Cleartext Week in Review – May 16, 2026

Cleartext Week in Review – May 16, 2026 This week's major themes and key developments: • Researchers say AI just broke every benchmark for autonomous cyber capability • Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access • Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation • OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats Show notes & sources: https://storage.googleapis.com/cleartext-podcast/show_notes/episode_2026-05-16.md

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