Risky Business #822 -- France will ditch American tech over security risks

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They discuss:

La France is tres sérieux about ditching US productivity software
China’s Salt Typhoon was snooping on Downing Street
Trump wields the mighty DISCOMBOBULATOR
ESET says the Polish power grid wiper was Russia’s GRU Sandworm crew
US cyber institutions CISA and NIST are struggling
Voice phishing for MFA bypass is getting even more polished

This episode is sponsored by Sublime Security. Brian Baskin is one of the team behind Sublime’s 2026 Email Threat Research report. He joins to talk through what they see of attackers’ use of AI, as well as the other trends of the year.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

Show notes

France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ amid security concerns | Euronews

Suite Numérique plan - Google Search

China hacked Downing Street phones for years

Cyberattack Targeting Poland’s Energy Grid Used a Wiper

Trump says U.S. used secret 'discombobulator' on Venezuelan equipment during Maduro raid | PBS News

Risky Bulletin: Cyberattack cripples cars across Russia - Risky Business Media

Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions | CyberScoop

Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT - POLITICO

Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation. - POLITICO

NIST is rethinking its role in analyzing software vulnerabilities | Cybersecurity Dive

Federal agencies abruptly pull out of RSAC after organizer hires Easterly | Cybersecurity Dive

Real-Time phishing kits target Okta, Microsoft, Google

Phishing kits adapt to the script of callers

On the Coming Industrialisation of Exploit Generation with LLMs – Sean Heelan's Blog

GitHub - SeanHeelan/anamnesis-release: Automatic Exploit Generation with LLMs

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health" - Ars Technica

Bypassing Windows Administrator Protection - Project Zero

Task Failed Successfully - Microsoft’s “Immediate” Retirement of MDT - SpecterOps

Kubernetes Remote Code Execution Via Nodes/Proxy GET Permission

WhatsApp's Latest Privacy Protection: Strict Account Settings - WhatsApp Blog

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive | WIRED

Key findings from the 2026 Sublime Email Threat Research Report