Nvidia's 50-Series Letdown
We discuss Nvidia’s 50-series GPUs and the backlash over their lackluster performance and pricing.
The DeepSeek Drama
We dive into the DeepSeek controversy, from claims of a cheap AI training model to the reality of a billion-dollar investment in GPUs—and the massive data exposure caused by a simple misconfiguration.
Supply Chain Attacks
We break down major supply chain hacks, from the infamous Equation Group firmware backdoors to SolarWinds, 3CX, and the recent XZ Utils backdoor, which could have given root access to a staggering number of Linux servers. We’ll also explore how compromised healthcare equipment is leaking patient data to China and what organizations can do to defend against supply chain attacks.
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Hosts & Credits
- Hosts: Brent, Matt, Jordyn, Shaun
- Technical Design / Production: Brent
Sources
- GamersNexus — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review & Benchmarks
- Wiz Research — Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History
- DeepSeek’s AI Model Causes Nvidia Stock Crash – Financial Times
- TechCrunch — 3CX blames North Korea for supply chain mass-hack
- oss-security (Openwall) — backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise
- Healthcare Devices Found Leaking Patient Data to China – BleepingComputer