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#510: 20–30% Of Attacks Use AI: John Hammond details today’s hybrid attacks
Season 1 Episode 1
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In this 2025 deep-dive, David Bombal sits down with John Hammond to map the real state of hacking: classic ransomware/infostealers meet AI-assisted malware (including code that leverages LLMs). We unpack the ClickFix and FileFix social-engineering patterns, fake CAPTCHA and “save/upload” flows that trick users into running payloads, and the practical Windows mitigations (policy/registry ideas) you should know.
John shares why he estimates 20–30% of attacks now have some AI touch, how social engineering scales, and where defenders can push back. For your career, he argues opportunities are expanding: use CTFs, show your work on GitHub/video, and consider OSCP for signaling. He also introduces Just Hacking Training (JHT), handson hack-alongs, archived CTFs, free upskill challenges, and pay-what-you-want courses with industry all-stars.
What you’ll learn:
• How ClickFix/FileFix actually trick users
• Realistic mitigation tactics you can apply
• The current role of AI in malware
• Career roadmap: CTFs → OSCP → portfolio
• Where to get hands-on: JHT resources
// John Hammond’s SOCIALS //
YouTube: / @_johnhammond
X: x.com/_johnhammond
LinkedIn: / johnhammond010
Discord: / discord
Instagram: / _johnhammond
TikTok: / johnhammond010
GitHub: github.com/JohnHammond
Humble Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/?partner...
Just Hacking Training: www.justhacking.com/
ClickFix Website: clickfix-wiki.github.io/
// YouTube video REFERENCE //
Linux got hacked with this AI Image: • Linux got Hacked with this AI image!
Hackers trick everyone to run malware (FileFix): • hackers trick everyone to run malware (Fil...
OSINT Tools to track you down: • OSINT tools to track you down. You cannot ...
// David's SOCIAL //
Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb
Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal
Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal
Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co
TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal
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