SN 1064: Least Privilege - Cybercrime Goes Pro

From EU fines that never get paid to cyber warfare grounding missiles mid-battle, this week's episode uncovers the untold stories and real-world consequences shaping today's digital defenses.

• How is the EU's GDPR fine collection going.
• Western democracies are getting serious about offensive cybercrime.
• The powerful cyber component of the Midnight Hammer operation.
• Signs of psychological dependence upon OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot.
• CISA orders government agencies to unplug end-of-support devices.
• How to keep Windows from annoying us after an upgrade.
• What is OpenClaw, how safe is it to use, what does it mean.
• Another listener uses AI to completely code an app.
• Coinbase suffers another insider breach. What can be done

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1064-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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