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BeyondTrust and Conduent Breaches Hit 25 Million Americans [Prime Cyber Insights]

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This episode of Prime Cyber Insights investigates the massive security breach at Conduent affecting 25 million Americans and the critical 9.9 CVSS vulnerability impacting BeyondTrust remote access tools. Hosts Aaron Cole and Lauren Mitchell, along with guest Chad Thompson, analyze the architectural security debate surrounding Anthropic’s Claude Desktop Extensions and the systemic risks of unprompted tool chaining. We detail the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s urgent alert on critical infrastructure following malware attacks in Poland, and Norway's warning regarding Russian maritime espionage. The discussion also covers the Beacon Mutual ransomware incident, the discovery of the ZeroDayRAT mobile spyware kit, and Coveware's latest report indicating a strategic pivot by ransomware actors back to traditional encryption methods. From stalkerware data leaks to the exploitation of Ivanti zero-days by multiple threat groups, we connect these technical failures to their broad implications for digital resilience and national security.

In this episode of Prime Cyber Insights, hosts Aaron Cole and Lauren Mitchell dissect the massive Conduent data breach impacting 25 million Americans and the critical security flaw in BeyondTrust’s remote access tools. We are joined by Chad Thompson to discuss the architectural security debate involving Anthropic’s Claude Desktop Extensions and the systemic risks of AI agentic workflows. The team also covers the UK NCSC's high-priority alert on critical infrastructure threats, Norway's maritime security warnings, and the re-emergence of encryption-heavy ransomware tactics. We examine the impact of the ZeroDayRAT mobile toolkit and recent stalkerware data leaks.

Topics Covered

  • 🚨 Conduent and Beacon Mutual Ransomware Fallout
  • 🛡️ BeyondTrust CVE-2026-1731 Critical Vulnerability
  • 🤖 Anthropic DXT and the AI Security Boundary Debate
  • 🌐 UK NCSC and Norway Maritime Infrastructure Alerts
  • 🔐 Ransomware Tactic Shifts and ZeroDayRAT Mobile Threats

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  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (00:13) - Critical Vulnerabilities and AI Architecture
  • (00:13) - Massive Data Breaches and Infrastructure Alerts
  • (01:47) - Ransomware Evolution and Conclusion
BeyondTrust and Conduent Breaches Hit 25 Million Americans [Prime Cyber Insights]

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