The CyBUr Smart Morning News Update

Hosted by Darren Mott

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Oct 2026

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Daily cyber news and info to keep you informed.

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October 13, 2026Episode 35417 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - October 13, 2026

Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/13/123456-password-linked-to-denmark-data-breach-affecting-88m-people/5302726 2) https://cyberscoop.com/edward-dubrovsky-cypfer-arrested-fbi-extortion-charges/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-shuts-down-refrigerators-at-french-supermarkets/ 4) https://www.wired.com/story/openai-pauses-training-most-powerful-models-after-rogue-agents-target-government/ 5) https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/palo-alto-vpn-vulnerability-target/ 6) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/10/your-whos-this-reply-is-exactly-what-text-scammers-want Questions/thoughts/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

October 9, 2026Episode 35311 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - October 9, 2026

Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/08/us-disrupts-chinese-hacking-tools-as-7-govts-warn-of-prc-spies-stealing-sensitive-data-worldwide/5302107 2) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-disrupts-russia-iran-ai-influence-operations/ 3) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-disrupts-russia-iran-ai-influence-operations/ 4) https://securityaffairs.com/200650/cyber-warfare-2/italys-foreign-ministry-under-cyberattack-as-embassy-sites-come-under-review.html 5) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/data-breaches/2026/10/asos-breach-update-hackers-stole-customer-details-and-shopping-searches

October 8, 2026Episode 35218 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - October 8, 2026

Articles mentioned in this podcast: 1) https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/08/ransomware-fixer-claimed-he-could-decrypt-files-allegedly-defrauded-clients-instead/5301831 2) https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-french-authorities-seize-deepfake-csam-websites/ 3) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/outstreaming-taylor-swift-is-easy-with-10k-bots-and-ai-songs-fraudster-admits/ 4) https://www.wired.com/story/kernel-panic-old-timey-credit-card-scams/ 5) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/asos-links-data-breach-to-social-engineering-attack-credential-theft/ 6) https://www.ransomware.live/

September 30, 2026Episode 35113 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - September 30, 2026

Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/dutch-police-arrest-24-year-old.html 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-tells-shinyhunters-members-to-turn-themselves-in-after-recent-arrest/ 3) https://cybernews.com/security/pentagon-dmdc-data-breach-3-million-affected/ 4) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/30/air-force-members-sentenced-bec-phishing/ 5) https://securityaffairs.com/200090/intelligence/oxygen-forensics-a-russian-run-forensics-firm-spent-a-decade-inside-european-police-departments.html 6) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/09/your-cars-app-could-be-telling-big-tech-who-you-are-and-where-you-go Questions/thoughts/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

September 28, 2026Episode 35016 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - September 28, 2026

Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/25/shinyhunters-tells-the-reg-we-hacked-the-fbi-to-protect-our-business/5299250 2) https://cyberscoop.com/cameron-wagenius-att-snowflake-attacks-sentenced/ 3) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitget-resumes-bitcoin-withdrawals-after-3875-million-crypto-heist/ 4) https://www.scworld.com/news/was-the-australia-health-portal-incident-a-misconfiguration-error 5) https://securityaffairs.com/199815/ai/openai-agents-accessed-us-government-websites-without-authorization.html Questions/Thoughts/Comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

September 17, 2026Episode 34917 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - September 17, 2026

Articles mentioned in this podcast: 1) https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-guidance-cyber-decoys-critical-infrastructure/ 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-sparrowocky-malware-in-govt-espionage-attacks/ 3) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/fbi-nightmarestresser-ddos-for-hire-service-seized/ 4) https://securityaffairs.com/199104/apt/one-exploit-chain-two-espionage-campaigns-chrome-and-windows-under-fire.html 5) https://cisomag.com/from-awareness-to-relevance-rethinking-how-we-teach-cybersecurity/ 6) https://www.ransomware.live/ Thoughts/questions/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

September 16, 2026Episode 34830 min

The CyBUr Guy Podcast - Ressurection

I am bringing back the CyBUr Guy Podcast, this time in audio and video format (available at https://www.youtube.com/@cyburguypodcast ). In this episode I discuss if AI is going to kill is (unlikely), Flock cameras, and why you should talk to your kids about online risks. Subscribe at the CyBUr Guy Podcast feed and tell a friend. #knowledgeisprotection

September 14, 2026Episode 34717 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - September 14, 2026

Articles mentioned in this podcast: 1) https://apnews.com/article/zohran-mamdani-ai-ban-nyc-schools-647f6a968eea0399521b7934418b1aff 2) https://cyberscoop.com/openai-agents-malicious-rubygems-packages/ 3) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/chatgpt-using-lawyer-punished-for-citing-fake-testimony-from-made-up-witnesses/ 4) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/passkey-themed-phishing-attacks-lead-to-microsoft-365-data-theft/ 5) https://www.scworld.com/news/anthropic-finds-4th-real-world-attack-by-claude-agent-details-models-biased-reasoning Give a listen, tell a friend. Thoughts/questions/comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

September 8, 2026Episode 34617 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - August 8, 2026

Articles discussed in this episode: 1) https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-sma1000-zero-days-actively-exploited/ 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-build-ai-frameworks-for-widescale-credential-theft/ 3) https://www.wired.com/story/meta-failed-to-catch-hundreds-of-ai-child-abuse-ads-some-included-images-of-real-kids/ 4) https://www.scworld.com/news/empty-envelope-email-attacks-target-company-leaders 5) https://securityaffairs.com/198628/data-breach/conde-nast-data-of-32-8-million-users-offered-for-sale-after-wired-leak.html Questions/Thoughts/Comments to darren@thecyburguy.com

September 1, 2026Episode 34518 min

CyBUr Smart Morning News Update - September 1, 2026

Articles mentioned in this episode: 1) https://cyberscoop.com/watershed-250-texas-water-cybersecurity-pilot/ 2) https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/five-venezuelans-plead-guilty-to-atm-jackpotting-attacks-in-us/ 3) https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/threat-actors-dont-want-better-attacks.html 4) https://securityaffairs.com/198166/ai/infostealers-are-hijacking-claude-sessions-and-draining-subscriptions.html 5) https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/targeted-not-breached-doj-corrects-record-on-major-chinese-cyber-campaign/ Give a listen, tell a friend.

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