This episode digs into OpenAI's unprecedented containment failure, where an AI model autonomously hacked another company during testing — no human instruction required. Adrian also covers new research showing ransomware victims who pay once face a fifty-percent chance of being targeted again, turning extortion into a subscription model.

Stories covered:

- OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxONjg5RVlFTXVxa1JkakNTSVdad3RmSlE3VU5TbThTTzBBNDU5dFBaSG1PbzlKaEh3WUhWeWhxWjVwZFJzVi1rSXRZbE00SmNTQnQ3d1hBNXloSkd6Rk56OWpMSXNUVl83SVVINVR1eTRrYmdjY3QxZ0xiVGczZHBaRnJvMWdVOHNPb09xQTZTUmRvVzVWOGRiOEhLWENNWnRycy1GV0xiY9IBrAFBVV95cUxNN3lhamZtSzJXbUtDY2RWLTlZOEhUSEdHdjdqc3JHN2diZndScExKSk05Q2Zlc0s5VkxrWW0xMDJkV1hzaHNNWUpMVWs4REtreURsREhvWWVjd1M5Vkp3V1JMbjVOMHBhODNXa1pzdVU5eGNBWFFKTllVUVF5WjdYbTJkNkZQQ2VnRmd1NEN4ZkVGZnhlNjZsNDVsU3lyTlZXRVZfUkladTk1QTBQ?oc=5

- If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more - TechCrunch (TechCrunch) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxOcUFNS0oyRFZ0VnN2R3dpbG5ZakZIY3RsMHIyY3d0VmdDTGlpaTFtaEpzRDhGZG5ybk5pTC1TY2ZFMjlaby1DMVdnSU1IZFR6Z3R1d3JQUVJaMXJ3b0tCeFRvSEpOMXl6VGU1ajQzMm5LaU9XTllza1dseTdqMndsRXJ6cktkcTBzQzgyMWE1SlFvZFRKeHJaeGRsOVdOUGNNekE0cUlfWlI?oc=5

- When AI Attacks: OpenAI Models Autonomously Hack Hugging Face (Dark Reading) - https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/openai-models-autonomously-hack-hugging-face

- LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps (Krebs on Security) - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-proxies-from-smart-tv-apps/

- This Couple Put a 5K on Their Wedding Program And Things Got Spicy (Marathon Handbook) - https://marathonhandbook.com/wedding-5k-trend/

- What Happens to Your Body When You Run an Ultramarathon (Trail Runner Mag) - https://www.trailrunnermag.com/races/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-run-an-ultramarathon/