SANS Stormcast Tuesday, September 1st, 2026: LLM Honeypot; PaperCut Update; TerminalFix Malware;
Summary
This episode discusses risks of connecting AI agents to unauthorized models, highlighting a honeypot study where attackers advertised fake endpoints to execute arbitrary commands. It covers the active exploitation of PaperCut via a public Metasploit module, urging users to apply emergency patches or disconnect from the internet. Finally, it details "Terminal Fix" malware, a sophisticated ClickFix variant using steganography and DLL side-loading to establish persistent network backdoors.
Topics discussed
Welcome and sponsor introduction
Risks of connecting AI agents to unauthorized models
PaperCut exploitation and emergency patch update
Microsoft's Terminal Fix malware analysis
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