Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 26

In this week’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss a breach impacting Massachusetts taxpayers, alien hackers, contactless payment fraud, and more.

In this week’s edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I keep to our tradition of delivering the news in 20 minutes or less. During our chat, we take a look at aliens hacking Earth, contactless payment fraud, software to hack into any iPhone, and more.

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How to eavesdrop on a neural network

The Whisper Leak attack allows its perpetrator to guess the topic of your conversation with an AI assistant — without decrypting the traffic. We explore how this is possible, and what you can do to protect your AI chats.

The pros and cons of AI-powered browsers

A race between tech giants is unfolding before our very eyes. Who’ll be the first to transform the browser into an AI assistant app? As you test these new products, be sure to consider their enormous impact on security and privacy.