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The BHIS crew breaks down PHP2Shell, the challenges of emergency patching, and how AI-assisted vulnerability discovery is changing incident response. They discuss weak eMudhra certificate keys, Node2Shell and Brotli vulnerabilities, and security issues involving Plex, LiteLLM, GitLab, Broadcom Wi-Fi, and Popcorn Time. Other topics include AI agent frameworks used in attacks, research into self-propagating agents, context bombing as a defensive tactic, and the security and privacy implications of AI-assisted smart TV hacking.

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The BHIS crew examines the ConnectWise/SkyKick compromise, its implications for Microsoft Entra tenants, and the consequences for MSPs and their customers. They discuss privileged application access, attacker persistence, and why clear incident communication matters. Other stories include the Cairn framework’s use of AI agents against retail websites, research into prompt injection in HTTP headers, exposed MCP servers, Citizen Lab’s reporting on advertising-delivered zero-click spyware, and an alleged listening device installation at OpenAI. Along the way, the team explores deception, proactive security assessments, and reducing attack surface as automated attacks become cheaper and easier to scale.

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The BHIS crew discusses MonsterCloud’s ransomware decryption fraud, a Canadian cybersecurity executive’s arrest, and strikes on Russian data centers linked to a sharp decline in Yandex bot traffic. AI reverse engineering takes center stage as the team explores game recreations, commercial software clones, Linux vulnerability discovery, and the changing economics of software. They also examine AI-powered threat hunting and deception, a cyberattack on French supermarket refrigeration, fake Claude Code installers, and a controversial critique of passkeys. The episode closes with a preview of questions about AI-generated mathematics and encryption security.

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Recorded live at Wild West Hackin’ Fest, the BHIS crew debates AI agent sandbox escapes, OpenAI’s frontier model decisions, and accountability for the Hugging Face hack. Other stories include the dismissal of OpenAI safety researchers, the FBI–Accenture breach, ShinyHunters arrests, Oracle’s medical records breach, and recurring Citrix vulnerabilities. The panel explores corporate scapegoating, stolen authentication tokens, patching challenges, and Anthropic’s expanding cybersecurity access—asking who takes responsibility when security controls fail.

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This week, the BHIS crew starts with an Nvidia-branded trailer stolen for its presumed GPUs—only to turn out to be full of sand. They then examine reports of OpenAI agents accessing Australian and U.S. government sites, the unanswered questions about what happened, and Nvidia’s proposed agent safety framework. The conversation moves to the EvilTokens phishing service takedown, recent vulnerability patches, and prompt injection attacks against AI agents handling Salesforce contact forms. The episode closes with a reported F-35 component shipment rerouted to China and concerns about cyber incidents affecting ships and maritime systems.

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This week, the crew examines Google’s reported Gemini containment failure, Anthropic’s new biology lab, Snickers-branded prompt injection, AI-assisted social engineering, and Claude’s access to financial data. They also cover major Linux, Cisco, Check Point, and Docker vulnerabilities; weak oversight of Flock surveillance searches; privacy concerns surrounding Waymo vehicles; continuing ransomware disruption at an Australian chicken producer; and the escalating conflict between ShinyHunters and Clop.

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This week, the team examines AI agents targeting RubyGems, Anthropic’s warnings about dangerous AI misuse, human review of ChatGPT conversations, predictive policing, and LG smart-TV privacy. They also cover passkey-themed phishing, ScreenConnect abuse, Microsoft Defender patch bypasses, and upcoming cybersecurity workshops, webcasts, and Wild West Hackin’ Fest training.

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AI agents take center stage as the team examines OpenAI models using a German forum for private communications, Anthropic’s response to a compromised Claude account, new model releases, and the growing demand for Apple hardware to train computer-using agents. The discussion also covers the sale of stolen driver’s licenses, a claimed Florida DMV breach, and vulnerabilities affecting JFrog Artifactory, Proxmox, Plex, and Langflow. Finally, the panel considers CISA’s decision to discontinue six cybersecurity assessment services, new research into compromising passkeys, and Outflank’s compact NTLMv1 rainbow tables.

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This episode of BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News covers South Korea’s free government AI services, new efforts to secure the U.S. power grid from foreign-made components, and the use of SS7 and fitness-tracking data in military operations. The panel also discusses the FBI’s disruption of Chinese botnets targeting critical infrastructure, the alleged McKesson patient-data breach, arrests connected to Team PCP, and reports of NVIDIA acquiring Hugging Face. Additional topics include competition among AI coding platforms, critical vulnerabilities affecting Ubiquiti, Gitea, NetScaler, WebLogic, and PaperCut, and calls for an AI-powered surge in cyber defense.

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This episode examines the alleged GTA 6 leak and Rockstar’s efforts to identify the leaker, a Flock Safety critic’s unconventional response to being barred from its conference, and Linus Torvalds’ use of AI to debug Linux. The discussion also covers ShinyHunters targeting ReliaQuest, “security through antiquity,” AliExpress using silent audio for browser fingerprinting, and invisible watermarks in Microsoft Paint’s AI-generated images. Additional stories include an Iran-linked cyberattack that disrupted a UK power plant, prompt injection hidden in a legal filing, and a cyberattack against an Australian chicken-processing facility.

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This episode covers computer hardware shortages and chip-manufacturing bottlenecks, digital “letters of marque” for private cyber operations, and New Orleans’ use of AI for 911 calls. The panel also examines the LiteLLM supply-chain attack, Roblox safety concerns, attacks on on-premises SharePoint, AI agents escaping test environments, and vulnerabilities affecting Zoom and Microsoft Defender. Other topics include a post-DEF CON in-flight Wi-Fi incident, Signal’s automatic key verification, airport phone searches, and a PBS broadcaster’s loss of access to 70 years of archived television.

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This episode explores an AI agent that canceled someone else’s gym reservation, the growing offensive and defensive roles of AI, and a sharp rise in ransomware attacks. The panel also discusses privacy concerns surrounding Meta smart glasses, new passkey-theft and MFA-bypass research, the Snowflake hacker’s guilty plea, backdoors in ZBT-Link routers, compromised cameras aboard UK Navy drones, reports of AI models hacking real targets, and research into the reliability of AI-generated security patches.

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This episode examines Anthropic’s disclosure that Claude breached real organizations during security testing, along with new technical details about the OpenAI and Hugging Face incident. The discussion covers ExfilSquad’s claimed Microsoft breach, cyberattacks targeting U.S. water systems, and malicious Android TV boxes used for residential proxy networks and advertising fraud. The hosts also explore Google’s Android age-verification plans, Chrome protections against hijacking extensions, Microsoft Teams impersonation attacks deploying Chaos ransomware, and Bank of America’s acquisition of MDSec. Additional topics include the GrapheneOS duress-password court case, a DEF CON prediction market, continued Kali365 phishing activity, and cred...

This week, the crew digs into one of the biggest AI security stories of the year: how an OpenAI autonomous agent accidentally compromised a Hugging Face environment during testing and what the incident reveals about the growing risks of agentic AI. They examine how AI models behave in offensive security scenarios, discuss emerging attack surfaces around MCPs and AI agents, explore the challenges of AI red teaming, and debate what organizations should be doing today to secure AI-powered workflows. The episode also covers AI safety initiatives, model behavior, and where defensive security is struggling to keep pace with rapidly...

This week, the team discusses the White House's Initiative Gold Eagle and its implications for cybersecurity information sharing, an unexpectedly positive development involving Flock Safety, and the latest wave of AI news. The conversation also explores evolving AI model capabilities, security guardrails, open-weight Chinese models, and how AI is changing offensive and defensive security. Along the way, the hosts examine recent vulnerability research, industry reactions, and other cybersecurity headlines from the week.

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This week, the team unpacks a wide range of cybersecurity news, including a fraudulent offensive security startup tied to cybercriminals, how leaked OnlyFans content is inadvertently helping defenders identify compromised government websites, and new vishing attacks targeting Microsoft Entra passkey enrollment. They also examine AI prompt injection risks in GitHub workflows, malware campaigns abusing hundreds of GitHub repositories and Go packages, Microsoft's latest identity security developments, and the growing push for online age verification through government-issued IDs and selfies.

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This episode of BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News covers the latest cybersecurity headlines, including debate over the economics of AI infrastructure, updates on the Huntress controversy, new details surrounding Scattered Spider, a critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, and reports of a breach involving a DHS information-sharing network. The discussion also examines Apple's legal battles over alternative app stores, the limitations of Apple's Hide My Email feature, a Medtronic breach, firmware security, Palo Alto Networks attribution disputes, and other notable security stories that didn't make the main rundown.

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This week on BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News, the team discusses the Polymarket supply chain compromise that led to the theft of millions from a small number of high-value accounts, emerging phishing campaigns abusing OpenAI invitations and Microsoft 365 device code authentication, and recent Oracle security updates. They also cover convictions tied to the Transport for London and U.S. healthcare intrusions, Google's Android earthquake warning system, concerns over MITRE ATT&CK evaluation methodology, and the ongoing debate surrounding threat intelligence researchers interacting with cybercriminals.

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This week’s episode covers a series of cybersecurity stories, including a researcher’s discovery of vulnerabilities in FIFA’s World Cup platform that could have enabled unauthorized administrative access and even the ability to alter live broadcasts. The team also discusses the risks of large-scale identity verification data exposure, supply chain attacks impacting the scientific research community, ongoing fallout from Broadcom’s VMware acquisition, and legal challenges from major organizations facing rising VMware costs. Along the way, the hosts share commentary on AI-related security concerns, access control failures, and the broader impact of vendor decisions on enterprise security.

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This episode dives into the fallout from new restrictions on Anthropic’s cybersecurity-focused AI models, Mythos and Fable, and the debate over whether government pressure has effectively blocked security researchers from using advanced AI for vulnerability discovery and code analysis. The panel discusses AI “jailbreaking” claims, export-control comparisons, the impact on penetration testing and bug hunting, and how AI is accelerating vulnerability research. Other topics include responsible disclosure challenges, the growing volume of AI-assisted security findings, and what these developments mean for researchers, vendors, and the future of offensive security.

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This episode covers the rising costs and restrictions surrounding AI agents, including token consumption, model access policies, and the growing dependence on AI tools for security work. The hosts discuss Troy Hunt’s retrospective on Have I Been Pwned reaching its 1,000th tracked breach, examining why breach disclosures appear to be slowing and how GDPR and CCPA requirements affect notification practices. Additional topics include password and email hygiene, the value of breach-notification services, AI infrastructure and data center costs, and new research mapping AI-enabled cyber threats to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

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This episode covers a Wired report on the rise of “anti-tech extremism” and growing public opposition to AI infrastructure projects, including debates over data centers, resource consumption, local communities, and government responses. The hosts also discuss AI coding assistants, model safety restrictions, and the evolving capabilities of large language models. Additional topics include Anthropic’s reported IPO plans and valuation, AI’s impact on the tech industry, and a conversation with David Bianco about AI-generated threat-hunting datasets and cybersecurity training.

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This episode covers a CISA contractor’s accidental exposure of AWS GovCloud credentials and internal system details on GitHub, the FBI’s efforts to patch vulnerable routers, and a critical NGINX vulnerability with public proof-of-concept code. The team also discusses Microsoft’s handling of a disputed Azure Backup security finding, the challenges of vulnerability disclosure and CVE assignment, and GitHub’s ban of security researcher Nightmare Eclipse following the publication of unpatched Windows vulnerability research.

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This episode covers Mythos uncovering a vulnerability in cURL, a recent Google Threat Intelligence report on a zero-day exploit, and the growing impact of AI on capture-the-flag competitions and bug bounty programs. The hosts also discuss the economics of AI platforms like OpenAI, security research trends, and broader concerns around software vulnerabilities, automation, and defensive tooling.

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This episode of Talking About News focuses on the reported Canvas/Instructure breach, including discussion around ShinyHunters, transparency concerns, higher education security challenges, and possible attack paths involving phishing and tenant compromise. The team also explores broader cybersecurity trends such as social engineering, ransomware pressure tactics, and the...

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This episode covers several major cybersecurity and technology news stories, including Utah’s proposed crackdown on VPNs used to bypass online age-verification systems and the privacy and enforcement concerns surrounding those laws. The hosts also discuss newly disclosed MOVEit Transfer vulnerabilities and patching guidance, software trust and code...

This episode dives into the economics and competitive dynamics of the AI industry, including discussions on profitability, pricing strategies, monopolization, and the rise of open and distilled models—particularly concerns around Chinese AI competition. The hosts also cover a reported long-running phishing campaign linked to Chinese actors targeting NASA-affiliated researchers and engineers, highlighting how social engineering was used to extract sensitive aerospace information.

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This episode covers several major cybersecurity and tech news stories, including a supply chain–related breach at Vercel involving exposed environment variables and compromised third-party AI tooling. The hosts also discuss concerns around AI-driven data risks, including browser extensions and large-scale data collection. Additional topics include a service scraping and republishing Zoom webinar recordings, evolving issues with web cookies and tracking, and industry news such as reports of Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down.

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This episode dives into Anthropic’s “Project Glasswing” and the broader implications of AI-driven offensive security, including models autonomously discovering vulnerabilities and attempting sandbox escapes. The hosts discuss how agentic AI testing approaches could reshape vulnerability research, while also raising concerns about AI safety, regulation, and real-world risk. Additional topics include the growing impact of AI on security workflows, rising infrastructure costs tied to AI demand, a new infostealer ecosystem overview, and ongoing debates about data collection practices and platform privacy.

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This episode covers several major cybersecurity and tech news stories, including a sophisticated NPM supply chain attack that compromised the widely used Axios library through advanced social engineering, and the broader implications for software security. The hosts also discuss the accidental leak of Anthropic’s Claude codebase, what it reveals about AI development practices, and the risks of misconfigurations exposing sensitive systems. Additional conversation touches on AI reliability, “vibe-coded” software, and the growing role of AI in both development and attack techniques.

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This episode covers the FCC’s move to restrict or ban certain foreign-made networking equipment—especially routers tied to Chinese manufacturers—highlighting the potential cybersecurity risks, supply chain implications, and how the rule could affect ISPs and consumers. The hosts also discuss broader concerns around hardware trust, existing infrastructure, and what qualifies as “approved” devices under FCC guidelines, along with a brief, lighter mention of a viral robot incident making the rounds online.

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This episode covers a range of cybersecurity and AI-related news, including how Pokémon Go players may have unknowingly helped train delivery robots using massive image datasets. The hosts also discuss the Pentagon’s reported plans to train AI systems on classified data and the potential risks of exposing sensitive information. Additional topics include major data breaches (such as a third-party breach impacting Crunchyroll user data), ongoing challenges in cybersecurity practices, evolving AI security concerns, and real-world examples of exploits and vulnerabilities affecting mobile devices and organizations.

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This episode covers multiple cybersecurity news stories, including Iranian hackers claiming responsibility for a cyberattack on Stryker, ongoing challenges in attributing nation-state cyber operations, and broader trends in global cyber conflict. The hosts also discuss the reliability of public breach claims, emerging threats targeting critical industries, and how organizations are responding to an increasingly complex threat landscape.

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In this episode, the crew dives into reports that Palo Alto Networks allegedly avoided directly attributing a threat campaign to China over fears of retaliation—sparking a broader debate about corporate and government threat attribution, geopolitics, and whether attribution still matters in today’s cyber landscape.

They also explore the escalating AI arms race, including Meta’s aggressive (and expensive) talent poaching, the growing rivalry between OpenAI and Anthropic, and what it all means for the future of the industry.

Rounding out the episode, the team discusses the unintended consequences of the AI boom—like global h...

Live from Wild West Hackin’ Fest Denver 2026, the Black Hills Information Security crew brings their signature mix of sharp security insight and off-the-cuff banter to a packed in-person audience.

This episode centers on a controversial Notepad update that introduced Markdown rendering—along with a potential remote code execution (RCE) issue. The hosts unpack what this says about modern software bloat, “vibe coding,” and the growing push to embed AI into everything—whether it belongs there or not. They also explore the implications of Discord's Age verification requirements, AI-generated code, including OpenAI’s latest Codex model, and debate whether we’r...

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This episode breaks down recent reports of sensitive information being shared with AI tools and what that means for security and operations. The discussion covers OPSEC failures, common misuse of ChatGPT in professional environments, how data actually flows through AI systems, and what organizations should (and shouldn’t) wo...