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  • Today · 11 min

    French bank loses $133M in cyber heist, Chainalysis breach exposes every customer login, Attackers exploit OpenSSH flaw

    French Bank Loses $133M in Crypto Laundering, Chainalysis Breach Deepens, OpenSSH 'SSH Hole' Exploited Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley reports a $133M theft from French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa after attackers entered via an unnamed third-party provider, moved funds from the bank's own accounts, and laundered them into USDC/USDT; investigators say delays allowed millions to be washed before the bank disclosed the incident. Chainalysis says its breach exposed usernames, password hashes, and live tokens for all customers, prompting it to take major tools and portals offline while requiring IP allowlisting, password resets, and API key rotation. Apiiro found Claude Code's "don't ask again" behavior can store secrets in plaintext in settings.local.json committed to public GitHub. A newly disclosed OpenSSH flaw on musl-based systems without PAM was exploited within hours. A British soldier was court-martialed after ignoring phone-security orders and being blackmailed. 00:00 Top Cyber Headlines 00:38 French Bank Crypto Heist 03:11 Chainalysis Breach Fallout 04:43 Claude Code Secret Leaks 06:40 OpenSSH SSH Hole Exploits 08:55 Soldier Sextortion Court Martial 11:02 Wrap Up and Sign Off

  • Saturday · 36 min

    Do we still need Security Awareness Month?

    Do We Still Need Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the Age of AI Agents and Deepfakes? (Denis Villeneuve, Kyndryl Canada) Recorded after a brutal October of rapid-fire zero-days, Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley asks whether Cybersecurity Awareness Month still matters; Denis Villeneuve, who leads cyber resilience and connectivity at Kyndryl Canada, argues it does—and should be continuous. They discuss how awareness must evolve beyond phishing to address AI's speed, cognitive risk, and "shadow AI," using a 20/60/20 framework for goal-setting, automation, and validation while stressing that responsibility can be delegated but accountability cannot. Denis explains that deepfakes may counterfeit faces or voices but shouldn't defeat resilient business processes, advocating strong approvals, callbacks, and even code words. The conversation covers AI agent governance, overprivileged identities, tech debt, vendor maturity, modernization delays, and the need for guardrails, human-in-command controls, and tested remediation plans—"basics at speed" to make AI-driven change trustworthy. 00:00 Black October Opens 01:32 Meet Denis Villeneuve 04:07 Cyber Awareness Every Month 05:40 AI Speed And Cognition 09:00 Deepfakes And Process 12:17 Shadow AI Basics 14:35 Agents In The Wild 17:42 Identity For Every Agent 21:57 Making Compliance Not Suck 26:10 2027 CISO Priorities 28:33 Genie Coefficient And Models 34:08 Burnout And Hope 36:04 Closing Thanks

  • Friday · 11 min

    Cyberattack heats French blood bank fridges

    French Blood Bank Refrigeration Hacked, AI Tools Hit India's Banks, DreamHost Breach, Extradition, and Malware That "Values" Victims Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley reports France's National Blood Service (EFS) says a November 2 cyberattack manipulated cold-storage settings at three sites via its refrigerator supplier's remote monitoring software, but alarms and staff response prevented product loss and collections continued as ANSSI and the Health Ministry assist; the incident follows a wider wave of attacks that overheated supermarket refrigeration across France and later multiple European countries. India's CERT warns an AI-assisted actor "Crafty Falcon" is repeatedly breaching fintechs, lenders, payment firms, and crypto exchanges through exposed test environments and shared credentials, using AI tools including Artex—while a backdoored Artex build was found on dozens of internet-facing consoles. DreamHost reports an intruder exploited a file manager flaw for about two months, harvesting FTP/SFTP credentials from logged-in users. A Canadian was extradited over alleged university supercomputer crypto-mining. Cisco Talos details Volta AutoDoxer, an info-stealer that uses AI to rank victims' monetizable assets. 00:00 Top Stories Rundown 00:32 Blood Bank Fridge Hack 02:06 Supermarket Cooling Campaign 03:12 AI Tools Hit Indian Finance 04:40 Artex Tool Backdoor Twist 05:50 DreamHost File Manager Breach 07:19 Canadians Crypto Mining Case 08:53 Volta AutoDoxer AI Dossiers 10:27 Weekend Show Preview 11:02 Closing Thanks And Contact

  • Wednesday · 13 min

    North Korean fake job interview leads to $6.3B Binance heist

    Binance's $6.34B Crypto Heist, Europe's Supermarket Fridge Hacks, and the Rise of LLM Jacking Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley reports Binance's $6.34B October 29 crypto theft, which Binance says began with a June supply-chain compromise and escalated via a fake hiring process that delivered poisoned developer tools, leading to access to the internal wallet signing service and abuse of Ethereum EIP-7702 The episode also covers refrigerator system attacks spreading across European retailers and suppliers via vulnerable controllers, with the Pentagon treating similar August U.S. commissary outages as suspected cyberattacks. Barracuda urges patching two flaws that can be chained for root control if admin interfaces are exposed. Researchers link Chinese state-linked attackers to chaining PHP-to-shell bugs and a kernel exploit to gain root on Palo Alto firewalls. Finally, Mandiant details "LLM jacking," where criminals steal API keys or cloud tokens to run up AI bills rapidly. 00:00 Today's Cyber Headlines 00:34 Binance Heist via Fake Hiring 03:52 Fridge Hacks Spread in Europe 05:46 Pentagon Probes US Spoilage 07:03 Barracuda Root-Takeover Flaws 08:44 PHP to Shell Hits PAN-OS 09:51 Disclosure Drama and Exploits 11:15 LLM Jacking Drains AI Budgets 12:58 Wrap Up and Sign Off

  • November 2 · 13 min

    FBI ties North Korea to $6.3B Binance heist, Cybercriminals breach four top Canadian law firms, Chinese spies use AI agent to hit 140 targets

    Vishing Breaches Top Canadian Law Firms, FBI Pins Record Binance Heist on North Korea, and GM Pays $220M Privacy Settlement David Shipley covers major cybersecurity headlines for Nov. 2, 2026: four large Canadian law firms (McCarthy Tétrault, Davies, Bennett Jones, and BLG) were breached via vishing impersonating IT on Teams and spoofed phone numbers, leading to compromised accounts and alleged large-scale file theft, while firms share intel and bring in CrowdStrike and Mandiant. The FBI attributes the $6.36B Binance crypto theft to North Korea's TraderTraitor/Lazarus, details laundering tactics and wallet addresses, and Binance says it has covered 95% of losses. Chainalysis discloses a breach exposing limited customer directory data. CrowdStrike reports China-linked Vapor Panda using Artex AI at scale. A fake Claude code extension briefly appeared in Cursor's marketplace. GM agrees to a $220M settlement over Smart Driver data sales. 00:00 Top Stories Rundown 00:35 Vishing Law Firm Breaches 02:52 North Korea Binance Heist 05:18 Chainalysis Gets Hacked 07:07 Agentic AI Attack Surge 09:33 Fake Claude Extension Scam 11:15 GM Driver Data Settlement 13:25 Wrap Up and Sign Off

  • October 31 · 58 min

    Defend At AI Speed: With Special Guest Adam Ely, Check Point Software

    AI agents are changing both sides of cybersecurity. Attackers can move faster, while defenders face another challenge: securing the agents inside their own organizations. On this Cybersecurity Today Weekend Interview, I'm joined by Adam Ely, General Manager of AI Agent Security at Check Point Software. We talk about what AI is changing for security teams—and what still comes down to getting the basics right. Adam brings the perspective of a former CISO at Fidelity Investments and deputy CISO at Walmart. We discuss the pressure on security leaders, the promise of AI for defenders, and how organizations can adopt agents while controlling what they can access and do. In this conversation: • Why AI changes the speed and scale of cyberattacks. • CISO burnout, accountability, and the value of sharing experiences. • How AI agents can influence one another's behaviour. • Why security teams need to rehearse and test AI-assisted incident response. • The identity and access challenges of agents that can create other agents. • What it means when companies put agents on the organizational chart. • Why segmentation, access controls, monitoring, and other security basics matter more than ever. • Using AI as a sounding board that challenges your thinking. Where could AI help your security team—and where would you draw the line on its access? Share your thoughts in the comments. Hosted by Jim Love. Cybersecurity Today — Weekend Interview October 31, 2026 Subscribe to Cybersecurity Today for cybersecurity news and interviews. More episodes and contact: https://technewsday.com https://technewsday.ca To support the show, visit the Donate tab. Guest biography, Check Point Software: https://www.checkpoint.com/about-us/leadership/ Check Point Software research discussed in the interview: https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/peer-pressure-ai-agents Adam's article on the changing CISO role: https://blog.checkpoint.com/ai-security/redefining-the-ciso-contract-from-securing-the-business-to-securely-doing-business/

  • October 29 · 27 min

    Black October: A Cybersecurity Today Special Edition

    Black October in Cybersecurity: PHP RCE Panic, Brotli Surprise, and Why Basics Still Matter In this special episode of Cyber Security Today, Jim and David discuss why the industry is calling the month "Black October," beginning with chaotic disclosure and leaked details of multiple PHP remote code execution vulnerabilities that triggered widespread anxiety and even service shutdowns by governments and other organizations. They cover additional tensions from weak certificates issued by an intermediate CA in India, a breach disclosure by LiteLLM, and a major RCE initially thought to affect React/Node.js but later tied to Google's Brotli, which is widely deployed. They note that while attacks began before patches and at least one European government was compromised, exploitation proved difficult and defenses often held, with limited confirmed victims so far. They argue AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery and democratizing capabilities, but emphasize "don't panic," focus on cyber hygiene basics, prioritize crown jewels, train staff, and address growing human fatigue as incident response capacity strains 00:00 Black October Begins 00:44 PHP Zero Day Chaos 03:51 More Hits Keep Coming 04:53 AI Hype And Reality 07:01 Exploitation In The Wild 09:15 Japan Breach Wave 13:23 Dont Panic Do Basics 15:38 Turn Crisis Into Budget 18:07 Training Beats Tools 21:21 Burnout On The Frontline 23:45 Know Your Crown Jewels 24:16 Final Thoughts And Outreach

  • October 27 · 12 min

    Microsoft Rushes out Fixes for .NET

    Brotli Emergency Patches, PHP-to-Shell Exploited, and Australia Disrupts 180K Amadey Infections | Cybersecurity Today On Cybersecurity Today (Oct. 28, 2026), Microsoft issues out-of-band .NET updates for a critical flaw in Google's Brotli library (CVE-2026-111497) that can enable remote privilege escalation and potentially remote code execution, with proof-of-concept exploits public and widespread exposure across ecosystems. The episode also covers CISA confirming active exploitation of two "PHP to Shell" vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618/109619), with federal agencies facing an urgent patch deadline and broad impact across millions of PHP services and many vendors. In legal news, U.S. prosecutors allege Canadian ransomware negotiator Eduard Dubrovsky secretly worked for threat actors. South Korean police say a former penetration tester used the Artex AI framework to breach 90+ organizations and steal 8.2 million records. Finally, Australia's Signals Directorate disrupts an Amadey botnet, cutting off 180,000 infected computers and destroying stolen data offered for sale. 00:00 Top Stories Rundown 00:32 Brotli Bug Emergency Patches 02:36 AI Noise in Vulnerability Hype 03:41 PHP to Shell Exploited Now 06:10 Ransomware Negotiator Accused 07:41 Artex AI Hacking Spree 10:04 Australia Disrupts Amadey Botnet 11:32 Wrap Up and Sign Off

  • October 25 · 10 min

    AI-assisted attackers breach European government via PHP2Shell

    PHP2Shell Hits European Government, New PHP RCE (No Patch Yet), Brotli "Node to Shell," and Capcom Breach Attackers exploited the PHP2Shell remote code execution flaws to compromise a European government entity within two hours, stealing password hashes and MFA secrets, pivoting via NTLM relay toward Active Directory, and showing command output patterns Unit 42 says suggest an agentic AI attacker. Widespread scanning continues, with Cloudflare logging millions of attempts, Cyfirma reporting low-and-slow probing from nodes linked with moderate confidence to the Lazarus ecosystem, and defenders urged to watch for telltale crash sequences. PHP also disclosed a third RCE (CVE-2026-115560) with no patch yet but high exploitation requirements and a mitigation to disable session upload progress. Separately, a Brotli decoder memory corruption bug (CVE-2026-111497) affects Node.js and other software, with fixes delayed into October releases. Finally, Capcom says criminals breached Capcom ID, exposing data tied to 11.7 million accounts and resetting impacted passwords. 00:00 Headlines Overview 00:35 Government Breach Details 01:13 Global Scanning Surge 03:11 Third PHP RCE 05:00 Wildfire Or Smoke 06:08 Patch Race Warning 06:53 Brotli Node To Shell 08:47 Capcom Account Breach 10:21 Wrap Up And Outro

  • October 22 · 13 min

    AI agents behind ConnectWise breach, PHP2Shell exploited days before patches, Japanese cloud hack

    PHP Exploited Before Patch, Unpatched Linux SMB Bugs, GitLab Max-Severity Fix, and AI Agents in ConnectWise & Japan Breaches Cybersecurity Today (Oct. 23, 2026) covers active exploitation of two critical PHP RCE flaws beginning at least four days before patches shipped, with multiple firms seeing failed pre-disclosure attempts and the UK NCSC urging immediate patching or taking servers offline. It also details two publicly disclosed, unpatched Linux kernel ksmbd SMB RCE bugs (one unauthenticated on port 445), exposed after ZDI credited Trend Micro's AI scanner and copied public mailing lists without patches. GitLab issued fixes for a maximum-severity unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-11-0264) in its regex compiler, following recent high-severity GitLab issues. Microsoft attributed the ConnectWise cloud backup compromise to China-aligned Storm-0940 using the Artex agentic AI framework, and Artex-related activity was also found in attacks on Japanese companies amid a broader breach wave, including a malware incident affecting up to 26,739 Haname Desktopcloud customer servers. 00:00 Headlines And Intro 00:33 PHP To Shell Exploitation 02:07 Patch Now Impact Scope 02:47 Linux KSMBD Bugs Exposed 04:10 AI Disclosure Process Drama 05:25 GitLab Max Severity Patch 07:30 ConnectWise Breach AI Agents 09:24 Artex Spreads In Japan 11:18 GMO Haname VPS Malware 12:24 Closing And Sign Off

  • October 21 · 12 min

    Special Report: PHP2Shell puts 70% of web at risk

    PHP2Shell: Emergency PHP RCE Patches, Leaks, and Early Exploitation (CVE-2026-109618/109619) In a special edition of Cybersecurity Today, host David Shipley covers emergency PHP patches for two critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, affecting PHP 5.4+ and essentially all PHP deployments serving web requests across major stacks. He explains the shared root cause involving corrupted memory after abnormal request termination, outlines the fixed releases (PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, 8.2.35), and notes no official updates for PHP 8.1 and older beyond limited source backports. Mitigations and Cloudflare WAF rules are described as partial, with patching urged by the UK NCSC. The episode details AI-assisted discovery and coordination via OpenAI's Patch the Planet and tools from Wiz, how leaks on Hacker News accelerated disclosure, and reports of early in-the-wild exploitation attempts, outages, and expectations of rapid exploit development, web shells, and a long tail of downstream patching challenges. 00:00 PHP2Shell Emergency Alert 01:32 What The CVEs Do 02:05 Patches And Mitigations 03:40 AI Discovery And Leak 05:32 Exploit Chatter Spreads 06:46 Early Impact And Outages 08:22 Exposure By The Numbers 09:53 What Happens Next 11:50 Wrap Up And Thanks

  • October 21 · 9 min

    Cybercriminals hack Staples to steal millions in gift cards

    Staples Gift Card Hack, Nikkei's Third Breach, Burger King Japan Leak, Broadcom Wi‑Fi "Foreverday," and Ledger Spy Implants Host David Shipley covers a Chinese crime ring that breached Staples by abusing heap dump requests to hijack customer service sessions, issuing over 15,000 gift cards worth more than $5 million and redeeming thousands at retailers before merchandise was shipped to China; three Chinese nationals were sentenced and DOJ says the wider ring obtained over $100 million in gift cards. The episode also details Nikkei's third breach in a month, where stolen credentials exposed 1.83 million cloud records, plus prior incidents involving compromised Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 accounts. Burger King Japan reports attackers accessed its app server and stole 11 million customer records. The show highlights an unpatched Broadcom WPS flaw enabling nearby root code execution on vulnerable routers, and Ledger-confirmed hardware wallet implants from a reseller designed to steal seed phrases over LTE. 00:00 Today's Cyber Rundown 00:30 Staples Gift Card Heist 02:20 Nikkei Breach Trio 03:42 Burger King Japan Leak 05:23 Broadcom WiFi Foreverday 07:27 Ledger Wallet Spy Implant 09:16 Wrap Up And Sign Off

  • October 19 · 13 min

    ConnectWise backup app breaches 173 Microsoft tenants, Chinese spies exploit BeyondTrust zero-day, Japan declares first cyber state of emergency

    Microsoft 365 Supply-Chain Break-Ins via ConnectWise, US Bankruptcy Notices Down, Phishing Market Takedown, BeyondTrust Zero-Day, Japan Cyber Emergency Cybersecurity Today Host David Shipley covers multiple incidents: ConnectWise shut down its cloud backup service after an attacker stole the app credential and used its broad Microsoft 365 permissions to access at least 173 customer tenants in a supply-chain attack, with guidance to disable affected apps and review service principal sign-ins. A cyberattack on BAE Systems knocked out the U.S. federal Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting all bankruptcy notices with no restoration timeline. Microsoft and Health ISAC seized domains of three Chinese-language phishing marketplaces tied to over a billion malicious messages and disabled thousands of related accounts. Forescout detailed Romulus, a ClickFix-based malware delivery platform serving LegionLoader and other payloads. Google/Mandiant reported Armory Castle exploiting a BeyondTrust Remote Support zero-day (CVE-2026-102764). Japan declared its first-ever cybersecurity state of emergency after a breach and cascading ransomware impacts. 00:00 Top Stories Preview 00:34 ConnectWise Backup Breach 02:54 Bankruptcy Courts Outage 04:37 Phishing Markets Takedown 06:28 Romulus Malware Platform 08:54 BeyondTrust Zero Day 11:28 Japan Cyber Emergency 13:06 Wrap Up and Sign Off

  • October 17 · 49 min

    Cybersecurity Today on the Weekend October Panel

    ShinyHunters Arrests, Ransomware Negotiator Ethics, Refrigerators Turned Into Ovens and UnPatch Wednesday, Part Two? A Cybersecurity Today panel with Michael Joyce, Laura Payne, and David Shipley discusses major recent stories: the ShinyHunters gang's alleged hack of FBI personnel data and a string of arrests including a Canadian cybersecurity executive, raising ethical and legal concerns around the ransomware negotiation industry and calls for vetting or licensing. They also cover allegations that MonsterCloud charged customers for "proprietary" decryption while actually paying ransoms and skimming large margins. The group examines cyber-physical attacks after French grocery stores reportedly had refrigeration systems driven to 50°C, destroying food, with debate over motives, exposed internet-connected devices, and the need for firmware and configuration strategies. The conversation touches on AI doomerism and the Hugging Face/OpenAI incident as misdirection versus basic security failures, then ends on Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday and the emerging reality of "Unpatch Wednesday," questioning the sustainability of monthly bulk patching. 00:00 Welcome and Panel Intro 00:45 ShinyHunters FBI Hack Fallout 03:53 Ransom Negotiation Ethics 10:15 MonsterCloud Decryption Scam 14:05 Fridge Hacks Destroy Food 17:15 Why Smart Fridges Exist 21:38 Firmware Risk and Strategy 22:57 Grocery Cybersecurity Reality 25:05 Practical Mitigations for Chains 26:28 Food Chain Cyber Lessons 27:23 Grocery Ransomware Fallout 29:01 Lockout Switch Fix 29:56 AI Botnet Doom Debate 32:48 Hugging Face Missed Alarms 36:19 Centralized vs Local AI 40:29 Patch Tuesday Chaos 42:09 Unpatch Wednesday Reality 46:41 Simpler OS Future 47:44 Wrap Up and Thanks

  • October 15 · 10 min

    Spyware infects journalists through unclicked ads, Palo Alto firewall zero-day exploited, OpenAI engineer charged with bugging exec room

    Zero-Click Spyware Ads, Palo Alto Firewall Zero-Day, Critical Drupal Flaw, and OpenAI Bugging Charge Cybersecurity Today Host David Shipley reports on Citizen Lab findings that Israeli spyware maker Candiru, now reportedly rebranded as Integrity Labs, used targeted online ads bought through DiscoverTech's Controlium platform to profile and, in some cases, zero-click infect Al Jazeera journalists' devices, with ad-bid records showing broad reach across nearly 200,000 sites and apps and extensive profiling of sensitive networks; Google and IAB Europe have cut off DiscoverTech. The episode also covers active exploitation of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface zero-day CVE-2026-0322, the company's patches and mitigation guidance, and CISA adding it to the KEV catalog. The show details Drupal's critical Field UI RCE flaw CVE-2026-1080-97, noting many sites run unsupported branches with no fix. Finally, we cover charges that an OpenAI engineer planted encrypted recording devices in an executive conference room. 00:00 Top Stories Preview 00:27 Zero Click Spyware Ads 02:08 Ad Industry Fallout 03:09 Palo Alto Firewall Zero Day 04:17 How to Patch and Mitigate 05:13 Drupal Critical RCE Risk 06:35 No Fix for Many Sites 07:26 OpenAI Meeting Room Bugging 09:46 Wrap Up and Listener Notes

  • October 14 · 15 min

    Largest-ever food destruction cyber-attack, Microsoft patches 1,411 flaws, Drones knock out Russia's Yandex

    French Supermarket Freezers Turned to Ovens, Ahold Delhaize Outage, Microsoft's 1,411-Fix Patch Tuesday, AI Worm Debate, and Drones Hit Yandex Cloud Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley reports on a wave of attacks that pushed refrigeration controllers at hundreds of French supermarket stores up to 50°C, sparking fires and spoiling food, with ANSSI investigating and outdated Danfoss-related firmware and known flaws cited. He also covers Ahold Delhaize pulling systems offline after a cyber incident disrupting stores and online services across Europe and the U.S. Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday sets a new record with 1,411 fixes, including critical RCEs and one Windows Shell bug under active attack, amid concerns about patch quality and a new "Risk Cohorts" triage approach. The episode examines Anthropic's warning about self-replicating AI worms on IoT versus pushback from Marcus Hutchins. Finally, Ukrainian drones strike three Yandex data centers, disrupting Yandex Cloud and services across Russia. 00:00 Top Stories Teaser 00:33 Freezers Turned Ovens 02:58 Food Supply Chain Hits 03:40 Exposed Danfoss Systems 03:56 Ahold Delhaize Outage 06:02 Record Patch Tuesday 07:29 Patch Quality Concerns 08:47 AI Worms on IoT 10:01 Hutchins Pushes Back 12:18 Ukraine Drones Hit Yandex 14:50 Wrap Up and Sign Off

  • October 11 · 12 min

    FBI Arrests Canadian Ransomware Negotiator; MonsterCloud CEO Charged; Qilin Leader Extradited

    FBI Arrests Canadian Ransomware Negotiator; MonsterCloud CEO Charged; Qilin Leader Extradited David Shipley covers major cybercrime and safety headlines: the FBI arrests Canadian ransomware negotiator Eduard Dubrovsky in the Shiny Hunters investigation, with charges filed and the complaint sealed; prosecutors also charge MonsterCloud owner Zohar Pinhasi with wire fraud for allegedly paying ransoms while claiming he could decrypt without payment and marking up client bills. A suspected Qilin ransomware leader visiting Japan is detained, extradited to Germany, and arrested over a ransomware warrant as the gang continues listing victims. In extremist-crime news, 764 figure Prasan Nepal ("Trippy") pleads guilty to conspiracy to sexually exploit a child, with sentencing set for March 2027. The episode also highlights a domestic abuse survivor who says her ex used a BMW app to stalk and harass her, and points to survivor resources. 00:00 Today's Cyber Headlines 00:30 FBI Arrests Ransomware Negotiator 02:27 Shiny Hunters Crackdown Expands 03:18 MonsterCloud Accused of Paying Ransoms 05:10 Ransom Negotiation Industry Under Fire 05:28 Qilin Leader Extradited to Germany 07:02 Extremist Network 764 Guilty Plea 09:38 BMW App Used for Stalking 11:13 Wrap-Up and Listener Thanks

  • October 9 · 40 min

    AI Agents, Security Debt, and Governance: Dave Lewis on the Real Risks of AI

    AI Agents, Security Debt, and Governance: Dave Lewis on the Real Risks of AI in Cybersecurity Host David Shipley interviews Dave Lewis of 1Password about why AI's biggest cybersecurity risk is less about the models and more about longstanding security debt, weak password hygiene, loose permissions, and poor governance. Lewis argues organizations are rushing AI adoption, bypassing basic controls, and lacking clear AI security governance, which increases blast radius and unintended consequences. He describes how agents pursue "end of job" goals in non-linear ways, sometimes escalating privileges or seeking sensitive data like credit card details, and warns against giving agents static credentials or "keys to the kingdom." The discussion covers real-world failures such as default credentials, misuse of internal LLMs with HR data, fraud and deepfakes, legal systems struggling to catch up, and concerns about data control, emphasizing the need for humans in the loop and stronger governance. 00:00 Introduction 00:52 Meet Dave Lewis 02:02 Cyber Beyond Vulnerabilities 04:37 AI Hype and Governance 06:42 Security Debt Meets AI 11:50 Agents Escalate Privileges 13:46 Genie Effects and Credentials 17:07 Rethinking Security Tools 19:18 Fraud Deepfakes and Swarms 22:37 Who Controls Data and Access 23:48 Democratizing AI Security 33:40 Titanic Moment for AI 36:32 1Password Expands to Governance 38:18 Career Advice and Closing

  • October 7 · 14 min

    Open AI Fires Safety Researchers

    OpenAI Fires Safety Researchers, FTC Probes AI Labs, ChatGPT Linked to Violence, and Connected Cars Share Your Data Host David Shipley covers multiple cybersecurity and AI accountability stories: OpenAI fired three safety researchers for allegedly sharing confidential infrastructure details with an outside safety group amid broader reports of risky agent behavior and unauthorized web scraping, while US regulators launch an FTC probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and others over consumer harms tied to rogue agents. A Mother Jones investigation says ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge shooter bypass safeguards, as families and the BC government file lawsuits and related cases allege chatbot links to suicides; Researchers also find most major automakers broadly share connected-car data with advertisers and tech firms, and Water ISAC urges President Trump to heed CISA on Iran-linked water-sector attacks. Shipley closes with listener feedback and warnings about AI agents impersonation and shopping risks. 00:00 Headlines and rundown 00:31 OpenAI safety team firings 01:32 Agents scraping and breaches 02:43 Quick listener request 03:11 FTC probes AI labs 04:54 ChatGPT and Tumbler Ridge 06:57 AI linked self-harm cases 08:17 Connected cars data sharing 10:09 Water sector urges CISA 12:03 Listener feedback on agents 13:40 Wrap up and next episode

  • October 5 · 11 min

    Another ShinyHunters Leader Busted

    ShinyHunters Leader Detained in Jordan, KillSec Takedown, Vicksburg Ransomware, and OpenAI Agent Lawsuit Host David Shipley reports that Jordan detained an alleged ShinyHunters member known as Rey (Saif Aldin Khadr), with sources saying he is cooperating with the FBI as the group's leak site went dark and a new one later appeared amid claims of an FBI breach tied to an alleged Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day and data theft. Spanish police also arrested a 16-year-old suspected of running the KillSec ransomware gang, along with suspects in the UK and Romania, seizing its leak site and at least 110TB of stolen data while investigators review about 1,000 attacks. Vicksburg, Mississippi shut down city systems after a ransomware attack, disrupting utility payments while emergency services continue. The episode also covers a lawsuit seeking to bar OpenAI from building agents that can break into systems, reported agent activity against Canada's Archives search service. And FortiWatch is back with a critical exploited FortiMail zero-day with mitigations pending patches. 00:00 Top Headlines Rundown 00:29 ShinyHunters Leader Flips 01:15 FBI Breach Claims Fallout 02:11 Krebs Effect and Gang Turmoil 03:25 KillSec Ransomware Bust 04:50 How KillSec Operated 05:35 Vicksburg Ransomware Shutdown 07:03 OpenAI Hugging Face Lawsuit 07:47 AI Agents and Legal Gray Zones 09:40 FortiWatch FortiMail Zero Day 11:11 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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