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The U.S. and China agree on an AI safety channel. Some states say CISA’s election security plan comes too late. Citrix patches critical zero-days under active exploitation. AI agents probed government websites in unexpected and concerning ways. ShinyHunters launches a new campaign against Oracle PeopleSoft customers. A New Mexico jury finds Meta misled state residents. Business briefing. Tim Starks from CyberScoop shares insights on multiple issues facing CISA. Who’s ready for algorithmic holiday shopping?

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Tim Starks from CyberScoop who is sharing insights on multiple issues facing CISA.

Selected Reading

China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks (SecurityWeek)

40 days to midterms, election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late (TwinCities Pioneer Press)

Citrix Patches Critical Zero Days Under Active Exploitation (Infosecurity Magazine)

OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (The New York Times)

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe (Reuters)

Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents (Axios)

Google Warns of ShinyHunters' Fresh Oracle PeopleSoft Campaign (SecurityWeek)

Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds (Reuters)

Cyera has secured a $400 million Series G extension from Goldman Sachs. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

Consumer AI use a boon for the holidays as AI traffic doubles (Yahoo Finance)

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