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🗓️ 2 September 2025

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Researchers disrupt a cyber campaign by Russia’s Midnight Blizzard. The Salesloft Drift breach continues to ripple outward. WhatsApp patches a critical flaw in its iOS and Mac apps. A fake PDF editing tool delivers the TamperChef infostealer. A hacker finds crash data Tesla claimed not to have. Spain cancels a €10 million contract with Huawei. A fraudster bilks Baltimore for over $1.5 million. We’ve got a breakdown of the latest Business news. In our Threat Vector segment, ⁠Michael Sikorski⁠ and guest ⁠Thomas P. Bossert explore the path from policy and national security strategy to building operational cyber defense. We preview our spicy new episode of Only Malware in the Building. 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 Segment In our Threat Vector segment, host David Moulton hands the mic over to ⁠Michael Sikorski⁠ and guest ⁠Thomas P. Bossert⁠, President of Trinity Cyber and former Homeland Security Advisor. They explore the path from policy and national security strategy to building operational cyber defense. Listen to the full conversation here and find new episodes of⁠ Threat Vector⁠ each Thursday on the N2K CyberWire network and in your favorite podcast app.CyberWire Guest Today, our podcast producer Liz Stokes speaks with N2K Director of Enterprise Content Strategy Ma'ayan Plaut about our spicy new episode of Only Malware in the Building. You can find the audio version of Only Malware episode here, but we recommend you view the episode for added enjoyment! Selected Reading Amazon disrupts Russian APT29 hackers targeting Microsoft 365 (Bleeping Computer) The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft (Krebs on Security) Zscaler swiftly mitigates a security incident impacting Salesloft Drift (Zscaler) WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware (TechCrunch) TamperedChef infostealer delivered through fraudulent PDF Editor (Bleeping Computer) Heimdal Investigation: European Organizations Hit by PDF Editor Malware Campaign (Heimdal Security) Tesla said it didn’t have critical data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. (The Washington Post) Spanish government cancels €10m contract using Huawei equipment (The Record) Scammer steals $1.5 million from Baltimore by spoofing city vendor (The Record) N2K Pro Business Briefing update (N2K Networks) Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters (BBC) 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? 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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1:09.4	Researchers disrupt a cyber campaign by Russia's midnight blizzard.
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1:16.6	WhatsApp patches a critical flaw in its iOS and Mac apps.
1:21.0	A fake PDF editing tool delivers the Tampa Chef Info Steeler.
1:24.8	A hacker finds crash data Tesla claimed not to have.
1:29.9	Spain cancels a 10 million euro contract with Huawei, a fraudster builds Baltimore for over $1.5 million. We got a breakdown of the latest business news. In our
1:35.8	threat vector segment, Michael Sikorsky and guest Thomas P. Bossert explore the path from policy and
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