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Black Hills Information Security

A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team. Join us live on YouTube, Monday's at 4:30PM ET

  1. GitHub bans vindictive security researcher - 2026-05-26

    1d ago ·  Video

    GitHub bans vindictive security researcher - 2026-05-26

    This episode covers a CISA contractor’s accidental exposure of AWS GovCloud credentials and internal system details on GitHub, the FBI’s efforts to patch vulnerable routers, and a critical NGINX vulnerability with public proof-of-concept code. The team also discusses Microsoft’s handling of a disputed Azure Backup security finding, the challenges of vulnerability disclosure and CVE assignment, and GitHub’s ban of security researcher Nightmare Eclipse following the publication of unpatched Windows vulnerability research. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Getting to Chili's (05:45) - GitHub bans vindictive security researcher - 2026-05-26 (07:09) - Story # 1: CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github (10:45) - Story # 2 - PoC Code Published for Critical NGINX Vulnerability (12:53) - Story # 3 - Anthropic’s restricted Claude Mythos model may be coming to Claude Code (16:16) - Story # 4 - The FBI just remotely reset thousands of home and small office routers – and your TP-Link could be on the hitlist (22:37) - Story # 5 - Drupal to Release Emergency Core Security Updates Amid Fears of Rapid Exploitation (25:52) - Story # 6 - Microsoft rejects critical Azure vulnerability report, no CVE issued (28:09) - Story # 7 - GitHub bans vindictive security researcher dropping Windows zero-days: “I will make sure your bones are shattered” (30:41) - Story # 8a - A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale (32:16) - Story # 8b - TeamPCP breached GitHub’s internal codebase via poisoned VS Code extension (35:21) - Story # 10 - Ubiquiti patches three max severity UniFi OS vulnerabilities (37:51) - Story # 11 - Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit (43:55) - Story # 12 - Data Leak at German Hospital (45:00) - Story # 13 - Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware crims to mask their malware (47:50) - Story # 14 - Chicken News (50:07) - Story # 15 - New Windows 'MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released (51:04) - Story # 15b - Might someone pass along that Crowdstrike and Nessus are having a moment? LinksStory # 1 - CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on GithubStory # 2 - PoC Code Published for Critical NGINX VulnerabilityStory # 3 - Anthropic’s restricted Claude Mythos model may be coming to Claude CodeStory # 4 - The FBI just remotely reset thousands of home and small office routers – and your TP-Link could be on the hitlistStory # 5 - Drupal to Release Emergency Core Security Updates Amid Fears of Rapid ExploitationStory # 6 - Microsoft rejects critical Azure vulnerability report, no CVE issuedStory # 7 - GitHub bans vindictive security researcher dropping Windows zero-days: “I will make sure your bones are shattered”Story # 8a - A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented ScaleStory # 8b - TeamPCP breached GitHub’s internal codebase via poisoned VS Code extensionStory # 10 - Ubiquiti patches three max severity UniFi OS vulnerabilitiesStory # 11 - Pizza Hut’s AI system caused ‘cascading’ problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suitStory # 12 - Data Leak at German HospitalStory # 13 - Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware crims to mask their malwareStory # 14 - Chicken NewsStory # 15 - New Windows ‘MiniPlasma’ zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC releasedStory # 15b - Might someone pass along that Crowdstrike and Nessus are having a moment?Creators & Guests Alethe Denis - Guest Corey Ham - Host Wade Wells - Host Bronwen Aker - Host Meagan Bentley - Producer Hayden Covington - Host Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 2m
  2. Mythos finds a curl vulnerability - 2026-05-18

    May 22 ·  Video

    Mythos finds a curl vulnerability - 2026-05-18

    This episode covers Mythos uncovering a vulnerability in cURL, a recent Google Threat Intelligence report on a zero-day exploit, and the growing impact of AI on capture-the-flag competitions and bug bounty programs. The hosts also discuss the economics of AI platforms like OpenAI, security research trends, and broader concerns around software vulnerabilities, automation, and defensive tooling. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Token CTFs (03:18) - Story # 1: Mythos finds a curl vulnerability (06:36) - Story # 2: Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation (14:47) - Story # 3: The down fall of bug bounties (15:34) - Story # 3: Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’ (40:52) - Story # 4: Germany to Flood Ukraine’s Front Lines With Hundreds of New GEREON Combat Robots (43:51) - Story # 4b: Wild Video Shows Delivery Robots Causing Havoc, Getting Obliterated (49:35) - Story # 5: Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released (56:09) - Story # 6: Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform (58:07) - Story # 7: Celebrities’ and influencers’ private communications exposed in stalkerware data breach (58:54) - Story # 8: Exclusive: Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran is responsible (01:00:29) - Threat Hunting Summit Talk: Threat Hunting in the Dark: A Practical Approach (01:04:47) - WEBCAST: Looking at A.I. Wrong with John Strand, BB King and Derek Banks LinksStory # 1: Mythos finds a curl vulnerabilityStory # 2: Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass ExploitationStory # 3: The down fall of bug bountiesStory # 3: Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’Story # 4: Germany to Flood Ukraine’s Front Lines With Hundreds of New GEREON Combat RobotsStory # 4b: Wild Video Shows Delivery Robots Causing Havoc, Getting ObliteratedStory # 5: Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC releasedStory # 6: Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platformStory # 7: Celebrities’ and influencers’ private communications exposed in stalkerware data breachStory # 8: Exclusive: Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran is responsibleThreat Hunting Summit Talk: Threat Hunting in the Dark: A Practical ApproachWEBCAST: Looking at A.I. Wrong with John Strand, BB King and Derek BanksCreators & Guests John Strand - Host Corey Ham - Host Wade Wells - Host Bronwen Aker - Host Ralph May - Host Shane Hartman - Guest Meagan Bentley - Producer Hayden Covington - Host Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 7m
  3. The Canvas / Instructure Breach – 2026-05-11

    May 12 ·  Video

    The Canvas / Instructure Breach – 2026-05-11

    Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat This episode of Talking About News focuses on the reported Canvas/Instructure breach, including discussion around ShinyHunters, transparency concerns, higher education security challenges, and possible attack paths involving phishing and tenant compromise. The team also explores broader cybersecurity trends such as social engineering, ransomware pressure tactics, and the growing role of AI and platform security in modern enterprise environments. Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Californian Problems (02:25) - The Canvas / Instructure Breach – 2026-05-11 (10:23) - Story # 1: Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide (13:45) - Story # 1b: Security Incident Update & FAQs (43:14) - Story # 2: Wazuh cluster sync path traversal in decompress_files() enables arbitrary file write and code execution from authenticated cluster peer (47:34) - Story # 3: Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. (52:19) - Story # 4: Trellix source code breach claimed by RansomHouse hackers (58:12) - Story # 5: Rose Acre Farms Targeted in Alleged Lynx Ransomware Attack - Cybersecurity LinksStory # 1: Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges NationwideStory # 1b: Security Incident Update & FAQsStory # 2: Wazuh cluster sync path traversal in decompress_files() enables arbitrary file write and code execution from authenticated cluster peerStory # 3: Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent.Story # 4: Trellix source code breach claimed by RansomHouse hackersStory # 5: Rose Acre Farms Targeted in Alleged Lynx Ransomware Attack - Cybersecurity Wade's Workshop: Threat Actor Profiling: Know Your EnemyAlethe Denis' Webcast: How to Build a Bulletproof PretextAlethe Denis' Workshop: How to Build Pressure-Proof Pretexts Creators & Guests John Strand - Host Corey Ham - Host Wade Wells - Host Ched "cheddar" Wiggins - Guest Bronwen Aker - Host Hayden Covington - Host Ryan Poirier - Producer Alethe Denis - Guest Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 3m
  4. Utah Bans VPN Age Bypass - 2026-05-04

    May 11 ·  Video

    Utah Bans VPN Age Bypass - 2026-05-04

    Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat This episode covers several major cybersecurity and technology news stories, including Utah’s proposed crackdown on VPNs used to bypass online age-verification systems and the privacy and enforcement concerns surrounding those laws. The hosts also discuss newly disclosed MOVEit Transfer vulnerabilities and patching guidance, software trust and code-signing weaknesses, and broader issues around internet regulation and digital identity verification. Additional discussion touches on AI, science-fiction-inspired technology concepts, relativity and time dilation, and other notable developments from the week in cybersecurity and tech news. Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Alien Communications 101 (03:38) - Utah Bans VPN Age Bypass - 2026-05-04 (09:13) - Story #1 - DigiCert Revokes Certificates After Support Portal Hack (15:25) - Story #2 - Progress warns of critical MOVEit Automation auth bypass flaw (16:44) - Story #3 - Critical cPanel and WHM bug exploited as a zero-day, PoC now available (23:33) - Story #4 - Copy Fail (26:17) - Story #5 - Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue (33:42) - Story #6 - Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models (38:51) - Story #7 - Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks (51:23) - Story #8 - Why you should refuse to let your doctor record you (56:19) - Story #9 - Technique Change Type: How the ATT&CK Object Changed LinksCreators & Guests Corey Ham - Host Wade Wells - Host Ralph May - Host Tim Medin - Guest Patrick Gorman - Guest Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 11m
  5. NASA Gets Phished by Chinese - 2026-04-27

    Apr 28

    NASA Gets Phished by Chinese - 2026-04-27

    This episode dives into the economics and competitive dynamics of the AI industry, including discussions on profitability, pricing strategies, monopolization, and the rise of open and distilled models—particularly concerns around Chinese AI competition. The hosts also cover a reported long-running phishing campaign linked to Chinese actors targeting NASA-affiliated researchers and engineers, highlighting how social engineering was used to extract sensitive aerospace information. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Making More Money than OpenAI (04:58) - NASA Gets Phished by Chinese - 2026-04-27 (07:22) - Story # 1: ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty (13:07) - Story # 2: A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border (19:59) - Story # 3: Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns (24:24) - Story # 4: Apple fixes bug that let the FBI recover deleted Signal messages (27:49) - Story # 5: Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign (30:28) - Story # 6: cDc communications | CULT OF THE DEAD COW | The Hacktivismo Declaration: Rebooted 2026-04-21 (34:07) - Story # 7: NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software (36:29) - Story # 8: How UNC6692 Employed Social Engineering to Deploy a Custom Malware Suite (41:34) - Story # 9: Discord group says it accessed Claude Mythos by guessing location (44:19) - Story # 10: Introducing GPT‑5.5 (46:46) - Story # 11: CERT-In Advisory CIAD-2026-0020 (50:47) - Story # 12: pro j e c t d e a l LinksStory # 1: ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads GuiltyStory # 2: A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. borderStory # 3: Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warnsStory # 4: Apple fixes bug that let the FBI recover deleted Signal messagesStory # 5: Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain CampaignStory # 6: cDc communications | CULT OF THE DEAD COW | The Hacktivismo Declaration: Rebooted 2026-04-21Story # 7: NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense SoftwareStory # 8: How UNC6692 Employed Social Engineering to Deploy a Custom Malware SuiteStory # 9: Discord group says it accessed Claude Mythos by guessing locationStory # 10: Introducing GPT‑5.5Story # 11: CERT-In Advisory CIAD-2026-0020Story # 12: pro j e c t d e a lCreators & Guests Aisling nic Lynne "siriciryel" - Guest Corey Ham - Host John Strand - Host Ralph May - Host Hayden Covington - Host Wade Wells - Host Ryan Poirier - Producer Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 11m
  6. Tim Cook Announces Apple CEO Exit - 2026-04-20

    Apr 22

    Tim Cook Announces Apple CEO Exit - 2026-04-20

    This episode covers several major cybersecurity and tech news stories, including a supply chain–related breach at Vercel involving exposed environment variables and compromised third-party AI tooling. The hosts also discuss concerns around AI-driven data risks, including browser extensions and large-scale data collection. Additional topics include a service scraping and republishing Zoom webinar recordings, evolving issues with web cookies and tracking, and industry news such as reports of Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Watch Out for the Brownies (04:35) - Tim Cook Announces Apple CEO Exit - 2026-04-20 (05:57) - Story # 1: Vercel April 2026 security incident (19:00) - Story # 2: 'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison (27:19) - Story # 3: Mythos And The CVSS Problem No One Wants to Talk About (But We Need To) (28:49) - Story # 4: Introducing Claude Opus 4.7 (32:14) - Story # 4b: Identity verification on Claude (36:00) - Story # 5: Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO (40:18) - Story # 6: Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns (44:12) - Story # 7: WebinarTV Secretly Scraped Zoom Meetings of Anonymous Recovery Programs (48:20) - Story # 8: Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit (51:12) - Story # 9: Little Caesars Wants ChatGPT to Order Your Pizza for You (53:35) - Story # 10: NIST Updates NVD Operations to Address Record CVE Growth (01:00:08) - Workshop: Rapid Endpoint Investigations for Linux and Mac (01:01:20) - Cyber Threat Intelligence 101 2 Day Version (01:02:24) - ANTI-CAST: How to Break Free from the Cybersecurity Burnout Trap w/ Natalia Samman LinksStory # 1: Vercel April 2026 security incidentStory # 2: ‘Addicted to hacking’: Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prisonStory # 3: Mythos And The CVSS Problem No One Wants to Talk About (But We Need To)Story # 4: Introducing Claude Opus 4.7Story # 4b: Identity verification on ClaudeStory # 5: Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEOStory # 6: Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concernsStory # 7: WebinarTV Secretly Scraped Zoom Meetings of Anonymous Recovery ProgramsStory # 8: Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent AuditStory # 9: Little Caesars Wants ChatGPT to Order Your Pizza for YouStory # 10: NIST Updates NVD Operations to Address Record CVE GrowthWorkshop: Rapid Endpoint Investigations for Linux and MacCyber Threat Intelligence 101 2 Day VersionANTI-CAST: How to Break Free from the Cybersecurity Burnout Trap w/ Natalia Samman Creators & Guests Corey Ham - Host Ralph May - Host Patterson Cake - Guest Wade Wells - Host Bronwen Aker - Host Meagan Bentley - Producer Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 5m
  7. Anthropic’s Project Glasswing is an Infosec Turning Point – 2026-04-13

    Apr 14

    Anthropic’s Project Glasswing is an Infosec Turning Point – 2026-04-13

    This episode dives into Anthropic’s “Project Glasswing” and the broader implications of AI-driven offensive security, including models autonomously discovering vulnerabilities and attempting sandbox escapes. The hosts discuss how agentic AI testing approaches could reshape vulnerability research, while also raising concerns about AI safety, regulation, and real-world risk. Additional topics include the growing impact of AI on security workflows, rising infrastructure costs tied to AI demand, a new infostealer ecosystem overview, and ongoing debates about data collection practices and platform privacy. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — A Real Studio (03:43) - Anthropic’s Project Glasswing is an Infosec Turning Point – 2026-04-13 (05:39) - Story # 1: Project Glasswing (22:20) - Story # 2: AI-Led Remediation Crisis Prompts HackerOne to Pause Bug Bounties (30:36) - Story # 3: Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploit (32:39) - WEBCAST: Proxy Execution with Microsoft Edge WebView2 w/ Matthew Eidelberg (51:47) - Story # 4: New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data (56:32) - Story # 5: The silent “Storm”: New infostealer hijacks sessions, decrypts server-side (58:46) - ChickenSec: the Chicken Accords of 2026 (01:00:27) - Story # 6: EFF is Leaving X (01:03:01) - Workshop: How to Think Like a Cybersecurity Defender (01:05:49) - AI Security Ops Podcast LinksStory # 1: Project GlasswingStory # 2: AI-Led Remediation Crisis Prompts HackerOne to Pause Bug BountiesStory # 3: Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploitWEBCAST: Proxy Execution with Microsoft Edge WebView2 w/ Matthew EidelbergStory # 4: New “BrowserGate” report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device dataStory # 5: The silent “Storm”: New infostealer hijacks sessions, decrypts server-sideChickenSec: the Chicken Accords of 2026Story # 6: EFF is Leaving XWorkshop: How to Think Like a Cybersecurity DefenderAI Security Ops PodcastCreators & Guests Corey Ham - Host Wade Wells - Host Alex Minster "Belouve" - Guest Bronwen Aker - Host Ralph May - Host John Strand - Host Doc Blackburn - Guest Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 6m
  8. FCC Blocks Foreign-Made Routers – 2026-03-30

    Apr 1

    FCC Blocks Foreign-Made Routers – 2026-03-30

    This episode covers the FCC’s move to restrict or ban certain foreign-made networking equipment—especially routers tied to Chinese manufacturers—highlighting the potential cybersecurity risks, supply chain implications, and how the rule could affect ISPs and consumers. The hosts also discuss broader concerns around hardware trust, existing infrastructure, and what qualifies as “approved” devices under FCC guidelines, along with a brief, lighter mention of a viral robot incident making the rounds online. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST.A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team.https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Robot Handlers (05:11) - FCC Blocks Foreign-Made Routers – 2026-03-30 (06:44) - Story # 1: FCC moves to block new foreign-made routers (17:00) - Story # 2: FBI Chief Kash Patel’s Gmail Account was Hacked by Iranian Hackers (20:07) - Story # 3: FancyBear Exposed: Major OPSEC Blunder Inside Russian Espionage Ops (24:18) - Story # 4: LiteLLM and Telnyx compromised on PyPI: Tracing the TeamPCP supply chain campaign (27:49) - Story # 4b: TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign (42:45) - Story # 5: Spylandia: How a Stretch of Florida Real Estate Has Become a Covert Corridor for Chinese and Russian Spies (45:51) - Story # 6: Anthropic readies Mythos model with high cybersecurity risk (57:31) - Story # 7: Google Ships WebMCP, The Browser-Based Backbone For The Agentic Web (01:02:24) - Story # 8: DDR5 Memory Prices Just Took a Noticeable Dive for the First Time in Months, and Google’s TurboQuant Might Be Behind It (01:04:03) - Securing the Cloud: Foundations by Andrew Krug (01:04:47) - Incident Response Simplified by Patterson Cake News LinksStory # 1: FCC moves to block new foreign-made routersStory # 2: FBI Chief Kash Patel’s Gmail Account was Hacked by Iranian HackersStory # 3: FancyBear Exposed: Major OPSEC Blunder Inside Russian Espionage OpsStory # 4: LiteLLM and Telnyx compromised on PyPI: Tracing the TeamPCP supply chain campaignStory # 4b: TeamPCP Supply Chain CampaignStory # 5: Spylandia: How a Stretch of Florida Real Estate Has Become a Covert Corridor for Chinese and Russian SpiesStory # 6: Anthropic readies Mythos model with high cybersecurity riskStory # 7: Google Ships WebMCP, The Browser-Based Backbone For The Agentic WebStory # 8: DDR5 Memory Prices Just Took a Noticeable Dive for the First Time in Months, and Google’s TurboQuant Might Be Behind ItSecuring the Cloud: Foundations by Andrew KrugIncident Response Simplified by Patterson Cake Creators & Guests Andy Pettit "Nerf" - Guest Andrew Krug - Guest Wade Wells - Host Corey Ham - Host Bronwen Aker - Host Patterson Cake - Guest Ryan Poirier - Producer Ralph May - Host Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Click here to view the episode transcript. 🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits  https://poweredbybhis.com Brought to you by: Black Hills Information Security  https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com Antisyphon Training https://www.antisyphontraining.com/ Active Countermeasures https://www.activecountermeasures.com Wild West Hackin Fest https://wildwesthackinfest.com

    1h 7m
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