Transatlantic Cable Podcast

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast focuses mostly on AI, with an opening salvo of stories, the first is news that the FTC are opening an investigation into Open AI and ChatGPT. From there, discussion moves to a worrying story around artificial intelligence and the recent writers and actors strikes.

To wrap up, there are two stories, the first dedicated to AI and the growing voices raised against it and, would you use a facial recognition service if it meant less time waiting in line to board a train?

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• FTC investigates OpenAI over data leak and ChatGPT's inaccuracy
• The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors
• The Last Word on AI and the Atom Bomb
• Eurostar launches world's first walk-through biometric corridor for rail travel

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable begins with news that a U.S judge has ruled that the United States government must limit its contact with social media networks. From there discussion moves to news that the U.K government is trying to push through new legislation to enable it to essentially break end-to-end encryption – privacy groups are, as you'd expect, concerned.

The last two stories look at news around the 'snooper's charter in France and should parents hide their kids faces on social media – Mark Zuckerberg thinks so.

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• Biden officials must limit contact with social media firms
• E2E encryption: Should big tech be able to read people's messages?
• New French laws dubbed a 'snoopers' charter'
• Zuckerberg hides his kids' faces on social and experts say you should do the same

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable begins with talk around a Microsoft data breach. However, details are thin on the ground and Microsoft are denying that there's been a leak. From there talk moves to news around Google's update to Chrome and a breaking story that centres around PornHub and the EU. Lastly, the team talk about the recent changes to Twitter.

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• Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts
• 3 Billion Chrome Users Are About to See This Privacy Sandbox Pop-Up
• Pornhub Is Being Accused of Illegal Data Collection
• Confusion at Twitter continues over Elon Musk's tweet limits

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable begins with discussion around Android phones accidentally dialling emergency services in the U.K. From there, discussion moves to malware-laced malware games and law-makers in the U.S share concerns around Alphabet's relaxing of 'fake-news' policies.

To wrap up the team look at discussions around A.I and jobs – is a machine really going to swipe your job?

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• UK police report epidemic of Android false emergency calls
• Malware-Laced Mario Fan Game Will Turn Your Computer Into an Unwitting Crypto Miner
• Lawmakers slam YouTube for overturning policy banning election misinformation
• The workers already replaced by artificial intelligence

Episode 304 kicks off with news that U.S government agencies are also affected by the recent CLOP gang as they're also using the affected MOVEit software. From there the team also discuss the most recent flaws in the MOVEit software and urge users to update.

Following on from that, there's an interview with Ghislaine Boddington about the newly released Fast Forward audio series from Kaspersky; Apple's fight with Apples (yes, really) and the team wrap up with talk around OpenAI's seemingly contradictory statements on AI regulation.

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• US government agencies hit in global cyberattack
• MOVEit Customers Urged to Patch Third Critical Vulnerability
• Apple Is Taking On Apples in a Truly Weird Trademark Battle
• OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation

Episode 302 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with discussions around the Clop ransomware gang issuing ultimatums to affected businesses. From there the team look at how ChatGPT is being used to create mutating malware which is capable of evading EDR; how a newly discovered malware dubbed 'DoubleFinger' is being used to steal crypto and another crypto-related story, this time around advertising crypto in the U.K.

To wrap up the team look at a story around how a Nintendo Switch was used by the FBI to track a missing teenager, who was later found 500 miles from home.

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• BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop
• ChatGPT creates mutating malware that evades detection by EDR
• Sneaky DoubleFinger loads GreetingGhoul targeting your cryptocurrency
• Crypto: 24-hour cooling-off period included in ad overhaul
• A Nintendo Switch Helped Rescue A Missing Teenager 500 Miles From Home

The team kick off episode 302 with news that cyber attackers have hit a pay-roll company in the U.K, affecting hundreds of thousands of victims. From there, the team talk about Apple's latest hardware and is it game over for Metaverse?

Moving on, the team talk about scammers trying to defraud students and the FTC fine Ring for previous security breaches.

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• Hackers raid British Airways and BBC in cyber attack
• Mark Zuckerberg unveils new metaverse product despite claims VR world is 'dead'
• Instagram seller quoted me £500 for a GCSE paper
• FTC Orders Ring to Pay $5.8 Million in Refunds For Surveilling Customers

Episode 301 kicks off with Wired article exposes the China-backed Volt Typhoon Hack, a menacing cyberattack that poses a severe threat to critical infrastructure in the United States. With a specific focus on Guam's power grid control systems, this breach underscores the vulnerability and potential ramifications of such targeted attacks, Moving to New York county where they are still dealing with ransomware eight months after attack. Prepare for a fascinating journey down the Australian motorway as we explore an intriguing. We delve into an article from news.com.au that unravels an unusual phenomenon involving "passengers" like no other. Something extraordinary is afoot, and our curiosity is piqued as we seek answers to the perplexing question: What could possibly be amiss on this Aussie motorway?

Would you use ChatGPT to write your legal defense? Well one lawyer did, let's see how it ended.

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· China Hacks US Critical Networks in Guam, Raising Cyberwar Fears

· New York county still dealing with ransomware eight months after attack

· 'This has never happened': Something is odd about these Aussie motorway 'passengers'

· A lawyer used ChatGPT for legal filing. The chatbot cited nonexistent cases it just made up

Episode 300 kicks off with a bang, with discussion around Meta's record breaking fine for sending EU citizens' data to the United States. From there discussion moves to A.I and fake ChatGPT apps on mobile stores. The team also discuss news around Neeva's closure, the search engine that asked for a donation instead of selling your search-history – is there really no room for innovation in the search market? It seems not, sadly.

To wrap up the team sat down with Victor Sergeev, incident response team lead in SOC at Kaspersky to talk about his recent work with IOCs and ChatGPT.

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· Meta fined $1.3 billion & ordered to stop sending European user data to US

· Generative AI that can change anyone's race is probably not a great idea

· ChatGPT Scams Are Infiltrating the App Store and Google Play

· Neeva: Ad-free search engine shuts down

· IoC detection experiments with ChatGPT

Episode 299 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast kicks off with discussion around photo-manipulation apps (aka: filters) on social media. Should they be banned or regulated? From there, discussion moves to news that a entrepreneurial 23 year old has created an AI version of herself which will be your girlfriend for $1 per minute.

Moving swiftly onwards, the team then look at a story from the United States, as Wendy's looks to A.I to help them with drive-through orders. Finally, to wrap up, the team look at a story from China and a man in the Gansu province was recently detained for allegedly using ChatGPT to generate a fake story about a train crash.

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· Should social media face-altering filters be regulated?

· A 23-year-old Snapchat influencer used OpenAI's technology to create an A.I. version of herself that will be your girlfriend for $1 per minute

· Wendy's Is Bringing a Google-Powered AI Chatbot to Its Drive-Thru

· China reports first arrest over fake news generated by ChatGPT