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🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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French authorities report multiple entities targeted by access brokers. A ransomware group extorts a German hunger charity. AT&T combats SIM swapping and account takeover attacks. A Missouri physician group suffers a cyber attack. Qantas doesn’t crash, but their computers do. Researchers uncover multiple critical vulnerabilities in Agorum Core Open. A student loan administrator in Virginia gets hit by the Akira ransomware group. The Feds sanction a Russian bulletproof hosting service. Johnson Controls notifies individuals of a major ransomware attack dating back to 2023. Will Markow, CEO of FourOne Insights and N2K CyberWire Senior Workforce Analyst shares the latest technology workforce trends. The ICEBlock app warms up to users. 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 Our guest is Will Markow, CEO of FourOne Insights and N2K CyberWire Senior Workforce Analyst, sharing the latest workforce technology trends. Will recently appeared on our CISO Perspectives podcast with host Kim Jones in the “What’s the “correct” path for entering cyber?” episode. If you are not already an N2K Pro member, you can learn more about that here. Got cybersecurity, IT, or project management certification goals? For the past 25 years, N2K's practice tests have helped more than half a million professionals reach certification success. Grow your career and reach your goals faster with N2K’s full exam prep of practice tests, labs, and training courses for Microsoft, CompTIA, PMI, Amazon, and more at n2k.com/certify. Selected Reading French cybersecurity agency confirms government affected by Ivanti hacks (The Record) Ransomware gang attacks German charity that feeds starving children (The Record) AT&T deploys new account lock feature to counter SIM swapping (CyberScoop) Cyberattack in Missouri healthcare provider Esse Health exposes data of over 263,000 patients (Beyond Machines) Australia's Qantas says 6 million customer accounts accessed in cyber hack (Reuters) Security Advisories on Agorum Core Open (usd) Virginia student loan administrator Southwood Financial hit by ransomware attack (Beyond Machines) Russian bulletproof hosting service Aeza Group sanctioned by US for ransomware work (The Record) Johnson Controls starts notifying people affected by 2023 breach (Bleeping Computers) ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism (TechCrunch) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
0:10.2	Risk and compliance shouldn't slow your business down.
0:16.2	Hyperproof helps you automate controls, integrate real-time risk workflows,
0:20.5	and build a centralized system of trust,
0:23.4	so your teams can focus on growth, not spreadsheets.
0:27.3	From faster audits to stronger stakeholder confidence, Hyperproof gives you the business advantage of smarter compliance.
0:34.4	Visit www.hyperproof.io to see how leading teams are transforming their GRC programs. French authorities report multiple entities targeted by access brokers.
1:01.5	A ransomware group extorts a German hunger charity.
1:04.8	AT&T combats sim swapping and account takeover attacks.
1:09.0	A Missouri physician group suffers a cyber attack. Quantus
1:12.4	doesn't crash, but their computers do. Researchers uncover multiple critical vulnerabilities in
1:18.5	Agorum Corps Open. A student loan administrator in Virginia gets hit by the Akira Ransomware
1:24.2	group. The feds sanction a Russian bulletproof hosting service.
1:28.3	Johnson Controls notifies individuals of a major ransomware attack dating back to 2023.
1:34.4	Will Marco, CEO of 4-1 Insights and N2K Cyberwire Senior Workforce Analyst, shares the latest
1:40.7	technology workforce trends.
1:43.1	And the IceBlock app warms up to users.
1:55.6	It's Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025.
1:58.7	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:15.5	Thanks for joining us. It's great to have you with us.
2:18.8	France's cybersecurity agency ANSI reported that multiple government, telecom, media, finance, and transport entities
2:26.9	were targeted last year by a hacking campaign exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Avanti cloud service appliances.
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