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CyberWire Daily·May 27, 2026·28m·Episode #2560

Breaking the GlassWorm.

Show notes

A major takedown disrupts the GlassWorm botnet. The White House rewrites federal cyber logging rules as CISA faces cuts amid rising AI threats. Federal agencies ramp up scrutiny of so-called anti-tech extremism. GCHQ warns Russia is targeting UK infrastructure. Researchers uncover stealthy new malware, AI coding agent supply chain risks, and in-person extortion tactics targeting U.S. law firms. Europe grabs satellite spectrum. Ben Yelin joins us to discuss the bipartisan push for more support of CISA. Hacking your way to the main stage. 

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CyberWire Guest

Our Caveat co-host and Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Cyber Health and Hazard Strategies, Ben Yelin, joins Dave to talk about the bipartisan push for more support of CISA.

Selected Reading

GlassWorm Botnet Disrupted (SecurityWeek)

OMB Scraps Biden-Era Cyber Logging Rules (BankInfoSecurity)

US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows (Ars Technica)

Russia 'relentlessly targeting' critical infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ says (BBC)

Trump hobbled top cyber agency just as AI learned to hack (Axios)

EU to squeeze US space tech out of prized satellite airwaves (Politico) 

Phishing Campaign Deploys JavaScript-Driven PureLogs Variant to Steal Sensitive Data (FortiGuard Labs)

FBI warns of in-person data theft attacks from extortion gang (Bleeping Computer)

‘SymJack’ Attack Turns AI Coding Agents Into Supply Chain Attack Delivery Systems (SecurityWeek)

How to guarantee a speaker gig: Hack the system. Literally (The Register)

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