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🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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ZeroDayRAT delivers full mobile compromise on Android and iOS. The UK warns infrastructure operators to act now as severe cyber threats mount. Russia moves to block Telegram. The FTC draws a line on data sales to foreign adversaries. Researchers unpack DeadVax, a stealthy new malware campaign, while an old-school Linux botnet resurfaces. BeyondTrust fixes a critical flaw. And in AI, are we moving too fast? One mild training prompt may be enough to knock down safety guardrails. Our guest is Omer Akgul, Researcher at RSA Conference, discussing his work on "The Case for LLM Consistency Metrics in Cybersecurity (and Beyond)." A pair of penned pentesters provoke a pricey payout. 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 are joined by Omer Akgul, PhD, Researcher at RSA Conference, discussing his work on "The Case for LLM Consistency Metrics in Cybersecurity (and Beyond)." Selected Reading New ‘ZeroDayRAT’ Spyware Kit Enables Total Compromise of iOS, Android Devices (SecurityWeek) NCSC Issues Warning Over “Severe” Cyber-Attacks Targeting Critical National Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine) Russian Watchdog Starts Limiting Access to Telegram, RBC Reports (Bloomberg) FTC Reminds Data Brokers of Their Obligations to Comply with PADFAA (FTC) Dead#Vax: Analyzing Multi-Stage VHD Delivery and Self-Parsing Batch Scripts to Deploy In-Memory Shellcode (secureonix) New ‘SSHStalker’ Linux Botnet Uses Old Techniques (SecurityWeek) BeyondTrust Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Critics warn America’s 'move fast' AI strategy could cost it the global market (CyberScoop) Microsoft boffins figured out how to break LLM safety guardrails with one simple prompt (The Register) County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security (Ars Technica) 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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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
0:09.7	Identity is a top attack vector.
0:14.5	In our interview with Kvita Maria Pan from Rubrik, she breaks down why 90% of security leaders
0:20.8	believe that identity-based attacks are their biggest threat.
0:24.3	Throughout this conversation, we explore why recovery times are getting longer, not shorter,
0:29.3	and what resiliency will look like in this AI-driven world.
0:33.1	If you're struggling to get a handle on identity risk, this is something you should tune into.
0:38.1	Check out the full interview at thecyberwire.com slash rubric.
0:52.0	Maybe that's an urgent message from your CEO, or maybe it's a deep fake trying to target your business.
0:59.7	Dopple is the AI-native social engineering defense platform fighting back against impersonation and manipulation.
1:07.4	As attackers use AI to make their tactics more sophisticated,
1:13.1	Dopple uses it to fight back,
1:16.4	from automatically dismantling cross-channel attacks to building team resilience and more.
1:19.4	Dopple, outpacing what's next in social engineering.
1:23.1	Learn more at Dopple.com.
1:25.6	That's do p-p-el.com. That's do P-P-P-E-L.com.
1:28.4	Zero-day Rat delivers full mobile compromise on Android and iOS.
1:47.0	The UK warns infrastructure operators to act now as severe cyber threats mount.
1:51.9	Russia moves to block telegram.
1:54.0	The FTC draws a line on data sales to foreign adversaries.
1:58.2	Researchers unpack dead Vax, a stealthy new malware campaign, while an old-school
2:03.2	Linux botnet resurfaces. Beyond trust fixes a critical flaw. Are we moving too fast in AI? One mild
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