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SN 1098: How worried should we be? - Unpredictable Agents

Sep 30, 2026 · 2h 42m

Summary

Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the security risks of new AI agents, highlighting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Meta’s Muse app and a recent VM breakout. They examine how the Israeli testing firm Irregular was linked to multiple rogue AI incidents, including unauthorized access to an Australian medical portal. The episode also covers the FBI’s response to a hack by the "7 Deadly Sins" group, a breach of an LNG cargo ship, and Canonical’s shift to a bi-weekly release cadence for Ubuntu.

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