CyberWire Daily

The parallel war online.

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Mar 2, 2026
Tim Starks, senior reporter at CyberScoop covering national cybersecurity policy and CISA. He walks through leadership turmoil and staffing losses at CISA. He assesses acting leadership credibility and political pressures shaping agency effectiveness. He also covers parallel cyber conflicts, high-profile hacks, and notable vulnerabilities affecting government and healthcare systems.
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ADVICE

Adopt Minimum Cyber Requirements In Healthcare

  • Strengthen healthcare cyber defenses by adopting multi-factor authentication, encryption, audits, and targeted support for rural providers.
  • The Healthcare Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act would codify HIPAA overhaul elements and fund training and grants.
INSIGHT

All-in-One RAT Enables Double Extortion

  • Steelite bundles ransomware, data exfiltration, credential stealers, and surveillance in one browser-based control panel, lowering attacker skill barriers.
  • It harvests browser passwords, cookies, and tokens immediately and includes webcam, RDP, keylogging, and a crypto clipper.
INSIGHT

Dormant Implant Exploits Avanti TLS Authentication

  • Resurge is a stealthy passive implant for Avanti Connect that waits for crafted inbound TLS using a forged Avanti certificate to authenticate.
  • It provides encrypted mutual TLS sessions, log tampering, boot persistence, and may remain dormant long-term.
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