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International law enforcement takes down a pair of notorious hacking forums. Wiz discovers an open DeepSeek database. Time Bandit jailbreaks ChatGPT. Ransomware hits one of the largest U.S. blood centers. A cyberattack takes the South African Weather Service offline. Researchers describe a new “browser syncjacking” attack. TeamViewer patches a high-severity privilege escalation flaw. Over three dozen industry groups urge Congress to pass a national data privacy law. CISA faces an uncertain future. N2K’s Brandon Karpf speaks with Ellen Chang, Vice President Ventures at BMNT and Head of BMNT Ventures. OpenAI Cries Foul After Getting a Taste of Its Own Medicine. 


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Selected Reading

Police seizes Cracked and Nulled hacking forum servers, arrests suspects (Bleeping Computer)

Wiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History (Wiz)

Time Bandit ChatGPT jailbreak bypasses safeguards on sensitive topics(Bleeping Computer)

US blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack (TechCrunch)

South Africa’s government-run weather service knocked offline by cyberattack (The Record)

Syncjacking Attack Enables Full Browser and Device Takeover (Infosecurity Magazine)

TeamViewer Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Windows Applications (SecurityWeek)

Industry groups call on Congress to enact federal data privacy law (The Record)

US Cyber Agency’s Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration (SecurityWeek)

OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us (404 Media)


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International law enforcement takes down a pair of notorious hacking forums. Wiz discovers an open DeepSeek database. Time Bandit jailbreaks ChatGPT. Ransomware hits one of the largest U.S. blood centers. A cyberattack takes the South African Weather Service offline. Researchers describe a new “browser syncjacking” attack. TeamViewer patches a high-severity privilege escalation flaw. Over three dozen industry groups urge Congress to pass a national data privacy law. CISA faces an uncertain future. N2K’s Brandon Karpf speaks with Ellen Chang, Vice President Ventures at BMNT and Head of BMNT Ventures. OpenAI Cries Foul After Getting a Taste of Its Own Medicine. 


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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, N2K’s Brandon Karpf speaks with Ellen Chang, Vice President Ventures at BMNT and Head of BMNT Ventures, about the venture model, why it exists, how it works, and its impact.


Selected Reading

Police seizes Cracked and Nulled hacking forum servers, arrests suspects (Bleeping Computer)

Wiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History (Wiz)

Time Bandit ChatGPT jailbreak bypasses safeguards on sensitive topics(Bleeping Computer)

US blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack (TechCrunch)

South Africa’s government-run weather service knocked offline by cyberattack (The Record)

Syncjacking Attack Enables Full Browser and Device Takeover (Infosecurity Magazine)

TeamViewer Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in Windows Applications (SecurityWeek)

Industry groups call on Congress to enact federal data privacy law (The Record)

US Cyber Agency’s Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration (SecurityWeek)

OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us (404 Media)


Share your feedback.

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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 cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info.


The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.

2025-01-30 32 min
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