Security Now with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Feb 10th 2026

Security Now 1064

Least Privilege

Cybercrime Goes Pro

Records live every Tuesday at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific / 21:30 UTC.
Category: Help & How To

From EU fines that never get paid to cyber warfare grounding missiles mid-battle, this week’s episode uncovers the untold stories and real-world consequences shaping today’s digital defenses.

  • How is the EU's GDPR fine collection going.
  • Western democracies are getting serious about offensive cybercrime.
  • The powerful cyber component of the Midnight Hammer operation.
  • Signs of psychological dependence upon OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot.
  • CISA orders government agencies to unplug end-of-support devices.
  • How to keep Windows from annoying us after an upgrade.
  • What is OpenClaw, how safe is it to use, what does it mean.
  • Another listener uses AI to completely code an app.
  • Coinbase suffers another insider breach. What can be done

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1064-Notes.pdf

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