Cybercrime and Real-World Consequences

The Feds shut down a covert North Korean IT operation. Google releases an emergency update to fix a new Chrome zero-day. A major U.S. trade show and event marketing firm suffers a data breach. NetScaler patches a pair of critical vulnerabilities. A sophisticated cyber attack targets The Hague. An Iran-linked hacking group threatens to release emails allegedly stolen from aides to President Trump. A ransomware attack exposes sensitive data linked to multiple Swiss federal government offices. The U.S. Treasury Department faces scrutiny after a string of cyberattacks. The FBI’s phone security tips draw fire from Senator Wyden. Tim Starks from CyberScoop describes how ubiquitous surveillance turned deadly. AI proves its pentesting prowess.

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CyberWire Guest

We are joined today by Tim Starks, Senior Reporter from CyberScoop, discussing his story "Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report."

Selected Reading

US government takes down major North Korean 'remote IT workers' operation (TechCrunch)

Google fixes fourth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2025 (Bleeping Computer)

NetScaler Critical Security Updates for CVE-2025-6543 and CVE-2025-5777 (NetScaler)

International Criminal Court hit with cyber security attack (AP News)

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails (Reuters)

Swiss government data compromised in ransomware attack on health foundation Radix (Beyond Machines)

Trade show management firm Nth Degree hit by data breach, exposing sensitive data (Beyond Machines)

A Trio of US Treasury Hacks Exposes a Pattern Making Banks Nervous (Bloomberg)

Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security (Krebs on Security)

The top red teamer in the US is an AI bot (CSO Online)

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