The CyberWire Daily Podcast 7.9.25
Ep 2345 | 7.9.25

Plug-ins gone rogue.

Show Notes

Patch Tuesday. An Iranian ransomware group puts a premium on U.S. and Israeli targets. Batavia spyware targets Russia’s industrial sector. HHS fines a Texas Behavioral Health firm for failed risk analysis. The Anatsa banking trojan targets financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Hackers abuse a legitimate commercial evasion framework to package infostealer payloads. Researchers discovered malicious browser extensions infecting over 2.3 million users. Joe Carrigan, co-host on Hacking Humans discusses phishing kits targeting CFOs. Can felines frustrate algorithms? Purr-haps…

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by ⁠Joe Carrigan⁠, a co-host of ⁠Hacking Humans⁠, as he discusses phishing kits targeting CFOs.

Selected Reading

⁠Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws⁠ (Bleeping Computer)

⁠SAP Patches Critical Flaws That Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Full System Takeover⁠ (SecurityWeek)

⁠CISA Releases One Industrial Control Systems Advisory⁠ (CISA)

⁠Iranian ransomware group offers bigger payouts for attacks on Israel, US⁠ (The Record)

⁠New spyware strain steals data from Russian industrial companies⁠ (The Record)

⁠Mental Health Provider Fined $225K for Lack of Risk Analysis⁠ (BankInfo Security)

⁠Anatsa mobile malware returns to victimize North American bank customers⁠ (The Record)

⁠Legitimate Shellter Pen-Testing Tool Used in Malware Attacks ⁠(SecurityWeek)

⁠Researchers Reveal 18 Malicious Chrome and Edge Extensions Disguised as Everyday Tools⁠ (Infosecurity Magazine)

⁠Cat content disturbs AI models ⁠(Computerworld)

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