Temporary fix for Section 702.

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The House extends Section 702, for now. Mythos raises fresh cyber risk concerns. CISA warns of reduced capacity. ZionSiphon targets Israeli water systems. Operation PowerOFF hits DDoS-for-hire networks. CISA flags an actively exploited ActiveMQ flaw. WordPress plugin supply chain attacks spread. China tests deep-sea cable-cutting tech. Our guest is Arvind Nithrakashyap, CTO and Co-Founder of Rubrik, discussing AI as the next frontier. Tim Starks from CyberScoop takes us Inside the FBI’s recent router takedown. A DraftKings data dealer meets his downfall. 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. Industry Voices On today’s Industry Voices segment, we are joined by ⁠Arvind Nithrakashyap⁠, CTO and Co-Founder of ⁠Rubrik⁠, discussing AI as the next frontier. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. CyberWire Guest Today we have ⁠Tim Starks⁠ from ⁠CyberScoop⁠ discussing Inside the FBI’s router takedown that cut off APT28’s ‘tremendous access’. Selected Reading ⁠House extends surveillance powers for 10 days⁠ (NPR) ⁠White House Works to Give US Agencies Anthropic Mythos AI⁠ (Bloomberg) ⁠Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of ‘Destruction’ Followed⁠ (SecurityWeek) ⁠How Anthropic Discovered Mythos AI Was Too Dangerous For Release⁠ (Bloomberg) ⁠CISA Warns of 'Detrimental Capacity Impacts' Amid Shutdown⁠ (BankInfo Security) ⁠New ZionSiphon Malware Discovered Targeting Israeli Water Systems⁠ (Hackread) ⁠Europol-supported global operation targets over 75 000 users engaged in DDoS attacks⁠ (Europol) ⁠CISA flags Apache ActiveMQ flaw as actively exploited in attacks⁠ (Bleeping Computer) ⁠30+ WordPress plugins bought on Flippa and backdoored in supply chain attack⁠ (TNW) ⁠New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone⁠ (Ars Technica) ⁠Man gets 30 months for selling thousands of hacked DraftKings accounts⁠ (Bleeping Computer) 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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0:48.6	Thank you. The House extends Section 702 for now.
1:05.1	Mythos raises fresh cyber risk concerns.
1:08.2	CISO warns of reduced capacity.
1:10.4	Zion Siphon targets Israeli water systems.
1:13.6	Operation Power Off hits DDoS for higher networks. Sisa flags an actively exploited active
1:19.5	MQ flaw. WordPress plug-in supply chain attack spread. China tests deep sea cable cutting tech.
1:26.6	Our guest is R Vind Nithrakeshiap,
1:29.2	CTO and co-founder of Rubrik,
1:31.5	discussing AI as the next frontier.
1:34.2	Tim Starks from CyberSoup takes us inside the FBI's recent router takedown,
1:39.2	and a Draft King's data dealer meets his downfall.
1:57.0	Music The Kraft King's data dealer meets his downfall. It's Friday, April 17, 2026. I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:19.7	Thanks for joining us here today. Happy Friday.
2:20.8	It's great as always to have you with us.
2:23.5	The House voted Friday by unanimous consent to extend Section 702 of the Foreign
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