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CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

“Laundry Bear” airs dirty cyber linen in the Netherlands. AI coding agents are tricked by malicious prompts in a Github MCP vulnerability.Tenable patches critical flaws in Network Monitor on Windows. MathWorks confirms ransomware behind MATLAB outage. Feds audit NVD over vulnerability backlog. FBI warns law firms of evolving Silent Ransom Group tactics. Chinese hackers exploit Cityworks flaw to breach US municipal networks. Everest Ransomware Group leaks Coca-Cola employee data. Nova Scotia Power hit by ransomware.  On today’s Threat Vector, ⁠David Moulton⁠ speaks with ⁠his Palo Alto Networks colleagues Tanya Shastri⁠ and ⁠Navneet Singh about a strategy for secure AI by design.  CIA’s secret spy site was… a Star Wars fan page? 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. Threat Vector In this segment of Threat Vector, host ⁠David Moulton⁠ speaks with ⁠Tanya Shastri⁠, SVP of Product Management, and ⁠Navneet Singh⁠, VP of Marketing - Network Security, at Palo Alto Networks. They explore what it means to adopt a secure AI by design strategy, giving employees the freedom to innovate with generative AI while maintaining control and reducing risk. You can hear their full discussion on Threat Vector ⁠here⁠ and catch new episodes every Thursday on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading Dutch intelligence unmasks previously unknown Russian hacking group 'Laundry Bear' (The Record) GitHub MCP Server Vulnerability Let Attackers Access Private Repositories (Cybersecurity News) Tenable Network Monitor Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Escalate Privileges (Cybersecurity News) Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down (The Register) US Government Launches Audit of NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (Infosecurity Magazine) Law Firms Warned of Silent Ransom Group Attacks  (SecurityWeek) Chinese Hackers Exploit Cityworks Flaw to Target US Local Governments (Infosecurity Magazine) Everest Ransomware Leaks Coca-Cola Employee Data Online (Hackread) Nova Scotia Power Suffers Ransomware Attack; 280,000 Customers' Data Compromised (GB Hackers) The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site (404 Media) Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. 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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AI coding agents are tricked by malicious prompts in a GitHub MCP vulnerability.

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Tenable patches critical flaws and network monitor on

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Windows, Mathworks confirms ransomware's behind a MATLAB outage, the Fed's audit NVD over vulnerability

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backlogs, the FBI warns law firms of evolving silent ransom group tactics. Chinese hackers exploit

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a cityworks flaw to breach U.S. municipal networks.

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