The Pentagon’s roll call.

A Pentagon breach exposes data on millions. ShinyHunters goes dark. MI5 warns universities about Chinese espionage. AI agents find creative ways around their guardrails. A fake Zoom installer delivers macOS malware. Cisco patches an actively exploited SD-WAN flaw. OpenAI disrupts a “distillation attack.” Cyber Command confronts operator burnout. Treasury targets alleged ATM jackpotters. Our guest is Etay Maor, Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Cato Networks, with a reminder that your network isn't a recycling bin. Prophecy as a service.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Etay Maor, Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Cato Networks, sharing his views on how your network isn't a recycling bin.

Selected Reading

Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach (TechCrunch)

ShinyHunters website goes offline after FBI deadline expires (Reuters)

MI5 Warns Over 100 Academics Helped China's Espionage Plans (Infosecurity Magazine)

Rogue Agents Investigation (Asymmetric Security)

CloudSyncD: macOS backdoor hidden in a fake Zoom installer (Jamf)

Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)

Irony alert: OpenAI whines that Chinese model stole its special IP that it stole from everybody else (The Register)

After reports on suicide deaths, Pentagon puts Cyber Command on notice (The Record)