SN 1004: A Chat with GPT - China's Telecom Hack, Microsoft Activation Cracked, Coding with ChatGPT 4o

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Leo Laporte

Cyber Crime, Malware, Technology, Encryption, Steve Gibson, Security, Hacking, Twit, Spyware, Leo Laporte

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 156 minutes

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Summary

This week, Steve and Leo discuss the recent 'Salt Typhoon' hack of U.S. telecom providers by China, TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11, Microsoft's newly hacked Windows activation system, Apple patenting AI facial and body recognition, and much more. Steve also shares an intriguing conversation he had with the ChatGPT 4o AI system while working on an update to GRC's DNS Benchmark tool.

All telecom providers have been hacked and may still not be safe to use. So now the government is recommending that we use our own encrypted communications.
The plan to obsolete all non-TPM 2.0 PCs remains well underway. Microsoft must be feeling the heat, so they're taking time to not apologize.
Whoops. Microsoft's product activation system has been fully hacked. All Windows and Office products may now be easily activated without any licensing.
Here come the AI patents. Apple patents AI recognizing people by what they're wearing after earlier seeing their faces and noting what they're wearing.
Zoom wasn't encrypting their early video conferencing. They're still trying to get out from under the mess their lies created for them.
AWS introduces physical data terminal locations where users can go to perform massive data transfers to and from the cloud.
The FTC has set its sights on data brokers. Let's hope something comes of it.
GRC's email finally gets BIMI. (Can you see the Ruby-G logo?)
Lot's a terrific listener feedback about authenticator policy, a new and free point-to-point link service, Tor's "Snowflake", linking PCs and Smartphones, and even recharging spent SodaStream canisters.
Then we look at a recent conversation Steve had with "ChatGPT 4o with canvas" and the new plan that resulted

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1004-Notes.pdf

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0:00.0	It's time for security now. Steve Gibson is here. His reaction to Microsoft's announcement,
0:06.0	you'll have to have TPM 2.0 for Windows 11. Yeah, you might imagine Steve's a little upset.
0:15.0	He'll talk about that in just a little bit. Apple patents, AI, recognizing people by the clothes they wear. The FTC is going after
0:24.4	data brokers. And Steve's going to take a look at coding with chat GPT. He has some very
0:32.0	interesting thoughts. It's all coming up next on security now.
0:38.2	Podcasts you love.
0:40.1	From people you trust.
0:42.7	This is Twit.
0:47.8	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson, episode 1004, recorded December 10th, 2024, a chat with GPT.
0:59.1	It's time for security now.
1:01.1	The show we cover your security online, your privacy, your safety, what's going on in the
1:06.4	world of cybersecurity with a man, a plan, Panama. No, no, I'm sorry. That's, that's wrong. Mr. Steve Gibson.
1:15.2	That's who I'm talking about of GRC fame. Hi, Steve. Hello, Leo. Great to be with you for,
1:21.7	what is this, episode 1,000, like I don't know, episode 104 for December 10. It says it right at the top of the show notes, big letters.
1:30.5	Hey, and what happens on the holidays? Because we have some, I think things collide with Tuesdays.
1:37.0	I don't know if. Oh, we are doing a best of for you, right, Anthony? I think we are.
1:43.0	So there'll be a best of security now. And in fact,
1:45.2	people can contribute their thoughts. So there'll be a best of and then we're off for a week,
1:51.3	right? Or does the best of fill in for like the between Christmas and New Year? Because Christmas is
1:56.7	Wednesday. So Christmas Eve is probably when the best of is. Anthony, are we planning to do a New
2:03.1	Year's Eve show or not? No one knows. I will have to ask the boss. Can you hear me? Yeah.
2:10.4	We're dark. We're dark. New Year's Eve. Yeah. So, uh, no show on New Year's Eve.
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