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4/23/202627 min
Researchers expose covert telecom surveillance campaigns. Lawmakers push new national privacy rules. China-linked actors hide inside compromised device networks. A ransomware forum leak reveals a criminal marketplace. GopherWhisper blends into cloud services for espionage. Attackers poison AI with hidden web prompts. Apple patches lingering notification data. macOS admin tools become attacker pathways. CISA orders urgent fixes for a Microsoft Defender zero-day, and their Director nominee withdraws. Our guests today are Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs, hosts of TrendAI's AI Security Brief podcast. A meteorological mystery meets market manipulation. 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. Introducing the AI Security Brief podcast. Our guests today are Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs, hosts of TrendAI's AI Security Brief podcast. They join Dave to introduce their new show on the N2K CyberWire Network. You can find their first episode here and catch new episodes every other Thursday on your favorite podcast app. Selected Reading Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say (TechCrunch) Committees on Energy and Commerce and Financial Services Introduce Pair of Privacy Bills to Establish Comprehensive Data Protections for All Americans (Energy Commerce) International cyber agencies share fresh advice to defend against China-linked covert networks (NCSC) RAMP Uncovered: Anatomy of Russia’s Ransomware Marketplace (Security Affairs) New GopherWhisper APT group abuses Outlook, Slack, Discord for comms (Bleeping Computer) Hackers Use Hidden Website Instructions in New Attacks on AI Assistants (Hackread) Apple fixes iPhone bug that let FBI retrieve deleted Signal messages(CVE-2026-28950) (Help Net Security) Bad Apples: Weaponizing native macOS primitives for movement and execution (Talos Intelligence) CISA orders feds to patch BlueHammer flaw exploited as zero-day (Bleeping Computer) Trump’s pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination after months of political impasse (POLITICO) A Hair Dryer May Have Gamed a Paris Weather Sensor for $34,000 on Polymarket (Bitcoin News) 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? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. 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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