War comes for the cloud.

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Cloud data centers come under fire in wartime. A massive dark web intelligence database is exposed. Chinese hackers exploit a video conferencing zero-day. The intelligence community rolls out cyber modernization plans. React2Shell attacks spread at scale. Iowa sues UnitedHealth over the Change Healthcare breach. France moves to bar kids from social media. Researchers warn about hidden risks in power regulation. An insider extortion plot locks admins out of hundreds of servers. Our guest Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, with insights on the war in Iran. Espresso exploit exposes executive emails. 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 we are joined by Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, discussing defending critical infrastructure against Iran. Selected Reading What Happens When Data Centers Become Military Targets? (GovInfo Security) Shared EnemShared Enemy: Inside a Chinese Dark Web Monitoring Database | UpGuardy: Inside a Chinese Dark Web Monitoring Database (UpGuard) TrueConf Zero-Day Exploited in Asian Government Attacks (SecurityWeek) ODNI tackles AI, threat hunting, app cybersecurity in year-one tech review (CyberScoop) React2Shell Exploited in Large-Scale Credential Harvesting Campaign (SecurityWeek) State AG Sues Change Healthcare in 2024 Ransomware Attack (GovInfo Security) French Senate passes bill that would ban children under 15 from social media (The Record) The silent dependency: DC power regulation in cyber‑physical security (NCC Group) Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot (Bleeping Computer) The company's biggest security hole lived in the breakroom (The Register) 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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1:14.9	Cloud data centers come under fire in wartime. A massive dark web intelligence database is exposed.
1:20.7	Chinese hackers exploit a video conferencing zero day. The intelligence community rolls out cyber modernization plans. React to Shell attacks spread at scale. Iowa sues United Health over the change health care breach.
1:29.5	France moves to bar kids from social media.
1:32.5	Researchers warn about hidden risks and power regulation.
1:36.1	An insider extortion plot locks admins out of hundreds of servers.
1:40.4	Our guest is Brandon Karp with insights on the war in Iran.
1:44.5	And an espresso exploit exposes executive emails.
2:07.3	Thank you. It's Friday, April 3, 2026.
2:11.1	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing. Thank you. Thanks for joining us here today.
2:27.3	It's great as always to have you with us.
2:29.1	Happy Friday.
2:31.3	Recent Iranian strikes on telecom and cloud-linked facilities in Bahrain, an acclaimed attack on an Oracle data center in the UAE, signal a shift in modern conflict.
2:43.5	Commercial cloud infrastructure is becoming a wartime target. Earlier drone attacks in March hit multiple AWS facilities across the region,
2:53.3	disrupting banking, payments, and government services, reinforcing what analysts describe as a clear
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