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November 04 #618: Your Smart Device Is Tracking You More Than You Think
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// MENU //
0:00 - Coming Up
0:49 - Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have Nothing to Hide
01:49 - How Much Are We Being Surveilled?
02:52 - How Companies Collect and Sell Your Personal Data
05:43 - Sponsor: Proton Drive
07:32 - Who Is Buying Your Personal Data?
08:34 - How Streaming Services and Smart TVs Track You
10:19 - Why Mobile Apps Are a Privacy Risk
11:41 - How Easy Is It to Find Someone's Personal Information?
13:11 - Doxxing, Scams and the Dangers of Exposed Data
14:32 - How Hackers Use Personal Data to Attack Companies
16:03 - How Is Mass Surveillance Legal?
17:01 - License Plate Readers and Location Tracking
18:13 - Are Smart TVs Spying on You?
19:03 - What Can I Actually Do?
21:55 - Does DeleteMe Really Work?
25:50 - Can You Ever Be Anonymous Online?
28:02 - Which Operating System Is Best for Privacy?
31:31 - How to Audit Your Apps and Permissions
33:36 - The Best Privacy-Focused Web Browsers
34:40 - Outro
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#privacy #vpn #internet
35 min
November 04 #617: This Is How NVIDIA's AI Mercedes Drives in Real Traffic
What happens when NVIDIA's AI drives a Mercedes-Benz CLA through Berlin traffic? David Bombal rides along to see how Alpamayo and the Halos safety stack work together.
At GTC Berlin, I ride in a Mercedes-Benz CLA running a development version of NVIDIA's Alpamayo driving software. We encounter cyclists, pedestrians, narrow roads, unusual junctions, parked cars and unpredictable drivers while the car handles much of the driving under human supervision.
We look at what is actually happening behind the scenes: an end-to-end AI model proposes a driving path, a separate classical safety stack checks the environment and rules, and a trajectory arbiter decides when to allow the plan or fall back. The car uses on-board NVIDIA DRIVE Orin computing, cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors.
We also discuss training with US and European driving data, simulation with NVIDIA Cosmos, the difference between this development vehicle and NVIDIA's downloadable Alpamayo research models, and what it takes to adapt the system to different vehicles and countries.
In this video:
• A live AI-assisted drive through busy Berlin streets
• How Alpamayo and the classical Halos safety stack work together
• Why narrow roads, cyclists and German traffic lights are difficult cases
• The cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors and DRIVE Orin hardware
• How real-world data and Cosmos simulation help train and test driving models
• Which Alpamayo research models you can explore yourself Important: this demonstration is a supervised Level 2 driver-assistance system.
The person in the driver's seat remains attentive and responsible; this is not an unsupervised robotaxi. Would you trust AI-assisted driving in a busy city? Which situation would you want it to handle first?
NVIDIA Alpamayo: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/solution...
NVIDIA Halos: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai-trust...
Alpamayo research downloads: https://developer.nvidia.com/drive/do...
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// TIMESTAMPS //
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Not a normal Mercedes
01:42 - How the Alpamayo stack works
02:52 - Levels of self-driving cars
04:01 - How the cameras work
05:10 - Difference between Alpamayo and Halos
07:49 - Self-driving cars in the future
08:30 - Alpamayo vs standard LLM
10:00 - Going for a drive // Training the AI model
14:52 - Alpamayo and Halos working together
15:38 - Left side and right side driving
16:21 - Smooth driving behaviour
18:47 - Petrol (Gas) vs electric cars
19:47 - Real-world scenario driving
21:16 - Petrol (Gas) vs electric cars continued
22:56 - Unique traffic laws
25:49 - The future of Aplamayo and Halos
26:49 - Difference to other self-driving cars
28:45 - Aplamayo on Hugging Face
30:35 - Trusting self-driving cars
33:02 - Handling unusual scenarios
34:17 - Adjusting acceleration based on the vehicle
37:05 - Hardware explained
38:43 - Self-driving cars in the future pt.2
39:57 - How the model is trained
41:38 - Conclusion
#NVIDIA #AutonomousDriving #Alpamayo
43 min
October 26 #616: How Police Can Track Your Phone
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Your phone can be tricked into connecting to a fake cell tower. These devices are commonly known as Stingrays, cell-site simulators or IMSI catchers. They can be used to
identify and locate phones in an area, and some attacks can interfere with the security of your cellular connection.
At Black Hat and DEF CON, I spoke to Cooper Quintin, Senior Staff Technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about Rayhunter.
Rayhunter is an open-source project from the EFF designed to detect suspicious cellular activity using inexpensive mobile hotspot hardware.
In this interview, Cooper explains how Stingrays and IMSI catchers work, why your phone can connect to a fake cell tower, what an IMSI is, how cellular downgrade attacks work, what a null cipher is, how Rayhunter detects suspicious activity, and what the EFF has learned from real-world deployments.
We also get into mobile forensic extraction, phone searches at the border, biometrics vs PINs and passwords, and the bigger question of how much surveillance power governments and law enforcement should have.
Thanks to ThreatLocker for sponsoring my trip to Black Hat and DEF CON and for sponsoring this video.
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #Hacking
// Cooper Quintin’s SOCIAL //
EFF Website: https://www.eff.org/about/staff/coope...
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// MENU //
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Cooper Quintin introduction
01:18 - Rayhunter tool by EFF
02:45 - Stingrays used by law enforcement
05:05 - How the Rayhunter works
08:44 - Threatlocker sponsor segment
09:59 - Rayhunter results
12:06 - Concerns of Stingrays
14:02 - Why should people care
15:17 - Concerns of mobile forensic extraction tools
17:17 - Password vs biometric
18:04 - Conclusion
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#cybersecurity #bhusa26 #privacy
20 min
October 20 #615: How is AI Changing Cybersecurity?
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// Kamal Hathi’s’ SOCIAL //
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// Jessica Oppenheimer’s SOCIAL //
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// Tom Smit’s SOCIAL //
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// Bruce Snell’s SOCIAL //
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// Heath Johnson’s SOCIAL //
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// Paul Bannister’s SOCIAL //
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// MY STUFF //
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// SPONSORS //
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// MENU //
0:00 - How to stay in control in the world of AI
00:38 - Visualizing data with Splunk
02:24 - Born observable // Observability for AI
04:36 - Cisco Data Fabric
06:43 - Hunt and investigation // Security threats
08:10 - Data foundation
09:08 - The cost of AI and the ROIs
09:41 - Red vs blue team with AI
11:46 - Visualizing AI security
13:00 - Targeted autonomy
14:02 - .conf26 summary
15:26 - Conclusion
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#splunk #cybersecurity #ai
16 min
October 20 #614: Learn Malware Analysis with Ghidra and x64dbg (for free)
Want to learn how to reverse engineer malware? Lindsay Kaye joins me to demonstrate malware analysis using Ghidra and x64dbg, two free tools you can use to develop your skills.
Lindsay is the author of Dissecting the Dark Web. In this interview, we take apart a data theft tool used by LockBit affiliates and examine BlackMatter ransomware. You’ll see how malware detects a debugger, hides strings, and loads functions at runtime.
We also run ransomware in a lab VM to show what happens to the victim’s files.
We discuss:
• How ransomware gangs steal data before encrypting it
• How static and dynamic analysis work together
• Finding malware indicators in Sysmon logs
• Why ransomware can print physical ransom notes
• How reputation and trust work in criminal forums
• How to start reverse engineering by compiling your own C programs and examining them in Ghidra
If you have some programming knowledge and want to understand how malware works, this is a practical look at the skills involved.
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// Lindsay Kaye’s SOCIALS //
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// MY STUFF //
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// SPONSORS //
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// MENU //
0:00- Coming Up
0:40 - Intro (Lindsey's Book)
02:49 - Lindsey's Background
03:30 - Proton Ad
05:44 - Interesting Book Topics
07:18 - Demo Starts
10:57 - How To Follow Along With The Book
14:12 - x64 Debuggng
20:21 - Writing Rules With Stealbit
23:27 - Analysing Ransomware
28:10 - Building Your Ransomware
31:05 - Reputations On The Dark Web
32:52 - Analysing Dark Web Malware
37:30 - Running The Ransomware
41:00 – Questions to Lindsay
42:17 – How to Connect with Lindsay
42:39 – Final thoughts
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#defcon #reverseengineering #darkweb
44 min
October 12 #613: Think You’re Private Online? Watch This
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How private are the apps you use every day? I sit down with Thorin Klosowski from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to discuss online privacy, secure messaging, VPNs and the data we share with AI tools.
We look at Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, discuss privacy tradeoffs across Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone, and ask what you should assume about email and cloud storage. Thorin also walks through EFF’s free Surveillance Self-Defense guides to help you create a security plan and decide what to focus on first.
If you work in cybersecurity, or you simply want to help your family protect their privacy, this conversation gives you a starting point without assuming everyone needs the same tools.
In this interview:
Why “I have nothing to hide” misses the point
How to think about passwords, two-factor authentication and security planning
Why messaging defaults and privacy settings matter
What a VPN can and cannot do for your privacy
AI features, cloud storage and questions to ask about your data
Phone and computer privacy tradeoffs, email and encryption
Which privacy setting or app are you going to review first? Let me know in the comments, and subscribe for more cybersecurity and privacy conversations.
// Thorin Klosowski’s SOCIALS //
Website: https://www.eff.org/about/staff/thori...
EFF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eff?...
// Web page REFERENCE //
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// David's SOCIAL //
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// MY STUFF //
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// SPONSORS //
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// MENU //
0:00 - Coming Up
0:40 – Intro & about the EFF
02:50 – DeleteMe Sponsored Section
05:08 – Surveillance & Self-Defence Tools
08:41 – Tool Guides, AI Privacy & Cloud Storage
13:29 – Messaging Apps to use
16:27 – Operating Systems to use
21:16 – How Secure is Email & Encryption
23:22 – Security Tips for Activists & Protestors
26:53 – Closing & Conclusion
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#Privacy #CyberSecurity #EFF
28 min
October 08 #612: How Hackers Trick AI Into Giving Up Secrets (Demos and free labs)
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// Free AI labs //
Prompt Injection Taxonomy: https://arcanum-sec.github.io/arc_pi_...
AI Security Resource Hub: https://arcanum-sec.github.io/ai-sec-...
// Jason Haddix’s SOCIALS //
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Github: https://github.com/Arcanum-Sec
Website: https://arcanum-sec.com/
// David's SOCIAL //
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// MY STUFF //
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// SPONSORS //
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// MENU //
0:00 -Coming Up
0:48 - Jason Haddix at DEF CON
01:36 - Sponsor – Proton Drive
03:31 - AI Chatbot Penetration Testing
04:11 - The Prompt Injection Taxonomy
06:19 - Bypassing AI Guardrails & Classifiers
07:15 - DEF CON AI Hacking CTF
08:31 - Why AI Security Testing Is Different
10:18 - Instagram AI Account Takeover Demo
14:39 - AI Meeting Transcript Prompt Injection Demo
17:28 - How to Start Learning AI Security
18:18 - Final Thoughts
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#ai #aihacking #promptinjection
19 min
October 01 #611: Building AI Agents? Set Up These Guardrails First
Big thanks to ‪@Cisco‬ & ‪@Splunkofficial‬ for sponsoring my trip to .Conf 2026 and also for sponsoring this video.
AI agents can do things you never intended. So how do you monitor their behavior, spot security problems and decide what they should be allowed to do? I’m joined by Splunk’s Kamal Hathi at .conf26 to discuss AI agent security, observability and what an agentic SOC means for the people working in cybersecurity.
Kamal explains why setting a goal isn’t enough. You need visibility into what your agents are actually doing, clear guardrails and human oversight for important decisions. We also discuss why monitoring only a sample of agent activity can leave gaps, and how focused small language models could help reduce evaluation costs.
In this interview, we cover:
• Known agents, unregistered agents and unexpected behavior
• AI evaluations, guardrails and zero trust
• Automating SOC alert triage while keeping humans in control
• Using AI to create SOAR playbooks
• Running models locally for privacy, cost and control
• Choosing between local models and cloud models
• Whether you should still study computer science in 2027
If you’re building AI agents, working in cybersecurity or deciding what to learn next, this conversation will give you plenty to think about.
// Kamal Hathi’s’ SOCIAL //
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// MY STUFF //
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// SPONSORS //
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// MENU //
0:00 - Coming Up
0:43 - Intro
02:25 - Security Against AI
06:26 - Collecting Data on your AI
08:33 - AI Hallucinations
10:48 - Is Life Like Sci-Fi?
14:09 - Will AI Replace You?
17:16 - Not Giving Your Information to AI
18:50 - Kamal's Prediction for the Future of AI
20:20 - Final Thoughts
21:29 - What Should you Study in 2027?
22:00 - Conclusion
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#SplunkConf26 #Splunk #Cisco
23 min
October 01 #610: WiFi Pineapple Pager: What Can It Actually Do?
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WiFi hacking without opening your laptop? ‪@DarrenKitchen‬ from ‪@hak5‬ joins me to talk about the WiFi Pineapple Pager and what this little Linux device can actually do.
Darren shares the story behind the Pager, explains its support for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz WiFi, and walks us through features including wireless reconnaissance, eventtriggered alerts, and community-created payloads. We also discuss how Bash and DuckyScript helpers let users build their own functionality, and how Pager Portal makes it possible to download payloads directly onto the device.
How does it compare with the WiFi Pineapple Mark VII and Enterprise? We look at the different use cases, from portable testing to remotely auditing a client’s wireless network.
And yes, someone has already made it run Doom.
This is an interview and feature overview with the creator, covering the ideas, technology, and community behind the WiFi Pineapple Pager.
// Darren Kitchen SOCIAL //
YouTube: / darrenkitchen
Website: https://hak5.org/pages/hack-across-am...
X: https://x.com/hak5darren
// Hak5 WEBSITE //
https://shop.hak5.org/
// Previous YouTube video with Darren REFERENCE //
Hacking Gadgets Every Cybersecurity Pro should know: • Hacking Gadgets Every Cybersecurity Pro Sh...
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// MY STUFF //
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// SPONSORS //
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// MENU//
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Coolest hacking tool // Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Pager
03:10 - Proton VPN sponsor segment
05:28 - History of the WiFi Pineapple
08:53 - WiFi Pineapple Pager overview
12:17 - The community
15:55 - Easy to get started
16:50 - WiFi Pineapple Mk7
18:53 - WiFi Pineapple Enterprise
21:23 - Supported WiFi frequencies
22:43 - Conclusion
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#wifipineapplepager #wifi #hackinggadgets
23 min
October 01 #609: How Hackers Target Satellites Through Ground Control Systems
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How do you hack a satellite? The attack can start on the ground. Watch a mission control demo showing how web vulnerabilities can change a simulated spacecraft’s orbit.
At DEF CON, I meet Milenko and Andrzej, the authors of The Spacecraft Hackers Handbook, to explore spacecraft cybersecurity. They explain the infrastructure behind satellite operations, what the Via sat attack actually targeted, and why protecting spacecraft requires both security and space engineering knowledge. Then Andrzej demonstrates previously patched vulnerabilities in an older version of mission control software. Using Burp Suite, he shows how path traversal exposes configuration files and how cross-site scripting can trigger a spacecraft command through an operator’s browser.
We cover:
• Why satellite security extends to systems on the ground
• How path traversal and XSS affect mission control software
• Telemetry, telecommands, CCSDS and the SDLS security layer
• How GPS supports timing as well as navigation
• Python examples, a prepared lab VM and learning resources
• The authors’ nine satellite cybersecurity challenges on Hack The Box
• Skills and career opportunities in spacecraft cybersecurity
The demonstration uses a spacecraft simulator. The vulnerabilities shown were disclosed to the vendor and patched.
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// Milenko Starcik’s SOCIALS //
Website: https://visionspace.com/team/milenko-...
Website 2: https://starcik.space/
// Andrzej Olchawa’s SOCIALS //
Website: https://visionspace.com/author/a-olch...
Website 2: https://andy.codes/
X: https://x.com/0x4ndy
// Online Resources //
https://spacesecurity.club
https://github.com/orgs/spacecrafthac...
// Blog Post REFERENCE //
https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/hack-...
// David's SOCIAL //
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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - How Russia hacked satellites
02:12 - The Spacecraft Hacker's Handbook
03:23 - VisionSpace
04:04 - DeleteMe sponsor segment
05:29 - Growth in satellites launched
06:28 - What would losing satellites mean
07:12 - Protocols explained
08:00 - Misconceptions of satellite hacking
09:28 - Threat level of satellite hacking
10:39 - Upcoming demo explained
12:20 - Who is the book for?
16:46 - A gap
17:48 - Other recommendations
19:49 - Hacking satellite demo overview
20:34 - Hacking satellite demo walkthrough
33:54 - Demo next steps
34:29 - Demo walkthrough continued
38:51 - Conclusion
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39 min