Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Friday, August 28th, 2026: Broken Polymorphic Phishing; Router Implants; llms.txt exploits; Papercut 0-Day
If you are not able to play the podcast using the player below: Use this direct link to the audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/securitypodcast/10072.mp3
My Next Class
Click HERE to learn more about classes Johannes is teaching for SANS
A polymorphic phishing page (that occasionally breaks itself)
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/A%20polymorphic%20phishing%20page%20%28that%20occasionally%20breaks%20itself%29/33290
Chinese Implants in the Supply Chain
https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/zbt-darklantern-speakingstone?_sp=1068fa46-3d91-427e-8120-aa6d8bda2912.1787865822277
Data Became Code: We Ran Code Inside Fortune 500s Using Files They Published for AI Agents
https://medium.com/@alonhertz1/data-became-code-we-ran-code-inside-fortune-500s-using-files-they-published-for-ai-agents-0cd67ffbbffc
Papercut Security Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/security-bulletin-27-aug-2026-urgent-security-advisory/
My Upcoming Classes
https://www.sans.org/profiles/dr-johannes-ullrich
| Application Security: Securing Web Applications, APIs, and Microservices | Las Vegas | Sep 21st - Sep 25th 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Oct 12th - Oct 17th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Applications, APIs, and Microservices | Washington | Dec 14th - Dec 18th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Applications, APIs, and Microservices | Online | India Standard Time | Mar 15th - Mar 19th 2027 |





