JadePuffer - the AI that ran a ransomware attack all by itself
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This episode discusses the implications of the first fully autonomous AI-driven ransomware attack and Apple's email privacy issues.
A 15-year-old boy asked a chatbot for help - and cancelled nearly 47,000 anime streaming subscriptions in under four hours. Meanwhile, researchers have documented the first fully autonomous, agentic AI-driven ransomware attack, "JadePuffer". What does this tell us about the future of cybersecurity? Also, Apple's "Hide My Email" feature turns out to hide rather less than it promises - despite Apple knowing it has a problem for over a year. All this and more in this episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Zoë Rose. EPISODE LINKS: Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware - TechCrunch. Hackers breached DHS information-sharing network, people familiar say - Nextgov. Hackers Use Fake FIFA World Cup 2026 T-Shirt Offers to Spread Voidrift Malware - Hackread. Japanese teen arrested for cyberattack that unsubscribed over 46,000 anime accounts - The Straits Times. Police arrest high school student over cyberattack on net cafe operator - The Japan Times. Japanese teens arrested for using AI to create illegal phone contracts - The Peninsula Qatar. JADEPUFFER: Agentic…
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