Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video) Pornhub Redux, Enki, Grok, BSODs, NORDVPN, Kimwolf, Privacy , Aaran Leyland, and More - SWN #544
Jan 6, 2026
Aaron Leland, a security researcher and advocate for neurodiversity in cybersecurity, shares insights on the urgency of inclusion in the industry. He discusses the ethical implications of recent AI technologies like Grok, which has faced backlash for generating non-consensual images. The conversation also explores the growing threat of sextortion from breaches like the one at Pornhub and highlights new state privacy laws, particularly in Rhode Island. Leland emphasizes the importance of understanding neurodiversity in building a more inclusive cybersecurity landscape.
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Extortion Works By Causing Panic
- Extortion and sextortion campaigns exploit panic, not always real compromise.
- Organizations should remind users about extortion tactics proactively to reduce victim panic.
Fake BSODs As Phishing Lures
- Novel phishing can mimic legitimate services and fake a BSOD to trick users into executing commands.
- Attackers used a cloned booking.com page that prompted paste-and-run actions to install a RAT.
Don't Paste Commands From Web Pages
- Train staff on unexpected UI cues and never paste runtime commands from web pages.
- Teach incident steps so users avoid executing attacker-supplied clipboard commands.