Surveillance rulings and social media scrutiny.

Aug 13, 2026

Surveillance Rulings and Social Media Scrutiny.

This week, Ben and Ethan discuss two major stories. The first looks deeper into the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Chatrie case and the long-term impacts this decision could have on privacy within the nation. The second dives into another court case decision, which exposes social media companies to greater liability for allegedly addictive design features on their platforms and those features impacts on users.

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Surveillance rulings and social media scrutiny.

Aug 13, 2026

Surveillance Rulings and Social Media Scrutiny.

This week, Ben and Ethan discuss two major stories. The first looks deeper into the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Chatrie case and the long-term impacts this decision could have on privacy within the nation. The second dives into another court case decision, which exposes social media companies to greater liability for allegedly addictive design features on their platforms and those features impacts on users.

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Cybersecurity News

Daily Briefing

Just Now

Apple sends out threat notifications to users targeted by spyware.

Trivy, not LiteLLM, was the original source of the 2,500-organization supply chain attack. Chinese hack-for-hire group conducts espionage and cybercrime simultaneously.

CyberWire Daily

20 hours ago

Please hack responsibly.

President Trump deputizes private-sector companies to target cybercriminals. The LiteLLM supply-chain attack exposed credentials belonging to thousands of organizations. Data-theft campaign targets misconfigured Salesforce and ServiceNow instances. Hackers deploy AI agents to breach Taiwanese government systems. CISA mandates urgent patch for actively exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability. Nightmare Eclipse publishes yet another Windows zero-day exploit. On our Industry Voices segment, Clint Gibler, Cyber Lead at OpenAI, and Robby Winchester, Chief Global Professional Services Officer at SpecterOps, discuss frontier models and the future of cyber defense. And please do not reply. Seriously.

Story

20 hours ago

How Frontier Models Are Reshaping Cyber Defense with Clint Gibler from OpenAI and Robby Winchester from SpecterOps

Clint Gibler, Cyber Lead at OpenAI, and Robby Winchester, Chief Services Officer at SpecterOps, join Dave Bittner for a discussion recorded live at Black Hat USA 2026. Together, they explore how frontier AI models are changing cyber defense, where AI creates the greatest value for defenders, and why responsible deployment and human expertise remain essential as organizations adopt these technologies.

Caveat

20 hours ago

US private equity firms targeted by hackers.

More jurisdictions continue to cut ties with Flock.

Daily Briefing

Aug 13, 2026

President Trump deputizes private-sector companies to target cybercriminals.

The LiteLLM supply-chain attack exposed credentials belonging to thousands of organizations. CISA mandates urgent patch for actively exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability.

AI Security Brief

Aug 13, 2026

What do AI-driven ‘bank heist’ attacks mean for defenders?

Attackers aren't just using AI to steal data; they're using it to fight back while you investigate them in real time. And once an adversary is inside, why would they ever want to leave? That's the unsettling reality Tom Kellermann, VP of AI Security and Threat Research at TrendAI, lays out in this episode. And the numbers prove it. According to a 2026 TrendAI survey of 46 financial-sector CISOs, more than 60% of respondents experienced counter-incident response, where adversaries actively disrupt live investigations. In addition, nearly 90% of these leaders reported more AI-enabled attacks year over year. Tom joins Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs to explain why the threats that hit banks first tend to hit everyone else next, and what defenders can do about it.

Hacking Humans

Aug 13, 2026

A golden opportunity...for fraud.

This week, while Dave is out, hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maria Varmazis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joe Carrigan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Maria and Joe are joined by friend of the show ⁠Michele Kellerman⁠. We start with some follow-up on the chicken coop, where the big news is that the chicks have officially hatched. Maria covers how AI is fueling a growing share of cybercrime in Africa as scammers use increasingly sophisticated digital tools to target victims. Michele looks at a multi-step gold bar scam targeting older New Yorkers, where criminals first compromise victims' devices and information before posing as government or law enforcement officials to steal their money. Joe breaks down the Fun Coffee crypto investment scam, which promised enormous returns before the platform suddenly shut down, leaving victims with more than HK$104 million in reported losses. Our Catch of the Day comes from Reddit, with another scam that proves if an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably comes with a very suspicious backstory.

CyberWire Daily

Aug 12, 2026

A flurry of fixes.

We got your Patch Tuesday notes. Attackers target Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following PoC release. Cyberattack on CEVA Logistics causes ongoing supply chain disruptions. Wesco confirms data breach following extortion claims. Akira ransomware bypasses EDR in Safe Mode. California announces AI cybersecurity fund. N2K’s Lead Analyst Ethan Cook shares about cyber weapons for space. Dave Bittner sits down with Michael Leland, VP and Field CTO at Island, at Black Hat USA to discuss the growing risks of the AI supply chain. And fasten your seatbelts and ignore the fake Wi-Fi.

Story

Aug 12, 2026

The AI Supply Chain Has a Trust Problem with Michael Leland from Island

Michael Leland, Field CTO at Island joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses the emerging risks in the AI supply chain, why AI agents introduce new challenges around trust and governance, and what organizations can do to securely adopt agentic AI without slowing innovation.

Business

Aug 12, 2026

Corma raises $60 million in seed funding.

Visa and Deel both acquire identity verification companies.

Daily Briefing

Aug 12, 2026

Patch Tuesday notes: Microsoft fixes three zero-days.

Attackers target SharePoint vulnerability following PoC release. Business news: Visa and Deel both acquire identity verification companies.

Microsoft Threat Intelligence

Aug 12, 2026

Shifts We Are Seeing Across Social Engineering, Post-Disruption Impact Report

In this episode of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Director⁠ Elliot Volkman is joined by Microsoft Principal Threat Intelligence Analyst Crane Hassold to explore how phishing and social engineering attacks are changing beyond email. They discuss the rise of QR code phishing, Microsoft Teams scams, SMS-based attacks, and why attackers continue to follow wherever people communicate. Crane also shares practical security recommendations for organizations and explains how Microsoft's disruption of the Tycoon2FA phishing-as-a-service platform led to a dramatic decline in malicious activity while reshaping the broader phishing landscape.

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