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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft and Adobe Fixes
Dave summarizes Microsoft and Adobe updates, notable vulnerabilities, and the importance of timely patching.
Rudd takes the helm at NSA and Cyber Command. A watchdog probes alleged Social Security data mishandling. Patch Tuesday lands. Governments brace for cyber fallout from Iran. BeatBanker spreads via a fake Starlink app. InstallFix targets developers. ZombieZIP hides malware in archives. And DHS reassigns CBP officials in a FOIA secrecy dispute. Ben Yelin unpacks Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon. AI eyewear leads to awkward exposures.
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CyberWire Guest
Our guest today is Ben Yelin from University of Maryland Center for Cyber Health and Hazard Strategies and Caveat cohost talking about Anthropic suing the Pentagon. You can read more on the topic here.
Selected Reading
Senate approves Joshua Rudd as dual-hat leader of Cyber Command, NSA (POLITICO)
Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job (Washington Post)
Microsoft Patches 83 Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)
Adobe Patches 80 Vulnerabilities Across Eight Products (SecurityWeek)
Fortinet, Ivanti, Intel Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)
ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Fixed by Siemens, Schneider, Moxa, Mitsubishi Electric (SecurityWeek)
Iran war will bring wave of 'low-level cyber activity,' says intelligence group (StateScoop)
New BeatBanker Android malware poses as Starlink app to hijack devices (Bleeping Computer)
Fake Claude Code install guides push infostealers in InstallFix attacks (Bleeping Computer)
New 'Zombie ZIP' technique lets malware slip past security tools (Bleeping Computer)
DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders (WIRED)
Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage (TechCrunch)
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