US Justice Department charges employees of Chinese IT contractor i-Soon. Silk Typhoon targets the IT supply chain for initial access. Chrome extensions that change shape. Attackers target airflow misconfigurations. LibreOffice vulnerability opens the door to script-based attacks. NSO group leaders face charges in spyware case. Today, our own Dave Bittner is our guest as he appeared on the Adopting Zero Trust podcast at ThreatLocker’s Zero Trust World 2025 event with hosts Elliot Volkman and Neal Dennis and guest Dr. Chase Cunningham. And turning $1B into thin air.

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CyberWire Guest

Today, our own Dave Bittner is in our guest spot as he appeared on the Adopting Zero Trust podcast at ThreatLocker’s Zero Trust World 2025 event with hosts Elliot Volkman and Neal Dennis and guest Dr. Chase Cunningham aka Dr. Zero Trust. Adopting Zero Trust is an ongoing conversation about the people and organizations adopting Zero Trust. You can catch the full episode here where Dave and Dr. Zero Trust weigh the difference between delivering refined news and raw perspective, hitting critical mass for AI, and the current political environment.

Selected Reading

US charges Chinese nationals in cyberattacks on Treasury, dissidents and more (The Record)

Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain (Microsoft)

Malicious Chrome extensions can spoof password managers in new attack (Bleeping Computer) 

Apache Airflow Misconfigurations Leak Login Credentials to Hackers (GB Hackers)

LibreOffice Flaw Allows Attackers to Run Arbitrary Scripts via Macro URL (GB Hackers)

Exploited VMware ESXi Flaws Put Many at Risk of Ransomware, Other Attacks (SecurityWeek)

Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation (TechCrunch)

Former top NSA cyber official: Probationary firings ‘devastating’ to cyber, national security (CyberScoop) 

Financial Organizations Urge CISA to Revise Proposed CIRCIA Implementation (SecurityWeek)

North Koreans finish initial laundering stage after more than $1 billion stolen from Bybit (The Record) 

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