CyberWire Daily A blast from the breached past.
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Jun 20, 2025 
Ben Yelin, co-host of Caveat podcast and Program Director at the University of Maryland, dives into the Oversight Committee's request for Microsoft to release GitHub logs amidst allegations of misconduct linked to DOGE. The discussion also highlights recent cyber threats, including the Godfather Android Trojan and Mocha Mannequin malware. Yelin addresses the challenges faced by the House Oversight Committee and the troubling normalization of data breaches. Plus, discover innovative tools combating advanced cyber risks.
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Historic breach was recycled data
- The so-called historic data breach was actually a compilation of old, already compromised credentials.
- Such collections, often scraped from older breaches and malware logs, are frequently circulated on sites like Telegram.
Aflac thwarts ransomware, data stolen
- Aflac stopped a ransomware attack by a sophisticated group but suffered data theft.
- The attack involved social engineering, possibly linked to the Scattered Spider group targeting insurance firms.
Cloudflare mitigates record DDoS attack
- Cloudflare stopped a record-breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack lasting 45 seconds.
- The attack originated from 122,000 IPs across 161 countries, showing threats to internet infrastructure are increasing.