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The backup plan needs a backup plan.
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- CyberWire Daily
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- May 7, 2026
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- 1635
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Summary
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. 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 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 syst…