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Cisco Zero-Day and the $35 Million L3Harris Insider Leak [Prime Cyber Insights]

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This episode of Prime Cyber Insights investigates a critical security failure in Cisco's SD-WAN infrastructure, where a maximum-severity zero-day (CVE-2026-20127) has been exploited since 2023 to manipulate network fabrics. We also detail the sentencing of former L3Harris executive Peter Williams, who was handed 87 months for selling proprietary hacking tools to Russian brokers for $1.3 million. The discussion expands to the massive Conduent data breach, which has grown from 10 million to over 25 million affected individuals, impacting state Medicaid and SNAP programs across the U.S. Guest Chad Thompson joins to provide a systems-level perspective on how these incidents redefine enterprise risk and the evolving threat of social engineering, specifically highlighting new recruitment tactics by the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group targeting IT helpdesks.

Today on Prime Cyber Insights, we break down a series of major security developments, beginning with a critical 10/10 severity flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN that has remained open for over two years. We then move into the high-profile sentencing of Peter Williams, a former L3Harris Trenchant executive who betrayed U.S. interests by leaking high-value zero-day exploits to Russian entities. The episode also covers the escalating fallout of the Conduent breach, which now stands as one of the largest third-party data incidents in history, affecting 25 million people across 30 states. We conclude with a look at the tactical shifts of the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group as they leverage crowdsourced social engineering to compromise corporate networks.

Topics Covered

  • 🚨 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Maximum Severity Zero-Day
  • 🔒 L3Harris Insider Leak: Sentencing of Peter Williams
  • 📊 Conduent Breach Expansion to 25 Million Victims
  • 🎭 Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters: Social Engineering Tactics
  • 🛰️ NASA's Artemis II Fueling Success and Security

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

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  • (00:06) - Introduction
  • (00:06) - Cisco's SD-WAN Critical Flaw
  • (00:18) - Conclusion
  • (00:18) - The L3Harris Insider Betrayal
  • (00:18) - Conduent Breach and Social Engineering
Cisco Zero-Day and the $35 Million L3Harris Insider Leak [Prime Cyber Insights]

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