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Signal Check

Signal Check

By: Adrian North
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 Tech, hacking, security, running, climbing news all in one podcast cause.. why not?@signalcheck Politics & Government Running & Jogging
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  • Episode 42: May 13, 2026

    Episode 42: May 13, 2026
    May 13 2026
    This episode covers Microsoft's rare zero-day-free Patch Tuesday, Google's discovery of the first AI-developed exploit bypassing two-factor authentication, and a self-propagating worm infecting hundreds of npm packages in the open source ecosystem. Adrian also touches on the rising cost of high-performance running shoes and what it says about premium pricing creep. Stories covered: - It's Patch Tuesday for Microsoft and Not a Zero-Day In Sight (Dark Reading) - https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/patch-tuesday-microsoft-zero-day-sight - Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/hackers-used-ai-to-develop-first-known.html - Worm Redux: Fresh Mini Shai-Hulud Infections Bite Supply Chain (Dark Reading) - https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/worm-redux-fresh-mini-shai-hulud-infections-bite-supply-chain - Our Favorite New Shoes All Cost $200 and Up. But You Don’t Have to Spend That Much (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a71270170/amazing-runners-world-show-epsiode-114-favorite-shoes-of-2026/ - She Ran 250 Miles in an Astonishing 56 Hours—Beating All the Men at Cocodona and Making History - Runner's World (Runner's World) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxNNjZOVEZBdEFwcFdSUHRJRFNWRHZVU3dKLWxtT2xvRUVfRFlnMm9wOUN5bVRPSWRoTzhnOHlObzMtQXNVRDZJSlctV3VJem40UlcwRlI4a0RXNGxtX29VaHlrOUNTTnNYUDVFaEhRb1hkUEwxaXp2ZHBCNkstV1RsZlBzbDQ?oc=5 - New TrickMo Variant Uses TON C2 and SOCKS5 to Create Android Network Pivots (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/new-trickmo-variant-uses-ton-c2-and.html
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    5 mins
  • Episode 41: May 12, 2026

    Episode 41: May 12, 2026
    May 12 2026
    This episode digs into Google's confirmation of the first AI-generated zero-day exploits now being used in the wild, marking a major shift in the threat landscape. We also cover a supply-chain compromise in the TanStack Router project and what it means for every developer pulling dependencies. Stories covered: - Google: Hackers used AI to develop zero-day exploit for web admin tool (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-hackers-used-ai-to-develop-zero-day-exploit-for-web-admin-tool/ - Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/hackers-used-ai-to-develop-first-known.html - Postmortem: TanStack npm supply-chain compromise (Hacker News) - https://tanstack.com/blog/npm-supply-chain-compromise-postmortem - Our Favorite New Shoes All Cost $200 and Up. But You Don’t Have to Spend That Much (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a71270170/amazing-runners-world-show-epsiode-114-favorite-shoes-of-2026/ - 2026 Transvulcania Ultramarathon Results: David Sinclair and Blandine L'Hirondel Topple Course Records - iRunFar (iRunFar) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTFBvTk83UDFJUE5panhXQVppTWNKSkk5T1U2U1g4Yzg0VEtIOFljWVpNSlZjanVseGJsSWFNdDB2bnlYT3hLSmY0cjV2LU11amlHVTJqNUswY0YxTVctckNaTWNfTmREZ3JBLUktSXJQREVuUQ?oc=5 - Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks (Ars Technica) - https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/linux-bitten-by-second-severe-vulnerability-in-as-many-weeks/
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    6 mins
  • Episode 39: May 10, 2026

    Episode 39: May 10, 2026
    May 10 2026
    This episode covers a dangerous new Linux zero-day called Dirty Frag that grants root access across major distros, a mass ShinyHunters attack defacing Canvas portals at hundreds of universities, and CISA's urgent four-day patching deadline for a critical Ivanti flaw already being exploited in the wild. Adrian also touches on volcanic trail running victories and a lightning-fast Clojure implementation in Go that boots in seven milliseconds. Stories covered: - New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-dirty-frag-zero-day-with-poc-exploit-gives-root-privileges/ - Canvas login portals hacked in mass ShinyHunters extortion campaign (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canvas-login-portals-hacked-in-mass-shinyhunters-extortion-campaign/ - CISA gives feds four days to patch Ivanti flaw exploited as zero-day (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-gives-feds-four-days-to-patch-ivanti-flaw-exploited-as-zero-day/ - 2026 Transvulcania Half Marathon Results: Volcanic Victory for Ruth Gitonga and Philemon Kiriago (iRunFar) - https://www.irunfar.com/2026-transvulcania-half-marathon-results - Show HN: I made a Clojure-like language in Go, boots in 7ms (Hacker News) - https://github.com/nooga/let-go - Zara data breach exposed personal information of 197,000 people (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zara-data-breach-exposed-personal-information-of-197-000-people/
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    4 mins
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