Apple’s race to secure your iPhone.

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🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Apple releases emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability. CISA places election security workers on leave. Elon Musk leads a group of investors making an unsolicited bid to acquire OpenAI. The man accused of hacking the SEC’s XTwitter account pleads guilty. Law enforcement seizes the leak site of the 8Base ransomware gang. Researchers track a massive increase in brute-force attacks targeting edge devices. Experts question the U.K. government’s demand for an encryption backdoor in Apple devices. Today’s guest is John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence at Trellix, joining us to discuss their work on "Blurring the Lines: How Nation-States and Organized Cybercriminals Are Becoming Alike." And it’s international day for women and girls in science. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today’s guest is John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence at Trellix, joining us to discuss their work on "Blurring the Lines: How Nation-States and Organized Cybercriminals Are Becoming Alike." Selected Reading Apple fixes zero-day exploited in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks (BleepingComputer) US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave (AP News) Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI, CEO refuses and offers to "buy Twitter for $9.74 billion" (TechSpot) OpenAI Finds No Evidence of Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell 20 Million Credentials (SecurityWeek) Hacker who hijacked SEC’s X account pleads guilty, faces maximum five-year sentence (The Record) 8Base ransomware site taken down as Thai authorities arrest 4 connected to operation (The Record) Edge Devices Face Surge in Mass Brute-Force Password Attacks (Data Breach Today) U.K. Kicks Apple’s Door Open for China (Wall Street Journal) International Day of Women and Girls in Science- United Nations (United Nations) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.6	The Apple releases emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability.
1:37.2	Sisa places election security workers on leave.
1:40.5	Elon Musk leads a group of investors making an unsolicited bid to require open AI.
1:46.2	The man accused of hacking the SEC's ex-Twitter account pleads guilty.
1:50.4	Law enforcement seizes the leak site of the 8-base ransomware gang.
1:54.5	Researchers track a massive increase in brute force attacks targeting edge devices.
1:59.4	Experts question the UK government's demand for an encryption backdoor on Apple's devices.
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