This week: * The true details around Salt Typhoon are still unknown * The search for a portable pen testing device * Directories named "hacker2" are suspicious * Can a $24 cable compete with a $180 cable? * Hacking Tesla wall chargers * Old Zyxel exploits are new again * Hacking Asus drivers * Stealing KIAs - but not like you may think * Fake articles * Just give everything to LLMs, like Nmap * Retiring Floppy disks * An intern leaked secrets * Discord link hijacking * Cray vs. Raspberry PI * Mo...
Jun 19, 2025•2 hr 3 min
This week: You got a Bad box, again Cameras are expose to the Internet EU and connected devices Hydrophobia NVRAM variables Have you heard about IGEL Linux? SSH and more NVRAM AI skeptics are nuts, and AI doesn't make you more efficient Trump Cybersecurity orders I think I can root my Pixel 6 Decentralized Wordpres plugin manager Threat actor naming conventions I have the phone number linked to your Google account Fortinet flaws exploited in ransomeware attacks (and how lack of information shari...
Jun 12, 2025•2 hr 11 min
Two parts to this episode: Tech Segment: Updating Linux Systems - Beyond apt-get upgrade * Custom scripts for ensuring your Linux systems are up-to-date * topgrade - tutorial for using topgrade to update Linux systems on various Linux distributions Discussion Topic: Anti-Malware and/or EDR on Linux Platforms * PCI calls for scanning Linux systems * What tools exist for analyzing Linux systems? (AIDE, uac, chkrootkit) * Best Anti-Malware for Linux - Commercial tools, open-source, both, none? * Cl...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 5 min
In the security news: Vicious Trap - The malware hiding in your router Hacking your car WSL is open-source, but why? Using AI to find vulnerabilities - a case study Why you should not build your own password manager The inside scoop behind Lumma Infostealer Hacking a smart grill Hardcoded credentials on end of life routers and "Alphanetworks" SIM swapping is still happening LoRa for C2 Russian drones use Telegram Flipper Zero mod for the LOLZ Signal blocks Recall CISA loses more people Visit htt...
May 29, 2025•2 hr 3 min
This week in the security news: Malware-laced printer drivers Unicode steganography Rhode Island may sue Deloitte for breach. They may even win. Japan's active cyber defense law Stop with the ping LLMs replace Stack Overflow - ya don't say? Aggravated identity theft is aggravating Ivanti DSM and why you shouldn't use it EDR is still playing cat and mouse with malware There's a cellular modem in your solar gear Don't slack on securing Slack XSS in your mail SIM swapping and the SEC Ivanti and lib...
May 22, 2025•2 hr 2 min
This week in the security news: Android catches up to iOS with its own lockdown mode Just in case, there is a new CVE foundation Branch privilege injection attacks My screen is vulnerable The return of embedded devices to take over the world - 15 years later Attackers are going after MagicINFO Hacking Starlink Mitel SIP phones can be hacked Reversing with Hopper Supercharge your Ghidra with AI Pretending to be an anti-virus to bypass anti-virus macOS RCE - perfect colors End of life routers are ...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 58 min
Security news for this week: RDP and credentials that are not really revoked, and some RDP bitmap caching fun Some magic info on MagicINFO Vulnerability Management Zombies There is a backdoor in your e-commerce Airborne: vulnerabilities in AirPlay Bring your own installer - crafty EDR bypass The Signal clone used by US government officials: shocker: has been hacked AI slop vulnerability reporting Bricking iPhones with a single line of code Hacking planet technology Vibe hacking for the win? Cybe...
May 08, 2025•2 hr 5 min
The PSW crew discusses tips, tricks, and traps for using AI and LLMs. We discuss a wide range of AI-related topics, including how to utilize AI tools for writing, coding, data analysis, website design, and more! Some key takeaways include: AI has rapidly shifted from novelty to an essential tool in security and other fields. Paid AI versions offer significant advantages for professionals. Legal, ethical, and copyright questions around AI-generated content remain unresolved. Human skills, critica...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 37 min
The crosswalk is talking to me man!, don't block my website without due process, Florida is demanding encryption backdoors, attacking boilers and banning HackRF Ones, time to update your flipper zero, using AI to create working exploits, what happens when you combine an RP2350 and an ESP32? Hopefully good hackery things!, more evidence that patching is not enough, auditing the PHP source code, reading the MEGA advisories, threat actors lie about data breaches (you don't say?), the data breach th...
Apr 24, 2025•2 hr 4 min
Govt Unravelling, AI Hijinx, Bot Chaos, Recall, Oracle, Slopesquatting, Tycoon 2FA, College, who knows, a lot more... On Paul's Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-870
Apr 17, 2025•2 hr 7 min
In the security news this week: You should really just patch things, the NVD backlog, Android phones with malware pre-installed, so convenient, keyloggers and a creepy pharmacist, snooping on federal workers, someone stole your browser history, NSA director fired, deputy director of NSA also fired, CrushFTP the saga continues, only steal the valid credit cards, another post that vanished from the Internet, hiding in NVRAM, protecting the Linux kernel, you down with MCP?, more EOL IoT, bypassing ...
Apr 10, 2025•2 hr 5 min
Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at Threatlocker joins us for an interview segment on using AI in security products: What works and what's not fully baked! Then in the security news, There are more holes in your boot...loader according to Microsoft, related: Secure Boot is in danger and no one is really talking about it (still), Dear Microsoft: I don't want to send you my data, I don't grant you remote access, and I don't want to create a MS account, CrushFTP has to crush some bugs, bypassing un...
Apr 03, 2025•2 hr 13 min
How do we handle scope creep for vulnerabilities?, find the bugs before it hits the real world, risk or hype vulnerabilities, RTL-SDR in a browser, using AI to hack AI and protect AI, 73 vulnerabilities of which 0 patches have been issued, Spinning Cats, bypassing WDAC with Teams and JavaScript, Rust will solve all the security problems, did you hear some Signal chats were leaked?, ingress nginx, robot dogs, what happens to your 23andme data?, Oracle's cloud was hacked, despite what Oracle PR sa...
Mar 27, 2025•2 hr 7 min
This week: Compliance, localization, blah blah, the Greatest Cybersecurity Myth Ever Told, trolling Microsoft with a video, Github actions give birth to a supply chain attack, prioritizing security research, I'm tired of 0-Days that are not 0-Days, sticking your head in the sand and believing everything is fine, I'm excited about AI crawlers, but some are not, Room 641A, a real ESP32 vulnerability, do we need a CVE for every default credential?, smart Flipper Zero add-ons, one more reason why pe...
Mar 20, 2025•2 hr 15 min
Sounil Yu joins us to kick things off with AI defenses: Enterprise AI search tools like Copilot for Microsoft 365 lack the in-depth access controls required to ensure that query responses align with the user’s need-to-know boundaries. Without proper controls, these tools accelerate the discovery of improperly secured sensitive files within the organization. Knostic’s solution ensures that enterprise data is safeguarded without slowing down innovation. By automating the detection and remediation ...
Mar 13, 2025•2 hr 8 min
Hacking your mattress, Taylor Swift all the time, DNS sinkholes, throwing parties at rental properties, detect jamming, it took 18 years to hack, airtag hacks, undetectable weapons, RIP Skype, Cellebrite targets, upgrade ALL the things, Kali, Raspberry PIs, and M.2 hats, pirating music through a supply chain attack, Cisco small business and why you shouldn't use it, stop hacking Russia, Badbox is back, but it likely never left, and AI still Hallucinates! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw ...
Mar 06, 2025•2 hr 5 min
Apple, the UK, and data protection, you can get pwned really fast, Australia says no Kaspersky for you!, the default password is on the Internet, topological qubits, dangerous AI tools, old software is not just old but vulnerable too, tearing down Sonic Walls, CWE is good but could be great, updating your pi-hole, should you watch "Zero Day"? my non-spoiler review will tell you, no more DBX hellow SBAT!, and I love it when chat logs of secret not-so-secret ransomware groups are leaked! Visit htt...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 49 min
Our thoughts on Zero Trust World, and just a little bit of news. Of course we covered some firmware and UEFI without Paul! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-862
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min
You can install Linux in your PDF, just upload everything to AI, hackers behind the forum, TP-Link's taking security seriously, patche Tuesday for everyone including Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Fortinet, and Ivanti, hacking your space heater for fun and fire, Cybertrucks on fire (or not), if you could just go ahead and get rid of the buffer overflows, steam deck hacking and not what you think, Prompt Injection and Delayed Tool Invocation, new to me Ludus, Contec patient monitors are just insecure, Ba...
Feb 13, 2025•2 hr 5 min
Deepseek troubles, AI models explained, AMD CPU microcode signature validation, what happens when you leave an AWS S3 bucket laying around, 3D printing tips, and the malware that never was on Ethernet to USB adapters. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-860
Feb 06, 2025•2 hr 7 min
This week, we talked to our friends at Bitwarden about password vaults, storing more than just passwords, free software to manage those SSH keys, and vaults for developers. In the news, new/old Palo Alto vulnerabilities explained, taking down the power grid with a FlipperZero, more vulnerable bootloaders, putting garbage in your .ASS file, the US Government wants to look at routers, magic backdoors, weak password hashing, everyone is talking about Deepseek, hardware-level Anti-Virus, VMware ESXi...
Jan 30, 2025•2 hr 6 min
Andy Jaquith joins us to discuss how to prioritize vulnerabilities and remmediation in the real-world, including asset management and more! In the security news: ESP32s in the wild and security, Google oAuth flaw, DDoS targets, Ban on auto components, Bambu firmware updates, Silk Road founder is free, one last cybersecurity executive order, US Treasury hack update, Mitre launches a new program to deal with naming things, and educational content on Pornhub? (not what you think, its SFW!) Visit ht...
Jan 23, 2025•2 hr 19 min
Rob from ThreatLocker comes on the show to talk about how we can disrupt attacker techniques, including Zero Trust, privilege escalation, LOLbins, and evil virtualization. In the news we talk about security appliances and vulnerabilities, rsync vulnerabilities, Shmoocon, hacking devices, and more! This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: http...
Jan 16, 2025•2 hr 34 min
DNA sequencer vulnerabilities, threat actor naming conventions, new CNAs and problems, backdoors are not secrets (again), The RP2350 is hacked!, they know where your car is, treasury department hacked, what if someone hacked license plate cameras? Tenable CEO passes away, and very awkwardly, a Nessus plugin update causes problems, who needs fact-checking anyhow (And how people steal stuff and put it on Facebook), when you are breached, make sure you tell the victims how to be more secure, Salt T...
Jan 09, 2025•2 hr 7 min
Unraveling Cybersecurity Complexity: A Conversation with Haroon Meer Haroon Meer, an influential figure in the world of cybersecurity, takes center stage in this podcast interview. With a deep reservoir of knowledge and a track record of tackling complex security challenges, Haroon has established himself as a key player in the InfoSec domain. As the founder of Thinkst Applied Research, Haroon brings a wealth of practical experience to the table. Join us as we explore his professional journey, f...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 17 min
If you've ever wondered how attackers could go after payphones that are "smart" we got you covered! Inbar has done some amazing research and is here to tell us all about it! Segment Resources: https://www.retro.unarmedsecurity.net/post/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%92%D7%9D-%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%95%D7%90-%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%97%D7%9B%D7%9D XSS is the number one threat?, fix your bugs faster, hacking VoIP systems, AI...
Dec 19, 2024•2 hr 47 min
Join us for this segment as we discuss government regulations and certifications as they apply to supply chain security and vulnerability management, and how understanding the mumbo jumbo can enable organizations to improve their cyber security. In the security news, the crew, (minus Paul) get to gather to discus hacks causing disruptions, in healthcare, donuts and vodka, router and OpenWRT hacks (and the two are not related), Salt/Volt Typhoon means no more texting and 10 year old vulnerabiliti...
Dec 12, 2024•2 hr 43 min
The hosts discuss hacker gadgets! We'll cover what we've been hacking on lately and discuss gadgets we want to work on in the future and other gadgets we want to get our hands on. Paul has been working with some M5Stack devices, a guide can be found here: https://securitypodcaster.com/m5stack-hacking-guide/ We will cover the Clockwork PI "uConsole" (RPI CM4) - https://www.clockworkpi.com/uconsole We want the RPI Pico 2 W and the RPI CM5 ( https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/ ) Paul upgraded one...
Dec 04, 2024•2 hr 42 min
In this Hacker Heroes episode, we sit down with Aaron Turner, a highly respected figure in the realm of cybersecurity. With a career spanning decades, Aaron has established himself as a thought leader and authority on various aspects of information security. As a seasoned cybersecurity professional, Aaron has navigated the evolving landscape of digital threats, contributing significantly to the development of strategies and solutions for protecting sensitive information. With a comprehensive und...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Black Hats & White Collars: We know criminal hacking is big business because we've spied on them! Ken comes on the show to talk about chasing and stalking criminals, even if it means sacrificing some of your own personal safety. Fast cars kill people, Apple 0-Days, memory safety, poisoning the well, babble babble and malware that tries really hard to be stealthy, Palto Alto and Fortinet have some serious new vulnerabilities, open-source isn't free, but neither is commercial software, get on ...
Nov 21, 2024•2 hr 56 min
