The era of AI-powered attacks is here.

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Google says AI-powered cybercrime has gone industrial scale. Two new Windows zero-days emerge. Signal threatens to leave Canada over lawful access legislation. Pentagon-linked influence operations shift to paid ads. Linux admins scramble to patch a new root-level flaw. FamousSparrow targets Azerbaijan’s energy sector. Cisco announces layoffs despite record revenue. An alleged Dream Market administrator faces cryptocurrency money laundering charges. Our guest is Cynthia Kaiser, SVP of Ransomware Research Center at Halcyon, discussing "Akira Ransomware Attacks in Under an Hour." The surveillance will continue until employee sentiment improves. 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 Cynthia Kaiser, SVP of Ransomware Research Center at Halcyon, is discussing "Akira Ransomware Attacks in Under an Hour." Selected Reading Adversaries Leverage AI for Vulnerability Exploitation, Augmented Operations, and Initial Access (Google Cloud Blog) Mystery Microsoft bug leaker keeps the zero-days coming (The Register) Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill (The Globe and Mail) Fewer Bots, More Ads: The Pentagon’s Evolving Online Influence Campaigns (Lawfare) New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges (Bleeping Computer) FamousSparrow Targeted Oil and Gas Industry via MS Exchange Server Exploit (Hackread) KongTuke hackers now use Microsoft Teams for corporate breaches (Bleeping Computer) Our Path Forward (Cisco Blogs) German citizen charged with laundering funds linked to prominent darknet marketplace “Dream Market” (United States Department of Justice) The Rise of Emotional Surveillance (The Atlantic) 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.
0:10.4	Maybe that's an urgent message from your CEO, or maybe it's a deep fake trying to target your business.
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0:43.6	Learn more at doppel.com.
0:46.1	That's do p-p-p-el.com.
0:48.9	Thank you. Google says AI powered cybercrime has gone industrial scale. Two new Windows Zero Days emerge. Signal threatens to leave Canada over lawful access legislation.
1:13.6	A Pentagon-linked influence operation shifts to paid ads.
1:17.8	Linux admins scrambled to patch a new root-level flaw.
1:21.3	Famous Sparrow targets Azerbaijan's energy sector.
1:24.9	Cisco announces layoffs despite record revenue. An alleged dream market
1:29.5	administrator faces cryptocurrency money laundering charges. Our guest is Cynthia Kaiser,
1:35.2	SVP of the Ransomware Research Center at Halcyon, with the latest on the Akira Ransomware Group.
1:40.9	And the surveillance will continue until employee sentiment improves.
1:58.7	It's Thursday, May 14, 2026. I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:21.3	Thanks for joining us here today. It's great as always to have you with us.
2:23.3	Google Threat Intelligence Group reports that AI-driven cyber threats have evolved from experimental use into industrial-scale operations.
2:33.3	According to G-TIG, threat actors are now using generative experimental use into industrial-scale operations.
2:40.4	According to G-TIG, threat actors are now using generative AI for vulnerability discovery,
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