June 3, 2026 01:13:40 S6:E22

Anti-Tech Extremism - 2026-06-01

This episode covers a Wired report on the rise of “anti-tech extremism” and growing public opposition to AI infrastructure projects, including debates over data centers, resource consumption, local communities, and government responses. The hosts also discuss AI coding assistants, model safety restrictions, and the evolving capabilities of large language models. Additional topics include Anthropic’s reported IPO plans and valuation, AI’s impact on the tech industry, and a conversation with David Bianco about AI-generated threat-hunting datasets and cybersecurity training.

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Chapters

(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Solving this thing
(03:52) - Anti-Tech Extremism - 2026-06-01
(08:08) - Threat Hunter Summit | June 17th 2026
(12:11) - Story # 1: US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
(20:54) - Story # 2: Anthropic files for its IPO
(23:35) - Story # 3: FBI: Hackers Sending Operatives in Person to Insert USB Drives and Steal Data
(29:41) - Story # 4: Microsoft Defender can now automatically isolate hacked endpoints
(30:45) - Story # 5: Microsoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company 'ruined their life'
(36:54) - Story # 6: Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army
(42:10) - Story # 7: Are you ready? Anthropic preparing to release Mythos publicly
(46:38) - Story # 8: Defense at AI speed: Microsoft’s new multi-model agentic security system tops leading industry benchmark
(49:12) - Story # 9: Attackers Use LLM Agent for Post-Exploitation After Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit
(50:43) - Story # 10: Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
(56:02) - Story # 11: Kali365 phishing kit bypasses MFA and steals Microsoft logins
(58:02) - Story # 12: Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled
(01:01:13) - Story # 13: United flight returns midair after Bluetooth device name reportedly sparks security scare
(01:03:49) - Story # 14: Inside the Charter data breach: hackers leak 13M+ customer data
(01:04:37) - Introducing EvidenceForge: Synthetic security logs that don’t look (as) fake
(01:10:04) - Threat Hunter Summit | June 17th 2026
(01:10:57) - Anti-Cast : How Hackers Attack CI/CD Pipelines w/ Phil Miller
(01:11:36) - Cyber Threat Intelligence 101 2-Day Version
(01:11:57) - Ralph's Practical Physical Exploitation Training & Tool Bundle

Links
00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — Solving this thing
00:03:52 - Anti-Tech Extremism - 2026-06-01
00:08:08 - Threat Hunter Summit | June 17th 2026
00:12:11 - Story # 1: US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
00:20:54 - Story # 2: Anthropic files for its IPO
00:23:36 - Story # 3: FBI: Hackers Sending Operatives in Person to Insert USB Drives and Steal Data
00:29:41 - Story # 4: Microsoft Defender can now automatically isolate hacked endpoints
00:30:46 - Story # 5: Microsoft’s GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company ‘ruined their life’
00:36:54 - Story # 6: Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army
00:42:11 - Story # 7: Are you ready? Anthropic preparing to release Mythos publicly
00:46:39 - Story # 8: Defense at AI speed: Microsoft’s new multi-model agentic security system tops leading industry benchmark
00:49:12 - Story # 9: Attackers Use LLM Agent for Post-Exploitation After Marimo CVE-2026-39987 Exploit
00:50:44 - Story # 10: Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
00:56:03 - Story # 11: Kali365 phishing kit bypasses MFA and steals Microsoft logins
00:58:02 - Story # 12: Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled
01:01:13 - Story # 13: United flight returns midair after Bluetooth device name reportedly sparks security scare
01:03:50 - Story # 14: Inside the Charter data breach: hackers leak 13M+ customer data
01:04:38 - Introducing EvidenceForge: Synthetic security logs that don’t look (as) fake
01:10:05 - Threat Hunter Summit | June 17th 2026
01:10:57 - Anti-Cast : How Hackers Attack CI/CD Pipelines w/ Phil Miller
01:11:37 - Cyber Threat Intelligence 101 2-Day Version
01:11:58 - Ralph’s Practical Physical Exploitation Training & Tool Bundle

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Episode Video

Creators and Guests

Host

Corey Ham

Corey Ham has been with Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) since 2021 delivering red teaming and OSINT services. Currently, Corey leads the ANTISOC team at BHIS, providing subscription-based continuous red teaming to BHIS clients. Outside of his time at BHIS, you can find him out in the woods or up on a mountain somewhere.

Host

Ralph May

Ralph is a U.S. Army veteran and former DoD contractor who supported the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) with information security challenges and threat actor simulations. Over the past decade, he has provided offensive security services at Optiv Security and Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) across various industries. His expertise spans network, physical, and wireless penetration testing, social engineering, and advanced adversarial emulation through red and purple team assessments. Ralph has developed several tools, including Bitor (set to release in January 2025) and Warhorse, which enhance efficiency in penetration testing infrastructure and operations. He has spoken at numerous conferences, including DEF CON, Black Hat, Hack Miami, B-Sides Tampa, and Hack Space Con.

Host

Wade Wells

Wade Wells has been working in cybersecurity for a decade, focusing on detection engineering, threat intelligence, and defensive operations. Wade currently works as a Lead Detection Engineer at 1Password, where he helps build and mature scalable detection programs. Outside of his day-to-day work, Wade is deeply involved in the security community through teaching, mentoring, podcasting, and running local events

Guest

David Bianco

David is a Staff Security Strategist on Splunk's SURGe research team. He is also a SANS Certified Instructor, where he teaches network forensics. David has more than 20 years of experience in the information security field, primarily in incident detection and response, threat hunting, and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). He is the creator of both the Pyramid of Pain and the Threat Hunting Maturity Model, both widely cited defensive security models. He is a faculty member of the SANS Technology Institute, an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense and multiple winner of the National Cyber League competition. Really, he just wants to make security better for everyone, and he has a special interest in helping people get started in their cybersecurity careers.

Guest

Phil Miller

Phil Miller joined the team at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in the spring of 2022 as a Security Consultant working on web application, external, and internal network testing. Prior to this role, he was an information security associate for an e-commerce B2B company. Phil chose BHIS because of the “the amazing content and fantastic quality of work that they deliver, and it’s an awesome group of talented individuals.” He loves being on a team with folks who are also passionate about their work. Outside of work, he enjoys the arts (drumming & music, drawing & painting), as well as sports (golfing, bowling, and basketball).

Producer

Ryan Poirier

Ryan Poirier began his time at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as the Video Producer and Editor in August 2020. Ryan polishes and perfects every webcast, podcast, and workshop on the BHIS, ACM, and WWHF YouTube Channels. Prior to Ryan’s time at BHIS, he worked for one of the largest public schools in the United States, conducting their video production and live broadcasting. He joined the BHIS team because he felt like it would be a great group of people to work with, and he couldn’t pass up the perfect next step in his career. Outside of his time with BHIS, Ryan does freelance photography, attends Cars & Coffee events, and expands his knowledge of audio and videos.

Guest

Shane Hartman

Shane Hartman is a Principal Incident Response Consultant at TrustedSec, specializing in advanced threat hunting, forensic triage, and intrusion analysis. With over 30 years in IT and two decades in information security, Shane helps organizations detect, investigate, and contain targeted attacks against critical systems and intellectual property. His previous roles at FireEye, Fortinet, and RSA focused on malware reverse engineering, threat intelligence production, and adversary tradecraft analysis. He frequently presents and teaches at the University of South Florida on topics including Digital Forensics, Ethical Hacking, and Offensive Operations.