Sears Chatbot Data Exposed

The EU imposes sanctions after cyberattacks. DHS boosts surveillance spending. AI firms recruit weapons-risk experts. Stryker disruption, no patient impact. LeakNet leans on ClickFix. Sears chatbot data spills. A Chinese security firm leaks a private key. Tech giants team up on scams. Teens sue xAI over alleged AI-generated abuse. On today’s Threat Vector segment, David Moulton and guest Erica L. Shoemate, founder of The EN Strategy Group, explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the security landscape. Cyber crooks cause a complimentary curbside convenience. 

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What if the choices we make about AI security today determine who holds power tomorrow? On this Threat Vector segment, David Moulton and guest Erica L. Shoemate, founder of The EN Strategy Group, explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the security landscape, from compressed decision-making timelines and asymmetric threat capabilities to the erosion of trust that creates strategic vulnerabilities. You can listen to David and Erica's full conversation here and catch new episodes of Threat Vector from Palo Alto Networks each Thursday on your favorite podcast app.

Selected Reading

EU Sanctions Iranian and Chinese Firms for Cyberattacks Against European Networks (TechNadu)

DHS-built surveillance apparatus to surge in year ahead, documents show (FedScoop)

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse' (BBC)

Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed (Bleeping Computer)

LeakNet ransomware uses ClickFix and Deno runtime for stealthy attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web (WIRED)

China's biggest cybersecurity firm accidentally leaked an SSL key in a public installer (Neowin)

Google has signed the Industry Accord Against Online Scams and Fraud. (Google)

Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material (The Guardian)

Free parking in Russia after Distributed Denial-of-Service attack knocks city's parking system offline (Bitdefender)

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