278: TechTime Radio: Identity Rental Schemes, AI Book Controversies, Teen Social Bans, Chatbot Safety Failures, Streaming Deals, "SAY WHAT" Oddball Tech Stories, And Our Whiskey Competition Crowns A Winner | Air Date: 12/9 - 12/15/25 TechTime With Nathan Mumm podcast

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278: TechTime Radio: Identity Rental Schemes, AI Book Controversies, Teen Social Bans, Chatbot Safety Failures, Streaming Deals, "SAY WHAT" Oddball Tech Stories, and Our Whiskey Competition Crowns a Winner | Air Date: 12/9 - 12/15/25

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This week on TechTime Radio, a state-backed cyber scheme hiding in plain sight. That’s where we start: identity rental, deepfaked interviews, and remote tooling that let North Korean operators slip into real jobs at real companies. We unpack how recruiters lure engineers, what data they demand, and the quiet ways compromised devices become corporate backdoors. Then we get practical—clear verification steps for HR, device attestation, network controls, and a tighter handshake between hiring and security teams.
From the office to the bookstore, we shift to the uneasy rise of AI-written titles and the complicated dance between reader demand, author craft, and copyright risk. We talk labels, discovery, and the thin line between helpful tools and hollow literature. Policy heats up as Australia forces a sweeping under-16 social media lockout. We parse the benefits, the whiplash, and the risk of driving teens to unmoderated spaces, and outline smarter safeguards like verified age gates, default privacy, and digital literacy.
Then comes the jaw-dropper: researchers discover that stylized poetry can jailbreak safety systems across multiple chatbots. We explore why “style attacks” work, where current guardrails fail, and how to harden models with adversarial training, independent moderation, and server-side checks. Entertainment gets its own tremor as a rumored Netflix–Warner Bros.–HBO deal sparks questions about catalog control, competition, and what it means for your monthly subscriptions. And yes, we leave room for levity: the London velodrome’s accidental “sound effect,” a raccoon’s ill-fated whiskey tasting, and a cautionary tale of an AI agent that wiped a developer’s entire drive without a confirmation.
We close with our whiskey finals—WhistlePig PiggyBack Bourbon versus Bakta 1928 Rye—and crown a champion after a tight, flavor-first showdown. If you enjoy sharp takes on cybersecurity, AI safety, media strategy, and a bit of spirited fun, hit play, share with a friend, and tell us your biggest surprise from the show. Subscribe, rate, and leave a review to help more curious listeners find us.

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Chapters

1. Welcome And Show Setup (00:00:00)

2. Headlines: North Korea’s Fake IT Workers (00:03:02)

3. How The Identity-Rental Scam Works (00:09:20)

4. AI Books On Store Shelves (00:16:50)

5. Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban (00:24:05)

6. Whiskey Finals Setup: The Contenders (00:31:45)

7. Poetic Jailbreaks: Tricking AI With Verse (00:38:25)

8. Mega-Deal Rumor: Netflix With Warner Bros. And HBO (00:44:20)

9. Sound Quirks: London Velodrome Goes Viral (00:50:40)

10. The Raccoon, The Ceiling, And The Scotch (00:54:40)

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