About this episode
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 69: We dig into news that Apple's iOS 26 has quietly killed the shutdown.log forensic artifact used to spot signs of infections and what it means for threat hunters. Plus, whispers of a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click exploit that never materialized at Pwn2Own, a surreal court case linking a Trenchant exploit developer to Russian buyers, and Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA.
We also discuss calls for the US government to build a structured, lawful ecosystem for private-sector offensive operations to address existing chaos and market gaps.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.Links:Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)Key IOCs for iPhone Spyware Cleaned With iOS 26 UpdateExploitation of WSUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) Hamid Kashfi on CVE-2025-59287Pwn2Own Ireland resultsHacking Lab Boss Charged with Seeking to Sell Secrets in RussiaCourt doc (Peter Williams case)Cyber Insurer Sues Policyholder’s Cyber ProsNSA Accused of Stealing Secrets from China's National Time Centre
