This episode digs into a Scattered Spider extradition, the first fully AI-driven ransomware attack, and a Tesla bug bounty that uncovered a $243 million flaw. We also cover an actively exploited SharePoint vulnerability and what it means when the tools running half the enterprise become the entry point.
Show Notes
This episode digs into a Scattered Spider extradition, the first fully AI-driven ransomware attack, and a Tesla bug bounty that uncovered a $243 million flaw. We also cover an actively exploited SharePoint vulnerability and what it means when the tools running half the enterprise become the entry point.
Stories covered:
- Alleged Scattered Spider hacker extradited to the United States (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-scattered-spider-hacker-extradited-to-the-united-states/
- JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jadepuffer-ransomware-used-ai-agent-to-automate-entire-attack/
- Tesla paid a Russian hacker $15,000 per bug found — then he cracked open the case that cost them $243 million - Yahoo Finance (Yahoo Finance) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxOdnNiS0VBcTZqY3NOVzRjYXFLejRpeDYzRmpCV3J6QUlnRXhjVU80VHh6MXZnYV9pZVhmY0x6X21QcHUzanp5RW1kTkxTLUlMWHFXSGNLWWZiS0ZmZFI0ekpLWk1OczlOTXpCNTF5ZDVrMWwwN196bUFpRFVKNWg0STR6bkNUTlJoQzN4ZnNyNE9idUtHdkxn?oc=5
- CISA: Microsoft SharePoint RCE flaw now actively exploited (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-microsoft-sharepoint-rce-flaw-now-actively-exploited/
- Basing Your Weekly Mileage on Your Race Distance? One Coach Explains Why That’s the Wrong Tactic—and the Real Factors to Consider. (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a71806426/race-distance-weekly-mileage/
- FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet (Krebs on Security) - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/fbi-seizes-netnut-proxy-platform-popa-botnet/
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