Train brake hack, GRU sanctions, Wagner war crimes, Microsoft's Chinese ‘digital escorts’
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 54: Europol busted pro‑Russian hacktivist crew NoName 057(16), the Brits announce sanctions on Russia’s GRU cyber units, Wagner‑linked “war influencers” streamed atrocities from Africa, and fresh tech worries ranged from a $500 RF flaw that can hijack U.S. train brakes. Plus, ProPublica on Microsoft’s China‑based “digital escorts,” Google’s headline‑grabbing AI‑found SQLite zero‑day, and OpenAI’s new task‑running agents. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s hackers wiped a Russian drone maker, ransomware crippled a major vodka producer, and another Chrome zero‑day quietly underscored how routine critical exploits have become. Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.
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Three Buddy Problem - Episode 54: Europol busted pro‑Russian hacktivist crew NoName 057(16), the Brits announce sanctions on Russia’s GRU cyber units, Wagner‑linked “war influencers” streamed atrocities from Africa, and fresh tech worries ranged from a $500 RF flaw that can hijack U.S. train brakes.
Plus, ProPublica on Microsoft’s China‑based “digital escorts,” Google’s headline‑grabbing AI‑found SQLite zero‑day, and OpenAI’s new task‑running agents. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s hackers wiped a Russian drone maker, ransomware crippled a major vodka producer, and another Chrome zero‑day quietly underscored how routine critical exploits have become.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.
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- Europol targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network
- Europe's most wanted list
- UK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikes
- Profile: GRU cyber and hybrid threat operations
- Lindsay Freeman: War Crimes for Fun and Profit
- Lindsay Freeman bio
- CISA: End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol
- Background of train vulnerability (CVE-2025-1727)
- ProPublica on Microsoft “Digital Escorts”
- Google’s Big Sleep AI bug-finding claims
- EchoLeak (CVE-2025-32711)
- Russian vodka producer reports disruptions after ransomware attack
- Ukrainian Hackers Cripple IT Infrastructure of Russian Drone Manufacturer
- Another exploited Google Chrome zero-day
- Three Buddy Problem LIVE at Black Hat
- Ringzer0 COUNTERMEASURE