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Explosions rock a shuttered Myanmar cybercrime hub. The Aisuru botnet shifts from DDoS to residential proxies. Dentsu confirms data theft at Merkle. Boston bans biometrics. Proton restores journalists’ email accounts after backlash. Memento labs admits Dante spyware is theirs. Australia accuses Microsoft of improperly forcing users into AI upgrades. CISA warns of active exploitation targeting manufacturing management software. A covert cyberattack during Trump’s first term disabled Venezuela’s intelligence network. Our guest is Ben Seri, Co-Founder and CTO of Zafran, discussing the trend of AI native attacks. New glasses deliver fashionable paranoia.

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CyberWire Guest

Today’s guest is Ben Seri, Co-Founder and CTO of Zafran, discussing the trend of AI native attacks and how defenders should use AI to defend and remediate.

Selected Reading

Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up (AP News)

Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies (Krebs on Security)

Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle (Bleeping Computer)

Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software (Built in Boston)

Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency (The Intercept)

CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs confirms one of its government customers was caught using its malware (TechCrunch)

Australia sues Microsoft for forcing Copilot AI onto Office 365 customers (Pivot to AI)

CISA warns of actively exploited flaws in Dassault DELMIA Apriso manufacturing software (Beyond Machines)

CIA cyberattacks targeting the Maduro regime didn’t satisfy Trump in his first term. Now the US is flexing its military might (CNN Politics)

Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age (404 Media)

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