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Generated: 2026-07-16 03:00 PDT
- Smashing Security podcast #476: Remote-control rickshaws and rogue book marketers
Graham Cluley • 2026-07-16 02:02 • grahamcluley.com
An app has appeared in India that lets anyone with a smartphone stop a passing e-rickshaw dead in its tracks – no login, no passwords, no permissions needed.Meanwhile, Geoff – swimming in money and Lamborghinis, as all published authors are – has been on the receiving end of a slew of AI-generated scam pitches from fake book marketing experts. Rather than ignore them, he’s been playing them at their own game…
All this and more in this episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Geoff White.
https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-476/ - OpenAI’s GPT-Red Automates Prompt Injection Testing to Harden GPT-5.6 Sol
The Hacker News • 2026-07-16 01:42 • thehackernews.com
OpenAI has disclosed details of GPT-Red, an internal automated red-teaming model that scales prompt injection vulnerability discovery with an aim to fix issues before the tools are deployed widely.“GPT‑Red is a strong red-teamer, and our previous models are highly vulnerable to its prompt injection attacks,” the artificial intelligence (AI) company said. “We use GPT‑Red to adversarially train
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openais-gpt-red-automates-prompt.html - Zoom Patches Critical Windows Flaw That Could Enable Account Takeover
The Hacker News • 2026-07-16 00:22 • thehackernews.com
Zoom has released security updates for a critical security flaw impacting Zoom Workplace for Windows that could facilitate account takeover.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-53412 (CVSS score: 9.8), affects Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for Windows.
“Improper Input Validation in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/zoom-patches-critical-windows-flaw-that.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
