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Threat Actors & CampaignsEmerging1 sourceSep 2, 2026 · 20:30via The CyberWire

Drive-by data theft.

Brief

Nexus sells driver’s license scans on the dark web. OpenAI says its models have reached a “Critical” capability threshold. International law enforcement disrupts a decades-old botnet. AI hallucinations fuel “slop squatting.” Plus, urgent patches for Cleo Harmony and Virtualizor, a Texas healthcare breach, and a Russian national accused of targeting thousands of freelancers with remote-access malware.

Maria Varmazis shares the latest space-cyber news. Our guest is Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at Threat Locker, talking about protecting against AI in the workplace. AI threatens the government’s bug supply.

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