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Iran-linked hackers claim a breach of the FBI director’s personal email. ShinyHunters hit the European Commission. F5 and Citrix warn of actively exploited flaws. A WordPress plugin exposes hundreds of thousands of sites. Infinity Stealer targets macOS users. A Russian APT adopts a new iOS exploit kit. Treasury weighs a cyber insurance backstop. DHS clears suspended CISA staff. Our guest is Brian Long, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Security, discussing deepfake job hires and the new identity attack surface. Bureaucrats bless a black-box behemoth.

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We will be sharing a series of interviews we held at RSAC 2026 over the next few weeks. Today, Dave Bittner is joined by Brian Long, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Security, discussing deepfake job hires and the new identity attack surface. AI-generated identities are turning the hiring process into a new entry point for attackers. The solution isn’t spotting perfect fakes — it’s building stronger identity verification into hiring. Tune into the full conversation here.

Selected Reading

Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email, publish photos and documents

European Commission confirms data breach after Europa.eu hack

Hackers now exploit critical F5 BIG-IP flaw in attacks, patch now

Critical Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild - Infosecurity Magazine

File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites

New Infinity Stealer malware grabs macOS data via ClickFix lures

Russian APT Star Blizzard Adopts DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit - SecurityWeek

US Treasury Weighs Cyber Insurance Backstop - GovInfoSecurity

DHS drops investigation into former acting CISA chief’s failed polygraph exam - Nextgov/FCW

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway

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Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

David Nosibor, Product Lead for SafeCyber at UL Solutions, started his career in a unique way by not letting himself be pigeonholed. Within his company, David was able to grow to the position he is in now and says that his position feels like a lot of roles tied into one. He says that on any given day he is tackling all sorts of elements, such as marketing, operations, working with the engineering team, figuring out ways to acquire customers, retain them, and also working on sales and business development capabilities. He also says that constantly learning and getting new opportunities was how he ended up being where he is today. David states that staying focused and being on the lookout for ways to accomplish the mission is the best way for him in his company to democratize product security. He quotes the famous singer Sean Carter in saying that he firmly believes in taking calculated risks to get where you need to be going. We thank David for sharing his story.
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In this special edition of CyberWire Daily’s 10th anniversary series, N2K CyberWire's Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner discuss the biggest breaches over the past 10 years.

The foundational 2014 Sony hack kicks off our conversation, then Maria and Dave highlight:

the 2015 OPM breach, which exposed sensitive security-clearance data and was attributed to long-term access by China amid outdated government systems and security

2017’s WannaCry and NotPetya's global disruption and Equifax's ongoing fallout

the 2020 SolarWinds breach underscored supply-chain risks and raised concerns about potential personal criminal liability for CISOs.

The conversation illustrates two main threat-actor categories—nation-state espionage and financially motivated criminals—and the increasingly blurred lines between them. Join us as we reflect on how the industry and cybercrime have evolved over the past decade.
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Omer Ninburg, CTO of Novee Security, joins us on this episode of Research Saturday to discuss their work on "From PDF to Pwn: Scalable 0day Discovery in PDF Engines and Services Using Multi-Agent LLMs." Historically, Portable Document Formats – the immutable, localized PDF – was once considered a “safe” component inside enterprise environments. That is no longer the case.

To demonstrate how PDF services and engines can be exploited, the team at Novee used their proprietary, multi-agent LLM system to uncover vulnerability patterns, and systematically scale them into a broad discovery campaign across two PDF vendor ecosystems.

The research uncovered 16 verified vulnerabilities across client-side PDF viewers, embedded plugins, and server-side PDF services.

The research and executive brief can be found here:

⁠From PDF to Pwn: Scalable 0day Discovery in PDF Engines and Services Using Multi-Agent LLMs

Hacker-Trained AI Discovers 16 New 0-Day Vulnerabilities in PDF Engines

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CISA warns of actively exploited Langflow vulnerability. CISA flags critical PTC Windchill vulnerability. Phishing activity surges amid war in Iran. Google moves up their post-quantum timeline. Alleged RedLine infostealer developer faces thirty years in a US prison. Bearlyfy hacktivists launch disruptive ransomware campaign in Russia. FCC moves to crack down on robocallers and foreign call centers. Anti-piracy group takes down AnimePlay streaming platform. N2K’s  Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner are previewing the biggest breaches in the past 10 years. And what happens when hackers call the game?

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CyberWire Daily at 10: The breaches we still talk about.  

This installment celebrating 10 years of the CyberWire Daily podcast finds N2K’s  Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner previewing the biggest breaches in the past 10 years. You can tune in Sunday to your CyberWire Daily podcast feed to hear their full conversation.

Selected Reading

CISA: New Langflow flaw actively exploited to hijack AI workflows (Bleeping Computer) 

CISA Flags Critical PTC Vulnerability That Had German Police Mobilized (SecurityWeek)

War in the Middle East Triggers Surge in Phishing and Malware Campaigns Targeting Gulf Countries (Bitdefender)

Google moves post-quantum encryption timeline up to 2029 (CyberScoop)

Alleged RedLine malware developer extradited to US, faces up to 30 years (The Record)

Pro-Ukraine hacker group Bearlyfy targets Russian companies with custom ransomware (The Record)

FCC pushes new rules to crack down on robocallers, foreign call centers (CyberScoop)

Anti-piracy coalition takes down AnimePlay app with 5 million users (Bleeping Computer) 

AFC Ajax drops ball as hackers transfer tickets, lift bans (The Register)

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