Hijacking the Machines: The New AI Attack Surface
From You've Already Been Hacked by Professor CyberRisk
April 6, 2026 · 45 min · Season 3 · Episode 43
About this episode
The episode discusses the new AI attack surface and the implications of emerging security challenges.
Hosts * Professor CyberRisk * Cyber Cowboy Live Cyber Maps * Bitdefender Threat Map: https://threatmap.bitdefender.com/ * Checkpoint Threat Map: https://threatmap.checkpoint.com/ * Kaspersky Cyber Threat Map: https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/ * Talos Intelligence - ebc_spam Map: https://talosintelligence.com/ebc_spam Episode Information Title: Hijacking the Machines: The New AI Attack Surface Episode Number: 3x43 Guest Information None this episode Topics Covered * Main threat analysis and implications * Emerging AI security challenges * Vulnerability disclosures and patches * Threat landscape updates Top Stories 1. Google Researchers Reveal Every Way Hackers Can Trap, Hijack AI Agents - https://decrypt.co/363201/google-researchers-reveal-every-way-hackers-can-trap-hijack-ai-agents Additional Cybersecurity News – Titles and URLs 2. Mercor, a $10 billion AI startup that works with companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, confirms major data breach - https://fortune.com/2026/04/02/mercor-ai-startup-security-incident-10-billion/ 3. The democratisation of business email compromise fraud - https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-democratisation-of-business-email-compromise-fraud/ 4…
Topics covered
- Main threat analysis and implications
- Emerging AI security challenges
- Vulnerability disclosures and patches
- Threat landscape updates
Keywords
- AI security
- cyber threats
- vulnerability
- threat landscape
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Bitdefender Threat Map, Checkpoint Threat Map, Kaspersky Cyber Threat Map, Talos Intelligence - ebc_spam Map
Books & works: Hijacking the Machines: The New AI Attack Surface
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