Iranian hackers hit LA transit. Chinese cyber operators target Middle East infrastructure. Dutch police take down a 17-million-device botnet. Researchers uncover a phishing risk in ChatGPT. Anthropic prepares its Mythos model for release. Chrome patches 22 critical bugs. Zapier fixes a dangerous vulnerability chain. ShinyHunters claims a Charter breach. A data broker who fueled scams against millions of seniors heads to prison. Maria Varmazis joins Dave Bittner for a look back at a decade of ransomware. A Google insider allegedly went from threat hunting to bet hunting.
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Today CyberWire hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/varmazis">Maria Varmazis</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-bittner-27231a4">Dave Bittner</a> take a look at how ransomware has evolved over the past decade, from opportunistic attacks to today’s sprawling criminal enterprises, and discuss the tactics, trends, and turning points that shaped the threat landscape. You can catch the full conversation on Sunday in the CyberWire Daily podcast feed. We hope you’ll join us! 
Selected Reading
<a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-897739">Iranian hackers behind March's LA transport cyberattack, Gambit finds</a> (The Jerusalem Post)
<a href="https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-hackers-exploit-iran-war/">Chinese Hackers Exploit Iran War to Target Maritime and Energy Firms</a> (Infosecurity Magazine)
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/29/dutch-cops-liberate-17m-devices-from-botnets-clutches/5248312">Dutch cops wrest 17M devices from mystery botnet's clutches</a> (The Register)
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/05/29/chatgpt-prompt-injection-turns-web-pages-into-phishing-lures/5248137">ChatGPT blindly trusts browser content, turning the page into a payload</a> (The Register)
<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-confirms-claude-mythos-class-models-will-roll-out-to-the-public/">Anthropic confirms Claude Mythos-class models will roll out to the public</a> (Bleeping Computer)
<a href="https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-148-update-patches-151-vulnerabilities/">Chrome 148 Update Patches 151 Vulnerabilities</a> (SecurityWeek)
<a href="https://cyberscoop.com/zapier-bug-chain-account-takeover-patched/">Zapier fixes bug chain that researchers say risked widespread account takeover</a> (CyberScoop)
<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/charter-communications-data-breach-affects-49-million-accounts/">Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts</a> (Bleeping Computer)
<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-sent-to-prison-for-selling-data-of-7-millions-elderly-americans/">Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans</a> (Bleeping Computer)
<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-google-security-engineer-with-polymarket-insider-trading/">US charges Google security engineer with Polymarket insider trading</a> (Bleeping Computer)
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