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EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 16 MIN

AI writes patches that don't work, WordPress login takeover, Researchers hijack 36 million kids' GPS trackers

from Cybersecurity Today · host David Shipley

AI Patch Development Fails, WordPress Login XSS Hits All Versions, and DEF CON's Biggest Security Lessons David Shipley covers new research from 1Password's Off By One Labs showing AI-generated vulnerability patches often fail: across 6,080 scored patches for six CVEs, only 26% fixed issues without changing behavior, 20% fixed while changing behavior, and 53.9% failed or introduced new flaws, with many "successful" patches deemed fragile. A critical WordPress login-page XSS (CVE-2026-64638, CVSS 8.9) affects every version ever shipped; fixes landed in 7.0.3 and were backported to 4.7, leaving older versions vulnerable, as CISA tracks active exploitation alongside the recent "WP to Shell" RCE. T he episode also details warnings about destructive OT attacks, a cyber incident forcing North Carolina ports into manual operations, and DEF CON talks on hacking 36M GPS trackers, misdirected "noreply" domains, and AI-driven HTTP desync research. 00:00 NordLayer Sponsor Message 00:37 Headlines And Intro 01:08 AI Patches Fail Often 03:19 WordPress Login XSS 05:40 Wipers Target Infrastructure 08:02 North Carolina Ports Hit 09:49 DEF CON Favorite Talks 10:15 GPS Trackers Takeover 11:28 Noreply Domain Email Leak 12:37 AI Finds HTTP Desyncs 13:47 Cliff Stoll Keynote 15:09 Wrap Up And Thanks 15:31 NordLayer Sponsor Close

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