CyberWire Daily

MFA meets its match.

Starkiller represents a significant escalation in phishing infrastructure. A blockchain lender breach affects nearly a million users. The Kimwolf botnet disrupts a peer-to-peer privacy network. Resear...

19 Feb 24min

Rooted and patient.

A China-linked group exploits a critical Dell zero-day for 18 months. A Microsoft 365 Copilot bug risks sensitive email oversharing. A new Linux botnet leans on old-school IRC for command and control....

18 Feb 33min

The lights stay on, but dimmer.

The government shutdown leaves CISA at reduced capacity. Ransomware and misconfigured AI threaten cyber-physical infrastructure. Operation DoppelBrand targets Fortune 500 financial and technology firm...

17 Feb 27min

Cyber without borders: How Estonia turned crisis into cyber power. [Special Edition]

In this three-part series, ⁠Maria Varmazis⁠, host of ⁠T-Minus⁠ Space Daily and CyberWire Producer ⁠Liz Stokes⁠, take you inside NATO’s flagship cyber defense exercise, ⁠Cyber Coalition 2025⁠. Hosted b...

16 Feb 24min

Mike Arrowsmith: Facing adversity in the workplace. [CTrO] [Career Notes]

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer at NinjaOne, leads the organization’s IT, security, and support infrastructure to ensure they meet customers’ security ...

15 Feb 7min

Stealer in the status bar. [Research Saturday]

Today we have Ziv Mador, VP of Security Research from LevelBlue SpiderLabs discussing their work on "SpiderLabs IDs New Banking Trojan Distributed Through WhatsApp." Researchers at LevelBlue SpiderLab...

14 Feb 15min

Total defense meets total threat.

Global leaders call for collaboration at the Munich Cyber Security Conference. Phishing campaigns exploit fake video conference invitations. Italian authorities say cyber attacks on the Winter Olympic...

13 Feb 27min

AI or I-Spy?

Malicious Chrome extensions pose as AI tools. Google says nation-states are increasingly abusing its Gemini artificial intelligence tool. Data extortion group World Leaks deploys a new malware tool c...

12 Feb 26min