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Tesla hacked at Pwn2Own Automotive, Everest sitting on Under Armour data? PurpleBravo fake jobs campaign targets IP addresses Jan 22, 2026

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Tesla hacked at Pwn2Own Automotive

Everest sitting on Under Armour data?

PurpleBravo fake jobs campaign targets IP addresses

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UK-China forum, Iranian TV hijacked, VoidLink made by AI Jan 21, 2026

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UK and China try to ease cyberattack tensions

Iranian state TV hijacked

VoidLink malware is AI-generated

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

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Gemini prompt injection flaw exposes calendar info, hacker admits to Supreme Court data leak, researchers uncover PDFSIDER malware Jan 20, 2026

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Gemini prompt injection flaw exposes calendar info

Hacker admits to leaking stolen Supreme Court data

Researchers uncover PDFSIDER malware

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

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Department of Know: Easterly helms RSAC, Third party apps report, Self-poisoning AI Jan 20, 2026

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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane with guests Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush, and Nick Espinosa, host, The Deep Dive Radio Show

Thanks to our show sponsor, Dropzone AI

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NSA dual-hat question, third-party report, GhostPoster extension continues Jan 19, 2026

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Cybercom-NSA leadership nominee to assess dual-hat role

Two-thirds of third-party applications access sensitive data without justification, says report

GhostPoster browser extensions up to 840,000 installs

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Easterly helms RSAC, Windows update problems, Police Copilot gaffe Jan 16, 2026

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Jen Easterly to helm RSAC

Windows January update causes login problems

UK police blame Copilot for intelligence mistake

Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

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U.S. weighs cyberwarfare options, DeadLock uses smart contracts to hide work, China says stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software Jan 15, 2026

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U.S. weighs private companies' cyberwarfare roles

China: stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software

DeadLock uses smart contracts to hide work

Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

GoBruteforcer targets blockchain projects, Android bug causes volume key issues, Verizon to stop automatic phone unlocks Jan 14, 2026

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GoBruteforcer targets blockchain projects

Android accessibility issue just a bug

Verizon to stop automatic phone unlocks

Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

Instagram denies breach, Sweden detains spying suspect, n8n attack steals OAuth tokens Jan 13, 2026

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Instagram denies breach post-data leak

Sweden detains consultant suspected of spying

n8n supply chain attack steals OAuth tokens

Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

Department of Know: Brightspeed investigates breach, Prompt injection woes Jan 12, 2026

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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Johna Till Johnson, CEO and Founder, Nemertes (check out the Nemertes substack) and Jason Shockey, CISO, Cenlar FSB. Jason will be speaking at MBA Servicing Solution26 in Texas in late February. Details here.

Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker

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