SN 1096: Are we the Krell? - 153 Million Driver's Licenses Leaked

SN 1096: Are we the Krell? - 153 Million Driver's Licenses Leaked

Author: TWiT September 16, 2026 Duration: 2:50:47

Are we charging toward a Krell-style catastrophe with AI, arming ourselves with incomprehensible power while missing the real risks lurking beneath the code?

  • The full report on last week's nearly 1,000 Microsoft security fixes.
  • Five months after its start, what's the status of Project Glasswing?
  • Anthropic's rogue agent escape count reaches four incidents.
  • Not to be outdone, OpenAI's count passes 10 and maybe as many as 23!
  • Revisiting California's DROP compulsory data broker data deletion.
  • Russian criminals get their hands on more than 153 million drivers license scans.
  • "Skynet" is the wrong model for the end of the world. The right model is The Krell

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1096-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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