Facing a slow-burn confrontation.

This CyberWire Daily roundup highlights multiple active cybersecurity issues: escalating Russian hybrid operations in Europe; a ransomware attack that shut down University of Mississippi Medical Center services; a PayPal data breach exposing customer information for months; a surge in ATM jackpotting and related losses; an FBI informant's role in illicit dark web drug sales; TrustConnect RAT masquerading as legitimate RMM tooling; PromptSpy, the first Android malware to use generative AI; and a critical unauthenticated stack buffer overflow (CVE-2026-2329) in Grandstream VOIP phones — collectively signaling heightened risk across infrastructure, consumer services, and mobile platforms.