Security Now (Audio)

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Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what's happening and how to protec... more

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March 05, 2026SN 1068: The Call Is Coming From Inside the House - Live From Zero Trust World 2026
Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte host a special episode of Security Now live from ThreatLocker's Zero Trust World 2026 in Orlando, Florida.

The final frontier of security is internal. Today, we have the tools, techniques and technologies to thwart attacks originating from outside our perimeter. We're now good at protecting our borders. But major high profile breaches occurring over the past several years have revealed that insufficient attention has been given to the security of our internal systems and networks. Today's greatest security weaknesses result from decades of system design, deployment and policy that have placed far too much trust on the conduct of those on the inside, behind our borders. Whether deliberate, inadvertent, or externally penetrating, the greatest challenge we now face is that of designing and deploying our internal security with strict adherence to the principles of least privilege and zero trust.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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March 03, 2026SN 1067: KongTuke's CrashFix - Click, Paste, Pwned
A crafty new breed of social engineering attack is tricking users into launching malware straight from their clipboard, exposing a fresh vulnerability in Windows that even tech pros could fall for. Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson break down how the latest ClickFix and CrashFix exploits are outsmarting traditional defenses.
The lowdown on last week's "no turn" picture of the week.

Is an AI-driven hacking campaign a big deal now.

Clause used in multiple Mexican government attacks.

Apple continues to be confronted with age restrictions.

COPPA needs an exception to allow age collection.

Meta swamps law enforcement with AI-slop CSAM reports.

Roskomnadzor has been busy blocking VPNs. Guess how many.

The UK tries to report their self-scanning success.

Remember that hacker who extorted the psychotherapy patients.

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is actively recruiting women.

Cisco lands another breathtakingly rare 10.0 CVSS.

VulnCheck's report on 2025 vulnerabilities and exploits.

Steve discovers a fabulous $72 Hardware Security Module.

A listener shares an interesting AI service discovery.

The very potent "ClickFix" exploit evolves

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1067-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2h 54min
February 24, 2026SN 1066: Password Leakage - Zero Trust, Zero Knowledge
ETH Zurich's deep-dive into the world's top password managers exposes how feature overload and legacy design obscure real security flaws, forcing a rethink of what "zero knowledge" actually means for your vault. Learn why recent fixes matter—and why open source may be your safest bet.
CA's warn us to urgently prepare for the inevitable.

Three U.S. states attempt to ban 3D printed firearms.

Denied ransom, ShinyHunters leaks 967,000 personal details.

"Billions" of U.S. social security numbers leaked.

Is Apple planning to add cameras to three new gadgets.

No more security fixes for Firefox on Windows 7 & 8.

Russia blocks the official Linux kernel site they need.

Will the U.S."freedom.gov" site post EU blocked content.

LLM's will offer secure passwords. Do Not Use Them.

As predicted, the "ClickFix" attack strategy takes over.

A listener believes his computer is compromised.

How could three popular password managers get things wrong.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1066-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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2h 51min
February 17, 2026SN 1065: Attestation - Code Signing Gets Tough
How secure are your Chrome extensions and certificate signings really? This episode pulls back the curtain on a massive spyware discovery and exposes the convoluted hoops developers must jump through to prove their identity in 2026.
Websites can place high demands upon limited CPU resources.

Microsoft appears to back away from its security commitment.

What's Windows 11 26H1 and where do I get it.

Chrome 145 brings Device Bound Session Credentials.

More countries are moving to ban underage social media use.

The return of Roskomnadzor.

Discord to require proof of adulthood for adult content.

Might you still be using WinRAR 7.12 -- I was.

Paragon's Graphite can definitely spy on all instant messaging.

30 malicious Chrome Extensions.

287 Chrome extensions from spying on 37.4 million users.

The first malicious Outlook add-in steals 4000 user's credentials.

Some AI "vibe" coding thoughts.

What I just went through to obtain a new code signing certificate

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1065-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2h 41min
February 10, 2026SN 1064: Least Privilege - Cybercrime Goes Pro
From EU fines that never get paid to cyber warfare grounding missiles mid-battle, this week's episode uncovers the untold stories and real-world consequences shaping today's digital defenses.
How is the EU's GDPR fine collection going.

Western democracies are getting serious about offensive cybercrime.

The powerful cyber component of the Midnight Hammer operation.

Signs of psychological dependence upon OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot.

CISA orders government agencies to unplug end-of-support devices.

How to keep Windows from annoying us after an upgrade.

What is OpenClaw, how safe is it to use, what does it mean.

Another listener uses AI to completely code an app.

Coinbase suffers another insider breach. What can be done

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1064-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

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For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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2h 37min
February 03, 2026SN 1063: Mongo's Too Easy - AI Bug Bounties Gone Wild
When a popular antivirus and even Notepad++ turn into infection vectors after supply chain breaches, it's clear no software is safe from attack—or from its own update system. Steve and Leo unpack the risks hiding right inside your next auto-update.
An anti-virus system infects its own users.

Apple's next iOS release "fuzzes" cellular locations.

cURL discontinues bug bounties under bogus AI flood.

AI discovers and fixes 15 CVE-worthy 0-days in OpenSSL.

Ireland did NOT already pass their spying legislation.

AI irreversibly deletes all project files. Says it's sorry.

Windows has a serious global clipboard security problem.

ISPs have the ability to monetize their subscriber's identities.

MongoDB has lowered the hacking skill level bar to the floor

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1063-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2h 56min
January 27, 2026SN 1062: AI-Generated Malware - Ireland Legalizes Spyware
Can AI really write malware better than hackers ever could? This episode exposes the first real-world case of advanced, fully AI-generated malware and why it signals a seismic shift in cybersecurity risk.
CISA's uncertain future remains quite worrisome.

Worrisome is Ireland's new "lawful" interception law.

The EU's Digital Rights organization pushes back.

Microsoft acknowledges it turns over user encryption keys.

Alex Neihaus on AI enterprise usage dangers.

Gavin confesses he put a database on the Internet.

Worries about a massive podcast rewinding backlog.

What does the emergence of AI-generated malware portend?

Show Note - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1062-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2h 42min
January 20, 2026SN 1061: More GhostPosting - RAM Crisis Hits Firewalls
Soaring RAM prices are about to hit your security gear where it hurts, and the fallout could change what's protecting your network. Find out who's about to pay and why the AI gold rush is reshaping more than just your server specs.
RAM pricing to affect enterprise firewall equipment.

Anthropic provides sizeable support to Python Foundation.

The FTC clamps down on GM's secret sale of driving data.

"ANCHOR" replaces "CIPAC" for industry-government sharing.

Germany planning to legislate total access to global data.

Grubhub becomes the latest ShinyHunters extortion victim.

Let's Encrypt's 6-Day certs are available to everyone.

Iran planning to permanently take itself off the Internet.

HD Tune before and after a SpinRite Level 3 refresh.

Some great listener feedback, and

More trouble from GhostPoster malicious browser extensions

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1061-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.

For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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2h 45min
January 13, 2026SN 1060: 3-Day Certificates - The Rise of AI Programming
Why are code signing certificates suddenly so expensive, short-lived, and tangled in red tape? Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson dig into Microsoft's "three-day certificates," the hidden costs for developers, and the security tradeoffs no one saw coming.
A look at Microsoft's Azure cloud code signing.

California implements DROP, global data broker opt-out.

Where's the town of "Whata Bod" Idaho.

iOS built-in Mail app worked itself out of a job.

A 30-minute tutorial for non-coders about AI coding.

Claude Code appears to be winning over the AI coding world.

Various listener musings on code signing.

A bit of Magnesium feedback.

What use are 3-day code signing certs?

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1060-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

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2h 50min
January 06, 2026SN 1059: MongoBleed - Code Signing Under Siege
Why are code signing certificates suddenly getting shorter, pricier, and more restrictive? Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte expose the "cabal" rewriting the rules for everyone who builds software—and what it means for your security and your wallet.
Code-signing certificate lifetimes shortened by two years.

Sadly, ChatGPT is heading toward an advertising profit model.

The Python Package Index is strengthening its security.

BitLocker gets hardware acceleration, but not today.

New York City's mayoral inauguration banned Raspberry Pi's.

An astonishingly good British time travel series.

A critical link between Vitamin D and Magnesium.

A look inside the very bad MongoBleed vulnerability

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1059-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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