The Era of Cheap Bugs, Water utility attacks spread to 12 states, Coldcard wallet losses could hit 130 million
Passkeys Phished at BlackHat, Water Utility Attacks Spread, and $130M ColdCard Wallet Flaw
In this August 7, 2026 episode, David Shipley recaps key Black Hat themes, including Microsoft's warning that cheap, automated vulnerability discovery is outpacing patching, alongside research showing exploit success against AI agents and weaknesses across agent frameworks, plus notable hardware and supply-chain hacks.
The show details BlackHat and Unit 42 findings that passkeys on Windows and Chrome can be phished or abused through logging, validation gaps, and malware techniques, undermining…
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