Smishing campaigns and Phoenix kit

A critical Linux flaw dubbed “Copy Fail” raises alarm. The House moves to extend Section 702. The White House pushes back on expanded Mythos access. cPanel and SonicWall rush out security patches. Researchers warn AI agents may leak credentials. Smishing targets key industries. Ukrainian police arrest suspects in a massive Roblox account theft scheme. Our guest is Jamie Moles, technical manager at ExtraHop, discussing how the pace of vibe coding is creating major AI blind spots. Honeypot hijinks get halted by curious clicks. 

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Our guest is Jamie Moles, technical manager at ExtraHop, discussing how the pace of vibe coding is creating major AI blind spots.

Selected Reading

Copy Fail (Copy.Fail)

House extends a controversial spy tool, but Senate path is unclear ahead of deadline (NPR)

White House Opposes Anthropic’s Plan to Expand Access to Mythos Model (WSJ)

Critical Authentication Vulnerability in cPanel and WHM (Beyond Machines)

Security Advisory: Firmware Update Required — Gen 6, Gen 7, and Gen 8 Firewalls (Sonic Wall)

Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough (Okta)

Phoenix Rising: Exposing the PhaaS Kit Behind Global Mass Phishing Campaigns (Group-IB Blog)

Ukrainian police detain hackers suspected of stealing thousands of Roblox accounts for resale (The Record)

I accidentally made law enforcement shut down their stresser honeypot (lina's blog)

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