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ZeroDayRAT delivers full mobile compromise on Android and iOS. The UK warns infrastructure operators to act now as severe cyber threats mount. Russia moves to block Telegram. The FTC draws a line on data sales to foreign adversaries. Researchers unpack DeadVax, a stealthy new malware campaign, while an old-school Linux botnet resurfaces. BeyondTrust fixes a critical flaw. And in AI, are we moving too fast? One mild training prompt may be enough to knock down safety guardrails. Our guest is Omer Akgul, Researcher at RSA Conference, discussing his work on "The Case for LLM Consistency Metrics in Cybersecurity (and Beyond)." A pair of penned pentesters provoke a pricey payout. 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 Omer Akgul, PhD, Researcher at RSA Conference, discussing his work on "The Case for LLM Consistency Metrics in Cybersecurity (and Beyond)." Selected Reading New ‘ZeroDayRAT’ Spyware Kit Enables Total Compromise of iOS, Android Devices (SecurityWeek) NCSC Issues Warning Over “Severe” Cyber-Attacks Targeting Critical National Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine) Russian Watchdog Starts Limiting Access to Telegram, RBC Reports (Bloomberg) FTC Reminds Data Brokers of Their Obligations to Comply with PADFAA (FTC) Dead#Vax: Analyzing Multi-Stage VHD Delivery and Self-Parsing Batch Scripts to Deploy In-Memory Shellcode (secureonix) New ‘SSHStalker’ Linux Botnet Uses Old Techniques (SecurityWeek) BeyondTrust Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Critics warn America’s 'move fast' AI strategy could cost it the global market (CyberScoop) Microsoft boffins figured out how to break LLM safety guardrails with one simple prompt (The Register) County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security (Ars Technica) 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? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. 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