Reflections in a broken vault.

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🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Researchers uncover multiple vulnerabilities in a popular open-source secrets manager. Software bugs threaten satellite safety. Columbia University confirms a cyberattack. Researchers uncover malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools.A new EDR killer tool is being used by multiple ransomware gangs. Home Improvement stores integrate AI license plate readers into their parking lots. The U.S. federal judiciary announces new cybersecurity measures after cyberattacks compromised its case management system. CISA officials reaffirm their commitment to the CVE Program. Our guest is David Wiseman, Vice President of Secure Communications at BlackBerry, discussing the challenges of secure communications. AI watermarking breaks under spectral pressure. 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 David Wiseman, Vice President of Secure Communications at BlackBerry, who is discussing the challenges and misconceptions around secure communications. Selected Reading HashiCorp Vault 0-Day Flaws Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks (GB Hackers) Yamcs v5.8.6 Vulnerability Assessment (VisionSpace) Columbia University says hacker stole SSNs and other data of nearly 900,000 (The Record) Fake WhatsApp developer libraries hide destructive data-wiping code (Bleeping Computer) New EDR killer tool used by eight different ransomware groups (Bleeping Computer) Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops (404 Media) US Federal Judiciary Tightens Security Following Escalated Cyber-Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine) CISA pledges to continue backing CVE Program after April funding fiasco (The Record) CISA Issues 10 ICS Advisories Detailing Vulnerabilities and Exploits (GB Hackers) AI Watermark Remover Defeats Top Techniques (IEEE Spectrum) 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.
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0:32.6	registry keys, network resources, and other applications they truly need to function.
0:38.3	Shut out cyber criminals with world-class endpoint protection from threat locker.
0:43.3	Researchers uncover researchers uncover multiple vulnerabilities in a popular open source secrets manager.
1:01.1	Software bugs threaten satellite safety.
1:03.8	Columbia University confirms a cyber attack.
1:06.8	Researchers uncover malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools.
1:12.4	A new EDR killer tool is being used by multiple ransomware gangs.
1:17.1	Home improvement stores integrate AI license plate readers into their parking lots.
1:22.0	The U.S. Federal Judiciary announces new cybersecurity measures after cyber attacks compromised its case management system.
1:29.8	SISA officials reaffirm their commitment to the CVEE program.
1:33.2	Our guest is David Weissman from Blackberry discussing the challenges of secure communications
1:39.0	and AI watermarking breaks under spectral pressure.
1:51.7	Music and AI watermarking breaks under spectral pressure. It's Friday, August 8, 2025.
1:54.9	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:12.0	Thank you. Cyberwire Intel briefing. Thanks for joining us here today.
2:13.8	Happy Friday.
2:14.8	It is great to have you with us.
2:17.1	Researchers at Sciata uncovered nine
2:19.8	vulnerabilities in Hashicorp Vault, a popular open source secrets manager. These flaws, eight of
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