A checkmark for trust, a payload for theft.

About this episode

The episode discusses various cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, featuring an interview with Steve Winterfeld on AI-powered attacks in financial services.

Miasma malware meddles with Microsoft. SAP fixes critical flaws, Google patches an exploited Chrome zero-day, CanisterWorm spreads through npm, Mac users face a new malvertising threat, France investigates a breach of its secure messaging platform, insurers rethink AI risk, the FBI launches a Most Wanted Fraudsters list, and a U.S. citizen admits to spying for China. Our guest is Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO from Akamai, discussing how AI-powered bots are driving financial services attacks. Unpacking a million dollar hotel fee. 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 we are joined by Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO from Akamai, discussing how AI-powered bots are driving financial services attacks. Selected Reading For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer (Ars Technica) SAP Patches Critical NetWeaver, Commerce Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026 (Security Affairs)…

People in this episode

Guest: Steve Winterfeld

Topics covered

• malware
• cybersecurity
• AI in finance
• vulnerabilities
• data breaches
• malvertising

Keywords

• Miasma malware
• Microsoft
• SAP
• Google Chrome
• CanisterWorm
• malvertising
• AI bots
• financial services
• data breach
• FBI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Akamai, Microsoft, SAP, Google, France, FBI

Products: Chrome, npm

Places: China

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