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Breaches & RansomwareEmerging1 sourceMay 1, 2026 · 20:30via The CyberWire

Think before you deploy the agent.

Brief

Five Eyes agencies issue agentic AI guidance. A federal database leaks Social Security numbers. A stealthy worm poisons open source packages. OT firms are sidelined from frontier cyber models. The FBI warns of a surge in cyber-enabled cargo theft. Officials flag likely election interference as security programs face cuts. Researchers uncover a covert Python backdoor. Ubuntu’s site takes Iranian-linked DDoS fire.

Cyber pros are sentenced in a ransomware case. Our guest is Andrew Carr, Global Head of Threat Management at Booz Allen, discussing how AI is accelerating cyberattacks. OpenAI joins the invitation-only club.

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