Defensive Security Podcast Episode 334

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Reposting Episode 331 due to the wrong mp3 attached to the original. Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week?  Become a Patreon donor here. Links to this week’s stories: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6040-proactive-hardening-recommendations https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/chinese_spies_claude_attacks/ / https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-claims-of-claude-ai-automated-cyberattacks-met-with-doubt/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/selfreplicating_supplychain_attack_poisons_150k/ https://cyberscoop.com/fortinet-delayed-disclosure-exploited-vulnerability/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/piecing-together-the-puzzle-a-qilin-ransomware-investigation/ Repo Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week?  Become a Patreon donor here. Links to this week’s stories: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6040-proactive-hardening-recommendations https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/chinese_spies_claude_attacks/ / https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-claims-of-claude-ai-automated-cyberattacks-met-with-doubt/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/selfreplicating_supplychain_attack_poisons_150k/ https://cyberscoop.com/fortinet-delayed-disclosure-exploited-vulnerability/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/piecing-together-the-puzzle-a-qilin-ransomware-investigation/

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