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
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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.
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SN 1048: Mic-E-Mouse - AWS Goes Down Hard
Think your mouse is harmless? Steve and Leo uncover how modern optical mice might be secretly "listening" in, and reveal why satellite data pouring down on us is almost entirely unsecured.
The long awaited lawsuit to block Texas SB2420.
Embattled Texas SB2420 also impacts Google Play.
At long last, NIST modernizes their password policy.
Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters demise was exaggerated.
China claims that the NSA has been hacking them.
Half of all geosynchronous satellite traffic is unencrypted.
The AWS outage highlights the rising risk of Internet monoculture.
A terrific collection of listener feedback and...
Could your PC's mousehave much bigger ears than you know?
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SN 1047: RediShell's CVSS 10.0 - The Rise of Mega Botnets
Texas is on the brink of forcing Apple and Google to overhaul app downloads with strict age verification laws—are tech giants ready, or is your privacy about to get caught in the crossfire?
The EU aborted their Chat Control vote knowing it would fail.
Salesforce says it's not going to pay; customer data is released.
Hackers claim Discord breach netted 70,000 government IDs.
Microsoft to move Github to Azure. What could possibly go wrong.
New California law allows universal data sharing opt-out.
OpenAI reports that it's blocking foreign abuse. Who cares.
IE Mode refuses to die, so Microsoft is burying it deeper.
The massive mess created by Texas legislation SB2420.
The BreachForums website gets a makeover.
100,000 strong global botnet attacking U.S. RDP services.
UI experts weigh in on Apple's iOS 26 user-interface.
330,000 publicly exposed REDIS servers are RCE-vulnerable
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SN 1046: Google's Developer Registration Decree - The End of Free Android Apps?
Google's new demand for developer registration could spell the end for open-source app stores, while Europe's controversial chat control vote threatens privacy for everyone—Steve and Leo break down what's at stake for devs and users alike.
Qantas says no one can releak their stolen data.
Brave's usage is up. But is it really 3 times faster.
Next Tuesday the EU votes on "Chat Control".
Microsoft formally launches a "Security Store".
Outlook moves to block JavaScript in SVG's.
A new release of Chrome.
Gmail will no longer pull external email via POP.
Googe Drive starts blocking ransomware encryptions.
The UK issues another order to Apple.
Researchers create a "Battering RAM" attack device.
HackerOne's significant bug bounty payouts.
The Imgur service goes dark across the UK. Guess why.
The Netherlands plans to say NO to "Chat Control."
Discord was breached and government IDs leaked.
Salesforce says it's not another new breach.
Signal introduces a new post-quantum ratchet.
Your motherboard MIGHT support TPM 2.0.
Google to force Android app devs to register and pay
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