Episode Details

The FBI warns attackers are abusing Microsoft OAuth authentication. India pushes faster patching as AI speeds up cyberattacks. Iranian hackers blend phishing with SEO poisoning. Anthropic’s AI finds thousands of open source flaws, while AI also reshapes bug bounties and fuels supply-chain attacks hitting thousands of GitHub repos. Plus, a new LMS zero-day, bulletproof hosting arrests in the Netherlands, FTC action over bogus “active listening” claims, and another busy week for cyber funding and M&A. Our guest is Kurtis Minder, author, joining us to discuss his book "Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation.” Please disregard all searches for disregard.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Kurtis Minder, author, joining us to discuss his book "Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation."

Selected Reading

FBI warns of Kali365 phishing service targeting Microsoft 365 accounts (Bleeping Computer)

India's CERT-In Sets 12-Hour Patch Deadline for Exposed Flaws (Infosecurity Magazine)

Iran-Linked Hackers Target US Aviation with Phishing and SEO Poisoning Campaign (Infosecurity Magazine)

Anthropic: Mythos Detected 23,000 Potential Vulnerabilities Across 1,000 OSS Projects (SecurityWeek) 

HackerOne takes an axe to its bug bounty rewards (The Register)

Automated 'Megalodon' Campaign Spreads GitHub Repo Backdoors (GovInfo Security)

Hackers Exploited KnowledgeDeliver Zero-Day for Web Shell Deployment (SecurityWeek)

Admins of Bulletproof Hosting Service Used by Russian Hackers Arrested in Netherlands (SecurityWeek)

FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service (Federal Trade Commission)

Socket raises $60 million in Series C funding. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

You can no longer Google the word 'disregard' (TechCrunch)