AI Security Ops

AI Behaving Badly | Episode 73

October 16, 2026·33 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode of BHIS Presents: AI Security Ops, the team digs into some of the strangest recent examples of AI behaving badly.An AI agent finds a way around its sandbox using DNS. Malware asks four different AI models what it should do next. Attackers overwrite an AI agent’s “soul.” And a placeholder domain buried across GitHub becomes an unexpected security risk.Funny stories? Absolutely. But underneath them are some very familiar security problems.We dig into:- An OpenAI agent finding an unexpected path out through DNS- Whether a 2.5-hour response is fast enough in the age of AI- CLOSEDQUORUM malware using multiple AI models to make decisions- Why outbound AI API traffic could become a useful detection signal- The Carbonado botnet rewriting an agent’s SOUL.md instructions- The risks of exposed Docker daemons- How an unreserved placeholder domain can become an attack vector- Why AI agents make old security mistakes more consequentialThe takeaway: none of these techniques are particularly new. DNS tunneling, exposed services, compromised configuration files, and untrusted domains have existed for years. AI just gives attackers — and occasionally AI agents themselves — new ways to find and exploit those boring gaps at greater speed and scale. 2026-09-29-News (1).docx(00:00) - Intro: AI Behaving Badly (01:19) - The Agent That Phoned a Friend (04:28) - Is a 2.5-Hour Response Fast Enough? (09:25) - More OpenAI Agent Escapes and Security Lessons (14:32) - Malware by Committee: CLOSEDQUORUM (23:27) - Somebody Overwrote the Agent’s Soul (26:54) - Why Exposed Docker Is So Dangerous (30:22) - The Placeholder Domain That Bit Back (32:07) - Final Takeaways: Old Problems, AI Speed and Scale Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. Creators & Guests Derek Banks - Host Ethan Robish - Guest Bronwen Aker - Host Brian Fehrman - Host Brought to you by:Black Hills Information Security https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com☯️ Introducing BHIS Fusion Penetration Testinghttps://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/fusion-penetration-testing/Antisyphon Traininghttps://www.antisyphontraining.com/Active Countermeasureshttps://www.activecountermeasures.comWild West Hackin Festhttps://wildwesthackinfest.com🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summitshttps://poweredbybhis.com Click here to view the episode transcript.

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