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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Five Eyes flags active exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN flaws. Ransomware incidents surge, but fewer victims are paying. The FTC eases its stance on COPPA to encourage age verification. Authorities in Poland and Germany charge 11 in a Facebook credential harvesting scheme. Top UK news outlets unite on AI licensing standards, as the UK touts gains in cyber resilience. Researchers say a hacker abused Anthropic’s Claude to breach Mexican government networks. Gamers revolt over AI in game development. On our Industry Voices, we are joined by Linda Gray Martin, Chief of Staff and SVP, and Britta Glade, SVP of Content and Communities, from RSAC sharing what is new at RSAC 2026. In Moscow, a man is accused of impersonating an FSB officer to shake down the Conti ransomware gang. 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 Today on our Industry Voices, we are joined by Linda Gray Martin, Chief of Staff and SVP, and Britta Glade, SVP of Content and Communities, from RSAC sharing what is new at RSAC 2026. Selected Reading Cisco SD-WAN Is Actively Exploited by UAT-8616, Five Eyes Alliance Agencies Issue Warning (TechNadu) Ransomware payments dropped in 2025 as attack numbers reached record levels: Chainalysis (The Record) FTC Softens Enforcement of Rule Protecting Children Online, Ostensibly to Protect Children Online (Gizmodo) Poland Cybercrime Unit Uncovers Scheme Stealing 100,000 Facebook Logins (The 420) UK news giants form 'NATO for news' group to control AI scraping (Press Gazette) Government cuts cyber-attack fix times by 84% and launches new profession to protect public services (GOV.UK) Hacker Used Anthropic’s Claude to Steal Sensitive Mexican Data (Bloomberg) AI Mistakes Are Infuriating Gamers as Developers Seek Savings (Bloomberg) Moscow man accused of posing as FSB officer to extort Conti ransomware gang (The Record) AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations (New Scientist) 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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0:39.8	The Five Eyes flag active exploitation of Cisco SDWAN flaws.
0:53.0	Ransomware incidents surge, but fewer victims are paying.
0:56.6	The FTC eases its stance on Kappa to encourage age verification.
1:01.9	Authorities in Poland and Germany charge 11 in a Facebook credential harvesting scheme.
1:07.3	Top UK news outlets unite on AI licensing standards, as the UK touts gains in cyber resilience.
1:14.7	Researchers say a hacker abused Anthropics clawed to breach Mexican government networks.
1:20.6	Gamers revolt over AI and game development.
1:23.7	On our industry voices segment, our guests, Linda Gray Martin and Britta Glade from RSAC have a preview of this year's RSAC conference.
1:33.0	In Moscow, a man is accused of impersonating an FSB officer to shake down the Conti ransomware gang.
1:39.6	And Professor Falcon was right.
1:54.2	Thank you. 26. I'm Dave Bittner and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:15.6	Thanks for joining us here today. It's great as always to have you with us.
2:19.3	Intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes Alliance are warning that advanced threat actors are actively exploiting
2:26.3	vulnerabilities in Cisco Catalyst Software-defined wide area network, or SD-WAN systems.
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