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  • The $6.3B Binance Hack: North Korea’s Crypto-Hacking Threat

    The $6.3B Binance Hack: North Korea’s Crypto-Hacking Threat
    Nov 9 2026

    A fake job interview and malicious software reportedly helped attackers reach Binance engineers before the roughly $6.3 billion crypto theft. Tom, Scott, and Kevin discuss endpoint trust, developer access, transaction controls, and incident response when every minute matters.

    This episode focuses on the practical controls that limit damage after prevention fails: separate approvals, transaction policy, fast containment, and better handling of untrusted interview code.

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    ** Links mentioned on the show **

    Reuters — Binance says hackers used fake job interview to compromise computers before $6.3B attack https://www.reuters.com/world/binance-says-hackers-used-fake-job-interview-compromise-computer-before-63-2026-11-03/

    FBI IC3 — North Korea targeting the crypto industry with social engineering https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA240903

    CISA/FBI/Treasury — TraderTraitor targets blockchain companies https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa22-108a

    Chainalysis — The $6.4 Billion Binance Hack: Tracing the North Korea Link https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/binance-exploit-latest-findings-and-response/

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    20 mins
  • eMudhra’s Weak Private Keys: When Internet Trust Fails at Randomness

    eMudhra’s Weak Private Keys: When Internet Trust Fails at Randomness
    Nov 2 2026
    A certificate authority issued intermediate TLS keys with so little randomness that researchers could recreate them, putting browser trust, certificate revocation, and the systems beyond the browser under a harsh spotlight.Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Tackett explain the certificate chain in plain English, why a public key is meant to be shared while a private key must stay unpredictable, and why organizations need to account for trust stores in browsers, Java, appliances, containers, and embedded systems.Special thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.** Links mentioned on the show **CyberScoop — eMudhra kills its certificate business after researchers cracked its private keys in under a second https://cyberscoop.com/emudhra-shuts-down-certificate-business-weak-private-keys/PCWorld — Microsoft pulls 7 eMudhra certificates from Windows. Here's what that means https://www.pcworld.com/article/3270717/microsoft-pulls-7-emudhra-certificates-from-windows-heres-what-that-means.htmlComputerworld — eMudhra quits global TLS certificate market after compromise of CA signing keys https://www.computerworld.com/article/4239619/emudhra-quits-global-tls-certificate-market-after-compromise-of-ca-signing-keys.htmlFree Press Journal — eMudhra apologises after weak keys expose eight certificate authorities https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/emudhra-apologises-after-weak-keys-expose-eight-certificate-authorities-exits-global-ssltls-businessPurchase Scott Wright's new book "The Digital Legacy Tree: Ensuring your loved ones can access the important parts of your digital life when it matters most"https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Legacy-Tree-Ensuring-important-ebook/dp/B0HN6B8Z7F** Watch this episode on YouTube **YouTube upload pending — the episode link will be added before release.** Become a Shared Security Supporter **Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. Become a supporter today by going to our YouTube channel's membership section: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/join** Thank you to our sponsors! **SLNTVisit https://www.slnt.com/sharedsec to receive 10% off SLNT's amazing line of Faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy.** Subscribe and follow the podcast **Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedSecurityPodcastFollow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sharedsecurity.bsky.socialFollow us on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@sharedsecurityJoin us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SharedSecurityShow/Visit our website: https://sharedsecurity.netSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribeSign-up for our email newsletter to receive updates about the podcast, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: https://shared-security.beehiiv.com/subscribeLeave us a rating and review: https://ratethispodcast.com/sharedsecurityContact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact
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    20 mins
  • Why Are Grocery Store Refrigerators Connected to the Internet?

    Why Are Grocery Store Refrigerators Connected to the Internet?
    Oct 26 2026

    A reported attack on French supermarket refrigeration systems is a vivid example of a wider cyber-physical problem: physical operations increasingly depend on connected equipment with long lifecycles, complicated vendor access, and real-world consequences when controls fail. Tom Eston and Scott Wright cover retail OT, remote management, segmentation, patching, safety thresholds, and the questions organizations should ask before connected equipment becomes an attack path.

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    ** Links mentioned on the show **

    Associated Press — reported supermarket refrigeration attack
    https://apnews.com/article/france-supermarkets-hacked-cybercrime-81c2d5721f4df77f601f71741ef7c291

    CERT-FR advisory referenced in reporting
    https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/alerte/CERTFR-2026-ALE-012/

    CTV News — hackers’ new weapon could soon hide in your smart home
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/hackers-new-weapon-could-soon-hide-in-your-smart-home/

    Purchase Scott Wright's new book "The Digital Legacy Tree: Ensuring your loved ones can access the important parts of your digital life when it matters most" (for only .99 cents!)
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    16 mins
  • Canada’s Bill C-22: Encryption, Lawful Access, and Systemic Risk

    Canada’s Bill C-22: Encryption, Lawful Access, and Systemic Risk
    Oct 19 2026

    Canada’s Bill C-22 tries to frame lawful access as a bounded public-safety tool, but its technical-capability requirements keep the central encryption question alive: can exceptional access exist without creating a security weakness that someone else will eventually exploit?

    Tom Eston and Scott Wright discuss Canada’s proposed Lawful Access Act, the bill’s systemic-vulnerability safeguard, existing warrant processes, and why implementation details determine whether an exceptional-access scheme becomes a risk for everyone.

    Special thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.

    ** Links mentioned on the show **

    Mozilla — Canada’s bill C-22 threatens encryption, users’ privacy and the security of digital economies
    https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/10/08/canadas-bill-c-22-threatens-encryption-users-privacy-and-the-security-of-digital-economies/

    Parliament of Canada — Bill C-22, Lawful Access Act, 2026
    https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-22?view=progress

    Parliament of Canada — Bill C-22 first reading
    https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/bill/C-22/first-reading

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    15 mins
  • Roblox, Robux Scams, and What Parents Need to Know

    Roblox, Robux Scams, and What Parents Need to Know
    Oct 12 2026
    Roblox is more than a game—it is a social platform where kids play, trade, spend Robux, and chat. Tom Eston and Scott Wright break down fake Robux offers, phishing links, account theft, off-platform pressure, and practical ways parents can use controls, MFA, spending protections, and honest conversations to help kids play more safely.The episode focuses on practical, non-alarmist risk reduction: learn the platform, protect accounts and payments, recognize manipulation, and make it safe for a child to ask for help.** Links mentioned on the show **Sign up for the Shared Security Newsletterhttps://sharedsecurity.net/newsletterThe Guardian — Mum, where did my Robux go? The Roblox scam targeting children https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/sep/27/mum-where-did-my-robux-go-the-roblox-scam-targeting-childrenRoblox Support — Privacy and Cookie Policy / linked parent controls https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115004630823-Roblox-Privacy-and-Cookie-PolicyRoblox Support — Monthly Spending Limits and Notifications FAQ https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409558125460-Monthly-Spending-Limits-and-Notifications-FAQNCMEC / NetSmartz — Protecting Your Kids Online https://us.missingkids.org/content/dam/netsmartz/downloadable/tipsheets/Protecting%20Your%20Kids%20Online%202_0.pdfFBI - How Can We Help Youhttps://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/online-safety/stay-safe-online-kids-and-teensNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s Cyber Tip Linehttps://report.cybertip.org/** Watch this episode on YouTube **https://youtu.be/8mWsf68HcMQ** Become a Shared Security Supporter **Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. Become a supporter today by going to our YouTube channel's membership section: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/join** Thank you to our sponsors! **GuardsquareGuardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for Android and iOS apps. Learn more at https://www.guardsquare.com.SLNT Visit https://www.slnt.com/sharedsec to receive 10% off SLNT's amazing line of Faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. ** Subscribe and follow the podcast **Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedSecurityPodcastFollow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sharedsecurity.bsky.socialFollow us on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@sharedsecurityJoin us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SharedSecurityShow/Visit our website: https://sharedsecurity.netSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribeSign-up for our email newsletter to receive updates about the podcast, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: https://shared-security.beehiiv.com/subscribeLeave us a rating and review: https://ratethispodcast.com/sharedsecurityContact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contactSpecial thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
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    15 mins
  • Meta Muse: When Your AI Assistant Becomes the Attack Surface

    Meta Muse: When Your AI Assistant Becomes the Attack Surface
    Oct 5 2026
    Meta Muse is designed to work across a user’s inbox, calendar, browser, connected apps, and other personal services. That makes it useful—and makes its delegated authority a security problem worth examining.Tom Eston and Scott Wright discuss Meta’s stated guardrails for Muse, including isolated execution, connector separation, credential boundaries, and approval flows. They also examine reporting on a Muse authentication-token issue and why a compromised token can matter more when an agent is authorized to act across a person’s digital life.The conversation also covers privacy expectations, reports of human involvement behind AI tasks, liability when an agent makes a harmful decision, and how digital-legacy planning changes when an agent could continue acting after its owner is inactive. The practical takeaway: start with least privilege, separate read from write and spending authority, approve consequential actions, review logs, and keep a fast way to revoke access.** Links mentioned on the show **Ars Technica — Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/muse-metas-extraordinarily-privileged-ai-assistant-has-a-serious-0-day/Meta AI Research — How We Built Safety Into Muse https://research.meta.ai/blog/security-and-safety-for-ai-agents-our-approach-with-museMeta Help Center — How Muse handles your privacy, safety and security https://www.meta.com/help/artificial-intelligence/1047255454427887/CNBC — Meta pushes into personal AI agents in Muse Spark family https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/meta-personal-ai-agents-public-reckoning-privacy-safety.htmlWIRED — Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy Built Into It https://www.wired.com/story/meta-releases-muse-a-personal-ai-agent-with-privacy-built-into-it/The Guardian — Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/metas-ai-agent-muse-home-address404 Media — Humans Reading Copilot Prompts and Images https://www.404media.co/humans-reading-copilot-prompts-images/Scott Wright’s Digital Legacy Network LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/39988004** Watch this episode on YouTube **https://youtu.be/rokXbwQgTgU** Become a Shared Security Supporter **Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. Become a supporter today by going to our YouTube channel's membership section: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/join** Thank you to our sponsors! **GuardsquareSpecial thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.SLNTVisit https://slnt.com to check out SLNT's amazing line of Faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 10% off your order at checkout using discount code "sharedsecurity".** Subscribe and follow the podcast **Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedSecurityPodcastFollow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sharedsecurity.bsky.socialFollow us on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@sharedsecurityJoin us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SharedSecurityShow/Visit our website: https://sharedsecurity.netSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribeSign-up for our email newsletter to receive updates about the podcast, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: https://shared-security.beehiiv.com/subscribeLeave us a rating and review: https://ratethispodcast.com/sharedsecurityContact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contactSpecial thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.
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    18 mins
  • When Familiar Voices Become Scam Calls

    When Familiar Voices Become Scam Calls
    Sep 28 2026

    A familiar voice is no longer proof of identity. Tom Eston and Scott Wright explain how AI voice-cloning scams turn family emergencies, executive requests, and urgent account changes into social-engineering bait—and why the defenses that work are old-fashioned but essential: pause, call back on a known number, use a private code phrase, and require independent approval before money, data, credentials, or access changes hands.

    ** Links mentioned on the show **

    A scammer can now sound 100% like your wife — LinkedIn post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/saedf_a-scammer-can-now-sound-100-like-your-wife-share-7505586875944853506-TLYq/

    FTC — Scammers use AI to enhance their family emergency schemes https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/03/scammers-use-ai-enhance-their-family-emergency-schemes

    FTC — Preventing the harms of AI-enabled voice cloning https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2023/11/preventing-harms-ai-enabled-voice-cloning

    National Cybersecurity Alliance — Why your family and coworkers need a safe word in the age of AI https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/why-your-family-and-coworkers-need-a-safe-word-in-the-age-of-ai

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    15 mins
  • Will AI Kill Us All? Real Risks, Real Controls

    Will AI Kill Us All? Real Risks, Real Controls
    Sep 21 2026

    Will AI kill us all? Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Tackett examine competing AI-risk claims, public calls for guardrails, and the gap between dramatic safety messaging and verifiable internal controls. They discuss realistic harm pathways—from people over-trusting automated systems to distributed operation and weak shutdown options—while challenging the incentives that let companies call for regulation as they keep accelerating.

    ** Links mentioned on the show **

    Axios — Here’s how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true) https://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/ai-doom-pdoom-kill-all-humans-anthropic

    2026 International AI Safety Report https://internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/international-ai-safety-report-2026

    The Digital Legacy Tree — Scott Wright https://digitallegacytree.com/

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    16 mins