NASA Gets Phished by Chinese - 2026-04-27 – Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

This episode dives into the economics and competitive dynamics of the AI industry, including discussions on profitability, pricing strategies, monopolization, and the rise of open and distilled models—particularly concerns around Chinese AI competition. The hosts also cover a reported long-running phishing campaign linked to Chinese actors targeting NASA-affiliated researchers and engineers, highlighting how social engineering was used to extract sensitive aerospace information.

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Chapters

(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Making More Money than OpenAI
(04:58) - NASA Gets Phished by Chinese - 2026-04-27
(07:22) - Story # 1: ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
(13:07) - Story # 2: A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
(19:59) - Story # 3: Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns
(24:24) - Story # 4: Apple fixes bug that let the FBI recover deleted Signal messages
(27:49) - Story # 5: Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign
(30:28) - Story # 6: cDc communications | CULT OF THE DEAD COW | The Hacktivismo Declaration: Rebooted 2026-04-21
(34:07) - Story # 7: NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
(36:29) - Story # 8: How UNC6692 Employed Social Engineering to Deploy a Custom Malware Suite
(41:34) - Story # 9: Discord group says it accessed Claude Mythos by guessing location
(44:19) - Story # 10: Introducing GPT‑5.5
(46:46) - Story # 11: CERT-In Advisory CIAD-2026-0020
(50:47) - Story # 12: pro j e c t d e a l

Links
Story # 1: ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
Story # 2: A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
Story # 3: Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns
Story # 4: Apple fixes bug that let the FBI recover deleted Signal messages
Story # 5: Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign
Story # 6: cDc communications | CULT OF THE DEAD COW | The Hacktivismo Declaration: Rebooted 2026-04-21
Story # 7: NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
Story # 8: How UNC6692 Employed Social Engineering to Deploy a Custom Malware Suite
Story # 9: Discord group says it accessed Claude Mythos by guessing location
Story # 10: Introducing GPT‑5.5
Story # 11: CERT-In Advisory CIAD-2026-0020
Story # 12: pro j e c t d e a l

Creators & Guests

Aisling nic Lynne "siriciryel" - Guest

Corey Ham - Host

John Strand - Host

Ralph May - Host

Hayden Covington - Host

Wade Wells - Host

Ryan Poirier - Producer