CyberWire Daily·Sep 18, 2026·28m·Episode #2639

The Cisco root route.

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Dave Bittner and Maria Varmazis reflect on the past decade of critical infrastructure attacks, looking at major incidents like the Ukraine power grid attack and Colonial Pipeline and the lessons they’ve taught the industry about resilience and preparedness. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to tune in this Sunday for a special edition of the show, where Dave and Maria continue the conversation.

Selected Reading

Cisco drops another exploited zero-day, this time a perfect 10 (The Register)

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft (404 Media)

AI-Built Exploit and Sign-In Flaw Opened Path to Internal OpenAI Code (SecurityWeek)

Microsoft Patches 18 Vulnerabilities in AI, Cloud Products (SecurityWeek)

New Check Point flaw lets hackers execute code with root privileges (Bleeping Computer)

Manufacturing Accounts for 22% of all Ransomware Victims (Infosecurity Magazine)

23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach (SecurityWeek)

Ready, Settra, Go: New Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMM (Huntress)

USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech (The Register)

Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered (New York Times)

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Cisco patches a maximum-severity vulnerability in its Identity Services Engine. Court documents describe AI as “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions.” Researchers chain vulnerabilities to take over employee ChatGPT accounts. Microsoft and Check Point patch vulnerabilities. Manufacturing remains ransomware’s favorite target. Hackers compromise a Japanese image-sharing service. The Settra ransomware group leverages remote management software. An Australian think-tank warns of Chinese AI-enabled surveillance in Venezuela. Maria Varmazis joins me for a look back at ten years of critical infrastructure exploits. Everything you wanted to know about AI but were afraid to prompt. 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 Dave Bittner and Maria Varmazis reflect on the past decade of critical infrastructure attacks, looking at major incidents like the Ukraine power grid attack and Colonial Pipeline and the lessons they’ve taught the industry about resilience and preparedness. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to tune in this Sunday for a special edition of the show, where Dave and Maria continue the conversation. Selected Reading Cisco drops another exploited zero-day, this time a perfect 10 (The Register) ‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft (404 Media) AI-Built Exploit and Sign-In Flaw Opened Path to Internal OpenAI Code (SecurityWeek) Microsoft Patches 18 Vulnerabilities in AI, Cloud Products (SecurityWeek) New Check Point flaw lets hackers execute code with root privileges (Bleeping Computer) Manufacturing Accounts for 22% of all Ransomware Victims (Infosecurity Magazine) 23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach (SecurityWeek) Ready, Settra, Go: New Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMM (Huntress) USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech (The Register) Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered (New York Times) 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.