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Patch Tuesday. A data leak sheds light on North Korean APT Kimsuky. Apple introduces Memory Integrity Enforcement. Ransomware payments have dropped sharply in the education sector in 2025. A top NCS official warns ICS security lags behind, and a senator calls U.S. cybersecurity a “hellscape”. A Ukrainian national faces federal charges and an $11 million bounty for allegedly running multiple ransomware operations. Our guest is Jake Braun sharing the latest on Project Franklin. WhoFi makes WiFi a new spy. 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 Jake Braun, longtime DEF CON organizer, former White House official, and lead on DEF CON Franklin, sharing the latest on Project Franklin. Selected Reading Two Zero-Days Among Patch Tuesday CVEs This Month (Infosecurity Magazine) Fortinet, Ivanti, Nvidia Release Security Updates (SecurityWeek) ICS Patch Tuesday: Rockwell Automation Leads With 8 Security Advisories (SecurityWeek) SAP 'wins' Patch Tuesday with worse flaws than Microsoft (The Register) Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion and Commerce Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Data leak sheds light on Kimsuky operations (SC Media) Apple Unveils iPhone Memory Protections to Combat Sophisticated Attacks (SecurityWeek) Learn about ChillyHell, a modular Mac backdoor (jamf) Ransomware Payments Plummet in Education Amid Enhanced Resiliency (Infosecurity Magazine) Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says (CyberScoop) Sen. King: Cyber domain is a ‘hellscape’ that will be made worse by cuts (The Record) US indicts alleged ransomware boss tied to $18B in damages (The Register)Jeremy Clarkson's pub has been 'swindled' out of £27,000 by hackers (Manchester Evening News) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. 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 cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.