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The XAI Espionage Case: Why This Isn’t Just About One Engineer
The lawsuit Elon Musk’s XAI just filed against a former engineer reads like a spy thriller: a trusted insider cashes out millions in...

Rich Washburn
6 days ago2 min read


PSA — Change Your Passwords, Turn On MFA, Move To Passkeys: 16 Billion Credentials Just Hit The Web
1. Why This Matters Imagine every lock on your house, office, and car dumped onto a public sidewalk with name-tags attached. That’s...

Rich Washburn
Jun 192 min read


Turns Out the Trojan Horse Was the Ultimate Human Exploit
I've been sitting here thinking about Trojan horses. Yep, the wooden kind from 3,000 years ago—but also the ones popping up today: drones...

Rich Washburn
Jun 133 min read


Breaching Reality: The Rise of Full-Spectrum Exploit Warfare
On June 12th, at 03:15 IRDT, Israel launched its largest-ever airstrike on Iran’s nuclear sites. But this wasn’t just another military...

Rich Washburn
Jun 132 min read


Spiderweb.exe: When Your Military Has Hackers
On June 1st, Russia got hacked. Not digitally—but operationally. Dozens of drones launched from inside its own borders took out nearly 40...

Rich Washburn
Jun 23 min read


PSA: Facebook “Breach” Claims and Apple’s AirPlay Flaws – What’s Real and What’s Rinse & Repeat
You ever feel like déjà vu in cybersecurity is just Tuesday? Yeah, me too. So let’s break this down: There's a loud claim flying around...

Rich Washburn
May 233 min read


Zero-Click, Wormable, and in Your Living Room: The AirPlay Exploit That Shouldn’t Exist (But Does)
Imagine walking into your house and your Bluetooth speaker silently hacks your phone—no pop-ups, no permissions, no downloads. Just......

Rich Washburn
May 23 min read


Pixelation Is Not Protection: Why Your Blur Tool Might Be Lying to You
Imagine you're caught in a gunfight. You dive behind a cardboard box. It hides you from view, but it won't stop a bullet. That's...

Rich Washburn
Apr 192 min read


Is WordPress the Internet’s Biggest Liability?
For years, WordPress has been the undisputed giant of the web, powering nearly half of the internet. But like a blockbuster sequel that...

Rich Washburn
Jan 53 min read


The Digital Panopticon: AI-Powered Surveillance, Civil Liberties, and the Battle for Privacy
Imagine a world where your every move is logged—where your grocery trips, gym visits, or detours to a favorite coffee shop are...

Rich Washburn
Dec 19, 20243 min read


White House AI Memo Signals U.S. Determination to Lead Global AI Race for National Security
In a sweeping October 2024 memorandum , the Biden administration unveiled a detailed plan to position the United States as the global...

Rich Washburn
Oct 25, 20244 min read


Chinese Scientists Report Using Quantum Computer to Hack Military-grade Encryption
In a development that sounds like something out of a sci-fi thriller, Chinese researchers have made significant strides in using quantum...

Rich Washburn
Oct 12, 20244 min read


BAC Consulting and Gold Apollo Got Caught in the Largest Cyber Explosive Attack in History
The world is still reeling from the shocking cyber attack in Lebanon that turned seemingly ordinary pagers into deadly explosives,...

Rich Washburn
Sep 19, 20245 min read


SUPPLY CHAIN HACK TURNS HEZBOLLAH PAGERS INTO BOMBS
In a horrifying turn of events, thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon exploded simultaneously, resulting in at...

Rich Washburn
Sep 18, 20245 min read


RAM as a Radio: Hacking the Air-Gap
In a groundbreaking revelation, researchers have unveiled a new type of cyber attack that might sound straight out of a sci-fi movie:...

Rich Washburn
Sep 13, 20243 min read


White Rabbit Neo AI: How AI is Revolutionizing Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a transformative force in cybersecurity, altering how we approach everything from...

Rich Washburn
Sep 12, 20245 min read


Is It Dangerous to Give Everyone Access to AGI?
The future—a place where Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) might soon be as common as smartphones, and the idea of handing over this...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Every Single Social Security Number, Phone, and Address Has Leaked on the Internet! 2.6 Billion Total
Data breaches have become the digital equivalent of a coffee spill on your keyboard—annoying, potentially disastrous, but seemingly...

Rich Washburn
Aug 14, 20243 min read


Inside the CrowdStrike Outage: Understanding Kernel Mode Vulnerabilities
In a recent incident that left Windows machines around the world blue-screening, CrowdStrike, a prominent cybersecurity firm, found...

Rich Washburn
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Antiphone: The Future of Communication in a Post-Grid World
The era of traditional smartphones is facing an unprecedented challenge. Enter the "Antiphone"—a revolutionary communication device that...

Rich Washburn
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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