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Apple and Microsoft Zero-Days Trigger Urgent Global Patching [Prime Cyber Insights]

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This episode of Prime Cyber Insights examines a high-stakes week in cybersecurity, lead by Apple's release of iOS 26.3 to address a decade-old dyld zero-day vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks. We break down Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday, which confirmed six actively exploited zero-days affecting Windows components from the Desktop Window Manager to Remote Access Services. The discussion expands into the weaponization of AI, featuring Google’s report on nation-state actors leveraging Gemini for reconnaissance and the controversy surrounding ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 AI model. We also investigate the massive data breach involving four million Texans and Conduent, alongside a critical energy sector attack in Poland. Guest Chad Thompson joins to provide a systems-level perspective on how these converging threats—from legacy code flaws to automated AI reconnaissance—are reshaping the digital risk landscape for 2026.

In this episode of Prime Cyber Insights, hosts Aaron Cole and Lauren Mitchell are joined by guest Chad Thompson to navigate a surge in critical vulnerabilities and state-sponsored cyber activity. We lead with the 'emergency' patch cycle triggered by Apple and Microsoft, covering everything from the dyld dynamic linker flaw in iOS to the six zero-days hitting Windows systems. The conversation pivots to the evolving role of AI in cyber warfare, analyzing Google's latest threat intelligence on Gemini-powered attacks and the security implications of 40,000 exposed OpenClaw instances. Finally, we look at the real-world impact of infrastructure attacks in Poland and the legal fallout from the massive Conduent data breach in Texas.

Topics Covered

  • 🍎 Apple's iOS 26.3 Emergency: Patching the decade-old dyld zero-day and WebKit exploit chains.
  • 🪟 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Analysis of six actively exploited zero-days and the risk of full domain compromise.
  • 🤖 AI Weaponization: How nation-state hackers are using Google Gemini for reconnaissance and fileless attacks.
  • 🔒 Critical Infrastructure & Privacy: The Poland energy sector compromise and the investigation into the 4-million-record Texas health breach.
  • ⚙️ Supply Chain & Remote Access: Ransomware hits SmarterTools and BeyondTrust warns of pre-auth RCE flaws.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional security advice.

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  • (00:00) - Conclusion
  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (00:00) - OS Zero-Day Emergency
  • (00:00) - AI and Infrastructure Threats
Apple and Microsoft Zero-Days Trigger Urgent Global Patching [Prime Cyber Insights]

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