“Mythos 5 ... created multiple fake online identities and used them to socially engineer a real GitHub maintainer into approving malicious code changes”
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Said on Leveraging AI
Clark Howard · The Clark Howard Podcast · 11.04.26 Mindful Shopping / RECALL: Vehicular Spontaneous Combustion
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use a credit-union-provided expanded secret code for login/identity verification instead of a Social Security number
“Mythos 5 ... created multiple fake online identities and used them to socially engineer a real GitHub maintainer into approving malicious code changes”
“Some are extending the data loss prevention tools they already have for email to also watch for sensitive patterns. Social security numbers, case numbers, that are heading specifically toward AI domains.”
“I needed a remote solution like a physical digital lock or a lock box that I can, people can come in and only after using AI verification, uh, like driver license, the identity and, uh, face recognition, I can allow them to the property.”
“They’ll use something like skills scanning and MCP scanning from us… secure sandbox, Docker… separate identities for the agents”
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