Five Eyes agencies issue agentic AI guidance. A federal database leaks Social Security numbers. A stealthy worm poisons open source packages. OT firms are sidelined from frontier cyber models. The FBI warns of a surge in cyber-enabled cargo theft. Officials flag likely election interference as security programs face cuts. Researchers uncover a covert Python backdoor. Ubuntu’s site takes Iranian-linked DDoS fire. Cyber pros are sentenced in a ransomware case. Our guest is Andrew Carr, Global Head of Threat Management at Booz Allen, discussing how AI is accelerating cyberattacks. OpenAI joins the invitation-only club.

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CyberWire Guest

On today’s Industry Voices we are joined by ⁠Andrew Carr⁠, Global Head of Threat Management at ⁠Booz Allen Hamilton⁠, discussing how AI is accelerating cyberattacks and reshaping cybersecurity defenses. If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to check out the full interview here.

Selected Reading

Careful Adoption of Agentic AI Services (CISA) 

Careful adoption of agentic AI services (Cyber.gov.au)

Medicare portal exposed health providers’ Social Security numbers (The Washington Post)

Open-source registries hit by 'Mini Shai-Hulud' supply chain attacks (Developer)

OT Cybersecurity Frozen Out by Frontier Labs (OTToday)

FBI Warns of Surge in Hacker-Enabled Cargo Theft (SecurityWeek)

Breach Roundup: US Cyber Command Flags Election Threats (Gov Infosecurity)

Sophisticated Deep#Door Backdoor Enables Espionage, Disruption (SecurityWeek)

Pro-Iran group turns Ubuntu DDoS into shakedown (The Register)

Two Americans Who Attacked Multiple U.S. Victims Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Sentenced to Prison (United States Department of Justice)

OpenAI locks GPT-5.5-Cyber behind velvet rope (The Register)

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