The Cyberattack We’re Not Ready For
Summary
Kara Swisher interviews cybersecurity expert Nicole Perlroth about the escalating cyber threats from North Korea, which uses remote IT worker fraud to fund its regime, and China’s state-sponsored attacks on critical infrastructure. They discuss how AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos are democratizing hacking capabilities, allowing even non-state actors to find zero-day exploits. The episode also covers the political tensions between the Trump administration and AI companies over model access and regulation.
Topics discussed
Introduction and guest Nicole Perlroth
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AI's role in escalating cyber threats
North Korean cyber operations and crypto heists
North Korean IT workers infiltrating US companies
Remote work vulnerabilities and screening
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China's rise in cyber dominance and AI race
Effectiveness of naming and shaming hackers
Anthropic's Mythos model and AI security
The new era of AI-powered hacking
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Weakening of US cybersecurity agencies
Outro and final ad read
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