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Powering AI with politics.

Powering AI with politics.

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The White House unveils its plan for global AI dominance. Microsoft warns that recent SharePoint server exploitation may extend to ransomware. A phishing campaign targeting the U.S. Department of Education’s grants portal. The FBI issues a warning about “The Com” cybercriminal group. SonicWall urges users to patch a critical vulnerability. A new supply chain attack has compromised several popular NPM packages. Joe Carrigan, co-host of the Hacking Humans podcast, joins to discuss how scammers are exploiting misconfigured point-of-sale terminals. Japanese police release a free decryption tool for Phobos ransomware. AI takes the wheel and drives right off a cliff. 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. CyberWire Guest Joe Carrigan, co-host of the Hacking Humans podcast, joins to discuss how scammers are exploiting misconfigured point-of-sale terminals, highlighting severe vulnerabilities that small businesses often overlook. If you want to hear more from Joe, head over to the Hacking Humans page. Selected Reading From Tech Podcasts to Policy: Trump's New AI Plan Leans Heavily on Silicon Valley Industry Ideas (SecurityWeek) Hackers hit more than 400 organizations in Microsoft SharePoint hacks (Axios) Microsoft says some SharePoint server hackers now using ransomware (Reuters) Hackers Clone U.S. Department of Education's Grant Site in Credential Theft Campaign (TechNadu) Copilot Vision on Windows 11 sends data to Microsoft servers (The Register) FBI: Thousands of people involved in 'The Com' targeting victims with ransomware, swatting (The Record) SonicWall urges admins to patch critical RCE flaw in SMA 100 devices (Bleeping Computer) High-Value NPM Developers Compromised in New Phishing Campaign (SecurityWeek) Free decryptor for victims of Phobos ransomware released (Fortra) 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking' (PC Gamer) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. 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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