Apple’s iOS forensics freeze, WhatsApp zero-click, China outs NSA
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 69: We dig into news that Apple's iOS 26 has quietly killed the shutdown.log forensic artifact used to spot signs of infections and what it means for threat hunters. Plus, whispers of a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click exploit that never materialized at Pwn2Own, a surreal court case linking a Trenchant exploit developer to Russian buyers, and Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA. We also discuss calls for the US government to build a structured, lawful ecosystem for private-sector offensive operations to address existing chaos and market gaps. Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.
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Three Buddy Problem - Episode 69: We dig into news that Apple's iOS 26 has quietly killed the shutdown.log forensic artifact used to spot signs of infections and what it means for threat hunters. Plus, whispers of a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click exploit that never materialized at Pwn2Own, a surreal court case linking a Trenchant exploit developer to Russian buyers, and Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA.
We also discuss calls for the US government to build a structured, lawful ecosystem for private-sector offensive operations to address existing chaos and market gaps.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.
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- Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
- Key IOCs for iPhone Spyware Cleaned With iOS 26 Update
- Exploitation of WSUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287)
- Hamid Kashfi on CVE-2025-59287
- Pwn2Own Ireland results
- Hacking Lab Boss Charged with Seeking to Sell Secrets in Russia
- Court doc (Peter Williams case)
- Cyber Insurer Sues Policyholder’s Cyber Pros
- NSA Accused of Stealing Secrets from China's National Time Centre
- China's CN-CERT on alleged NSA espionage operation
- DanderSpritz documentation
- Building the US market for offensive cyber
- Netherlands Limits Intelligence-Sharing With US Amid Politicization, Russia Fears
- Agenda - Binding Hook Live
- Agenda - State of Statecraft
- TBP Live at Countermeasures (Ottawa)