Cybersecurity Podcast Roundup: Anthropic Pulls Fable 5, OpenAI Probe, Smishing Campaign, and Deepfake Detection
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The CyberWire Staff
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
This is a podcast episode rundown covering multiple cybersecurity news items: Anthropic pulling a project called "Fable 5," OpenAI facing a multistate probe, a threat actor (Handala) targeting a California water utility, ShinyHunters claiming a new victim, and the FBI/Google taking down a major phishing platform. The episode features an interview with Bitdefender's Bogdan Botezatu about a global transportation smishing campaign, and also touches on deepfake detection challenges.
Key quotes
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A deepfake detective has doubts.
The FBI and Google take down a major phishing platform.
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