Could banning VPNs really become law in the US? This episode breaks down the jaw-dropping legislation in Wisconsin and Michigan that targets VPN access for everyone, not just kids—and what it means for your digital privacy.
The EU finally comes to its "Chat Control" senses.
Windows 11 to include SysInternals Sysmon natively.
Chrome's tabs (optionally) go vertical.
The Pentagon begins its investment in warfare AI.
Members of the military are being doxed by social media.
A look inside the futility of trying to corral AI.
The surprising lack of WhatsApp user privacy.
Exactly what happened last week to Cloudflare?
Britain (over)reacts to the Jaguar Land Rover incident.
Project: Hail Mary's second trailer released.
US state legislatures want to ban VPNs altogether
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1053-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1052: Global Cellphone Tracking - Checkout.com Fights Back
Think your cell phone is safe from tracking? Steve reveals how global networks let anyone pinpoint your location—no hacking required and no malware involved.
Apple introduces a new Digital ID inside Wallet.
Checkout.com refuses to pay a ransom demand.
Google announces "Private AI Compute" in the cloud.
Google backpedals on their "devs must register" demand.
Win11 added a Passkeys API which 1Password & Bitwarden support.
Russia tracks SIM card appearances to thwart drone usage.
Google sues Chinese Phishing as a Service platform.
Lots of interesting listener feedback.
Global cellphone tracking is alive, well, malware free and a distressingly common commercial enterprise
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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1051: Amazon sues Perplexity - Nevada's Ransomware Comeback
Amazon is taking Perplexity AI to court over its agentic browser that shops on your behalf, raising urgent questions about who controls your online buying experience when bots do the heavy lifting.
FFmpeg teaching assembly language for performance.
The state of Nevada recovers after not paying ransom.
A "rounding error" nets a clever attacker $128 million.
Why would Chrome decide to start form-filling driver's licenses.
The UK's six major telecom providers to block number spoofing.
XSLT support being removed from browsers. Will anyone notice.
Firefox introduced paid support options for organizations.
Russia continues to fight against non-Russian Internet.
Google acquires another Internet security company (Wiz).
The EU to finally fix their cookie permission mistake.
More countries drop Microsoft office for open choices.
More countries question and examine Chinese made buses.
Microsoft discovers some information leakage from LLMs.
What does Amazon's lawsuit against Perplexity's agents mean for next-generation browsers
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1051-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1050: Here Come the AI Browsers - Scareware Blockers
AI-powered web browsers are hitting the scene fast, but Steve and Leo unpack why these smart assistants could usher in an era of security chaos most users aren't ready for. Brace yourself for the wild risks, real-world scams, and the privacy questions no one else is asking.
Secret radios discovered in Chinese-made busses.
Edge & Chrome introduce LLM-based "scareware" blocking.
A perfect example of what scareware blocking hopes to prevent.
Aardvark: OpenAI's new vulnerability scanner for code.
Italy to require age verification from 48 specific sites.
Russia to require the use of only Russian software within Russia.
Russia further clamping down on non-MAX Telegram and WhatsApp messaging.
187 new malicious NPM packages. Could AI help with that?
BadCandy malware has infiltrated Australian Cisco routers.
Github's 2025 report with the dominance of TypeScript.
Windows 11 gets new extra-secure Admin Protection feature.
A bunch of interesting feedback and listener thoughts.
And why the new AI-driven web browsers may be bringing a whole new world of hurt
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1050-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1049: DNS Cache Poisoning Returns - Ransomware Payments Plummet
Just when you thought DNS cache poisoning was a thing of the past, Steve and Leo reveal why this 17-year-old bug is making a dramatic comeback—and why most DNS resolvers still can't manage high-quality random numbers after all this time.
The unsuspected sucking power of a Linux-based robot vacuum.
Russia to follow China's vulnerability reporting laws.
A pair of Scattered Spider UK teen hackers arrested.
Facebook,Instagram and TikTok violating the EU's DSA.
Microsoft Teams bringing user WiFi tracking bypolicy.
You backed up. That's great. Did you test that backup?
Coveware reports all-time lowransomware payment rate.
Ransomware negotiator reports how the bad guys get in.
Lots of listener thoughts and feedback about NIST passwords.
And against all reason and begging credulity, it seems we still haven't managed to put high-quality random number generators into our DNS resolvers.
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1049-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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