Risky Bulletin

Authorities dismantle the KillSec hacking group, South Africa thwarts a ransomware attack against air traffic control systems, the US sanctions Venezuelan ATM hackers and a Chinese APT targets AI experts.

Amberleigh Jack and James Wilson chat about OpenAI agents’ recent escapades into Australian government websites. OpenAI has promised to “rebuild trust with Australians” but we’re likely getting a glimpse into the new normal, here. They also discuss how the ShinyHunters hacking group has found itself on law enforcement’s target list after breaching FBI systems. The group played some stupid games and they appear to be in the “stupid prizes” stage. This episode is also available on YouTube

A ShinyHunters suspect has been arrested in the Netherlands, Apple fixes an iOS zero-day found by Meta, recent Citrix zero-days see mass exploitation within hours and NVIDIA launches an AI sandboxing platform.

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about the rise of fully automated LLM-driven hacking campaigns among criminals and even state hacking groups. For those with the right risk appetite, a move fast and break things hacking approach using AI can pay off. This episode is also available on YouTube.

Intel removes cash rewards from its bug bounty program, OpenAI agents probed dozens of organizations, Fraudsters scam €95 million from an Italian bank and Bitget is hacked for $350 million.