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In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq how the use of cyber operations in the war in Ukraine has evolved over time. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Russia using cyber espionage to direct grid missile strikes The Spectator article on US-UK relations BTN72 on the Taurus missile leak

LLMs can deanonymize internet users based on their comments, CISA gets a new acting director, hackers steal 15 million records from the French Ministry of Health, and Google takes down an ad fraud botnet. Show notes Risky Bulletin: LLMs can deanonymize internet users based on their past comments

In this sponsored interview Casey Ellis chats to Harish Peri, SVP and general manager for AI security at Okta, a cloud-based identity and access management company. The pair chat about the fact that AI is forcing enterprises to relearn the basics around identity security, and how Okta for AI Agents can help. Show notes

A Russian man prosecuted for extorting the Conti ransomware group, Google takes down a Chinese cyber-espionage operation, Anthropic tells Department of War to pound sand over AI restrictions, and a Cisco zero-day was exploited in the wild for three years. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Russian man investigated for extorting Conti ransomware group

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the argy-bargy between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is demanding that all safeguards are lifted from Claude, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is insisting on protections against mass surveillance of Americans and use in lethal autonomous weapons. They also discuss the return of Volt Typhoon, the Chinese hacker group prepositioning in critical infrastructure for sabotage in the event of a conflict over Taiwan. The group is still around, even though the US government declared victory against it last July. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes

Russia launches a criminal probe into Telegram’s founder, two teenagers arrested for a South Korean bike share hack, Anthropic accuses Chinese AI firms of distillation attacks, and the US Treasury sanctions a Russian exploit broker. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Russia starts criminal probe of Telegram founder Pavel Durov

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how ‘professional’ Five Eyes cyber espionage agencies like NSA will use AI. These agencies place a premium on stealth and won’t yolo AI. This episode is available on Youtube. Show notes How AI-powered espionage will favour China Google's AI threat tracker, February 2026

An AI-driven hacking campaign breached 600 Fortinet devices, Ivanti was hacked via its own product, Wikipedia bans Archive-dot-Today for DDoS attacks, and Chinese hackers breached Italy’s police force. Show notes Risky Bulletin: AI-driven hacking campaign breaches 600+ Fortinet devices

They discuss how AI is affecting open source, chat about a few attacks the company has seen in the wild and introduce Socket’s answer to the smouldering trashfire: Socket Firewall. Show notes

RPKI relies on vulnerable servers, the French Ministry of Economy discloses a data breach, the UK gives tech platforms 48 hours to remove revenge porn, and ClickFix-attacks are responsible for 50% of malware infections. Show notes Risky Bulletin: RPKI infrastructure sits on shaky ground