Windows 11 BitLocker Zero-Day, TeamPCP Malware Leak, Iran Gas Station Hacks | Cybersecurity Today
A serious new Windows 11 BitLocker vulnerability, open-sourced offensive malware tools, a suspected Iranian cyber campaign targeting U.S. fuel infrastructure, and malware that appears designed to interfere with nuclear weapons simulation systems. Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Material Security for sponsoring this podcast. Material Security provides faster, more complete detection and response for email, […]
Exchange Zero-Day Under Attack, Ransomware Gets Smarter, Fortinet Critical Flaws
A dangerous new Microsoft Exchange zero-day is being actively exploited, ransomware gangs are adopting nation-state-style tactics, two fired contractors were caught deleting U.S. government databases after accidentally recording themselves on Microsoft Teams, and Fortinet has patched critical remote code execution flaws. In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, David Shipley breaks down four major cybersecurity stories […]
Sam Altman Under Fire in Elon Musk OpenAI Trial | Ilya Sutskever’s Stunning Reversal
Jim Love breaks down the biggest moments from the high-stakes Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial, where the future of one of the world’s most important AI companies may be shaped in court. This episode covers Sam Altman’s dramatic cross-examination, where Musk lawyer Steven Molo directly challenged Altman’s honesty in front of the jury, asking whether […]
How a Google API Key Became an $8,000 AI Bill, Meta Scam Ads Lawsuit, and 73-Second Cyber Attacks
Google Cloud customers are reporting shocking surprise bills after compromised or misused API keys were allegedly used to access expensive Gemini AI services. In one case, Rod Dinan says his monthly Google Cloud costs jumped from under $50 to nearly $8,000. Sydney developer Isuru Fonseka says he was hit despite setting spending controls, raising broader […]
Meta Staff Revolt Over AI, Anthropic Caps Agents, Google’s AI Laptop Surprise
Meta employees are pushing back against workplace monitoring software reportedly tracking mouse and keyboard activity, raising fresh questions about morale, trust, and whether internal culture could derail the company’s AI ambitions. Anthropic has partially reversed restrictions that frustrated Claude users relying on third-party AI agent tools, but there’s a catch: new monthly usage credit pools […]
Tech Layoffs Surge Again, Lake Tahoe Power Crisis, Amazon AI Gaming, and ‘Unionizing’ AI
Tech layoffs are accelerating again, and the numbers are starting to look uncomfortably familiar. In this May 14, 2026 episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers five major tech stories shaping business, AI, infrastructure, and the future of work. More than 100,000 tech workers have already been laid off in 2026, putting the year […]
Canvas Breach ‘Deal’ With ShinyHunters, AI Zero-Day Warning, Checkmarx Hit Again
Cybersecurity Today examines a troubling set of new security developments affecting schools, software supply chains, and account security. Instructure says it reached an “agreement” with the ShinyHunters threat group after the massive Canvas breach that may have affected up to 275 million users across 9,000 educational institutions. Reports indicate attackers exploited multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) […]
Microsoft’s AI Gamble Revealed | Apple Warns Canada on Encryption | Musk vs OpenAI Trial
Satya Nadella explains why Microsoft feared becoming “the next IBM” in dramatic testimony from the Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial, while Apple warns Canada that proposed surveillance legislation could weaken encryption security for everyone. In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love covers Amazon Web Services’ new cloud desktop service for AI agents — and […]
OpenAI’s New Enterprise AI Play, Reddit Blocks Mobile Users, WhatsApp Encryption Fight Goes On
OpenAI is making a major move into enterprise services with The Deployment Company, sending its own engineers into customer organisations to help companies finally turn AI pilots into real business systems. Is this the start of direct competition with consulting giants like Accenture, Deloitte, IBM Consulting, and even partner Capgemini? Also in this episode: Reddit […]
Claude Can Dream? AI Data Center Backlash, GM Privacy Fallout & Canvas Breach
Anthropic says Claude is getting dramatically more capable — effectively unlimited context, multi-agent coordination, interactive self-correction, and even an experimental background learning process it calls “dreaming.” At the same time, Anthropic admits Claude Code is growing far faster than expected, raising a bigger question: can the company control what it is creating? In today’s Hashtag […]