Episode Details

CISA pushes critical infrastructure to prepare for offline operations during cyberattacks. Questions grow over a shared U.S.-China AI threat. A Russian university is accused of feeding talent into GRU cyber units. Researchers warn poisoned data could quietly corrupt enterprise AI. LinkedIn faces a GDPR fight over monetizing user data. Millions downloaded fake Android call-history apps before Google pulled them. Dragos reports AI-assisted targeting of OT systems. A California man is sentenced in a $250 million crypto theft ring. Our guest is Asdrúbal Pichardo, CEO of Squalify, who wonders if banks are ready for worst-case cyber disruptions. A bandwidth bandit brakes bullet trains.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Asdrúbal Pichardo, CEO of Squalify, sharing insights on  “Are banks ready for worst-case cyber disruptions amidst geopolitical tensions?"

Selected Reading

New CISA initiative aims for critical infrastructure to operate offline during cyberattacks (The Record)

The U.S. and China Have a Common Foe. Hint: It’s Not the U.S.S.R. (New York Times)

Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling (The Guardian)

Poisoned truth: The quiet security threat inside enterprise AI (CSO Online)

Noyb cries foul on LinkedIn withholding profile visitor data (The Register)

Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users (We Live Security)

AI in the Breach: How an Adversary Leveraged AI to Target a Water Utility’s OT (Dragos)

Polish intelligence warns hackers attacked water treatment control systems (The Record)

Crypto gang member gets 6.5 years for role in $230 million heist (Bleeping Computer)

Student hacked Taiwan high-speed rail to trigger emergency brakes (Bleeping Computer)

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