Security leaders warn the era of AI-driven bug hunting has arrived, with Mythos uncovering hundreds of overlooked vulnerabilities in code bases as trusted as Firefox. Are defenders ready for the avalanche of exploits and the frantic race to patch?

A disgruntled developer discloses multiple Windows 0-days.
Microsoft purchases its own bugs in massive campaign.
VeraCrypt & Wireshark suddenly lost their dev accounts.
A serious problem with re-captured domain names.
How might AI help to secure open source repositories.
A listener wonders what we thought of Project Hail Mary.
Cyber security professionals tell us What Mythos Means

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1075-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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