Security Now (Audio) TWiT https://twit.tv/shows/security-now TWiT Feed Generator v4.10 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ feedmail@twit.tv (TWiT Editors) feedmail@twit.tv (TWiT Engineering) 720 weekly 1 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:30:02 PDT Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:30:02 PDT weekly Petaluma, CA episodic Steve Gibson explains cybersecurity threats, hacks, vulnerabilities, and defense. Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what's happening and how to protect yourself and your business. Security Now is a must listen for security professionals every week. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. New episodes every Tuesday. Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what's happening and how to protect yourself and your business. Security Now is a must listen for security professionals every week. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. New episodes every Tuesday. TWiT, Technology, Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte, security, spyware, malware, hacking, cyber crime, encryption tv-g no no No Become a Club TWiT member! Leo Laporte feedmail@twit.tv Technology Security Security Now (Audio) https://elroy.twit.tv/sites/default/files/styles/twit_album_art_2048x2048/public/images/shows/security_now/album_art/audio/sn2022_albumart_standard_2400.jpg https://twit.tv/shows/security-now https://feeds.twit.tv/sn.xml SN 1081: AI Captured the Flag - Personal AI: Productivity Superpower or Privacy Threat? AI Captured the Flag - Personal AI: Productivity Superpower or Privacy Threat? full TWiT Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:08:50 PDT 1081 1081 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1081 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1081 Help & How To Technology Security no Personal AI: Productivity Superpower or Privacy Threat? Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI captured the flag, Capture the Flag competitions, CTF, PWN to Own, AI vulnerability discovery, cybersecurity, Mythos model, Anthropic, cURL, Daniel Stenberg, microsoft defender AI vulnerability discovery just upended the legendary Capture the Flag competitions, leaving top hackers sidelined while algorithms dominate the scoreboard. Hear why one seasoned researcher says the entire game is over for humans.

  • As expected, UnFiOS devices are under attack.
  • CISA commands federal agencies to update Drupal.
  • Can the largest botnet ever, be killed.
  • Defender endpoint can cutoff a PC from the network.
  • Charter Communications big account leak.
  • Chrome moves device-bound session cookies from beta.
  • Anthropic to release Mythos shortly.
  • cURL and Daniel Stenberg.
  • IBM & RedHat commit to fixing open source with AI.
  • LOTS of terrific listener feedback this week.
  • AI spells the end of a terrific source of training

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1081-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> AI vulnerability discovery just upended the legendary Capture the Flag competitions, leaving top hackers sidelined while algorithms dominate the scoreboard. Hear why one seasoned researcher says the entire game is over for humans.

  • As expected, UnFiOS devices are under attack.
  • CISA commands federal agencies to update Drupal.
  • Can the largest botnet ever, be killed.
  • Defender endpoint can cutoff a PC from the network.
  • Charter Communications big account leak.
  • Chrome moves device-bound session cookies from beta.
  • Anthropic to release Mythos shortly.
  • cURL and Daniel Stenberg.
  • IBM & RedHat commit to fixing open source with AI.
  • LOTS of terrific listener feedback this week.
  • AI spells the end of a terrific source of training

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1081-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> AI vulnerability discovery just upended the legendary Capture the Flag competitions, leaving top hackers sidelined while algorithms dominate the scoreboard. Hear why one seasoned researcher says the entire game is over for humans.

  • As expected, UnFiOS devices are under attack.
  • CISA commands federal agencies to update Drupal.
  • Can the largest botnet ever, be killed.
  • Defender endpoint can cutoff a PC from the network.
  • Charter Communications big account leak.
  • Chrome moves device-bound session cookies from beta.
  • Anthropic to release Mythos shortly.
  • cURL and Daniel Stenberg.
  • IBM & RedHat commit to fixing open source with AI.
  • LOTS of terrific listener feedback this week.
  • AI spells the end of a terrific source of training

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1081-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1081/ARML3119278289.mp3 3:19:51 SN 1081: AI Captured the Flag - Personal AI: Productivity Superpower or Privacy Threat? Personal AI: Productivity Superpower or Privacy Threat? Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI captured the flag, Capture the Flag competitions, CTF, PWN to Own, AI vulnerability discovery, cybersecurity, Mythos model, Anthropic, cURL, Daniel Stenberg, microsoft defender nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1080: Vulnerability Debt Repayment - Will Mythos Change Cybersecurity Forever? Vulnerability Debt Repayment - Will Mythos Change Cybersecurity Forever? full TWiT Tue, 26 May 2026 20:00:00 PDT 1080 1080 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1080 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1080 Help & How To Technology Security no Will Mythos Change Cybersecurity Forever? Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI security, Cisco Mythos, Firefox vulnerabilities, vulnerability discovery, CVE system, BitLocker bypass, Ubiquiti routers, patch deployment, Claude Mythos Preview, software vulnerability debt Mozilla found 271 unknown Firefox vulnerabilities in days using AI—bugs that millions of automated test runs had missed for years. Steve Gibson argues this isn't a crisis. It's the industry finally paying down decades of security debt, and for the first time, defenders may have the advantage.

  • Cisco meets Mythos
  • Can the aging CVE system survive AI
  • Patch deployment latency in the AI age
  • MSFT's official YellowKey BitLocker bypass mitigation
  • Ubiquiti patches 5 serious vulnerabilities
  • Drupal attacked by a PostgreSQL injection
  • Microsoft terminates SMS as a second factor
  • GitHub hacked - all of its source code exfiltrated
  • Russia is using very old Western software
  • Why to get a no-charge AI chatbot account
  • New Sci-Fi on Netflix
  • What we learn from Mozilla's use of Mythos

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1080-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> Mozilla found 271 unknown Firefox vulnerabilities in days using AI—bugs that millions of automated test runs had missed for years. Steve Gibson argues this isn't a crisis. It's the industry finally paying down decades of security debt, and for the first time, defenders may have the advantage.

  • Cisco meets Mythos
  • Can the aging CVE system survive AI
  • Patch deployment latency in the AI age
  • MSFT's official YellowKey BitLocker bypass mitigation
  • Ubiquiti patches 5 serious vulnerabilities
  • Drupal attacked by a PostgreSQL injection
  • Microsoft terminates SMS as a second factor
  • GitHub hacked - all of its source code exfiltrated
  • Russia is using very old Western software
  • Why to get a no-charge AI chatbot account
  • New Sci-Fi on Netflix
  • What we learn from Mozilla's use of Mythos

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1080-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> Mozilla found 271 unknown Firefox vulnerabilities in days using AI—bugs that millions of automated test runs had missed for years. Steve Gibson argues this isn't a crisis. It's the industry finally paying down decades of security debt, and for the first time, defenders may have the advantage.

  • Cisco meets Mythos
  • Can the aging CVE system survive AI
  • Patch deployment latency in the AI age
  • MSFT's official YellowKey BitLocker bypass mitigation
  • Ubiquiti patches 5 serious vulnerabilities
  • Drupal attacked by a PostgreSQL injection
  • Microsoft terminates SMS as a second factor
  • GitHub hacked - all of its source code exfiltrated
  • Russia is using very old Western software
  • Why to get a no-charge AI chatbot account
  • New Sci-Fi on Netflix
  • What we learn from Mozilla's use of Mythos

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1080-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1080/ARML8286176864.mp3 2:44:01 SN 1080: Vulnerability Debt Repayment - Will Mythos Change Cybersecurity Forever? Will Mythos Change Cybersecurity Forever? Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI security, Cisco Mythos, Firefox vulnerabilities, vulnerability discovery, CVE system, BitLocker bypass, Ubiquiti routers, patch deployment, Claude Mythos Preview, software vulnerability debt nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1079: Daybreak and Codename MDASH - Microsoft's Edge Password Blunder Daybreak and Codename MDASH - Microsoft's Edge Password Blunder full TWiT Tue, 19 May 2026 20:09:17 PDT 1079 1079 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1079 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1079 Help & How To Technology Security no Microsoft's Edge Password Blunder Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI vulnerability discovery, Microsoft Edge password storage, BitLocker bypass, Chaotic Eclipse, AI in cybersecurity, large language models, OpenAI Daybreak, Microsoft EM Dash, Mythos, Windows security flaws, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are racing to unleash next-gen AI that hunts for software vulnerabilities and hacks at scale. This episode explores how these advancements could shake up everything we thought we knew about cybersecurity.

  • Microsoft rethinks Edge's "intended behavior" after it gets press.
  • Chaotic Eclipse hacker strikes again with a Bitlocker bypass.
  • Google's threat analysis group documents malicious AI use.
  • Canada hasn't learned the lessons of the EU and the UK.
  • AI chatbots may be far more addictive than social media.
  • Project: Hail Mary now available to stream.
  • An apparently-serious zero-point quantum vacuum energy source.
  • A bit of listener feedback.
  • OpenAI's & Microsoft's vulnerability discovery systems

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1079-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are racing to unleash next-gen AI that hunts for software vulnerabilities and hacks at scale. This episode explores how these advancements could shake up everything we thought we knew about cybersecurity.

  • Microsoft rethinks Edge's "intended behavior" after it gets press.
  • Chaotic Eclipse hacker strikes again with a Bitlocker bypass.
  • Google's threat analysis group documents malicious AI use.
  • Canada hasn't learned the lessons of the EU and the UK.
  • AI chatbots may be far more addictive than social media.
  • Project: Hail Mary now available to stream.
  • An apparently-serious zero-point quantum vacuum energy source.
  • A bit of listener feedback.
  • OpenAI's & Microsoft's vulnerability discovery systems

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1079-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are racing to unleash next-gen AI that hunts for software vulnerabilities and hacks at scale. This episode explores how these advancements could shake up everything we thought we knew about cybersecurity.

  • Microsoft rethinks Edge's "intended behavior" after it gets press.
  • Chaotic Eclipse hacker strikes again with a Bitlocker bypass.
  • Google's threat analysis group documents malicious AI use.
  • Canada hasn't learned the lessons of the EU and the UK.
  • AI chatbots may be far more addictive than social media.
  • Project: Hail Mary now available to stream.
  • An apparently-serious zero-point quantum vacuum energy source.
  • A bit of listener feedback.
  • OpenAI's & Microsoft's vulnerability discovery systems

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1079-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1079/ARML1459185120.mp3 2:51:52 SN 1079: Daybreak and Codename MDASH - Microsoft's Edge Password Blunder Microsoft's Edge Password Blunder Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI vulnerability discovery, Microsoft Edge password storage, BitLocker bypass, Chaotic Eclipse, AI in cybersecurity, large language models, OpenAI Daybreak, Microsoft EM Dash, Mythos, Windows security flaws, nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1078: DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire full TWiT Tue, 12 May 2026 19:36:18 PDT 1078 1078 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1078 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1078 Help & How To Technology Security no Hugging Face Under Fire Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, DigiCert breach, Certificate Authority, code signing certificates, Microsoft Defender false positive, root certificate removal, FreeBSD vulnerability, AI discovered vulnerabilities DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed.

  • The FCC decides router firmware updates are useful.
  • Netgear applies for and gets a full FCC pass.
  • AI uncovers a 21-year old critical FreeBSD RCE.
  • What was behind that Let's Encrypt outage.
  • AI model repositories are overflowing with malware.
  • The CISA 2015 info-sharing act is being renewed.
  • Edge leaves ALL usernames and passwords in the clear.
  • An examination of DigiCert's breach and their response

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed.

  • The FCC decides router firmware updates are useful.
  • Netgear applies for and gets a full FCC pass.
  • AI uncovers a 21-year old critical FreeBSD RCE.
  • What was behind that Let's Encrypt outage.
  • AI model repositories are overflowing with malware.
  • The CISA 2015 info-sharing act is being renewed.
  • Edge leaves ALL usernames and passwords in the clear.
  • An examination of DigiCert's breach and their response

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

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]]> DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed.

  • The FCC decides router firmware updates are useful.
  • Netgear applies for and gets a full FCC pass.
  • AI uncovers a 21-year old critical FreeBSD RCE.
  • What was behind that Let's Encrypt outage.
  • AI model repositories are overflowing with malware.
  • The CISA 2015 info-sharing act is being renewed.
  • Edge leaves ALL usernames and passwords in the clear.
  • An examination of DigiCert's breach and their response

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1078/ARML5203491657.mp3 2:40:32 SN 1078: DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire Hugging Face Under Fire Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, DigiCert breach, Certificate Authority, code signing certificates, Microsoft Defender false positive, root certificate removal, FreeBSD vulnerability, AI discovered vulnerabilities nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1077: A Browser AI API? - End of Bug Bounties? A Browser AI API? - End of Bug Bounties? full TWiT Tue, 05 May 2026 18:23:05 PDT 1077 1077 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1077 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1077 Help & How To Technology Security no End of Bug Bounties? Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, Google Chrome AI, browser AI API, local AI model, Prompt API, Mozilla opposition, browser security, Anthropic Claude Security, Mythos, Bug Bounty, AI vulnerability discovery, Linux privilege escalation Google is sneaking a massive 4.7GB AI model into Chrome, and Mozilla is fighting back as the future of browsers threatens to turn into an AI arms race. Find out what's really happening behind this push and why it's setting off alarm bells across the web.

  • Hackers AI-code a portal, forget to add authentication.
  • The UK's NCSC issues a Mythos warning. Where's CISA?
  • Another (of many) Linux local privilege escalations.
  • AI may be spelling the end of bug bounties.
  • Anthropic releases "Claude Security" mini-Mythos.
  • ChatGPT gets very serious about login security.
  • Syncthing's SyncTrayzor v1 abandoned; v2 created.
  • Google drops an AI API into Chrome; Mozilla objects

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1077-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> Google is sneaking a massive 4.7GB AI model into Chrome, and Mozilla is fighting back as the future of browsers threatens to turn into an AI arms race. Find out what's really happening behind this push and why it's setting off alarm bells across the web.

  • Hackers AI-code a portal, forget to add authentication.
  • The UK's NCSC issues a Mythos warning. Where's CISA?
  • Another (of many) Linux local privilege escalations.
  • AI may be spelling the end of bug bounties.
  • Anthropic releases "Claude Security" mini-Mythos.
  • ChatGPT gets very serious about login security.
  • Syncthing's SyncTrayzor v1 abandoned; v2 created.
  • Google drops an AI API into Chrome; Mozilla objects

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1077-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

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]]> Google is sneaking a massive 4.7GB AI model into Chrome, and Mozilla is fighting back as the future of browsers threatens to turn into an AI arms race. Find out what's really happening behind this push and why it's setting off alarm bells across the web.

  • Hackers AI-code a portal, forget to add authentication.
  • The UK's NCSC issues a Mythos warning. Where's CISA?
  • Another (of many) Linux local privilege escalations.
  • AI may be spelling the end of bug bounties.
  • Anthropic releases "Claude Security" mini-Mythos.
  • ChatGPT gets very serious about login security.
  • Syncthing's SyncTrayzor v1 abandoned; v2 created.
  • Google drops an AI API into Chrome; Mozilla objects

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1077-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1077/ARML3897234605.mp3 2:35:01 SN 1077: A Browser AI API? - End of Bug Bounties? End of Bug Bounties? Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, Google Chrome AI, browser AI API, local AI model, Prompt API, Mozilla opposition, browser security, Anthropic Claude Security, Mythos, Bug Bounty, AI vulnerability discovery, Linux privilege escalation nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1076: FAST16.SYS - Unmasking the NSA's Most Diabolical Digital Sabotage FAST16.SYS - Unmasking the NSA's Most Diabolical Digital Sabotage full TWiT Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:56:38 PDT 1076 1076 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1076 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1076 Help & How To Technology Security no Unmasking the NSA's Most Diabolical Digital Sabotage Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, FAST16.sys, malware, NSA, stuxnet, supply chain attack, bitwarden cli, GitHub Actions, shadow brokers, kernel rootkit, Windows 2000, XP, cyber sabotage, precision sabotage, engineering software security What if your engineering calculations secretly sabotaged your nation's best efforts? This week, we reveal how a newly uncovered 21-year-old NSA rootkit quietly corrupted scientific research in hostile states and why it changes everything you think you know about cyberwarfare.

  • Bitwarden's CLI hit with a supply-chain attack.
  • Commercial routers in Iran fail shortly before the war.
  • Meta logging all employee activity to train replacement AI.
  • GRC's DNS Benchmark Release 5.
  • Two miscellaneous AI thoughts.
  • A bunch of terrific listener feedback.
  • Unraveling the diabolical history of "fast16.sys"

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1076-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> What if your engineering calculations secretly sabotaged your nation's best efforts? This week, we reveal how a newly uncovered 21-year-old NSA rootkit quietly corrupted scientific research in hostile states and why it changes everything you think you know about cyberwarfare.

  • Bitwarden's CLI hit with a supply-chain attack.
  • Commercial routers in Iran fail shortly before the war.
  • Meta logging all employee activity to train replacement AI.
  • GRC's DNS Benchmark Release 5.
  • Two miscellaneous AI thoughts.
  • A bunch of terrific listener feedback.
  • Unraveling the diabolical history of "fast16.sys"

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]]> What if your engineering calculations secretly sabotaged your nation's best efforts? This week, we reveal how a newly uncovered 21-year-old NSA rootkit quietly corrupted scientific research in hostile states and why it changes everything you think you know about cyberwarfare.

  • Bitwarden's CLI hit with a supply-chain attack.
  • Commercial routers in Iran fail shortly before the war.
  • Meta logging all employee activity to train replacement AI.
  • GRC's DNS Benchmark Release 5.
  • Two miscellaneous AI thoughts.
  • A bunch of terrific listener feedback.
  • Unraveling the diabolical history of "fast16.sys"

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1076-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1076/ARML9119361189.mp3 2:35:19 SN 1076: FAST16.SYS - Unmasking the NSA's Most Diabolical Digital Sabotage Unmasking the NSA's Most Diabolical Digital Sabotage Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, FAST16.sys, malware, NSA, stuxnet, supply chain attack, bitwarden cli, GitHub Actions, shadow brokers, kernel rootkit, Windows 2000, XP, cyber sabotage, precision sabotage, engineering software security nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1075: Yes. Exactly. - The Zero-Day Ticking Clock Yes. Exactly. - The Zero-Day Ticking Clock full TWiT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:25:44 PDT 1075 1075 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1075 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1075 Help & How To Technology Security no The Zero-Day Ticking Clock Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI vulnerability discovery, Mythos, Anthropic, Microsoft bugs, Windows zero days, Bug Bounty, cybersecurity, patch tuesday, Veracrypt, wireguard, driver developer accounts, recaptured domain names, adware Security leaders warn the era of AI-driven bug hunting has arrived, with Mythos uncovering hundreds of overlooked vulnerabilities in code bases as trusted as Firefox. Are defenders ready for the avalanche of exploits and the frantic race to patch?

  • A disgruntled developer discloses multiple Windows 0-days.
  • Microsoft purchases its own bugs in massive campaign.
  • VeraCrypt & Wireshark suddenly lost their dev accounts.
  • A serious problem with re-captured domain names.
  • How might AI help to secure open source repositories.
  • A listener wonders what we thought of Project Hail Mary.
  • Cyber security professionals tell us What Mythos Means

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1075-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> Security leaders warn the era of AI-driven bug hunting has arrived, with Mythos uncovering hundreds of overlooked vulnerabilities in code bases as trusted as Firefox. Are defenders ready for the avalanche of exploits and the frantic race to patch?

  • A disgruntled developer discloses multiple Windows 0-days.
  • Microsoft purchases its own bugs in massive campaign.
  • VeraCrypt & Wireshark suddenly lost their dev accounts.
  • A serious problem with re-captured domain names.
  • How might AI help to secure open source repositories.
  • A listener wonders what we thought of Project Hail Mary.
  • Cyber security professionals tell us What Mythos Means

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1075-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> Security leaders warn the era of AI-driven bug hunting has arrived, with Mythos uncovering hundreds of overlooked vulnerabilities in code bases as trusted as Firefox. Are defenders ready for the avalanche of exploits and the frantic race to patch?

  • A disgruntled developer discloses multiple Windows 0-days.
  • Microsoft purchases its own bugs in massive campaign.
  • VeraCrypt & Wireshark suddenly lost their dev accounts.
  • A serious problem with re-captured domain names.
  • How might AI help to secure open source repositories.
  • A listener wonders what we thought of Project Hail Mary.
  • Cyber security professionals tell us What Mythos Means

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1075-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1075/ARML7816020649.mp3 2:40:28 SN 1075: Yes. Exactly. - The Zero-Day Ticking Clock The Zero-Day Ticking Clock Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, AI vulnerability discovery, Mythos, Anthropic, Microsoft bugs, Windows zero days, Bug Bounty, cybersecurity, patch tuesday, Veracrypt, wireguard, driver developer accounts, recaptured domain names, adware nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1074: What Mythos Means - Marketing or Mayhem What Mythos Means - Marketing or Mayhem full TWiT Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:27:43 PDT 1074 1074 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1074 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1074 Help & How To Technology Security no Marketing or Mayhem Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, Claude Mythos, anthropic ai, Project Glasswing, zero-day vulnerabilities, AI cybersecurity, OpenBSD exploit, FFMPEG bug, linux kernel, FreeBSD NFS, memory safety, AI code security We may already be living through the most consequential hundred days in cyber history, and the arrival of AI that can autonomously chain zero-day vulnerabilities into working exploits means the software industry's long-standing "ship it and patch it later" era is officially over.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1074-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> We may already be living through the most consequential hundred days in cyber history, and the arrival of AI that can autonomously chain zero-day vulnerabilities into working exploits means the software industry's long-standing "ship it and patch it later" era is officially over.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1074-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> We may already be living through the most consequential hundred days in cyber history, and the arrival of AI that can autonomously chain zero-day vulnerabilities into working exploits means the software industry's long-standing "ship it and patch it later" era is officially over.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1074-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1074/ARML7217675741.mp3 2:51:16 SN 1074: What Mythos Means - Marketing or Mayhem Marketing or Mayhem Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, Claude Mythos, anthropic ai, Project Glasswing, zero-day vulnerabilities, AI cybersecurity, OpenBSD exploit, FFMPEG bug, linux kernel, FreeBSD NFS, memory safety, AI code security nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1073: The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers - LinkedIn's JavaScript Bombshell The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers - LinkedIn's JavaScript Bombshell full TWiT Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:38:55 PDT 1073 1073 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1073 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1073 Help & How To Technology Security no LinkedIn's JavaScript Bombshell Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, FCC router ban, consumer routers, LinkedIn Browser Gate, privacy invading JavaScript, supply chain attacks, Trivi vulnerability scanner, Cisco source code breach, age verification Apple 26.4 The FCC has banned all new consumer routers made outside the US, leaving networks stuck with aging, insecure hardware while blocking innovation. Find out why this sweeping move is raising eyebrows and lawsuits—and why it makes zero sense for cybersecurity.

  • Apple's 26.4 age queries catches many by surprise.
  • LinkedIn's 2.7 MB of privacy-invading javascript.
  • Microsoft starts forcing Win11 24H2 to 25H2.
  • Cisco loses source code to the Trivy supply-chain mess.
  • Proton introduces privacy-first voice and video "Meet."
  • GitHub to fix lagging security of its Actions feature.
  • Cloudflare reaffirms the privacy of its 1.1.1.1 DNS.
  • Cloudflare uses AI to re-code better secure Wordpress.
  • The FCC drops a ban on all new consumer-grade routers.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1073-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> The FCC has banned all new consumer routers made outside the US, leaving networks stuck with aging, insecure hardware while blocking innovation. Find out why this sweeping move is raising eyebrows and lawsuits—and why it makes zero sense for cybersecurity.

  • Apple's 26.4 age queries catches many by surprise.
  • LinkedIn's 2.7 MB of privacy-invading javascript.
  • Microsoft starts forcing Win11 24H2 to 25H2.
  • Cisco loses source code to the Trivy supply-chain mess.
  • Proton introduces privacy-first voice and video "Meet."
  • GitHub to fix lagging security of its Actions feature.
  • Cloudflare reaffirms the privacy of its 1.1.1.1 DNS.
  • Cloudflare uses AI to re-code better secure Wordpress.
  • The FCC drops a ban on all new consumer-grade routers.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1073-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> The FCC has banned all new consumer routers made outside the US, leaving networks stuck with aging, insecure hardware while blocking innovation. Find out why this sweeping move is raising eyebrows and lawsuits—and why it makes zero sense for cybersecurity.

  • Apple's 26.4 age queries catches many by surprise.
  • LinkedIn's 2.7 MB of privacy-invading javascript.
  • Microsoft starts forcing Win11 24H2 to 25H2.
  • Cisco loses source code to the Trivy supply-chain mess.
  • Proton introduces privacy-first voice and video "Meet."
  • GitHub to fix lagging security of its Actions feature.
  • Cloudflare reaffirms the privacy of its 1.1.1.1 DNS.
  • Cloudflare uses AI to re-code better secure Wordpress.
  • The FCC drops a ban on all new consumer-grade routers.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1073-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1073/ARML1930818750.mp3 2:52:15 SN 1073: The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers - LinkedIn's JavaScript Bombshell LinkedIn's JavaScript Bombshell Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, FCC router ban, consumer routers, LinkedIn Browser Gate, privacy invading JavaScript, supply chain attacks, Trivi vulnerability scanner, Cisco source code breach, age verification Apple 26.4 nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte SN 1072: LiteLLM - Click Fix Attacks Surge LiteLLM - Click Fix Attacks Surge full TWiT Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:23:56 PDT 1072 1072 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1072 https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1072 Help & How To Technology Security no Click Fix Attacks Surge Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, Light LLM exploit, PYPI malware, supply chain attack, AI security, age verification law California, Linux age verification, Apple Click Fix vulnerability, quantum computing, NCSC Vibe coding, SaaS disruption, An explosive supply chain hack in Light LLM nearly unleashed catastrophic malware across millions of AI systems, and it took a coder's quick thinking to catch it before it snowballed into disaster.

  • Will California require Linux to verify its user's age.
  • Apple's iOS 26.4 requires UK users to prove their age.
  • Russia chooses to use home grown 5G mobile encryption.
  • Ukraine knew the webcam was installed by Russian spies.
  • Google moves quantum computing "Q Day" to 2029.
  • At RSA, UK's NCSC CEO warns of vibe-coded SaaS replacements.
  • More information about nasty ClickFix campaigns.
  • More than one in seven Reddit postings are an AI-bot.
  • The story behind the LiteLLM disaster that was averted.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1072-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> An explosive supply chain hack in Light LLM nearly unleashed catastrophic malware across millions of AI systems, and it took a coder's quick thinking to catch it before it snowballed into disaster.

  • Will California require Linux to verify its user's age.
  • Apple's iOS 26.4 requires UK users to prove their age.
  • Russia chooses to use home grown 5G mobile encryption.
  • Ukraine knew the webcam was installed by Russian spies.
  • Google moves quantum computing "Q Day" to 2029.
  • At RSA, UK's NCSC CEO warns of vibe-coded SaaS replacements.
  • More information about nasty ClickFix campaigns.
  • More than one in seven Reddit postings are an AI-bot.
  • The story behind the LiteLLM disaster that was averted.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1072-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> An explosive supply chain hack in Light LLM nearly unleashed catastrophic malware across millions of AI systems, and it took a coder's quick thinking to catch it before it snowballed into disaster.

  • Will California require Linux to verify its user's age.
  • Apple's iOS 26.4 requires UK users to prove their age.
  • Russia chooses to use home grown 5G mobile encryption.
  • Ukraine knew the webcam was installed by Russian spies.
  • Google moves quantum computing "Q Day" to 2029.
  • At RSA, UK's NCSC CEO warns of vibe-coded SaaS replacements.
  • More information about nasty ClickFix campaigns.
  • More than one in seven Reddit postings are an AI-bot.
  • The story behind the LiteLLM disaster that was averted.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1072-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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]]> https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1072/ARML2290772744.mp3 2:49:00 SN 1072: LiteLLM - Click Fix Attacks Surge Click Fix Attacks Surge Security Now, TWiT, steve gibson, Leo Laporte, Light LLM exploit, PYPI malware, supply chain attack, AI security, age verification law California, Linux age verification, Apple Click Fix vulnerability, quantum computing, NCSC Vibe coding, SaaS disruption, nonadult tv-g IAB19 Steve Gibson Leo Laporte Steve Gibson Leo Laporte