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Worming its way through WeChat.
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- CyberWire Daily
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- Sep 8, 2026
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- 1803
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Summary
Researchers build a self-propagating attack against WeChat. Threat actors move toward multi-agent AI frameworks. N-able issues an emergency patch for a maximum-severity bug under active exploitation. MikroTik patches multiple RouterOS vulnerabilities. China accesses restricted American technology through subsidiaries and overseas partners. An active phishing campaign abuses legitimate Google services to make malicious links appear trustworthy. Australians may soon be able to disable the algorithm. Monday business briefing. Jason Lancaster, Chief Investigations Officer at SpyCloud, discusses how AI is affecting shifting cybercrime from traditional investigations to agentic AI at scale. Electromagnetic eavesdropping gets personal. 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 Today we are joined by Jason Lancaster, Chief Investigations Officer at SpyCloud, discussing how AI is affecting shifting cybercrime from traditional investigations to agentic AI at scale. Selected Reading A.I. Models Built a Computer Worm That Could Rapidly Hack WeChat Accounts (The New York Times) Hackers build AI frameworks for widescale credential theft (Bleeping Computer) N-able Issues Emergency Hotfix for Maximum-Severity Unauthenticated RCE in N-central (Beyond Machines) MikroTik Patches Critical Flaws Chained to Hack Routers (SecurityWeek) How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. Chips (The New York Times) Bypassing the Gatekeepers: How a Global Phishing Campaign Turns Google's Infrastructure into a Trust Proxy (KnowBe4) ‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australi…