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SN 1088: A Nefarious Novel Use for AI - Ransomware Negotiations Go High-Tech

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Cybercriminals are harnessing AI not to break in, but to make sense of their stolen loot and increase their leverage in multi-million dollar ransomware heists. This episode unpacks how AI is now turbocharging extortion and negotiations on the dark side.

  • The "bone crushing" didn't happen this month.
  • Revisiting and inspecting July's Patch Tuesday.
  • A widespread and worrisome flaw in OpenSSL.
  • Claude can now access your 1Password credentials.
  • Bitwarden is aware that we need whole new security.
  • The day ends in "y" so a new prompt injection attack.
  • A true (and rare) core Wordpress emergency update.
  • Lots of interesting listener feedback.
  • And new ways AI is being used by bad guys

    • Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1088-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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