The CyberWire Daily Podcast 7.15.26
Ep 2593 | 7.15.26

Patchapalooza packs a punch.

Show Notes

Patch Tuesday. SonicWall urges immediate patching of actively exploited vulnerabilities. The White House launches an AI-backed vulnerability clearinghouse. The Air Force contends with widespread cybersecurity quarantines. The UK and EU blame Russia for last year’s cyberattack on Poland’s power grid. Meta faces accusations of AI-assisted layoffs. NATO allies collaborate in space. The Pentagon offers paid cyber apprenticeships. Spanish police dismantle a cybercrime and money-laundering network. Our guest is Clark Frogley, Global Head of Fraud at Quantexa and former FBI agent, discussing the fraud-as-a-service economy and what banks are missing. Grok Build users data is cloudy with a chance of uploads. 

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Clark Frogley, Global Head of Fraud at Quantexa and former FBI agent, as he is discussing the fraud-as-a-service economy and what banks are missing.

Selected Reading

Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws (Krebs on Security)

Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)

Vulnerabilities Patched by Fortinet, Ivanti, ServiceNow (SecurityWeek)

ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Fixed by Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell (SecurityWeek)

Critical Vulnerabilities Patched With Fresh Chrome 150, Firefox 152 Updates (SecurityWeek)

SonicWall warns of SMA1000 flaws exploited in zero-day attacks, patch now (Bleeping Computer)

White House announces ‘Gold Eagle’ AI clearinghouse for cyber vulnerabilities (Nextgov/FCW)

Air Force network lockouts hit troops and civilians (Federal News Network)

⁠NATO Allies join forces to develop high-end space capabilities⁠ (NATO)

EU and UK officially blame Russian spies for cyberattack on Poland's power grid (The Register)

Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims (Reuters)

Pentagon opens application window for paid cyber apprenticeships (DefenseScoop)

Spanish Police take down €140 million cyber fraud ring, arrest four (Bleeping Computer)

Musk promises purge after Grok Build caught sending entire repos to the cloud (The Register)

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