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🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Meta exposes 20,000 Instagram accounts through a support tool bug. CISA warns of active attacks on SolarWinds Serv-U. WordPress sites face takeover through a widely used plugin. A new Gafgyt variant broadens its reach. Pink extortionists steal cloud data with vishing and legitimate tools. Plus, allegations against IBM and AT&T, a dark web drug dealer gets 26 years, and the Monday business brief. Tim Starks from CyberScoop discusses the ongoing debate over staffing and budget cuts at CISA. NATO lets Ukraine play the bad guy. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest We are joined by Tim Starks from CyberScoop, who is discussing the ongoing debate over staffing and budget cuts at CISA, the political battles surrounding the agency's future, and what the Trump administration's plans could mean for U.S. cybersecurity efforts. Selected Reading Meta AI Bug Exposes Over 20,000 Instagram Accounts (Infosecurity Magazine) NSO Group back in Meta's crosshairs after alleged WhatsApp targeting (The Register) CISA: Patch actively exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318) (Help Net Security) Everest Forms Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Sites (SecurityWeek) C0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware (Bleeping Computer) New Pink Extortion Group Targets Microsoft 365 Cloud Data Via Vishing Scams (Hackread) Ex-Threat Intel Exec Accuses IBM and AT&T of Hiding Hacks (GovInfo Security) California man sentenced to over 26 years for dark web drug trafficking (SC Media) AI observability platform Coralogix raises $200 million in a Series F round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) Nato narrowly beats Russia-style enemy in cyber attack simulation (Financial Times) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry’s most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
0:08.7	Do you know how the space and cybersecurity domains connect?
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0:20.2	I'm Maria Varmazis, host here at N2K Cyberwire,
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