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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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A senior FBI cyber official warns Salt Typhoon remains an ongoing threat. Data protection authorities issue a joint statement raising serious concerns about AI image creation. A Japanese semiconductor equipment maker confirms a ransomware attack. New number formats seek to reduce AI overhead. A low-skilled Russian-speaking threat actor compromised more than 600 Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of Anonymous. CISA tags a pair of Roundcube Webmail flaws. Cybersecurity stocks fell sharply on news of a new security feature in Claude AI. Monday business breakdown. Brandon Karpf, friend of the show discussing sovereignty in space and cyber. Digital disruption drains drumsticks. 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 Dave sits down with Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, and Maria Varmazis, host of T-Minus, as they are discussing sovereignty in space and cyber. Selected Reading FBI: Threats from Salt Typhoon are ‘still very much ongoing’ (CyberScoop) Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy (International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG)) Japanese chip-testing toolmaker Advantest suffers ransomware attack (Help Net Security) AI's Math Tricks Don't Work for Scientific Computing (IEEE) Russian Cyber Threat Actor Uses GenAI to Compromise Fortinet Firewalls (Infosecurity Magazine) Suspected Anonymous members cuffed in Spain over DDoS attack (The Register) CISA: Recently patched RoundCube flaws now exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Anthropic Unveils 'Claude Code Security,' Sending Cyber Stocks Lower (Bloomberg) RSAC Innovation Sandbox finalists secure $5 million each. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) Cyber attack takes major chicken processor Hazeldenes offline leaving businesses without meat (ABC News) 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.
0:05.7	A senior FBI cyberc
0:07.8	A senior FBI cyber official warns Salt Typhoon remains an ongoing threat.
0:23.3	Data protection authorities issue a joint statement raising serious concerns about AI image creation.
0:29.2	A Japanese semiconductor equipment maker confirms a ransomware attack.
0:33.6	New number formats seek to reduce AI overhead.
0:37.3	A low-skilled Russian-speaking threat actor compromised more than 600 Fortinet Fortigate firewalls.
0:43.4	Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of anonymous.
0:47.7	Sisa tags a pair of Round Cube webmail flaws.
0:51.6	Cybersecurity stocks fell sharply on news of a new security feature in Claude AI.
0:57.0	We got your Monday business breakdown.
0:59.2	Brandon Karpf and Maria Vermazas join me to discuss sovereignty in space and cyber.
1:04.8	And digital disruption drains drumsticks.
1:19.2	Music drains drumsticks. It's Monday, February 23, 2026.
1:22.9	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
1:40.3	Thank you. Bittner and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing. Thanks for joining us here today on a snowy day here in the DMV.
1:44.6	It's great to have you with us.
1:47.0	A senior FBI cyber official warns that Salt Typhoon, the Chinese espionage group behind the
1:53.2	24 compromise of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, remains an ongoing threat to both
1:59.5	public and private sectors.
2:01.8	Speaking at Cyber Talks in Washington, D.C., Michael Mockinger said,
2:07.2	organizations that engaged early with the FBI and SISA were most successful in limiting damage.
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