A patchwork of problems.

Patch Tuesday. Maersk investigates a legacy system breach. A chip-smuggling probe stalls after Nvidia reaches out to Commerce. A US Army officer is arrested in the UK for alleged Russian espionage. Kazakhstan-linked hackers deploy AI agents across Central Asia. Opsec blunders unmask an alleged Qilin ransomware boss. Researchers hijack connected cars via Android apps. Our guest is Tim Starks from CyberScoop to discuss what Democratic control of Congress means for cybersecurity. A New Jersey township holds the news until after the votes. 

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CyberWire Guest

Tim Starks from CyberScoop is back today to discuss what Democratic control of Congress means for cybersecurity. You can check out Tim’s coverage here. 

Selected Reading

Exploited Outlook Zero-Day Among 1,094 Flaws Patched by Microsoft (SecurityWeek)

Asus, Zoom Release Security Patches  (SecurityWeek)

Citrix, Ivanti Patch Critical and High-Severity Vulnerabilities  (SecurityWeek)

Fortinet Patches Nearly 100 Vulnerabilities  (SecurityWeek)

Shipping giant Maersk probes 'IT security incident,' data theft (The Register)

U.S. Commerce Dept. Inquiry Into Megaspeed Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention (The New York Times)