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• When macOS gets frostbite. [Research Saturday]

  Jaron Bradley, Director of Jamf Threat Labs, is sharing their work on "ChillyHell: A Deep Dive into a Modular macOS Backdoor." Jamf Threat Labs uncovers a newly notarized macOS backdoor called ChillyHell, tied to past UNC4487 activity and disguised as a legitimate applet. The malware showcases robust host profiling, multiple persistence mechanisms, timestomping, and flexible C2 communications over both DNS and HTTP. Its modular design includes reverse shells, payload delivery, self-updates, and a brute-force component targeting user credentials. The research can be found here: ⁠ChillyHell: A Deep Dive into a Modular macOS Backdoor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• China’s quiet crawl into critical networks.

  Chinese threat actors deploy Brickstorm malware. The critical React2Shell vulnerability is under active exploitation. Cloudflare’s emergency patch triggered a brief global outage. Phishing kits pivot to fake e-commerce sites. The European Commission fines X(Twitter) €120 million for violating the Digital Services Act. Predator spyware has a new bag of tricks. A Russian physicist gets 21 years in prison for cybercrimes. Twin brothers are arrested for allegedly stealing and destroying government data. Our guest is Blair Canavan, Director of Alliances - PKI & PQC Portfolio from Thales, discussing post quantum cryptography. Smart toilet encryption claims don’t hold water.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today on our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Blair Canavan, Director of Alliances - PKI & PQC Portfolio from Thales, discussing post quantum cryptography (PQC). Listen to Blair’s full conversation here. Selected Reading Chinese hackers used Brickworm malware to breach critical US infrastructure (TechRadar) React2Shell critical flaw actively exploited in China-linked attacks (BleepingComputer) Cloudflare blames today's outage on emergency React2Shell patch (Bleeping Computer) SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers (Krebs on Security) Threat Spotlight: Introducing GhostFrame, a new super stealthy phishing kit (Barracuda) EU issues €120 million fine to Elon Musk's X under rules to tackle disinformation  (The Record) Predator spyware uses new infection vector for zero-click attacks (Bleeping Computer) Russian scientist sentenced to 21 years on treason, cyber sabotage charges (The Record) Twins with hacking history charged in insider data breach affecting multiple federal agencies (Cyberscoop) ‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted (TechCrunch)- kicker Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Pay cuts and a personnel freefall.

  CISA staff may see pay cuts in 2026. Threat actors advertise a full chain zero-day exploit for iOS. A US-led international coalition releases joint guidance on integrating AI into operational technology. Microsoft lowers sales growth targets for its agentic AI products. A major fintech provider suffers a ransomware-linked breach. Arizona’s Attorney General sues Temo over data collection practices. Lessons learned from Capita’s handling of Black Basta. The UK sanctions Russia’s GRU. My guest is Dave Baggett, co-founder and CEO of INKY (recently acquired by Kaseya), about the challenges of email security. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court insists on AI transparency. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today, Dave Bittner speaks with Dave Baggett, co-founder and CEO of INKY (recently acquired by Kaseya), about the need to update email security that was built on a 1971 design. Selected Reading US Slashes Pay Incentives at Already Weakened Cyber Agency (Bloomberg) Zero-Day Alert: Alleged iOS 26 Full Chain Exploit for Sale (Dataminr) Principles for the Secure Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Operational Technology (CISA) Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas (Ars Technica) Marketing and Compliance Software Vendor to Banks Breached (Data Breach Today) Arizona attorney general sues Chinese online retailer Temu over data theft claims (AP News) What organisations can learn from the record breaking fine over Capita’s ransomware incident (DoublePulsar) UK cracks down on Russian intelligence agency authorised by Putin to target Skripals (GOV.UK) General Order 210: Filings Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Southern District of California, United States Bankruptcy Court) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Just another day of scamming and jamming.

  The DOJ shuts down another scam center in Myanmar. OpenAI confirms a Mixpanel data breach. A new phishing campaign targets company executives. A bipartisan bill looks to preserve the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. Universities suffer Oracle EBS data breaches. India reports GPS jamming at eight major airports. Kaiser Permanente settles a class action suit over tracking pixels. The FTC plans to require a cloud provider to delete unnecessary student data. An international initiative is developing guidelines for commercial spyware. Our N2K Producer Liz Stokes speaks with Kristiina Omri, Director of Special Programs for CybExer Technologies about the cyber ranges for NATO and ESA. Iranian hackers give malware a retro reboot.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today, we bring you a conversation our N2K Producer Liz Stokes and Kristiina Omri, Director of Special Programs for CybExer Technologies, had during Liz’s  visit to Tallinn, Estonia about the cyber ranges for NATO and ESA. We are pleased to share that our N2K colleagues Liz Stokes and Maria Varmazis were in Tallinn, Estonia this week for the NATO Cyber Coalition 2025 Cyber Range Exercise. Their visit marks the CyberWire as the only United States podcasters invited to attend. We’ll be sharing interviews and insights from the event, starting today with our producer Liz Stokes’ conversation with  Kristiina Omri, Director of Special Programs for CybExer Technologies. Selected ReadingDOJ takes down Myanmar scam center website spoofing TickMill trading platform (The Record) OpenAI Confirms Mixpanel Data Breach—Was Your Data Stolen? (KnowTechie) New “Executive Award” Scam Exploits ClickFix to Deliver Stealerium Malware (GB Hackers) Hassan and Cornyn bring in bipartisan bill to keep state and local cyber grant program alive (Industrial Cyber) Penn and Phoenix Universities Disclose Data Breach After Oracle Hack (SecurityWeek) Indian government reveals GPS spoofing at eight major airports (The Register) Kaiser Permanente to Pay Up to $47.5M in Web Tracker Lawsuit (BankInfo Security) FTC settlement requires Illuminate to delete unnecessary student data (Bleeping Computer) Pall Mall Process to Define Responsible Commercial Cyber Intrusion (Infosecurity Magazine) Iran Hackers Take Inspiration From Snake Video Game (GovInfo Security) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.   Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Unseen World [Cyber Things]

  Enjoy this episode of Cyber things from Armis. Catch the next episode on your favorite podcast app on December 15th. Welcome to Cyber Things, a special edition podcast produced in partnership by Armis and N2K CyberWire that plunges into the hidden world beneath our connected reality. Inspired by Stranger Things, we explore the digital realm's own Upside Down - a space teeming with unseen devices, silent intruders, and invisible threats that quietly impact our everyday lives. In this first episode, we tackle the core challenge of modern defense: seeing the unseen. Rebecca Cradick, VP of Global Communications at Armis, is joined by Kam Chumley-Soltani, Director of OT Solutions Engineering at Armis. They discuss what it truly takes for cybersecurity professionals to achieve full visibility and how early intelligence acts as a crucial barrier, stopping a devastating cyber storm before it breaks through the gate. Tune in now to hear how defenders are fighting back against the digital demons that lurk in the shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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