Train brake hack, GRU sanctions, Wagner war crimes, Microsoft’s Chinese ‘digital escorts’

Three Buddy Problem – Episode 54: Europol busted pro‑Russian hacktivist crew NoName 057(16), the Brits announce sanctions on Russia’s GRU cyber units, Wagner‑linked “war influencers” streamed atrocities from Africa, and fresh tech worries ranged from a $500 RF flaw that can hijack U.S. train brakes.

Plus, ProPublica on Microsoft’s China‑based “digital escorts,” Google’s headline‑grabbing AI‑found SQLite zero‑day, and OpenAI’s new task‑running agents. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s hackers wiped a Russian drone maker, ransomware crippled a major vodka producer, and another Chrome zero‑day quietly underscored how routine critical exploits have become.

Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu.

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• Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
• Europol targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network
• Europe’s most wanted list
• UK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikes
• Profile: GRU cyber and hybrid threat operations
• Lindsay Freeman: War Crimes for Fun and Profit
• Lindsay Freeman bio
• CISA: End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol
• Background of train vulnerability (CVE-2025-1727)
• ProPublica on Microsoft “Digital Escorts”
• Google’s Big Sleep AI bug-finding claims
• EchoLeak (CVE-2025-32711)
• Russian vodka producer reports disruptions after ransomware attack
• Ukrainian Hackers Cripple IT Infrastructure of Russian Drone Manufacturer
• Another exploited Google Chrome zero-day
• Three Buddy Problem LIVE at Black Hat
• Ringzer0 COUNTERMEASURE