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May 15 · 8 min
Risky Bulletin: Shai-Hulud goes open-source
The source code for the Shai-Hulud worm has been released online, a dark web market admin was charged after a major OPSEC failure, France investigates an Israeli disinfo firm, and ‘Composer’ rushes to fix a GitHub token leak. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Shai-Hulud goes open-source
May 14 · 23 min
Srsly Risky Biz: The AI Regulation Knife Fight
Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the argy bargy within the Trump administration about AI regulation. They cover who is fighting, what is at stake and what the real areas of concern are. They also cover low earth orbit satellite constellations. Russia’s building one, the EU has plans and China is building two. They are the new must-have accessory for any country with global ambitions. This episode is also available on YouTube Show notes
May 13 · 7 min
Risky Bulletin: Damaging worm rips through npm ecosystem
RubyGems disables sign-ups after an attack on staff, Instructure paid the ransom, the Gentlemen ransomware operation gets hacked, and another major supply chain attack on npm (yawn). Show notes Risky Bulletin: RubyGems disables sign-ups after attack on staff
May 12 · 25 min
Between Two Nerds: The AI-first crime gang
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss why it makes even more sense for criminal organisations to adopt AI as compared to regular businesses. This episode is also available on YouTube. Show notes Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report Cybersecurity Looks Like Proof of Work Now On the Hunt for FIN7
May 11 · 10 min
Risky Bulletin: FCC relaxes foreign router security patch ban
The FCC relaxes its foreign router ban to allow for security updates, the ShinyHunters group disrupts schools across the globe, a 21-year-old remote code execution bug turns up in FreeBSD, and another Linux privilege escalation bug was disclosed… without a patch. Show notes Risky Bulletin: FCC relaxes foreign router ban to allow for security updates
May 10 · 10 min
Sponsored: Knocknoc built a Greynoise integration
In this sponsored interview Patrick Gray chats with Knocknoc CEO Adam Pointon about their Greynoise integration. Knocknoc allowlists network connections from users’ IPs after they’ve been through an SSO challenge. It’s great for protecting vulnerable or risky assets that your org has to connect to the internet. But what happens when one of your users tries to authenticate from a bad IP? You probably don’t want to add that one to your allowlist! Thanks to Knocknoc’s new Greynoise integration, you don’t have to! Show notes
May 8 · 7 min
Risky Bulletin: State sponsored group exploits Palo 0day
Palo Alto Networks patches a firewall zero-day, Google patches an Android remote takeover bug, Ivanti also patches one, and a leak exposes Russia’s spy and hacker school. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Google patches Android remote takeover bug
May 7 · 22 min
Srsly Risky Biz: After Mythos, US government weighs AI regulation
Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the sudden drive to put regulation around the releases of new AI models because of their cyber security implications. A standardised approach is desirable, but clamping down too hard won’t achieve as much as might be hoped. Experts with older or even open models can get just as far as novices with the latest models. They also discuss Australia’s new Cyber Incident Review Board. It has been hamstrung and won’t be as successful as it could be because it can’t assign blame. This episode is also available on YouTube Show notes
May 6 · 8 min
Risky Bulletin: Targeted supply chain attack hits DAEMON Tools
The DAEMON Tools website was hit in a targeted supply chain attack, Australia gets its own CSRB, the US arrests a wanted VOIP server hacker after 17 years, and Oracle switches to monthly security updates. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Extremely targeted supply chain attack hits DAEMON Tools
May 4 · 31 min
Between Two Nerds: The wild wild west
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the breakdown of cyber norms. What would have been an unthinkable cyber operation just a few years ago is now a regular occurrence. This episode is also available on YouTube. Show notes Fast16 analysis by SentinelOne Fast16 malware Zero Day on the wiper targeting Venezuela's state oil company
May 4 · 9 min
Risky Bulletin: DigiCert hacked with a malicious screensaver file
DigiCert got hacked via a malicious screensaver file, two ransomware negotiators each get four years in prison, Trellix discloses a security breach, and another Russian hacker gets arrested while vacationing in the wrong place. Show notes Risky Bulletin: DigiCert hacked with a malicious screensaver file
May 3 · 24 min
Sponsored: James Kettle built an AI hacker
In this sponsored interview, James Wilson talks with James Kettle and Daf Stuttard from PortSwigger about the incredible research James will unveil at Black Hat US this July, and how that research will be productised into Burp Suite. It shouldn’t be surprising that when James Kettle bolts an LLM into his research methodology that insanely dangerous things happen. This interview is a window into the future of AI-enabled hacking and security testing. This interview is also available on YouTube. Show notes
May 1 · 13 min
Risky Bulletin: cPanel auth bypass exploited in wild
The Copy Fail vulnerability impacts all Linux distros going back to 2017, hackers are exploiting a cPanel auth bypass, every Moldovan citizen has their data stolen, and some scam compounds got raided raided… in Dubai. Show notes Risky Bulletin: The mysterious hack of Moldova's healthcare database
April 30 · 18 min
Srsly Risky Biz: US Vows to Fight Distillation Attacks
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the US government stepping in to fight ‘distillation attacks’ by Chinese AI labs. These are methods used to steal the special sauce of frontier AI models simply by asking questions. They also discuss the wide-spread shift amongst Chinese threat actors to using botnets for all aspects of their operations. It’s a problem for defenders, but also a disruption opportunity for authorities. This episode is also available on YouTube. Show notes
April 29 · 8 min
Risky Bulletin: Ukrainians hacked Russian satellite comms platform
Ukrainians hack Russian satellites, Vimeo is being extorted, Greece wants to ban anonymity on social media, and a Scattered Spider hacker was arrested in Finland. Show notes Risky Bulletin: UK NCSC blasts SOC metrics
April 27 · 32 min
Between Two Nerds: Hackers from the future
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss what the North Korean hack of Drift can tell us about the future of hacking. This episode is also available on YouTube. Show notes Drift Protocol incident update on X Cointelegraph coverage CredShields incident post-morten
April 27 · 8 min
Risky Bulletin: New fingerprinting technique can track Tor users
A fingerprinting technique can track Tor users, Intellexa had an American exploit provider, the US accuses China of copying its AI, and the US router ban also covers WiFi hotspots. Show notes Risky Bulletin: New fingerprinting technique can track Tor users
April 26 · 15 min
Sponsored: RunZero accidentally got good at OT
In this Risky Business sponsored interview Casey Ellis chats to runZero’s founder and CEO HD Moore about runZero’s new release: 4.9. It drops this week and doubles down on OT scanning. Animated world and network maps add another layer to visualisation and for those that have been asking: yes, there’s a dark mode. Show notes
April 24 · 11 min
Risky Bulletin: Sean Plankey withdraws CISA nomination
Sean Plankey withdraws his CISA Director nomination, Russians hacked the Bundestag President, Discord users gain unauthorised access to Anthropic’s Mythos, and the US sanctions a Cambodian senator for running cyber scam compounds. Show notes Risky Bulletin: There are now SIM-Farm-as-a-Service providers
April 23 · 22 min
Srsly Risky Biz: Musk snubs French authorities
Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the French criminal investigation into bias and illegal content on X. Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino didn’t appear for voluntary interviews scheduled this week, but refusing meetings won’t make X’s problems go away. European countries are concerned about X’s influence and regulators will be exploring all other options beyond criminal investigations. They also discuss the fight to renew authorisation of Section 702 collection. It’s a valuable intelligence source, but in the past the FBI pointlessly overused it. This episode is also available on YouTube Show notes

Risky Bulletin

Risky Bulletin: Shai-Hulud goes open-source

Srsly Risky Biz: The AI Regulation Knife Fight

Risky Bulletin: Damaging worm rips through npm ecosystem

Between Two Nerds: The AI-first crime gang

Risky Bulletin: FCC relaxes foreign router security patch ban

Sponsored: Knocknoc built a Greynoise integration

Risky Bulletin: State sponsored group exploits Palo 0day

Srsly Risky Biz: After Mythos, US government weighs AI regulation

Risky Bulletin: Targeted supply chain attack hits DAEMON Tools

Between Two Nerds: The wild wild west

Risky Bulletin: DigiCert hacked with a malicious screensaver file

Sponsored: James Kettle built an AI hacker

Risky Bulletin: cPanel auth bypass exploited in wild

Srsly Risky Biz: US Vows to Fight Distillation Attacks

Risky Bulletin: Ukrainians hacked Russian satellite comms platform

Between Two Nerds: Hackers from the future

Risky Bulletin: New fingerprinting technique can track Tor users

Sponsored: RunZero accidentally got good at OT

Risky Bulletin: Sean Plankey withdraws CISA nomination

Srsly Risky Biz: Musk snubs French authorities