Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Packet Protector uncorks another News Roundup! We talk about attackers capturing hotels' captive portals to steal Microsoft credentials, and the OpenAI-attacking-Hugging Face story and how it ties into a broader industry effort to keep the US government from blocking access to open weight AI models from China.
Nvidia and the Linux Foundation launch separate AI security initiatives, CISA issues new warnings about routers and OT systems, a Papal prayer app leaks user data, researchers uncover a tricky Mac attack that Apple says is not its problem, plus even more infosec news!
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Links:
Links to all of these stories can be found on the Packet Pushers website - packetpushers.net/podcasts/packet-protector/pp120-news-roundup-ai-giants-praise-open-weight-models-attackers-capture-captive-portals-a-tricky-mac-attack-and-more
Packet Protector is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
Packet Protector uncorks another News Roundup! We talk about attackers capturing hotels' captive portals to steal Microsoft credentials, and the OpenAI-attacking-Hugging Face story and how it ties into a broader industry effort to keep the US government from blocking access to open weight AI models from China.
Nvidia and the Linux Foundation launch separate AI security initiatives, CISA issues new warnings about routers and OT systems, a Papal prayer app leaks user data, researchers uncover a tricky Mac attack that Apple says is not its problem, plus even more infosec news!
AdSpot Sponsor: DYNANIC
DYNANIC turns FPGA SmartNICs into software-controlled, line-rate packet processing datapaths using standard DPDK and RTE Flow APIs — with no FPGA expertise required. It enables deep packet inspection and IDS workloads like Suricata at up to 400 gigabits per second per server, designed for lossless processing and high traffic visibility. DYNANIC will demonstrate this live at Black Hat USA 2026. Book a meeting at dyna-nic.com/blackhat.
Links:
Links to all of these stories can be found on the Packet Pushers website - packetpushers.net/podcasts/packet-protector/pp120-news-roundup-ai-giants-praise-open-weight-models-attackers-capture-captive-portals-a-tricky-mac-attack-and-more
Packet Protector is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
