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CyberWire Daily·Jul 17, 2026·25m·Episode #2595

A nightmare on Windows street.

Show notes

Nightmare Eclipse drops another Windows zero-day. The Gentlemen take the ransomware crown. CISA orders emergency Fortinet patching. Canada’s surveillance bill faces U.S. scrutiny. Meta’s Oversight Board flags AI censorship bias. Commerce tops the cyber target list. An active espionage campaign hits Bangladesh’s military. The Hewlett Foundation commits $100 million to emerging tech security. And U.S. prosecutors dismantle an alleged cyber-enabled money laundering network. Our guest is Nick Stohlman, Vice President of CJIS Strategy at Imprivata, talking about CJIS readiness and the identity security challenges facing public safety agencies. Leaked source code reveals an AI mixtape.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Nick Stohlman, Vice President of CJIS Strategy at Imprivata, talking about CJIS, Criminal Justice Information Services, readiness and the identity security challenges facing public safety agencies.

Selected Reading

New Windows LegacyHive zero-day gives hackers admin privileges (Bleeping Computer)

The Gentlemen Overtakes Qilin as Most Prolific Ransomware Threat (Infosecurity Magazine)

CISA urges immediate action on actively exploited Fortinet flaws (Bleeping Computer)

Senator calls on Rubio, Blanche to push back against Canadian surveillance legislation (The Record)

Meta Oversight Board finds top AI models less likely to criticize repressive regimes (Reuters)

Commerce faces rising AI bot activity, escalating DDoS attacks, and new fraud tactics (Akamai)

From Biography to Backdoor: Tracking a DoNot (APT-C-35) Intrusion Targeting Bangladesh Military Personnel (Cyderes)

Hewlett Foundation Announces New $100 Million Emerging Technology and Security Initiative (Hewlett Foundation)

US charges two over laundering $43 million from investment fraud (Bleeping Computer)

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius (404 Media)

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