Smashing Security podcast #480: This is the AI service you should never sign up to

Would you like access to Anthropic’s Claude at 90% off the normal price? All you have to do is redirect your traffic to a mysterious service called “Poison Claude”. Only problem is that it’s run by fraudsters…

Meanwhile, a phishing-as-a-service plat… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #480: This is the AI service you should never sign up to

Beware cut-price AI services that read your every word

f someone offered you 90% off the official price to access Claude, the powerful AI model from Anthropic, would you be tempted? It turns out that around 900 people were, and they may be regretting their decision.

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Apple’s bug bounty program is drowning in so much AI slop, it is in danger of missing serious exploits

Apple has imposed strict new submission limits on its bug bounty portal after finding itself overwhelmed by low-quality, AI generated vulnerability reports – many of which were found to be describing security flaws that simply didn’t exist.

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Smashing Security podcast #479: How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham’s cryptocurrency

Graham gets a phone call from the police. Well, someone who sounds convincingly like the police. There’s just one small problem: what they really want is the 24-word seed key to Graham’s cryptocurrency wallet.

Meanwhile, if you’ve stayed in a hotel r… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #479: How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham’s cryptocurrency

North Korea’s elite hackers turned on their own government – and got caught

For years, North Korea’s state-trained hackers have been one of the world’s most prolific robbers of banks – stealing huge sums of money from foreign financial instituions, draining cryptocurrency exchanges of billions, and funnelling the proceeds into… Continue reading North Korea’s elite hackers turned on their own government – and got caught

Smashing Security podcast #478: This job interview could destroy your company

You’ve been headhunted for a great job in cryptocurrency. All you have to do is complete a short online assessment – with your webcam on, of course, so they can verify who you really are. Which is ironic, because the person recruiting you doesn’t exist… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #478: This job interview could destroy your company

OpenAI’s AI “goes rogue” and hacks Hugging Face: what you need to know

You can’t have failed to hear the news headlines about “rogue” OpenAI models hacking into another AI organisation, Hugging Face.

But what has actually happened, who is to blame, and is it as serious as some of the reports suggest?

Find out in my arti… Continue reading OpenAI’s AI “goes rogue” and hacks Hugging Face: what you need to know

Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker

A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that nailed him to the Russian government includes 14 separate orders of chicken McNuggets.

Meanwhile, AI music generator Suno has … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker