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Jun 2025
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Cybersecurity Today: State-Backed ChatGP...

Jim Love
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This episode of 'Cybersecurity Today' hosted by Jim Love covers various significant events in the cybersecurity landscape. OpenAI has banned multiple ChatGPT accounts linked to state-sponsored hackers from countries including China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and the Philippines for developing malware, generating disinformation, and conducting scams.

The episode also discusses the Dark Gaboon hacker group, which targets Russian companies with Lock Bit 3.0 ransomware.

Furthermore, it highlights the controversial installation of a Starlink satellite internet terminal at the White House by Elon Musk's DOGE team, bypassing normal security measures, and a hardware enthusiast's successful use of ChatGPT to unlock an Android tablet's BIOS, raising questions about firmware security. 

00:00 Open AI Bans ChatGPT Accounts used by state backed hackers
00:25 State-Sponsored Threat Actors Exploiting ChatGPT
04:36 Dark Gaboon: A New Hacker Group Targets Russia
07:11 Elon Musk's DOGE Team Installs Starlink at the White House
09:57 Unlocking an Android Tablet with ChatGPT
12:07 Conclusion and Contact Information

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