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The fable ends before it begins.
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- CyberWire Daily
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- Jun 15, 2026
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- 1762
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Summary
Anthropic pulls Fable 5. OpenAI faces a multistate probe. Handala targets a California water utility. ShinyHunters claims another victim. The FBI and Google take down a major phishing platform. The latest cybersecurity business news. Our guest is Bogdan Botezatu, Senior Director, Threat Research and Reporting at Bitdefender, discussing a rampant global transportation smishing campaign. A deepfake detective has doubts. 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, Bogdan Botezatu, Senior Director, Threat Research and Reporting at Bitdefender, is discussing a rampant global transportation smishing campaign. You can read more about Operation Road Trap here. Selected Reading Anthropic disables access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to comply with government directive (CNBC) Cyber leaders defend Anthropic's banned model (Axios) State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAI (The New York Times) Handala Hacking Group Claims Breach of California Water Service (Hackread) Maine Takes Breach Reporting Portal Offline After Fake Entries (Infosecurity Magazine) Warner introduces bill to restore MS-ISAC funding, bolster critical infrastructure cyber defense (Industry Cyber) Infinite Campus data breach affects 137,000 school staff accounts (Bleeping Computer) FBI, Google Dismantle 'Outsider Enterprise' Phishing Service (SecurityWeek) Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer (Bleeping Computer) Cyera raises $600 million in a Series G round led by Evolution Equity Partners. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) In Age of AI, World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Tru…