Mythos finds a curl vulnerability - 2026-05-18

Mythos finds a curl vulnerability - 2026-05-18

From Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News by Black Hills Information Security

May 22, 2026 · 1h 7m · Season 6 · Episode 20

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This episode discusses a vulnerability in cURL, a zero-day exploit, and the impact of AI on security practices.

This episode covers Mythos uncovering a vulnerability in cURL, a recent Google Threat Intelligence report on a zero-day exploit, and the growing impact of AI on capture-the-flag competitions and bug bounty programs. The hosts also discuss the economics of AI platforms like OpenAI, security research trends, and broader concerns around software vulnerabilities, automation, and defensive tooling. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST. A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team. https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis 🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Token CTFs (03:18) - Story # 1: Mythos finds a curl vulnerability (06:36) - Story # 2: Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation (14:47) - Story # 3: The down fall of bug bounties (15:34) - Story # 3: Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’ (40:52) - Story # 4: Germany to Flood Ukraine’s Front Lines With Hundreds of New GEREON Combat Robots (43:51) - Story…

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Organizations: Mythos, Google, OpenAI, Canvas

Products: cURL, Windows BitLocker

Places: Germany, Ukraine

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