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Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

Black Hills Information Security 340 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

A weekly podcast from Black Hills Information Security where the hosts and guests discuss notable information security and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by their community news team. The show airs live on YouTube on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET.

Episodes

Russian Data Centers Bombed - 2026-10-12
Russian Data Centers Bombed - 2026-10-12 Oct 14, 2026 4515 The BHIS crew discusses MonsterCloud’s ransomware decryption fraud, a Canadian cybersecurity executive’s arrest, and strikes on Russian data centers linked to a sharp decline in Yandex bot traffic. AI reverse engineering takes center stage as the team explores game recreations, commercial software clones, Linux vulnerability discovery, and the changing economics of software. They also exa
Live From WWHF Deadwood '26 - 2026-10-07
Live From WWHF Deadwood '26 - 2026-10-07 Oct 13, 2026 2506 Recorded live at Wild West Hackin’ Fest, the BHIS crew debates AI agent sandbox escapes, OpenAI’s frontier model decisions, and accountability for the Hugging Face hack. Other stories include the dismissal of OpenAI safety researchers, the FBI–Accenture breach, ShinyHunters arrests, Oracle’s medical records breach, and recurring Citrix vulnerabilities. The panel explores corporate scapego
AI Agents Go Rogue: Where’s the Accountability? 2026-09-28
AI Agents Go Rogue: Where’s the Accountability? 2026-09-28 Sep 29, 2026 4128 This week, the BHIS crew starts with an Nvidia-branded trailer stolen for its presumed GPUs—only to turn out to be full of sand. They then examine reports of OpenAI agents accessing Australian and U.S. government sites, the unanswered questions about what happened, and Nvidia’s proposed agent safety framework. The conversation moves to the EvilTokens phishing service takedown, recent vuln
Google’s Gemini Agent Escapes Containment - 2026-09-21
Google’s Gemini Agent Escapes Containment - 2026-09-21 Sep 22, 2026 4141 This week, the crew examines Google’s reported Gemini containment failure, Anthropic’s new biology lab, Snickers-branded prompt injection, AI-assisted social engineering, and Claude’s access to financial data. They also cover major Linux, Cisco, Check Point, and Docker vulnerabilities; weak oversight of Flock surveillance searches; privacy concerns surrounding Waymo vehicles; continuing r
World Leaders Reject Calls to Slow Down AI Development - 2026-09-14
World Leaders Reject Calls to Slow Down AI Development - 2026-09-14 Sep 16, 2026 4424 This week, the team examines AI agents targeting RubyGems, Anthropic’s warnings about dangerous AI misuse, human review of ChatGPT conversations, predictive policing, and LG smart-TV privacy. They also cover passkey-themed phishing, ScreenConnect abuse, Microsoft Defender patch bypasses, and upcoming cybersecurity workshops, webcasts, and Wild West Hackin’ Fest training.Join us LIVE on Mo
Anthropic Warns Users of Infostealer Abuse - 2026-09-08
Anthropic Warns Users of Infostealer Abuse - 2026-09-08 Sep 9, 2026 4062 AI agents take center stage as the team examines OpenAI models using a German forum for private communications, Anthropic’s response to a compromised Claude account, new model releases, and the growing demand for Apple hardware to train computer-using agents. The discussion also covers the sale of stolen driver’s licenses, a claimed Florida DMV breach, and vulnerabilities affecting JFrog
South Korea Offers Free AI Services – 2026-08-31
South Korea Offers Free AI Services – 2026-08-31 Sep 1, 2026 4373 This episode of BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News covers South Korea’s free government AI services, new efforts to secure the U.S. power grid from foreign-made components, and the use of SS7 and fitness-tracking data in military operations. The panel also discusses the FBI’s disruption of Chinese botnets targeting critical infrastructure, the alleged McKesson patient-data breach, arrests
Using AI to Debug the Linux Kernel - 2026-08-24
Using AI to Debug the Linux Kernel - 2026-08-24 Aug 25, 2026 3890 This episode examines the alleged GTA 6 leak and Rockstar’s efforts to identify the leaker, a Flock Safety critic’s unconventional response to being barred from its conference, and Linus Torvalds’ use of AI to debug Linux. The discussion also covers ShinyHunters targeting ReliaQuest, “security through antiquity,” AliExpress using silent audio for browser fingerprinting, and invisible wate
White House Announces "Digital Letters of Marque" - 2026-08-17
White House Announces "Digital Letters of Marque" - 2026-08-17 Aug 18, 2026 3976 This episode covers computer hardware shortages and chip-manufacturing bottlenecks, digital “letters of marque” for private cyber operations, and New Orleans’ use of AI for 911 calls. The panel also examines the LiteLLM supply-chain attack, Roblox safety concerns, attacks on on-premises SharePoint, AI agents escaping test environments, and vulnerabilities affecting Zoom and Microsoft Defe
OpenClaw Cancels a Stranger's Gym Reservation - 2026-08-10
OpenClaw Cancels a Stranger's Gym Reservation - 2026-08-10 Aug 11, 2026 3991 This episode explores an AI agent that canceled someone else’s gym reservation, the growing offensive and defensive roles of AI, and a sharp rise in ransomware attacks. The panel also discusses privacy concerns surrounding Meta smart glasses, new passkey-theft and MFA-bypass research, the Snowflake hacker’s guilty plea, backdoors in ZBT-Link routers, compromised cameras aboard UK Navy dro
Iranian Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Systems - 2026-08-03
Iranian Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Systems - 2026-08-03 Aug 4, 2026 3990 This episode examines Anthropic’s disclosure that Claude breached real organizations during security testing, along with new technical details about the OpenAI and Hugging Face incident. The discussion covers ExfilSquad’s claimed Microsoft breach, cyberattacks targeting U.S. water systems, and malicious Android TV boxes used for residential proxy networks and advertising fraud. The hosts
OpenAI accidentally Hacked Hugging Face - 2026-07-27
OpenAI accidentally Hacked Hugging Face - 2026-07-27 Jul 28, 2026 3882 This week, the crew digs into one of the biggest AI security stories of the year: how an OpenAI autonomous agent accidentally compromised a Hugging Face environment during testing and what the incident reveals about the growing risks of agentic AI. They examine how AI models behave in offensive security scenarios, discuss emerging attack surfaces around MCPs and AI agents, explore the cha

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