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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 11 MIN

Rootkits, State Spies, and the $14 Billion Bitcoin Bust

from Daily Cyber Briefing · host Mike Housch

Today, we dive into Operation ZeroDisco, where threat actors deployed rootkits onto older Cisco routers by exploiting a recent zero-day. We also analyze the consequences of the Discord breach, F5's revelation of a nation-state attack that stole source code, and the massive crypto "pig butchering" scam that led to the seizure of over $14 billion in Bitcoin.

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