The CyberWire Daily Podcast 9.17.26
Ep 2638 | 9.17.26

AI is calling the shots.

Show Notes

AI goes to war. Iranian strikes leave AWS data unrecoverable. OpenAI discloses more model misbehavior. Researchers uncover 16 Wireshark vulnerabilities. TrustSink turns Entra authentication into a password trap. RatHat raids Android credentials. The FBI takes down a DDoS-for-hire service. A data broker loses its domains. U.S. Cyber Command names a new AI chief. Ethan Cook is joining Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin to discuss the industry-proposed and administration-opposed AI slowdown. CISA’s field of schemes. 

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CyberWire Guest

Today,Ethan Cook, N2K’s lead analyst, joinsDave Bittner andBen Yelin for a discussion about the industry-proposed and administration-opposed AI slowdown, exploring the policy debate and what it could mean for the future of AI. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview on Caveat here.

Selected Reading

The era of AI warfare has arrived (Financial Times)

Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data (Ars Technica)

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (The New York Times)

AISLE Discovers 16 CVEs in Wireshark, the World’s Most Popular Network Protocol Analyzer (AISLE)

TrustSink: How a Rogue External MFA Provider Steals Passwords (Varonis)

RatHat: AI-Powered Mobile Threat is Here for Your Credentials & Bank Accounts (Zimperium)

US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform (Bleeping Computer)

Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight (Krebs on Security)

Former NGA Executive Ronzelle Green Named USCYBERCOM Chief AI Officer (ExecutiveGov)

CISA releases Cyber Decoys guide detailing tripwires, honeytokens to strengthen critical infrastructure detection and response (Industrial Cyber)

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