Don't bank online

[ergophobe]

Corollary: If you must bank online, don't do it from a machine with an agentic browser

https://9to5google.com/2025/09/18/gemini-in-chrome/

https://www.digitalocean.com/resources/articles/agentic-browsers


"Gemini will always have you confirm the final step, like making the actual purchase. "

Always.

[rcjordan]

Canada regulator cited Anthropic's Claude Mythos in warning to banks on cyber risks, email shows | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-regulator-cited-anthropics-claude-mythos-warning-banks-cyber-risks-email-2026-07-13/

'The bots are alive!' Jailbroken Gemini spun up new C2 server for Russian fraudster in just 6 minutes
https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/07/14/the-bots-are-alive-jailbroken-gemini-spun-up-new-c2-server-for-russian-fraudster-in-just-6-minutes/5270131