The AI lock comes off.

This CyberWire Daily episode notes several active and emerging cybersecurity issues: the US lifting export restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI, critical patches from Adobe and Citrix, the emergence and engineering growth of the RustDuck DDoS botnet, analysis of a zero-day exploit used by The Gentlemen ransomware to disable EDRs, research revealing browser-only ransomware, concerns about New Zealand's cyber readiness, and renewed attention on Iran-linked cyber espionage—presented as a news roundup rather than a single incident analysis.