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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The UK sanctions Russian military intelligence officers tied to GRU cyber units. An AI-powered malware called LameHug targets Windows systems. Google files a lawsuit against the operators of the Badbox 2.0 botnet. A pair of healthcare data breaches impact over 3 million individuals. Researchers report a phishing attack that bypasses FIDO authentication by exploiting QR codes. A critical flaw in Nvidia’s Container Toolkit threatens managed AI cloud services. A secure messaging app is found exposing sensitive data due to outdated configurations. Meta investors settle their $8 billion lawsuit. Our guest is Will Markow, CEO of FourOne Insights and N2K CyberWire Senior Workforce Analyst, with a data-driven look at how AI is affecting jobs. Belgian police provide timely cyber tips, baked right in. 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 have Will Markow, CEO of FourOne Insights and N2K CyberWire Senior Workforce Analyst, discussing how AI is affecting jobs. 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 Breaking: UK sanctions Russian cyber spies accused of facilitating murders (The Record) Russia Linked to New Malware Targeting Email Accounts for Espionage (Infosecurity Magazine) New “LameHug” Malware Deploys AI-Generated Commands (Infosecurity Magazine) Google Sues Operators of 10-Million-Device Badbox 2.0 Botnet (SecurityWeek) 1.4 Million Affected by Data Breach at Virginia Radiology Practice (SecurityWeek) Anne Arundel Dermatology Data Breach Impacts 1.9 Million People (SecurityWeek) Phishing attack abuses QR codes to bypass FIDO keys (SC Media) Critical Nvidia Toolkit Flaw Exposes AI Cloud Services to Hacking (SecurityWeek) New TeleMessage SGNL Flaw Is Actively Being Exploited by Attackers (Hackread) Meta investors, Zuckerberg settle $8 billion privacy lawsuit tied to Cambridge Analytica scandal (The Record) Loaf and order: Belgian police launch bread-based cybersecurity campaign (Graham Cluley) 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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2:00.6	The UK sanctions Russian military intelligence officers tied to GRU cyber units.
2:07.0	An AI-powered malware called lame hug targets Windows systems.
2:11.5	Google files a lawsuit against the operators of the Bad Box 2.0 botnet.
2:16.4	A pair of health care data breaches impact over 3 million
2:19.3	individuals. Researchers report a phishing attack that bypasses phyto authentication by exploiting QR
2:25.5	codes. A critical flaw in NVIDIA's container toolkit threatens managed AI cloud services. A secure
2:32.3	messaging app is found exposing sensitive data due to outdated configurations.
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