The WhatsApp impostor.

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

A fake WhatsApp spreads spyware. The State Department pushes embassies to counter influence ops. Cisco patches critical bugs. CrystalRAT hits Telegram. A Texas hospital breach affects 250,000. HHS reshuffles IT oversight. China-linked spies target Europe. EvilTokens hijacks Microsoft accounts. Ransomware hits a North Dakota water plant. Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys, discusses how cybersecurity is shifting toward managing real business risk. Tales of a tortoise's termination have been greatly exaggerated. 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 We will be sharing a series of interviews we held at RSAC 2026 over the next few weeks. Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys, discusses how cybersecurity is shifting toward managing real business risk amid rapid technological change. If you enjoyed this interview, check out the full conversation here. Selected Reading WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker (TechCrunch) Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed (The New York Times) Cisco Patches Critical and High-Severity Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) New CrystalRAT malware adds RAT, stealer and prankware features (Bleeping Computer) 250,000 Affected by Data Breach at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital (SecurityWeek) HHS Shuffles Internal Cyber, AI Oversight Back to CIO Office (GovInfo Security) European-Chinese geopolitical issues drive renewed cyberespionage campaign (CyberScoop) New EvilTokens service fuels Microsoft device code phishing attacks (Bleeping Computer) North Dakota water treatment plant reports March ransomware attack (The Record) World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam | St Helena (The Guardian) 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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1:10.6	A fake WhatsApp spreads spyware.
1:14.0	The State Department pushes embassies to counter-influence ops.
1:16.1	Cisco patches critical bugs.
1:18.2	Crystal Rat hits telegram.
1:20.9	A Texas hospital breach affects a quarter million.
1:24.0	HHS reshuffles IT oversight.
1:26.1	China Link spies target Europe.
1:31.6	Evil tokens hijack Microsoft accounts. Rans ransomware hits a North Dakota water plant.
1:37.8	Our guest is Sumed Thacker, president and CEO of Qualis, discussing how cybersecurity is shifting toward managing real business risk. And tales of a tortoise's termination have been greatly exaggerated.
1:59.6	It's Thursday, April 2nd,
2:01.6	2026. I'm Dave Bittner and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:06.6	Thanks for joining us here today.
2:22.2	It's great as always to have you with us.
2:24.9	WhatsApp says roughly 200 users, mostly in Italy,
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