Episode #181 - Mastodon Addresses TootRoot Hijacking Vulnerability; Natural Language the sharpest weapon to attack LLM Backed AIs?; Truebot Malware; This Day in Tech History

Resources for this episode available at 505updates.com.

From Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia: Mastadon has recently patched for vulnerabilities. One of those vulnerabilities is TootRoot. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by using media files on Toots to perform attacks like denial of service and arbitrary remote code execution. 

From Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania: Natural language is the primary means of attack for LLM powered AI systems. It can be used to attack components throughout the stack.

From Katy Craig in San Diego, California: US and Canadian cybersecurity agencies have issued a joint alert warning about the resurgence of Truebot malware. Operated by the Silence cybercrime group, Truebot serves as an initial infection point for delivering secondary payloads on compromised systems.

From Marcel Brown in St. Louis, Missouri: July 9th, 1981. The game that launched two of the most famous characters in video game history is released for sale. Donkey Kong was created by Nintendo, a Japanese playing card and toy company turned fledgling video game developer who was trying to create a hit game for the North American market.

From Sourced Network Production in New York City. "It's 5:05". I'm Pokie Huang. Today is Monday, July 10th. Here's the full story behind today's cyber security and open source headlines...