Meta gets a Meta-sized bill.

Meta settles. Australian police arrest two alleged TeamPCP members. The White House moves to shore up water utility cybersecurity. ATF reports a major cyber incident. The Navy tells sailors to lock down social media. The FBI warns of a prolific Chinese hacking operation. Bill Gates sounds the alarm on AI. A purported think tank tries to influence chatbot answers. And attackers focus less on individual vulnerabilities and more on the vendors behind them. Our guest is Tim Springston, Principal Product Manager at Semperis, on achieving hybrid identity resilience in the age of agentic AI. Meta pumps the brakes on going AI native. 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 On today’s industry voices segment, we are joined by Tim Springston, Principal Product Manager at Semperis, discussing how to achieve hybrid identity resilience in the age of agentic AI. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here. Selected Reading Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction (Reuters) Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia (Krebs on Security) White House to unveil program to protect water systems against hackers (POLITICO) DOJ firearms agency says hackers breached system containing investigation targets (The Record) US Navy tells sailors and their families: scrub your social media, enemies are watching (Bitdefender) Chinese Hacker Group QTFY Uses Custom-Built Platforms to Target US Infrastructure, FBI Warns (Infosecurity Magazine) Bill Gates diagnoses problems with AI, but an expert questions his prescription (ABC News) Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda (The Guardian) SentinelOne and Tenable Find Cyber Attackers Routinely Target Edge-Device Vendor Ecosystems Rather Than Individual Vulnerabilities (SentinelOne) AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions” (Ars Technica) 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.