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Mostly Security episodes

  • 431: Squares is Back!

    Eric updates Squares! after a 15 years hiatus and Jon decides to become an Apple Developer. The FBI issues a scam alert on planning and zoning permits. Google buys security company Wiz. Stryker Medical hit by wiper malware. NASA has cool eyes and we're now modeling every biological molecule.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 11:10 - FBI Alert
    • 14:12 - Google buys Wiz
    • 17:03 - Cyber Destruction
    • 20:05 - NASA Eyes
    • 22:28 - Modeling Biology
    27 min
  • 430: Weakest Airport

    Eric goes hiking and Jon gets his Eufy. AI assisted breaches faster than ever, and Anthropic struggles to expand server capacity. Fun playing with materials in a web Sandbox (sandvox?) and an image of 3I that took a while to download.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 11:28 - 27 Second Breach
    • 16:40 - Claud's Week
    • 23:51 - Sandboxels
    • 27:23 - 3I Image
    31 min
  • 429: I Entertain Myself

    Jon goes behind the scenes at the symphony while Eric gets back to normal. Steganography used to conceal malicious code. University of Mississippi Medical Center ransomware attack. AI-Assisted Threats continue to evolve. Eric clicks mindlessly in townscaper (not townscraper) and Jon finds AI helpful in finding rare earth metals.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 12:12 - Steganographic Code
    • 15:49 - Medical Center Ransomware
    • 18:38 - AI-Assisted Firewall Breach
    • 22:28 - Townscaper
    • 25:42 - Rare Earth Metals
    29 min
  • 428: Rate My Cone

    More AI coding, only Peter can go to [OpenAI], Human Rentals, Backup Persistence, and Really Old Vulnerabilities. Have fun on the Useless Web and why not release genetically engineered biophages? What could go wrong.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 12:19 - Peter Goes To OpenAI
    • 12:52 - Openclaw Infostealer
    • 16:22 - Rent-a-Human
    • 19:20 - Backup Persistence
    • 21:37 - 18 Year Old Vuln
    • 24:40 - The Useless Web
    • 26:48 - CRISPR for Antibiotic Resistance
    32 min
  • 427: Don't Eat Them, They're Woody

    More fun with AI Agents and Mason Bees. OpenClaw is all the rage and as insecure as it readily admits. Squatting 7Zip ia a Proxy Node? Eric marvels over the largest tree and Jon talks about AI building compilers. AI is going to college.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 10:41 - OpenClaw Insecurity
    • 17:33 - 7Zip Squatting
    • 21:13 - Pando Tree
    • 24:22 - AI Compiler Developer
    30 min
  • 426: Lobsterfest

    Jon copes with flat tires and Eric continues AI coding adventures. Much ado about crustaceans, apple working towards ending carrier tracking, and abusing Microsoft to send scams. Weavesilk.com is fun to play with, and Google deepmind is attempting to understand dolphins.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 8:38 - Openclaw Renaming
    • 11:09 - Closing the Carrier Loophole
    • 17:04 - Power BI Abuse
    • 22:57 - Weave Silk
    • 24:58 - Dolphin Gemma
    28 min
  • 425: Grumpy Old Men

    Eric does more AI coding and avoids water problems. Jon makes some AI coding discoveries and we're not talking about automobile water problems. Everybody uses a browser at work. Python RATs discovered in spell checkers. Eric looks through windows around the world and Jon introduces us to Gladys West.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 8:42 - Browsers Everywhere
    • 13:17 - Spell Checker RATs
    • 17:23 - Windows around the World
    • 19:22 - Gladys West and GPS
    25 min
  • 424: Cash Drawer

    Eric codes and Jon harvests cocoons on the three day weekend. Path traversal bugs in Anthropic's git MCP server, and why LLMs continue to fall for prompt injection attacks. Drive and listen to local radio in cities around the world, and does a disconnected brain hemisphere dream?

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 7:17 - Anthropic Git MCP
    • 10:14 - Context and Judgement
    • 19:04 - Drive and Listen
    • 21:14 - Brain in a Vat
    28 min
  • 423: You are not the target audience

    Jon and Eric are in Texas. Again. Eric continues his AI Coding journey porting old Mac Apps to SwiftUI. Jon may or may not have a fixed vehicle when he returns. China fights scam compounds for China. ClickFix continues to challenge consumers. Eric finds fun ways to say "No" while Jon discovers the Great Daylight Fireball.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 3:42 - Do Not Buy This
    • 9:32 - China Fights Scam Compounds
    • 13:06 - ClickFix Continues
    • 20:35 - No
    • 22:06 - The Great Daylight Fireball
    26 min
  • 422: Wincing Already

    Eric makes an app, and Jon semi-celebrates the new year. For topics we have robocall registration penalties, reverse engineering a scooter's protocol, and the current saga of Mongo Bleed. And for fun we have a captcha game, training a doodle model, and a personal filament extruder. Happy New Year!

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 10:52 - Robocall Deepfake Followup
    • 17:06 - Reverse Engineered e-Scooter Protocol
    • 22:17 - Mongo Bleed
    • 29:13 - Not a Robot
    • 31:23 - Quick Draw
    • 33:17 - Filament Extruder
    41 min

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