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Between Two Nerds: Finding bugs does not mean security
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss CISO’s expectations and priorities regarding budgets and what they will spend their money on. AI features heavily in 2027 priorities, but what will it deliver? This episode
FBI confirms North Korea behind Binance hack
The FBI links the Binance hack to North Korea, game developers are being extorted with game-cloning threats, the Belarusian CyberPartisans hack Russia’s statistics service and Apple sends new mercenary spyware notifications. Show notes • Ri
Sponsored: Sublime Security on the rise of ISC calendar phishing
In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Luke Wescott, Threat Detection Engineer at Sublime Security. Luke talks through the rise of calendar-based phishing campaigns over the past year and the reasons behin
Billions stolen in Binance hack
Billions stolen from Binance in a crypto hack, Last week’s PHP2Shell bugs are being exploited to hack Palo Alto Networks firewalls, The Brotli bugs also get a run, Belarusian state hackers carry out a wiper attack, and a hacker leaks the da
Srsly Risky Biz: Chinese AI can learn to love the West
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about new research that shows that Chinese open-weight AI models can be reeducated to remove pro-CCP bias. Good news for American businesses that want cheap AI, but we suspect that many knives will still be
Risky Bulletin: Moldovan public services crippled by cyberattack
Moldova takes down more than 80 public services after a cyberattack, the White House launches a new cybersecurity pilot program, South Korea arrests an AI-assisted cybercrime ring, and the Electrum wallet patches a crypto-stealing bug. Show
Between Two Nerds: Why frontier lab security will always suck
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about security culture. The PHP foundation seems to have had a change of heart about security, but what are the chances that OpenAI or other frontier AI labs will start to tak
Risky Bulletin: Brotli RCE is wrecking what's left of the internet
While everyone was distracted by PHP, another RCE has been wrecking the internet, Australia’s ABC wipes some staff devices, a third PHP RCE is incoming and researchers discover a new DDoS attack vector in HTTP/3. Show notes • Risky Bulletin
Sponsored: Should your threat hunt become a detection?
In this Risky Business sponsored interview James Wilson chats to Nebulock’s Head of Detection Strategy Alex Hurtado about the company’s threat hunting evaluation framework, GATES. The pair talk through the five steps of Nebulock’s new acron
Risky Bulletin: Supply chain attack lets ransomware group inside 40 shipping companies
A ransomware group used a supply chain compromise to hack around 40 shipping companies, the Pentagon assembles a technology sabotage unit, PHP2Shell exploitation gets underway and GoDaddy revokes 400,000 certs. Show notes • Risky Bulletin:
Srsly Risky Biz: OpenAI's Kazoo-Grade Spying Incident
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the weird bugging incident at OpenAI. It doesn’t look at all like it was normal state-backed espionage, but there are still good reasons the frontier labs should ensure that their crown jewels are saf
Risky Bulletin: Hacker hijacks 10% of Tor exit nodes
A hacker hijacks more than 10% of Tor’s exit nodes, a second ransomware negotiator has been linked to ShinyHunters, a Chinese crime ring hacked Staples, and a hacker leaks emails from German far-right party AfD. Show notes • Risky Bulletin:
Between Two Nerds: Why AI will mean infinite bugs
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss whether the rise of AI coding will result in more or less bugs and whether it will ultimately make software more secure. This episode is also available on YouTube (https://
Risky Bulletin: Linux patches PwnEscape KVM vulnerability
A serious vulnerability lets attackers escape Kernel-based virtual machines, OpenCode users become collateral damage in a distillation attack, supply chain incidents hit AOMEI and ConnectWise and Intel will discontinue SGX. Show notes • Ris
Sponsored: Agents don’t care about human ideas of right and wrong
In this Risky Business sponsored interview James Wilson chats with Sondera co-founder and CEO, Josh Devon, about how AI agents are highly capable, but they’re not the best rule followers or decision makers. The pair find themselves in the p
Risky Bulletin: DataSuckers suspects arrested in Russia
Three DataSuckers hacking group suspects arrested in Russia, Al Jazeera employees targeted with Candiru spyware, the US disrupts 40 North Korean laptop farms, and an OpenAI employee was arrested for planting a spy device. Show notes • Risky
Srsly Risky Biz: Russia's digital detox boomerang
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about Russian targeting of Ukrainian data centres. That’s not good, but it looks like Russia is very poorly prepared for Ukraine’s retaliatory strikes. Karma! They also discuss how open-weight models are ge
Risky Bulletin: Spyware chip found in Ledger crypto-wallets
Spyware chips found inside Ledger crypto-wallets, a cyberattack defrosts supermarket freezers across France, Dutch-owned supermarkets go offline in multiple countries following a cyberattack, and the EU wants smart glasses to beep loudly wh
Between Two Nerds: The FBI and ShinyHunters are the same
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq examine how ShinyHunters and the FBI both deceived themselves into believing they were immune to cyber threats. This episode is also available on YouTube (https://youtu.be/oKSnzUKP
Risky Bulletin: ShinyHunters suspects arrested in US and Jordan
Two ShinyHunters suspects arrested in Jordan and the US, hackers breach TLD registrars to get valid Google certs, Japanese authorities arrest a Qilin ransomware member and Google suspends its open-source bug bounty program after a flood of
Sponsored: AI is attacking… it needs to defend, too
In this Risky Business sponsored interview James Wilson chats with Prowler’s founder and CEO Toni de la Fuente about how AI now allows pretty much anyone to vibe-code “killer apps”. These custom apps are often internal for organisations and
Authorities dismantle KillSec group
Authorities dismantle the KillSec hacking group, South Africa thwarts a ransomware attack against air traffic control systems, the US sanctions Venezuelan ATM hackers and a Chinese APT targets AI experts. Show notes • Risky Bulletin: Author
Srsly Risky Biz: “Rogue AI” isn’t going anywhere
Amberleigh Jack and James Wilson chat about OpenAI agents’ recent escapades into Australian government websites. OpenAI has promised to “rebuild trust with Australians” but we’re likely getting a glimpse into the new normal, here. They also
ShinyHunters suspect arrested in the Netherlands
A ShinyHunters suspect has been arrested in the Netherlands, Apple fixes an iOS zero-day found by Meta, recent Citrix zero-days see mass exploitation within hours and NVIDIA launches an AI sandboxing platform. Show notes • Risky Bulletin: S
Between Two Nerds: The AI crime machine
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about the rise of fully automated LLM-driven hacking campaigns among criminals and even state hacking groups. For those with the right risk appetite, a move fast and break thi
Risky Bulletin: Intel ends paid bug bounties
Intel removes cash rewards from its bug bounty program, OpenAI agents probed dozens of organizations, Fraudsters scam €95 million from an Italian bank and Bitget is hacked for $350 million. Show notes • Risky Bulletin: Intel ends paid bug b
Sponsored: Robo-Burp is coming for your web apps
In this Risky Business sponsored interview James Wilson chats to Kieron Hughes and Andrzej Matykiewicz from PortSwigger about the company’s latest AI pen-testing product, Burp AT. The model has different levels of autonomy modes and is nati
Risky Bulletin: Major vulnerability found in ancient TACACS+ networking protocol
A major vulnerability has been found in the ancient TACACS+ networking protocol, Australia’s Prime Minister claims an OpenAI agent hacked the country’s Medicare website, OpenAI gives Ukraine access to its Daybreak cyber-defense program and
Srsly Risky Biz: Bring on the AI lawsuits
Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruling out liability exemptions for AI companies. Its a good move. Leaving the companies on the hook keeps the pressure on them to do better with their cyber security
Risky Bulletin: Team Cymru unmasks shady Chinese proxy network
A network of 10,000 AI servers is masking malicious Chinese AI activity, Ukrainian hackers leak Russia’s naval secrets, ShinyHunters hacks the FBI, and the EvilTokens phishing service is disrupted by tech companies. Show notes • Risky Bulle
