Cybersecurity Today

Is AI about to trigger a cybersecurity vulnerability explosion?
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, David Shipley examines what some researchers are calling the early signs of a "vulnerability apocalypse" as Anthropic's Claude-powered Project Glasswing identifies thousands of potential software flaws at machine speed.
The episode breaks down the real numbers behind the hype: over 10,000 candidate vulnerabilities flagged, 1,726 confirmed high or critical findings, 97 patched issues, and the growing concern that AI-driven bug hunting could overwhelm already stretched security teams. One example: a critical WolfSSL certificate forgery vulnerability (CVE-2026-5194, CVSS 9.1).
Also in this episode: Canadian authorities arrest Ottawa suspect Jacob Butler, also known as "Dort," allegedly linked to the Kim Wolf botnet operation blamed for nearly 30 terabits-per-second distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and more than 25,000 incidents.
We also cover active exploitation of a Ghost CMS SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-26980), with attackers reportedly compromising hundreds of websites using ClickFix malware lures, including high-profile targets.
And finally, an Iran-linked cyber espionage campaign dubbed "Screening Serpents" uses highly personalised fake recruitment approaches to target aerospace, defence, and telecom professionals with new remote access malware.
If you work in cybersecurity, infrastructure, or IT leadership, this is one to watch.
00:00 Vunpocalypse Headlines
00:28 AI Finds Vulnerabilities
01:32 False Positives and Costs
02:39 WolfSSL Critical CVE
03:51 Patch Volume Pressure
04:28 Kim Wolf Botnet Arrest
05:13 Botnet Scale and Swatting
06:48 International Takedowns
07:41 Ghost CMS Mass Exploits
09:07 ClickFix Infection Chain
10:25 How to Remediate Ghost
10:39 Iran Spear Phishing Ops
12:51 Closing and Sign Off
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HP is investigating reports that a BIOS update pushed through Windows Update is leaving some premium business laptops stuck in boot loops, raising fresh questions about automated firmware updates and recovery safeguards.
Jim Love covers five tech stories for Monday, May 25, 2026. HP is dealing with complaints from users of ZBook Ultra G1a and EliteBook X G1a laptops after a BIOS update reportedly caused crashes, freezing, and repeated boot failures. In AI, the economics are starting to look less magical: Microsoft is reportedly replacing many internal Anthropic Claude coding licences with GitHub Copilot CLI, while reports suggest Uber exhausted its annual AI coding budget in just four months. Starbucks has shut down its North American AI-powered computer vision inventory pilot after operational complexity in real stores proved harder than expected. And the Financial Times reports consulting firms are facing client pressure to abandon traditional hourly billing as AI changes how knowledge work is priced and delivered.
If you work in enterprise IT, AI strategy, digital transformation, or business technology, this episode looks at where the hype is meeting operational reality.
00:00 Today's Tech Headlines
00:29 HP BIOS Update Boot Loops
02:05 The Real Cost of AI Coding
04:21 Starbucks Scraps AI Inventory
05:45 AI and the Hype Cycle Reality Check
07:23 Consulting Firms Under AI Pressure
08:55 Wrap Up and Support the Show
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HP #Starbucks #Microsoft #GitHubCopilot #Anthropic #EnterpriseIT #TechNews #HashtagTrending

The episode recounts how GitGuardian security researcher Guillaume Valadon, while monitoring public GitHub for leaked secrets, discovered a publicly accessible repository labeled "CISA-Private" containing highly sensitive CISA materials, including internal DHS/CISA credentials, cloud keys, tokens, plaintext passwords, logs, and files such as "Important AWS Tokens" and a CSV listing usernames and passwords for internal systems. Believing a contractor likely used GitHub to move work from a work device to a home device, Valadon escalated via responsible disclosure to CERT, then involved journalist Brian Krebs to reach CISA faster when the repo remained public. 
After additional outreach, the repository was made inaccessible within about a day, and Valadon praises CISA's response speed. The discussion emphasizes widespread poor secret hygiene, governance, training, and the need for organizations to monitor, rehearse, and automate detection and revocation of leaked secrets.
Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Material Security for sponsoring this podcast. Material Security provides faster, more complete detection and response for email, identity, and data threats inside Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. You can contact them at material[dot]security.
00:00 Weekend Welcome Sponsor
00:27 CISA Secrets Leak Found
03:29 Calling Brian Krebs
05:06 Meet GitGuardian Researcher
07:26 Why Leaks Happen Everywhere
10:49 Inside the CISA Repo
13:19 Disclosure and Takedown
17:04 Lessons for Organizations
22:47 Aftermath and Thanks
24:36 Show Wrap Sponsor Outro

GitHub confirms a major supply chain breach after a malicious Visual Studio Code extension reportedly gave attackers linked to TeamPCP access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories. The bigger issue: developer workstations now hold some of the most sensitive secrets in modern software organizations.
Also today: Microsoft begins phasing out SMS-based authentication for personal accounts, calling text-message authentication a growing fraud risk as it shifts toward phishing-resistant passkeys. Researchers also disclose a nine-year-old Linux privilege escalation flaw, CVE-2026-46333, nicknamed SSH-Keysign-Pwn, which can allow root-level access with local machine access. And Proton publicly threatens to leave Canada rather than comply with proposed surveillance legislation it says would undermine its no-logs privacy promise.
Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Material Security for sponsoring this podcast. Material Security provides faster, more complete detection and response for email, identity, and data threats inside Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. You can contact them at material[dot]security.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Top Stories Rundown
00:24 GitHub Supply Chain Breach
01:09 Developer Workstations at Risk
02:31 Microsoft Ditches SMS MFA
04:15 Linux Root Escalation Flaw
06:11 Proton vs Canada Surveillance Bill
08:03 Wrap Up and Sign Off
#cybersecurity #github #microsoft #linux #protonvpn #privacy #databreach #supplychainattack #infosec #cybernews

A serious new Windows 11 BitLocker vulnerability, open-sourced offensive malware tools, a suspected Iranian cyber campaign targeting U.S. fuel infrastructure, and malware that appears designed to interfere with nuclear weapons simulation systems.
 Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Material Security for sponsoring this podcast. Material Security provides faster, more complete detection and response for email, identity, and data threats inside Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. You can contact them at material[dot]security.
David Shipley breaks down four major cybersecurity stories on Cybersecurity Today. First, a newly disclosed zero-day dubbed YellowKey reportedly defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protection on systems using TPM-only encryption, giving attackers with physical access a path to unencrypted data through the Windows Recovery Environment. Microsoft is investigating, while security experts are urging stronger BitLocker configurations.
The episode also examines the TeamPCP threat group's decision to release offensive tooling publicly, dramatically lowering the barrier for copycat supply-chain attacks. Researchers have already spotted malicious NPM packages borrowing similar techniques, including persistence mechanisms aimed at developer environments such as Visual Studio Code and Claude Code.
David also looks at disturbing analysis of the FAST16 malware, which researchers believe was engineered to tamper with nuclear weapons simulation software including LS-DYNA and AutoDyn. And finally, U.S. officials reportedly suspect Iranian actors in cyberattacks targeting internet-exposed gas station automatic tank gauge systems, a reminder that weak operational technology security can quickly become a real-world infrastructure problem.
00:00 Sponsor Message
00:24 Headlines Overview
00:50 BitLocker Zero Day
03:32 TeamPCP Tools Leak
06:13 Copycat NPM Malware
06:50 Fast16 Nuclear Sabotage
08:37 Iran Gas Station Hacks
10:28 Hardening Critical Infrastructure
11:16 Wrap Up And Events
11:59 Sponsor Deep Dive
#Cybersecurity #Windows11 #BitLocker #ZeroDay #TeamPCP #IranCyberAttack #SupplyChainAttack #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSecurityToday