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War hits where it hurts.

CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

Technology, Tech News, Daily News, News

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Conflict in the Middle East disrupts the circuit board supply chain. The Supreme Court considers arguments on geofence searches. A new report highlights Chinese digital transnational repression. The NCSC protects HDMI and DisplayPort links. Tennessee bans cryptocurrency ATMs. Researchers expose a financially motivated subgroup of North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Medtronic confirms a ShinyHunters data breach. Tim Starks, from CyberScoop discusses telecom vulnerabilities. A helpful AI deletes everything.  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 welcome back Tim Starks, Senior Reporter for CyberScoop, discussing telecom vulnerabilities. Selected Reading Iran war disrupts the circuit board supply chain, raises costs for tech firms (Reuters) Iranian hackers expose personal details of thousands of US Marines in Middle East (Metro) Supreme Court signals location data searches should require a warrant (The Record) Tall Tales: How Chinese Actors Use Impersonation and Stolen Narratives to Perpetuate Digital Transnational Repression (The Citizen Lab) NCSC launches SilentGlass, a plug-in device to secure HDMI and DisplayPort links (Security Affairs) Tennessee becomes second state to ban cryptocurrency ATMs over scam concerns (The Record) BlueNoroff Uses ClickFix, Fileless PowerShell, and AI-Generated Fake Zoom Meetings to Target Web3 Sector (Arctic Wolf) Medtronic Hack Confirmed After ShinyHunters Threatens Data Leak (SecurityWeek) Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue (Tom's Hardware) 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. Conflict in the Middle East disrupts the circuit board supply chain.

1:04.9

The Supreme Court considers arguments on geofent searches.

1:08.6

A new report highlights Chinese digital transnational repression.

1:12.6

The NCSC protects H.DMI and displayport links.

1:16.6

Tennessee bans cryptocurrency ATMs.

1:19.6

Researchers expose a financially motivated subgroup of North Korea's Lazarus Group.

1:24.8

Medtronic confirms a shiny hunter's data breach.

1:28.1

Tim Starks from CyberScoop discusses telecom vulnerabilities, and a helpful AI deletes everything.

1:39.0

Music It's Tuesday, April 26, 2026.

1:56.0

I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.

2:12.9

Thank you. Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing. Thanks for joining us here today. It's great as always to have you with us.

2:17.6

Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted supplies of key raw materials used to manufacture printed circuit boards,

2:25.1

driving sharp price increases across the electronic sector. Strikes on Saudi Arabia's petrochemical complex

2:32.8

halted production of high purity polyphenoline ether resin,

2:37.2

a critical PCB laminate input largely supplied by Sebek, which produces about 70% of global supply.

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