WhatsApp worm spreads.

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

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A fast-spreading malware campaign is abusing WhatsApp as both lure and launchpad. Carmaker Renault suffers a data breach. DrayTek patches a critical router flaw. CISA alerts cover a range of vulnerabilities. A new phishing kit lowers the bar for convincing lures. A Catholic hospital network pays $7.6 million to settle data breach litigation. A major breach at FEMA exposes employee data. Google expands Gmail’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) capabilities. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Brian Vecci, Field CTO at Varonis, discussing move fast but don’t break things: Innovating at light speed without putting data at risk. The UK’s digital ID is a solution in search of a mandate. 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 On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Brian Vecci, Field CTO at Varonis, discussing move fast but don’t break things: Innovating at light speed without putting data at risk. You can listen to Brian’s full conversation here. Selected Reading Threat Actors Leveraging WhatsApp Messages to Attack Windows Systems With SORVEPOTEL Malware (Cybersecurity News) Major car maker confirms customer data stolen in cyber attack (The Independent) Unauthenticated RCE Flaw Patched in DrayTek Routers (SecurityWeek) Organizations Warned of Exploited Meteobridge Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA.gov) New ‘point-and-click’ phishing kit simplifies malicious attachment creation (SC Media) Hospital Chain to Pay $7.6M to Settle Breach Litigation (Bank Inforsecurity) FEMA cyber breach exposes employee data (SC Media) Gmail business users can now send encrypted emails to anyone (Bleeping Computer) UK government says digital ID won't be compulsory – honest (The Register) 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? 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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0:45.8	Learn more at Talisgroup.com slash cyber. A fast-upor. A fast-spreading malware campaign is abusing WhatsApp as both lure and launchpad.
1:10.7	Car maker Renault suffers a data breach.
1:13.6	DRETECH patches a critical router flaw. SISA alerts cover a range of vulnerabilities.
1:18.9	A new fishing kit lowers the bar for convincing lures. A Catholic hospital network pays $7.6 million
1:25.3	to settle data breach litigation. A major breach at FEMA exposes employee
1:30.1	data. Google expands Gmail's end-to-end encryption capabilities. On our industry voices segment,
1:36.7	we're joined by Brian Vecchi, field CTO at Veronis, discussing how to move fast but not break things,
1:43.8	innovating at light speed without putting
1:45.8	data at risk. And the UK's digital ID is a solution in search of a mandate.
2:03.8	It's Friday, October 3rd, 2025.
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