DETSEC - Nacogdoches, TX

Upcoming Meeting: Lunch and Network - Oct 22nd 2026 @ 11:30a-1:00p.

DETSEC

What We’re Into

Hacking / Cybersecurity

Security

Radio

3D Printing

Drones

Arduino / Electronics

Home Automation

AI

Security news

Daniel Miessler

Focus on Problems Instead of Companies

The Hard Problem of Jealousy and the Easy Problem of Consciousness

The Post-AI Security Floor

Your Energy Level Changes How You See the World

General Hill-Climbing: The One Main Loop in AI

Krebs on Security

Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House?

Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies

Widespread PHP Flaw May Cause Many Site Outages Today

Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site

U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering

Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: New Jurassic Squid Predecessors

Pinpointing Location of Videos from Background Airplane Sounds

AIs Hacking the Law

AI Vulnerability Finding

Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid Off California Coast

Register Security

NHS breach helpline left staff carrying a 'significant emotional burden'

Agents reveal secrets when offered to team up with each other

DigiCert admits 16-month security lapse exposed customer information

UK ministers seek powers to investigate when AI agents are let off the leash

Hospital gave very sick doctor a special PC for his personal, erm, pleasure

Threat Post

Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records

Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger

Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms

Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise

Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

Hacker News

Claude Code's “Don't Ask Again” File Exposes Passwords and Keys in 1,122 Public Copies on GitHub

Installing the Fix for an Exploited WordPress Flaw Can Expose Some Sites One Last Time

Hackers Target OpenSSH SSHole Flaw Within Hours of Disclosure, Gain Root on Honeypot

OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Cyber After AI Helps Find 81 Firefox Flaws, 948 Linux Exploits

Microsoft Paint RCE Fix Now Available, but Windows Update Won't Deliver It

Security Week

SonicWall Patches Exploited SonicOS Vulnerability That Weakens VPN Logins

Japan Announces Emergency Cybersecurity Package Following a Wave of Attacks

In Other News: Trezor Implant, LLMJacking Bills Hit $1M, SAP Flaws Weaponized Within Days

DigiCert Data Breach Impacts Business Customer Information

OpenAI Says New GPT-6 Cyber Model Hunts Flaws Without Crossing the Line

Wired Security

The Fridge-Hacking Spree Is an Internet-of-Things Wake-Up Call

Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking

6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’

Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist

Wired AI

Apps for Caregivers Get a Dose of AI, but That Might Not Be Enough

Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking

AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not

Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is ‘Not Cool Anymore’