This episode covers a Russian hacker facing extradition and 20 years for infecting 80,000 PCs, a Chrome zero-day already being exploited in the wild, and a clever supply chain attack hiding malicious instructions inside git config files that AI coding assistants will blindly execute. We also dig into what workout soreness at different time intervals actually tells you about recovery and whether you're training smart or just destroying yourself.
Show Notes
This episode covers a Russian hacker facing extradition and 20 years for infecting 80,000 PCs, a Chrome zero-day already being exploited in the wild, and a clever supply chain attack hiding malicious instructions inside git config files that AI coding assistants will blindly execute. We also dig into what workout soreness at different time intervals actually tells you about recovery and whether you're training smart or just destroying yourself.
Stories covered:
- Russian hacker faces up to 20 years in prison, following extradition and indictment over US phishing campaign that allegedly infected 80,000 PCs — hacker stole victims' data via remote access - Tom's Hardware (Tom's Hardware) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4wJBVV95cUxOd0V1WGtZODNDenNkdEdXWVl4Z3VlSFZhemlCS05Mak05QWVlUzdpWXF1ZEY2MkF3NWF5Q2RMeFZDdWE5X1RrM18tdnZTekNqR0s1dDJZR0lkZnY5U2k2NTVPdG1CWC1idmFaaUpOSWZTeklqVlMxMW9WNW51Q25sZHF6NndhYjJUTzY1VkRzakZuQ0pheWQwTTJoR2hNb2lZYUNKX3RUWDZhdDA3R0hUakZwdzYyR2FtelpIUUlPRWl1SGE1dGFBcVFTZU9fY29wY1JZSWhBZ1V6aHBNWWhXclBGSm5hRE5ielNCZmVWT3ZkNEQ3czU1QU4ybDBCS3VFeGJnNUhyTjJBMEkzOVd4OEpXRU9Db3BzRkNEM2dnM0xzZVdNaXRYc3FUSEFLdWo3azdwYjNCeDZZZzlJRmNFLUM4ZVFJZG1wbThodFRvbFFzVVR1U3RCeFFRZDNmbkdVMFNv?oc=5
- Google Releases Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-releases-chrome-update-to-patch.html
- Malicious .git Configs Can Make Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Other AI Agents Run Attacker Code - thehackernews.com (thehackernews.com) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxOWllhLUQ0SXhLYU96cVVWSmlHYllZelNaWGgwZ0d3QlRXMUdaMERhcUNZV0Q1OElxUUNvZE1BU0VBTUloWHpURFdxU3N1b0ozQW13NVF6cVJEb1NJcFRVTWU5ZE5OUjhqb1dpTHNuNmxLS3lCYnhsZ1Mya19SUmxsMFV3?oc=5
- This 3-Day Soreness Checklist Can Reveal If You Nailed Your Workout—or Pushed Too Hard (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a73596149/workout-recovery-soreness-check/
- Privacy on the Map (Part 2): Progress, Pitfalls, and the Fight for Enforceable Location Data Protections (EFF) - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/privacy-map-part-2-progress-pitfalls-and-fight-enforceable-location-data
- IDScan sued over alleged data breach affecting 153 million drivers (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/idscan-sued-over-alleged-data-breach-affecting-153-million-drivers/
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