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SN 1089: Models Go Rogue & ExploitGym - Regulators, Start Your Engines
What happens when an unconstrained OpenAI model goes rogue and hacks into Hugging Face, breaching real-world security boundaries? This episode unpacks a watershed moment for AI safety that has everyone in cybersecurity talking.OpenAI's unconstrained internal testing AI got loose, attacked Hugging Face.We hear from OpenAI, Hugging Face and Andrew Ng.GRC went off the air Friday. Was GRC hacked? What happened?The Linux kernel project repairs 442 CVEs in a single batch.LG's PC monitors cause PC adware installation.France bans all social media access below age 15.WordPress' recent CRITICAL vulnerability claims victims.Amazing details about "Rocky" from Andy Weir.The new AI exploit ranking benchmark that caused the breakoutShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1089-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: adaptivesecurity.com XBOW.com cohesity.com/Resilience threatlocker.com/twit
SN 1089: Models Go Rogue & ExploitGym - Regulators, Start Your Engines
What happens when an unconstrained OpenAI model goes rogue and hacks into Hugging Face, breaching real-world security boundaries? This episode unpacks a watershed moment for AI safety that has everyone in cybersecurity talking.OpenAI's unconstrained internal testing AI got loose, attacked Hugging Face.We hear from OpenAI, Hugging Face and Andrew Ng.GRC went off the air Friday. Was GRC hacked? What happened?The Linux kernel project repairs 442 CVEs in a single batch.LG's PC monitors cause PC adware installation.France bans all social media access below age 15.WordPress' recent CRITICAL vulnerability claims victims.Amazing details about "Rocky" from Andy Weir.The new AI exploit ranking benchmark that caused the breakoutShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1089-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: adaptivesecurity.com XBOW.com cohesity.com/Resilience threatlocker.com/twit
SN 1088: A Nefarious Novel Use for AI - Ransomware Negotiations Go High-Tech
Cybercriminals are harnessing AI not to break in, but to make sense of their stolen loot and increase their leverage in multi-million dollar ransomware heists. This episode unpacks how AI is now turbocharging extortion and negotiations on the dark side.The "bone crushing" didn't happen this month.Revisiting and inspecting July's Patch Tuesday.A widespread and worrisome flaw in OpenSSL.Claude can now access your 1Password credentials.Bitwarden is aware that we need whole new security.The day ends in "y" so a new prompt injection attack.A true (and rare) core Wordpress emergency update.Lots of interesting listener feedback.And new ways AI is being used by bad guysShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1088-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT zscaler.com/security adaptivesecurity.com joindeleteme.com/twit-biz arcticwolf.com/trends
SN 1088: A Nefarious Novel Use for AI - Ransomware Negotiations Go High-Tech
Cybercriminals are harnessing AI not to break in, but to make sense of their stolen loot and increase their leverage in multi-million dollar ransomware heists. This episode unpacks how AI is now turbocharging extortion and negotiations on the dark side.The "bone crushing" didn't happen this month.Revisiting and inspecting July's Patch Tuesday.A widespread and worrisome flaw in OpenSSL.Claude can now access your 1Password credentials.Bitwarden is aware that we need whole new security.The day ends in "y" so a new prompt injection attack.A true (and rare) core Wordpress emergency update.Lots of interesting listener feedback.And new ways AI is being used by bad guysShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1088-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT zscaler.com/security adaptivesecurity.com joindeleteme.com/twit-biz arcticwolf.com/trends
SN 1088: A Nefarious Novel Use for AI - Ransomware Negotiations Go High-Tech
Cybercriminals are harnessing AI not to break in, but to make sense of their stolen loot and increase their leverage in multi-million dollar ransomware heists. This episode unpacks how AI is now turbocharging extortion and negotiations on the dark side.The "bone crushing" didn't happen this month.Revisiting and inspecting July's Patch Tuesday.A widespread and worrisome flaw in OpenSSL.Claude can now access your 1Password credentials.Bitwarden is aware that we need whole new security.The day ends in "y" so a new prompt injection attack.A true (and rare) core Wordpress emergency update.Lots of interesting listener feedback.And new ways AI is being used by bad guysShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1088-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT zscaler.com/security adaptivesecurity.com joindeleteme.com/twit-biz arcticwolf.com/trends
SN 1087: HalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLost - Patch Tuesday Breaks Records
AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity, and this week, massive government and private sector moves show just how quickly the stakes are rising. Find out how regulators, attackers, and defenders are all scrambling to keep up as vulnerabilities surface at record speed.Europe warns their largest banks to prepare for AI attack.The EU launches an action plan for AI Cybersecurity.China considers keeping its budget AI to itself.The UK's NCSC & GCHQ announce their "Cyber Shield".CISA is using Mythos to audit U.S. government code.Microsoft warns of their upcoming patch flood."RoguePlanet" receives an on-the-fly patch.An underused mode to kid-proof an iPhone.Listener feedback and three new AI attacksHalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLostShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1087-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT arcticwolf.com/trends threatlocker.com/twit XBOW.com adaptivesecurity.com cohesity.com/Resilience
SN 1087: HalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLost - Patch Tuesday Breaks Records
AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity, and this week, massive government and private sector moves show just how quickly the stakes are rising. Find out how regulators, attackers, and defenders are all scrambling to keep up as vulnerabilities surface at record speed.Europe warns their largest banks to prepare for AI attack.The EU launches an action plan for AI Cybersecurity.China considers keeping its budget AI to itself.The UK's NCSC & GCHQ announce their "Cyber Shield".CISA is using Mythos to audit U.S. government code.Microsoft warns of their upcoming patch flood."RoguePlanet" receives an on-the-fly patch.An underused mode to kid-proof an iPhone.Listener feedback and three new AI attacksHalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLostShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1087-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT arcticwolf.com/trends threatlocker.com/twit XBOW.com adaptivesecurity.com cohesity.com/Resilience
SN 1087: HalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLost - Patch Tuesday Breaks Records
AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity, and this week, massive government and private sector moves show just how quickly the stakes are rising. Find out how regulators, attackers, and defenders are all scrambling to keep up as vulnerabilities surface at record speed.Europe warns their largest banks to prepare for AI attack.The EU launches an action plan for AI Cybersecurity.China considers keeping its budget AI to itself.The UK's NCSC & GCHQ announce their "Cyber Shield".CISA is using Mythos to audit U.S. government code.Microsoft warns of their upcoming patch flood."RoguePlanet" receives an on-the-fly patch.An underused mode to kid-proof an iPhone.Listener feedback and three new AI attacksHalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLostShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1087-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT arcticwolf.com/trends threatlocker.com/twit XBOW.com adaptivesecurity.com cohesity.com/Resilience
SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary - Visual Prompt Injection Strikes
From the sudden retirement of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to the unstoppable advance of "apex agentic adversaries," get a front-row seat to the unfolding security revolution and its massive real-world stakes.Why Fable5's re-release has disappointed.Opera becomes the first browser to offer "Paste Protect."Microsoft BlueHammer exploit is "hammering" systems.Industry legend (TCP creator) Vint Cerf on AI.Chrome turns 150 with too many fixes to load.Google fails to sidestep a $4.67 billion EU fine.One last (we can hope) Chat Control vote next week.AirDrop & Android Quick Share are exploitable.How to bypass Claude's and ChatGPT's guardrails.My own Sunday spin with SpinRite.A legendary hacker uses AI on a widespread libraryShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1086-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT cohesity.com/Resilience bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security XBOW.com adaptivesecurity.com
SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary - Visual Prompt Injection Strikes
From the sudden retirement of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to the unstoppable advance of "apex agentic adversaries," get a front-row seat to the unfolding security revolution and its massive real-world stakes.Why Fable5's re-release has disappointed.Opera becomes the first browser to offer "Paste Protect."Microsoft BlueHammer exploit is "hammering" systems.Industry legend (TCP creator) Vint Cerf on AI.Chrome turns 150 with too many fixes to load.Google fails to sidestep a $4.67 billion EU fine.One last (we can hope) Chat Control vote next week.AirDrop & Android Quick Share are exploitable.How to bypass Claude's and ChatGPT's guardrails.My own Sunday spin with SpinRite.A legendary hacker uses AI on a widespread libraryShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1086-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT cohesity.com/Resilience bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security XBOW.com adaptivesecurity.com
SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary - Visual Prompt Injection Strikes
From the sudden retirement of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to the unstoppable advance of "apex agentic adversaries," get a front-row seat to the unfolding security revolution and its massive real-world stakes.Why Fable5's re-release has disappointed.Opera becomes the first browser to offer "Paste Protect."Microsoft BlueHammer exploit is "hammering" systems.Industry legend (TCP creator) Vint Cerf on AI.Chrome turns 150 with too many fixes to load.Google fails to sidestep a $4.67 billion EU fine.One last (we can hope) Chat Control vote next week.AirDrop & Android Quick Share are exploitable.How to bypass Claude's and ChatGPT's guardrails.My own Sunday spin with SpinRite.A legendary hacker uses AI on a widespread libraryShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1086-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT cohesity.com/Resilience bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security XBOW.com adaptivesecurity.com
SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign - AI's New Superpower: Loop Engineering
AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down.Win10's popularity forces another year of free updates.CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi OS devices.CISA gave federal agencies "the weekend" to update Cisco devices.Australia is disturbed by a deeply compromised infrastructure provider.OpenAI introduces Daybreak-powered "Patch the Planet" initiative.Meta's employee monitoring-for-AI-training backfired badly.Script Kiddies figure out how to use AI to find vulnerabilities.AI improves with "looping", "repeating" or "iterating".A wonderful story about Kevin Mitnick.Serious hackers mistakenly left a server directory accessibleShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1085-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT XBOW.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow cohesity.com/Resilience zscaler.com/security
SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign - AI's New Superpower: Loop Engineering
AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down.Win10's popularity forces another year of free updates.CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi OS devices.CISA gave federal agencies "the weekend" to update Cisco devices.Australia is disturbed by a deeply compromised infrastructure provider.OpenAI introduces Daybreak-powered "Patch the Planet" initiative.Meta's employee monitoring-for-AI-training backfired badly.Script Kiddies figure out how to use AI to find vulnerabilities.AI improves with "looping", "repeating" or "iterating".A wonderful story about Kevin Mitnick.Serious hackers mistakenly left a server directory accessibleShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1085-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT hoxhunt.com/securitynow cohesity.com/Resilience zscaler.com/security
SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign - AI's New Superpower: Loop Engineering
AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down.Win10's popularity forces another year of free updates.CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi OS devices.CISA gave federal agencies "the weekend" to update Cisco devices.Australia is disturbed by a deeply compromised infrastructure provider.OpenAI introduces Daybreak-powered "Patch the Planet" initiative.Meta's employee monitoring-for-AI-training backfired badly.Script Kiddies figure out how to use AI to find vulnerabilities.AI improves with "looping", "repeating" or "iterating".A wonderful story about Kevin Mitnick.Serious hackers mistakenly left a server directory accessibleShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1085-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT XBOW.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow cohesity.com/Resilience zscaler.com/security
SN 1084: The Residential Proxy Threat - Malicious Proxies in Your Living Room
A flood of everyday gadgets, from cheap streaming boxes to digital photo frames, are being secretly conscripted into global proxy networks and used to mask major cyberattacks—possibly even targeting your own home network.Worries of AI-power cyberattacks are spreading.Mythos "missed some" important vulnerabilities in Firefox.Every recent patch Tuesday Nightmare Eclipse has struck. What now?Massive store of valid FortiGate VPN credentials found.F5 issues emergency updates to their NGINX-based server offerings.Introducing "AI Potpourri" -- deeply altering an AI's personality.A close look at the explosion in malicious proxy networks.A Canadian judge okayed the illegal removal of such infectionsShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1084-Notes.pdfHosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteDownload or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com trustedtech.team/securitynow365 XBOW.com threatlocker.com/twit guardsquare.com