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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Malicious Chrome extensions pose as AI tools. Google says nation-states are increasingly abusing its Gemini artificial intelligence tool. Data extortion group World Leaks deploys a new malware tool called RustyRocket. An Atlanta healthcare provider data breach affects over 625,000. Apple patches an iOS zero-day that’s been around since version 1.0. A government shutdown would furlough more than half of CISA’s staff. Dutch police arrest the alleged seller of the JokerOTP phishing automation service. Our guest is Simon Horswell, Senior Fraud Specialist at Entrust, discussing evolving romance scams for Valentine's Day. Fun with filters provides fuel for phishers. 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 Simon Horswell, Senior Fraud Specialist at Entrust, discussing evolving romance scams for Valentine's Day. If you enjoyed this conversation, tune into Hacking Humans to hear the full interview. Selected Reading Fake AI Chrome extensions with 300K users steal credentials, emails (Bleeping Computer) Nation-state hackers ramping up use of Gemini for target reconnaissance, malware coding, Google says (The Record) World Leaks Ransomware Adds Custom Malware ‘RustyRocket' to Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine) ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 Individuals (SecurityWeek) Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day exploited in the wild (The Register) CISA: DHS Funding Lapse Would Sideline Federal Cyber Staff (Gov Infosecurity) CISA Shares Lessons Learned from an Incident Response Engagement (CISA.gov) Police arrest seller of JokerOTP MFA passcode capturing tool (Bleeping Computer) What Can the AI Work Caricature Trend Teach Us About the Risks of Shadow AI? (Fortra) 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 d'O-P-P-E-L.com.
1:28.4	...malicious Chrome extensions pose as AI tools.
1:45.3	Google says nation states are increasingly abusing its Gemini artificial intelligence tool.
1:51.1	Data Extortion Group World Leaks deploys a new malware tool called Rusty Rocket.
1:55.6	An Atlanta health care provider data breach affects over 625,000.
2:00.6	Apple patches an iOS zero day that's been
2:03.1	around since version 1.0. A government shutdown would furlough more than half of SISA's staff.
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