Three Buddy Problem - Episode 44: We unpack news that US government officials are using an obscure app to archive Signal messages, OpenAI’s new “Aardvark” code-evaluation and reasoning model and leapfrog implications, NSC cyber lead Alexei Bulazel on normalizing US offensive operations, and JP Morgan Chase CISO’s warning to software vendors.

Plus, fresh SentinelOne threat-intel notes, France’s attribution of GRU activity and a head-scratching $330 million Bitcoin heist.

Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.

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• Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
• US government using obscure app to archive Signal messages
• Reuters photo of Mike Waltz phone
• US revokes Romania visa waiver program
• OpenSSH bug found by OpenAI 'Aardvark'
• JP Morgan Chase CISO: An open letter to third-party suppliers
• JPMorgan Chase CISO Fires Warning Shot Ahead of RSA Conference
• SentinelOne LABS on DPRK threat actor targeting
• Alexei Bulazel comments at RSA conference
• Google report on 0day exploitation in 2024
• Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks across the world
• France attributes cyberattacks to Russia's military intelligence
• RT-Solar on ViPNet backdoor from 2021
• Kaspersky: Sophisticated backdoor mimicking secure networking software updates
• $330m Bitcoin heist