and Security Relations, to discuss how underqualified or outsourced coding support can open doors for nation-state threats. Selected Reading Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately (Bleeping Computer) Cisco Discloses Critical RCE Flaw in Firewall Management Software (Infosecurity Magazine) Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products (SecurityWeek) CISA Releases Thirty-Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA.gov) Hackers Breach Canadian Government Via Microsoft Exploit (Bank Infosecurity) Compromised Government and Police Email Accounts on the Dark Web (Abnormal.AI) Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline (The Register) Taiwan announces measures to protect hospitals from hackers (Focus Taiwan) New NIST Concept Paper Outlines AI-Specific Cybersecurity Framework (Hack Read) A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home. (Reuters) Dutch prosecution service attack keeps speed cameras offline (The Register) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Dialysis down, data out.

  A ransomware attack exposes personal medical records of VA patients. New joint guidance from CISA and the NSA emphasizes asset inventory and OT taxonomy. The UK government reportedly spent millions to cover up a data breach. Researchers identified two critical flaws in a widely used print orchestration platform.  Phishing attacks increasingly rely on personalization. Rooting and jailbreaking frameworks pose serious enterprise risks. Fortinet warns of a critical command injection flaw in FortiSIEM. Estonian nationals are sentenced in a crypto Ponzi scheme. Michele Campobasso from Forescout joins us to unpack new research separating the hype from reality around “vibe hacking.” Meet the Blockchain Bandits of Pyongyang. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Michele Campobasso from Forescout joins us to unpack new research separating the hype from reality around “vibe hacking.” Their team tested open-source, underground, and commercial AI models on vulnerability research and exploit development tasks—finding high failure rates and significant limitations, even among top commercial systems. Selected Reading Medical records for 1 million dialysis patients breached in data hack of VA vendor (Stars and Stripes) NSA Joins CISA and Others to Share OT Asset Inventory Guidance (NSA.gov) CISA warns of N-able N-central flaws exploited in zero-day attacks (Bleeping Computer) U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach (The New York Times) From Support Ticket to Zero Day  (Horizon3.ai) Personalization in Phishing: Advanced Tactics for Malware Delivery (Cofense) The Root(ing) Of All Evil: Security Holes That Could Compromise Your Mobile Device (Zimperium) Fortinet warns of FortiSIEM pre-auth RCE flaw with exploit in the wild (Bleeping Computer) Estonians behind $577 million cryptomining fraud sentenced to 16 months (The Record) Someone counter-hacked a North Korean IT worker: Here’s what they found (Cointelegraph) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• When spies get spied on.

  Patch Tuesday. The Matrix Foundation patches high-severity vulnerabilities in its open-source communications protocol. The “Curly COMrades” Russian-aligned APT targets critical infrastructure. Microsoft tells users to ignore new CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) errors.  Researchers uncover a malware campaign hiding the NjRat Remote Access Trojan in a fake Minecraft clone. Motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield suffers a ransomware attack. The DOJ details a major operation against the BlackSuit ransomware group. Our guest is Jack Jones, father of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) and the FAIR Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM), sharing insights on cyber risk quantification. Data Brokers’ digital hide-and-seek. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Jack Jones, father of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) and the FAIR Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM), as he is sharing insights on where he sees the cyber risk quantification market heading. Selected Reading Microsoft Patches Over 100 Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Adobe Patches Over 60 Vulnerabilities Across 13 Products (SecurityWeek) Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Many Vulnerabilities Addressed by Intel, AMD, Nvidia (SecurityWeek) Fortinet, Ivanti Release August 2025 Security Patches (SecurityWeek) ICS Patch Tuesday: Major Vendors Address Code Execution Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Alarm raised over 'high-severity' vulnerabilities in Matrix messaging protocol (The Record) 'Curly COMrades' APT Hackers Target Critical Organizations Across Multiple Countries (GB Hackers) Microsoft asks users to ignore certificate enrollment errors (Bleeping Computer) Fake Minecraft Installer Spreads NjRat Spyware to Steal Data (Hackread) Motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield hit by ransomware attack published: yesterday (Beyond Machines) US Authorities Seize $1m from BlackSuit Ransomware Group (Infosecurity Magazine) We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online  (The Markup) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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