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SN 1101: ECDSA's Curves Origins - When AI Becomes the Attacker

October 20, 2026 2:31:36 25.43 MB ( 120.28 MB less) Downloads: 0

An unreleased AI solved a 26-year-old cryptographic secret in less than half an hour, exposing the origins of a widely used standard. Discover what this jaw-dropping breakthrough means for the future of trust and transparency in cybersecurity.

  • Another record smashing Patch Tuesday.
  • But again, all those updates were not without consequences.
  • Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 reports on an agentic attack.
  • A mass-compromised hardware cryptocurrency wallet attack.
  • How to create your own known-safe crypto wallet.
  • Feedback about AI, coding and SpinRite from a listener.
  • What the reverse-engineering of the ECDSA curves means for security

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1101-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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