How long until we start to see AI agents weaponized to impoverish gullible humans with crippling AWS bandwidth bills? Oh wait... <\/p>
https:\/\/lantian.pub\/en\/article\/fun\/ai-agent-bankrupted-their-operator-scan-dn42lantian.lantian\/<\/a><\/p> The threat I'm thinking of is like black faxing in the old days, except against your wallet instead of your toner cartridge. @briankrebs<\/a> tokenmaxxing insurance policies<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/gary_alderson\/statuses\/116745395003590266","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/gary_alderson\/statuses\/116745395003590266","objectType":"note","content":" @briankrebs<\/a> tokenmaxxing insurance policies<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@gary_alderson\/116745395003590266","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs\/statuses\/116745381020602196","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs\/116745381020602196"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-14:objectType=thread:nonce=86aa451bacccf604","notice_info":{"local_id":"12749492","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-14T02:00:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@gary_alderson\/116745395003590266"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-original-tmp20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-48-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-24-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"182810"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&D at Apple & Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","note":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&D at Apple & Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine."}},"content":" @briankrebs<\/a> The exchanges with the AI bot were bizarre and amusing. Not so amusing would be thousands of them doing this all over the place. The owners of the companies who have foisted this gangland strong-arm tech on a gullible planet need to bear the financial consequences, too, not just the operators.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/116745752074755347","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/116745752074755347","objectType":"note","content":" @briankrebs<\/a> The exchanges with the AI bot were bizarre and amusing. Not so amusing would be thousands of them doing this all over the place. The owners of the companies who have foisted this gangland strong-arm tech on a gullible planet need to bear the financial consequences, too, not just the operators.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/116745752074755347","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs\/statuses\/116745381020602196","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs\/116745381020602196"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-14:objectType=thread:nonce=86aa451bacccf604","notice_info":{"local_id":"12749207","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-14T01:01:45+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/116745752074755347"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs","displayName":"BrianKrebs","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21764-original-tmp20231104212340.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21764-96-20231108132353.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21764-48-20231108132353.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21764-24-20231108132353.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"21764"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21764-96-20231108132353.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Signal: briankrebs.07 krebsonsecurity @ gmail .comLinkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bkrebs","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"briankrebs","displayName":"BrianKrebs","note":"Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Signal: briankrebs.07 krebsonsecurity @ gmail .comLinkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bkrebs"}},"content":" How long until we start to see AI agents weaponized to impoverish gullible humans with crippling AWS bandwidth bills? Oh wait... <\/p> https:\/\/lantian.pub\/en\/article\/fun\/ai-agent-bankrupted-their-operator-scan-dn42lantian.lantian\/<\/a><\/p> The threat I'm thinking of is like black faxing in the old days, except against your wallet instead of your toner cartridge. How long until we start to see AI agents weaponized to impoverish gullible humans with crippling AWS bandwidth bills? Oh wait... <\/p> https:\/\/lantian.pub\/en\/article\/fun\/ai-agent-bankrupted-their-operator-scan-dn42lantian.lantian\/<\/a><\/p> The threat I'm thinking of is like black faxing in the old days, except against your wallet instead of your toner cartridge.
https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_fax<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs\/116745381020602196","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-14:objectType=thread:nonce=86aa451bacccf604","notice_info":{"local_id":"12749493","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12749189"}},"published":"2026-06-14T02:00:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"steter repeated a notice by briankrebs","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/116745988176627724\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/gary_alderson","displayName":"gary","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/277845-original-tmp20240826000835.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/277845-96-20241207175744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/277845-48-20241207175744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/277845-24-20241207175744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"277845"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/277845-96-20241207175744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"custom and basic nas\/ws\/servers\/routers - urls forthcoming","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@gary_alderson","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"gary_alderson","displayName":"gary","note":"custom and basic nas\/ws\/servers\/routers - urls forthcoming"}},"content":"
https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_fax<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs\/statuses\/116745381020602196","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs\/statuses\/116745381020602196","objectType":"note","content":"
https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_fax<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs\/116745381020602196","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-14:objectType=thread:nonce=86aa451bacccf604","notice_info":{"local_id":"12749189","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-14T00:58:11+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs\/116745381020602196"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6476360","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}