{"podcast":{"title":"Cybersecurity Today","slug":"cybersecurity-today-65508","podcast_index_feed_id":65508,"rss_url":"https://cybersecuritytoday.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.technewsday.ca","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/e/d/2/fed2f9cae1dc03ee16c3140a3186d450/Cybersecurity_Today_Apple_Podcast_3000x3000-20260618-qlx6twu0nx.jpg","author":"Tech Newsday","episode_count":100,"summary":"Updates on the latest cybersecurity threats to businesses, data breach disclosures, and how you can secure your firm in an increasingly risky time.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T00:18:09.294332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybersecurity-today-65508"},"episode":{"title":"AI agent hacks national finance ministry, Botnet uses blockchain, Healthcare chain reopens","slug":"ai-agent-hacks-national-finance-ministry-botnet-uses-blockchain-healthcare-chain-reopens","published_at":"2026-07-29T00:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybersecurity-today-65508/ai-agent-hacks-national-finance-ministry-botnet-uses-blockchain-healthcare-chain-reopens","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybersecurity-today-65508","url":"https://cybersecuritytoday.libsyn.com/ai-agent-hacks-national-finance-ministry-botnet-uses-blockchain-healthcare-chain-reopens","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cybersecuritytoday/AI_agent_hacks_national_finance_ministry_Botnet_uses_blockchain_Healthcare_chain_reopens.mp3?dest-id=679928","summary":"Hospital ransomware fallout, blockchain botnet C2, and AI agent loose in Thailand's Finance Ministry. South Carolina's AnMed reopened some physician offices four days into a ransomware attack with phones, internet, and systems still offline, forcing manual processes and in-person medication refills, as broader healthcare ransomware totals hit 410 attacks worldwide in the first half of the year and a HIPAA Security Rule update was delayed to 2027 while class-action efforts began. Researchers report the Dysphoria IoT botnet moved command-and-control to blockchain name services and victim relays, making takedowns harder, with estimates above 200,000 bots and DDoS offerings up to 4 Tbps. Shared Claude chats were briefly indexed by Google, exposing sensitive data via public share links, before results stopped appearing. Hunt.io found attackers running a Hermes autonomous AI agent in Thailand's Finance Ministry, plus new \"Hades\" malware, suggesting reconnaissance. Stadler Rail refused a 10M CHF extortion demand tied to supplier data theft. 00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:30 South Carolina Hospital Ransomware Attack 02:07 Healthcare Ransomware Crisis 03:25 IoT Botnet Uses Blockchain 05:40 Shared AI Chats Exposed 08:00 AI Agent Infiltrates Thailand Ministry 10:45 Swiss Train Maker Refuses Ransom 12:31 Closing Remarks","meta_description":"Hospital ransomware fallout, blockchain botnet C2, and AI agent loose in Thailand's Finance Ministry. South Carolina's AnMed reopened some physician offic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cybersecurity-today-65508/episodes/ai-agent-hacks-national-finance-ministry-botnet-uses-blockchain-healthcare-chain-reopens/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybersecurity-today-65508/ai-agent-hacks-national-finance-ministry-botnet-uses-blockchain-healthcare-chain-reopens.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}