Cyber Crime Junkies·Oct 15, 2026·1h 16m·Episode #1

The Siren Went Off. How AI Has Warned You with Expert Dan Elliott

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Joined by expert Dan Elliott. AI is your siren. It just showed up unexpectedly and criminals have taken advantage of it far faster than good defenders can get budget approvals passed.

Chapters

02:05 Intelligence tradecraft vs IT security: how the background changes the view
05:30 Robert Hanssen, insider threat, and the castle wall that failed
09:20 Dan's role at Recorded Future and what's dominating conversations in Asia Pacific
11:25 AI-enabled ransomware: voice cloning, credential theft, and the three-stage attack
13:00 How mature are threat actors actually using AI right now
15:10 What a CVE is and why patching the criticals no longer works
17:05 Shadow AI and how employee behavior opens doors you didn't know existed
19:30 The Clue breach, API tokens, and keys handed out without a ledger
21:20 Stolen credentials, credential stuffing, and why logging in beats breaking in
23:10 Pre-authentication bypasses: getting in before the password prompt
25:00 Who's liable when the AI agent goes rogue
27:30 Old code, fast release cycles, and the car with a conditional brake failure
29:45 The Pocket OS deletion, the Hugging Face test, and AI that wrote its own workflow
33:00 Laws that exist but don't say AI, and the fox writing rules for the henhouse
35:00 Why the wins from AI are boring and why that's the point
37:20 Grok, token cost, and the consumption bill coming due in 2027
39:05 Why uploading a 60-page PDF is a bad habit that will cost you
41:20 Ambient AI, Cleveland Clinic, and attestation replacing note-taking
44:15 OpenAI Dots, Meta glasses, and the device that never stops listening

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.

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The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target.

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Hosted by David Dean Mauro. Former trial lawyer, AI Security Advisor, FBI InfraGard member, VP of Strategic Growth at NetGain Technologies, and author of the Moving Target Trilogy (#1 Amazon Hot New Release, 2026).

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Joined by expert Dan Elliott. AI is your siren. It just showed up unexpectedly and criminals have taken advantage of it far faster than good defenders can get budget approvals passed. Chapters 02:05 Intelligence tradecraft vs IT security: how the background changes the view 05:30 Robert Hanssen, insider threat, and the castle wall that failed 09:20 Dan's role at Recorded Future and what's dominating conversations in Asia Pacific 11:25 AI-enabled ransomware: voice cloning, credential theft, and the three-stage attack 13:00 How mature are threat actors actually using AI right now 15:10 What a CVE is and why patching the criticals no longer works 17:05 Shadow AI and how employee behavior opens doors you didn't know existed 19:30 The Clue breach, API tokens, and keys handed out without a ledger 21:20 Stolen credentials, credential stuffing, and why logging in beats breaking in 23:10 Pre-authentication bypasses: getting in before the password prompt 25:00 Who's liable when the AI agent goes rogue 27:30 Old code, fast release cycles, and the car with a conditional brake failure 29:45 The Pocket OS deletion, the Hugging Face test, and AI that wrote its own workflow 33:00 Laws that exist but don't say AI, and the fox writing rules for the henhouse 35:00 Why the wins from AI are boring and why that's the point 37:20 Grok, token cost, and the consumption bill coming due in 2027 39:05 Why uploading a 60-page PDF is a bad habit that will cost you 41:20 Ambient AI, Cleveland Clinic, and attestation replacing note-taking 44:15 OpenAI Dots, Meta glasses, and the device that never stops listening Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target. Special Author pricing (30% off) The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target. Special Author pricing (30% off) Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show Want to Watch? Subscribe and stop reading about it after it happens: https://www.youtube.com/@CyberCrimeJunkies?sub_confirmation=1 Hosted by David Dean Mauro. Former trial lawyer, AI Security Advisor, FBI InfraGard member, VP of Strategic Growth at NetGain Technologies, and author of the Moving Target Trilogy (#1 Amazon Hot New Release, 2026). MOVING TARGET TRILOGY. Nonfiction cybercrime thrillers. 🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Book 1, Art of Online Camouflage: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=d0YQ1pYtxeBRmSQLHLb9uT4aOliPrEuDSfOjQgpXQP9 Book 2, Obedient Machine: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=S3F9zWWMC2y2eYiTmUGP91Owy9AUVG4zbLa6NwuX3cl Book 3, The Ghost and The Machine. Presale open now, releases September 22, 2026: https://a.co/d/027LCoh6 Special edition hardcover, $17.76 for subscribers (30% off). Want To Read True Crime Stories? Chaos Brief newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-chaos-brief-694145911...