EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 26 MIN
Cyber shock to the oil trade.
from CyberWire Daily · host N2K Networks
Venezuela’s state oil company blames a cyberattack on the U.S. An Iranian hacker group offers cash bounties for doxing Israelis. Germany’s lower house of parliament suffers a major email outage. South Korea’s e-commerce breach exposes personal information of nearly all of that nation’s adults. Researchers report active exploitation of two critical Fortinet authentication bypass vulnerabilities, and three critical vulnerabilities in the FreePBX VoIP platform. An auto-industry credit reporting agency suffers a data breach. Google is shutting down its dark web reporting service. European law enforcement dismantles a Ukrainian fraud network. Our guest is Christiaan Beek, Senior Director Threat Intelligence & Analytics from Rapid7, discussing how attackers are accelerating exploitation, refining ransomware, and expanding nation-state operations. A Pornhub breach proves the internet never forgets. 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 On today’s Industry Voices segment, guest Christiaan Beek, Senior Director Threat Intelligence & Analytics from Rapid7, discusses how attackers are accelerating exploitation, refining ransomware, and expanding nation-state operations. Dive into the details in Rapid7’s report. Tune into Christiaan's full conversation here. Selected Reading Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack (Bloomberg) Iran-linked hackers dox Israelis, offer cash bounties (The Jerusalem Post) German Parliament Allegedly Hit by Email Outage During US-Ukraine Talks Amid Cyberattack Suspicions (TechNadu) Breach at South Korea’s Equivalent of Amazon Exposed Data of Almost Every Adult (Wall Street Journal) Arctic Wolf Observes Malicious SSO Logins on FortiGate Devices Following Disclosure of CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2025-59719 (Arctic Wolf) Critical authentication bypass and multiple flaws discovered in FreePBX VoIP platform (Beyond Machines) Millions Affected by Massive 700Credit Data Breach (Tech.co) Google Is Shutting Down Its Dark Web Monitoring Tool (Technology.org) European authorities dismantle call center fraud ring in Ukraine (Bleeping Computer) Porn User Data Stolen—Pornhub ‘Search, Watch And Download’ Activity (Forbes) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. 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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Venezuela’s state oil company blames a cyberattack on the U.S. An Iranian hacker group offers cash bounties for doxing Israelis. Germany’s lower house of parliament suffers a major email outage. South Korea’s e-commerce breach exposes personal information of nearly all of that nation’s adults. Researchers report active exploitation of two critical Fortinet authentication bypass vulnerabilities, and three critical vulnerabilities in the FreePBX VoIP platform. An auto-industry credit reporting agency suffers a data breach. Google is shutting down its dark web reporting service. European law enforcement dismantles a Ukrainian fraud network. Our guest is Christiaan Beek, Senior Director Threat Intelligence & Analytics from Rapid7, discussing how attackers are accelerating exploitation, refining ransomware, and expanding nation-state operations. A Pornhub breach proves the internet never forgets. 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 On today’s Industry Voices segment, guest Christiaan Beek, Senior Director Threat Intelligence & Analytics from Rapid7, discusses how attackers are accelerating exploitation, refining ransomware, and expanding nation-state operations. Dive into the details in Rapid7’s report. Tune into Christiaan's full conversation here. Selected Reading Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack (Bloomberg) Iran-linked hackers dox Israelis, offer cash bounties (The Jerusalem Post) German Parliament Allegedly Hit by Email Outage During US-Ukraine Talks Amid Cyberattack Suspicions (TechNadu) Breach at South Korea’s Equivalent of Amazon Exposed Data of Almost Every Adult (Wall Street Journal) Arctic Wolf Observes Malicious SSO Logins on FortiGate Devices Following Disclosure of CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2025-59719 (Arctic Wolf) Critical authentication bypass and multiple flaws discovered in FreePBX VoIP platform (Beyond Machines) Millions Affected by Massive 700Credit Data Breach (Tech.co) Google Is Shutting Down Its Dark Web Monitoring Tool (Technology.org) European authorities dismantle call center fraud ring in Ukraine (Bleeping Computer) Porn User Data Stolen—Pornhub ‘Search, Watch And Download’ Activity (Forbes) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. 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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