War in Iran, Anthropic v Pentagon, Trenchant zero-day sanctions, AI stock market shocks

February 28th, 2026  |  2 hrs 8 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, cyberwar, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Thinkst Canary. Most Companies find out way too late that they’ve been breached. Thinkst Canary changes this. Deploy Canaries and Canarytokens in minutes and then forget about them. Attackers tip their hand by touching ’em giving you the one alert, when it matters. With 0 admin overhead and almost no false-positives, Canaries are deployed (and loved) on all 7 continents.)

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 87: We wake up to news of U.S./Israel military action against Iran and the expected fallout, including Tehran’s cyber capabilities and proxy risks. Plus: Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon over AI use in warfare, market shockwaves from AI-driven security tools, mass layoffs tied to automation, sentencing and sanctions in the exploit trade, and fresh questions around Cisco’s SD-WAN breach and supply-chain trust.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

GitLab doxxes North Korea .gov hackers; fresh Ivanti zero-days; AI addiction and human purpose

February 20th, 2026  |  2 hrs 16 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by TLPBLACK - High-fidelity threat intelligence and research tools for modern security teams. From curated Passive DNS and real-time C2 monitoring to actionable IOC feeds and daily malware samples, we help defenders detect, hunt, and disrupt threats faster, with seamless integration into SIEM and SOAR workflows.)

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 86: We dig into GitLab’s explosive look at North Korea’s “Contagious Interview” APT operation, the scale of fake IT worker infiltration, and what it means for companies chasing cheap talent.

Plus, a fresh batch of already-exploited Ivanti and Dell zero-days, the return of Apple’s shutdown logs, and thoughts on addictive AI coding agents affecting human purpose.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

Palo Alto and the uncomfortable politics of APT attribution

February 13th, 2026  |  2 hrs 30 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Thinkst Canary. Most Companies find out way too late that they’ve been breached. Thinkst Canary changes this. Deploy Canaries and Canarytokens in minutes and then forget about them. Attackers tip their hand by touching ’em giving you the one alert, when it matters. With 0 admin overhead and almost no false-positives, Canaries are deployed (and loved) on all 7 continents.)

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 85: Top stories this week include drone incursions over El Paso and the murky line between cartel activity, anti-drone tech testing, and full-blown hybrid warfare; updates on the Notepad++ supply chain fallout; Microsoft’s zero-day treadmill and AI-enabled attack surfaces; and Apple’s “extremely sophisticated” iOS exploits.

Plus, Europe’s growing appetite for offensive cyber, Palo Alto and the uncomfortable politics of cyber attribution, Singapore on telco intrusions, and the economics of end-of-life infrastructure.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

From Epstein to Notepad++: Redactions, Zero-Days and Supply Chain Attacks

February 8th, 2026  |  2 hrs 17 mins

AI, apt research, automation, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Thinkst Canary. Most Companies find out way too late that they’ve been breached. Thinkst Canary changes this. Deploy Canaries and Canarytokens in minutes and then forget about them. Attackers tip their hand by touching ’em giving you the one alert, when it matters. With 0 admin overhead and almost no false-positives, Canaries are deployed (and loved) on all 7 continents.)

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 84: We process the cybersecurity fallout from the latest Epstein document dump, focusing on why redactions fail in the AI era and how quickly modern tools can unravel them. The conversation moves from sloppy redaction practices and exploit mythology to harder questions about ethics, accountability, and silence within the infosec community.

Plus, inside the Notepad++ supply-chain compromise attributed to a known Chinese APT, Microsoft’s security executive changes, Anthropic's AI-driven vulnerability discovery, China-linked network implants, and Lockdown Mode thwarting FBI investigators.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

A destructive cyberattack in Poland raises NATO 'red-line' questions

January 30th, 2026  |  2 hrs 53 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Material Security: We protect your company’s most valuable materials -- the emails, files, and accounts that live in your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cloud offices).

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 83: Poland's CERT documents a rare, explicit wiper attack on civilians in a NATO country, including detailed attribution of a Russian government op targeting the electric grid in the heart of winter. We examine why this crosses a long-avoided threshold, why attribution suddenly matters again, and what it says about pre-positioned access, vendor insecurity, and the shrinking gap between cyber operations and acts of war.

Plus, another Fortinet fiasco, a new batch of Ivanti zero-days under attack, an emergency patch from Microsoft and the return of the mysterious KasperSekrets account.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

Cheap, AI-generated zero-days and the real meaning of ‘advanced’ malware

January 23rd, 2026  |  2 hrs 9 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Material Security: We protect your company’s most valuable materials -- the emails, files, and accounts that live in your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cloud offices).

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 82: We parse news that China-linked VoidLink is a malware framework created entirely by AI and the collapsing line between elite APT operations and everyday threat actors.

Plus, a new Sean Heelan essay on low-cost exploit generation and why “AI guardrails” are mostly a comforting myth; AI slop overwhelming bug bounty programs; CISA's new Brickstorm YARA rules; and fresh research on a wiper-malware found in Russian attacks against Poland's electricity sector.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

Google Pixel 'zero-click' exploit caused by AI, mysterious Poland grid attacks, China bans US cybersecurity software

January 16th, 2026  |  2 hrs 24 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, government, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Material Security: We protect your company’s most valuable materials -- the emails, files, and accounts that live in your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cloud offices).

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 81: We dissect New York Times reporting on the "precision" of US cyber operations in Venezuela, the competing narratives around offensive cyber capabilities and "letters of marque" for private hackers. Plus, a mysterious failed cyber attack on Poland's power grid, internet blackouts in Iran (with fascinating DNS telemetry revealing Chinese bank traffic and Russian website spikes), and news of China's ban on US/Israeli cybersecurity software.

We also cover Check Point's research on "VoidLink" (is it a successor to ShadowPad?), Microsoft's threat intelligence sharing practices, and Google Project Zero's disclosure of zero-click vulnerabilities caused by AI-powered transcription features.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

Hamid Kashfi on the situation in Iran; Did cyber cause Venezuela blackouts?

January 9th, 2026  |  2 hrs 13 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, cyberwar, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Material Security: We protect your company’s most valuable materials -- the emails, files, and accounts that live in your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cloud offices).

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 80: Researcher Hamid Kashfi returns to unpack Iran’s latest unrest, separating economic reality from propaganda while examining how information control, cyber pressure, and state surveillance are shaping events on the ground.

Plus, did cyber make the lights go out in Venezuela?

Cast: Hamid Kashfi, Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

A special mailbag episode with book recommendations

January 2nd, 2026  |  3 hrs 1 min

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by Material Security: We protect your company’s most valuable materials -- the emails, files, and accounts that live in your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cloud offices).

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 79: We cover MongoBleed (CVE‑2025‑14847), exposed MongoDB deployments, and the sad realization that zero-day attacks are a normal, everyday occurrence. Plus, AI’s expanding role and misuse across products and workflows, proximity attacks against Bluetooth audio devices, spyware sanctions de-listings, and ransomware economics.

In a special mailbag segment, we give our book recommendations and respond to common questions from the listeners.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.

Quiet Wins, Loud Failures: A Year-End Cybersecurity Reckoning

December 26th, 2025  |  3 hrs 19 mins

AI, apt research, cyberespionage, nation-state, ransomware, zero-day

(Presented by ThreatLocker: Allow what you need. Block everything else by default, including ransomware and rogue code).

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 78: We close out the year with a no-budget, no-permission awards show, spotlighting the cybersecurity stories that actually mattered.

Plus, a bizarre polygraph scandal at CISA, Chinese APT research dumps, ransomware pre-notification hiccups, foreign drone bans, and the growing gap between cyber theater and real operational value.

Cast: Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade.