Daily: DARPA CTF: Mayhem (win), Xandra (place), Mechphish (show). Blame it on Rio.

Published: Aug. 8, 2016, 9:05 p.m.

In today\u2019s podcast we hear about Bifinex\u2019s recovery from its recent heist and the possibly temporary haircut its depositors got. We also follow the related Ethereum hard fork. News on Olympic hacks and risks of hacking\xa0from Booz Allen Hamilton's Brad Medairy and Grey Burkhart.\xa0Trustwave reports home smart thermostat bugs. Checkpoint discloses Qualcomm Android Quadrooter firmware vulnerabilities. More signs that Fancy Bear was prancing through the DNC. A look back at Black Hat, and notes on DARPA\u2019s AI capture-the-flag challenge.\u202fJonathan Katz explains the Etherium fork.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices