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Steve Gibson

Security Now (Audio)

ECDSA's Curves Origins - When AI Becomes the Attacker

Published
October 21, 2026
Duration
2h 31m
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Last updated
Oct 21, 2026

Discusses agents.

Summary

An unreleased AI solved a 26-year-old cryptographic secret in less than half an hour, exposing the origins of a widely used standard. Discover what this jaw-dropping breakthrough means for the future of trust and transparency in cybersecurity. Another record smashing Patch Tuesday. But again, all those updates were not without consequences. Palo Alto Netw…

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An unreleased AI solved a 26-year-old cryptographic secret in less than half an hour, exposing the origins of a widely used standard. Discover what this jaw-dropping breakthrough means for the future of trust and transparency in cybersecurity. Another record smashing Patch Tuesday. But again, all those updates were not without consequences. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 reports on an agentic attack. A mass-compromised hardware cryptocurrency wallet attack. How to create your own known-safe crypto

Themes

  • agents