OpenClaw AI Agent Hijack, CISA Leadership Shakeup, Iran Cyber Campaign, Air-Gap Malware, and Robot Vacuum Flaw

Jim Love covers multiple cybersecurity stories: Oasis Security revealed "ClawJacked," a high-severity OpenClaw AI agent framework flaw caused by missing rate limiting on the local gateway, enabling malicious web pages to brute-force passwords via WebSockets, register a trusted device, and take over agents; OpenClaw patched it within 24 hours and users are urged to update to version 2020 6.2 0.25 and tighten governance for non-human identities. CISA sees a leadership change as acting director Madhu Gottumukkala steps down amid criticism and reports he uploaded sensitive contracting documents to public ChatGPT and canceled key security tool contracts; Nick Anderson becomes acting director. The episode also discusses a coordinated cyber campaign alongside US/Israeli operations against Iran and risks of Iranian retaliation against exposed US critical infrastructure, North Korea's Scarcruft using "Ruby Jumper" to bridge air-gapped networks via USB, and a DJI Romo robot vacuum MQTT flaw that exposed control and camera access across 7,000 devices before being patched.

00:00 Sponsor Message Meter
00:19 Headlines And Intro
00:46 Claw Jacked AI Agents
02:21 CISA Leadership Shakeup
06:02 Cyber Front In Iran War
08:48 North Korea Air Gap Breach
10:06 Robot Vacuum Takeover
13:04 Wrap Up And Thanks

AI-Driven Warfare, Open-Source Attack Tooling, CISA Shakeups, Healthcare Ransomware, and GPS Jamming Risks

Host David Shipley covers reports that hacked Tehran traffic cameras and an AI-powered targeting system helped a joint U.S.-Israeli operation ("Epic Fury") track and strike Iran's leadership, highlighting the growing role of compromised infrastructure and AI in modern conflict. Researchers also link the open-source toolkit Cyber Strike AI to automated attacks against Fortinet FortiGate devices, compromising over 600 systems across 55 countries and raising concerns about proliferating offensive AI tools. At CISA, CIO Robert Costello resigns amid leadership turmoil and staffing challenges. Healthcare ransomware disruptions include a University of Hawaii Cancer Center breach affecting nearly 1.2 million people and a major attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center that shut clinics and disrupted Epic EMR access. Finally, GPS/AIS jamming and spoofing in the Middle East threatens shipping safety and global trade.

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00:00 Sponsor Message
00:17 Headlines Overview
00:48 Epic Fury AI Warfare
04:12 Cyber Strike AI Toolkit
07:06 CISA CIO Resignation
09:06 Hawaii Cancer Center Breach
11:27 UMMC Ransomware Shutdown
13:53 GPS Jamming Shipping Risk
16:33 Wrap Up And Sponsor

Cisco SD-WAN Bug Actively Exploited, MCP Azure Takeover Demo, CarGurus Data Leak, and Secret Service Scam Recovery

Host Jim Love covers four cybersecurity stories: CSA warns a critical Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN controller vulnerability (CVE-2026-20127) has been exploited since 2023, enabling authentication bypass and rogue peering sessions, and orders U.S. federal agencies to inventory systems, collect logs and forensic artifacts, hunt for compromise, and apply Cisco's fixes by 5:00 PM ET on February 27, 2026, with no workarounds. At RSA, researchers show how flaws in Model Context Protocol (MCP)—a key integration layer for agentic AI—could lead to remote code execution and even Azure tenant takeover, highlighting rising enterprise risk. ShinyHunters reportedly published 12.4 million stolen CarGurus records, raising phishing and fraud concerns tied to vehicle shopping and financing context. Finally, an Ontario tech support scam victim recovers funds through coordinated work by Ontario Provincial Police and the U.S. Secret Service, which traced and froze the money in time.

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LINKS
Cisco Advisory
Cisco Security Advisory – CVE-2026-20127
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-rpa-EHchtZk

CISA Supplemental Hunt and Hardening Guidance (Cisco SD-WAN Systems)
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-26-03-hunt-and-hardening-guidance-cisco-sd-wan-systems

Threat Hunt Guide (Technical PDF)
Cisco SD-WAN Threat Hunt Guide (jointly referenced in federal guidance)
https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/25/2003880299/-1/-1/0/CISCO_SD-WAN_THREAT_HUNT_GUIDE.PDF

00:00 Sponsor Message
00:19 Cisco SD-WAN Under Attack
02:48 MCP Azure Takeover Demo
05:28 CarGurus Data Dump
07:16 Secret Service Scam Recovery
09:24 Closing Sponsor Thanks