• Security Now 1023: Preventing Windows Sandbox Abuse

  • Apr 30 2025
  • Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Security Now 1023: Preventing Windows Sandbox Abuse

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  • Summary

    • Why did a mysterious empty "inetpub" directory appear after April's Patch Tuesday?
    • And what new Windows Update crashing hack did this also create?
    • North Korea is now creating fake US companies to lure would-be employees.
    • The "Inception" attack subverts all GPT conversational AIs.
    • New information about data loss in unpowered SSD mass storage.
    • Lots of terrific feedback from our listeners.
    • How malware has taken to hiding inside the Windows Sandbox and what you can do to stop it

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1023-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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