From EU fines that never get paid to cyber warfare grounding missiles mid-battle, this week's episode uncovers the untold stories and real-world consequences shaping today's digital defenses.

How is the EU's GDPR fine collection going.
Western democracies are getting serious about offensive cybercrime.
The powerful cyber component of the Midnight Hammer operation.
Signs of psychological dependence upon OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot.
CISA orders government agencies to unplug end-of-support devices.
How to keep Windows from annoying us after an upgrade.
What is OpenClaw, how safe is it to use, what does it mean.
Another listener uses AI to completely code an app.
Coinbase suffers another insider breach. What can be done

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1064-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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