An international law enforcement operation dismantles AVCheck. Trump’s 2026 budget looks to cut over one thousand positions from CISA. Cyber Command’s defensive wing gains sub-unified command status. A critical vBulletin vulnerability is actively exploited. Acreed takes over Russian markets as credential theft kingpin. Qualcomm patches three actively exploited zero-days in its Adreno GPU drivers. Researchers unveil details of a Cisco IOS XE Zero-Day. Microsoft warns a memory corruption flaw in the legacy JScript engine is under active exploitation. A closer look at the stealthy Lactrodectus loader. On today’s Afternoon Cyber Tea, Ann Johnson speaks with Hugh Thompson, RSAC program committee chair. Decoding AI hallucinations with physics.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we have our Afternoon Cyber Tea segment with Ann Johnson. On today’s episode, Ann speaks with Hugh Thompson, RSAC program committee chair, as they discuss what goes into building the RSA Conference.

Selected Reading

Police takes down AVCheck site used by cybercriminals to scan malware (Bleeping Computer)

DHS budget request would cut CISA staff by 1,000 positions (Federal News Network)

Cybercom’s defensive arm elevated to sub-unified command (DefenseScoop)

vBulletin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek)

Acreed Emerges as Dominant Infostealer Threat Following Lumma Takedown (Infosecurity Magazine)

Qualcomm fixes three Adreno GPU zero-days exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Exploit details for max severity Cisco IOS XE flaw now public (Bleeping Computer)

Microsoft Scripting Engine flaw exploited in wild, Proof-of-Concept published (Beyond Machines)

Latrodectus Malware Analysis: A Deep Dive into the Black Widow of Cyber Threats in 2025 (WardenShield)

The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the 'Attention' Flaw  (SecurityWeek)

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