This episode covers six security signals that dropped overnight, including a new Android malware called RedHook that exploits wireless debugging features to gain shell access without triggering USB prompts. Adrian also digs into why free VPN apps are mostly trash and why posting photos of your house keys online is a very bad idea.
Show Notes
This episode covers six security signals that dropped overnight, including a new Android malware called RedHook that exploits wireless debugging features to gain shell access without triggering USB prompts. Adrian also digs into why free VPN apps are mostly trash and why posting photos of your house keys online is a very bad idea.
Stories covered:
- RedHook Android malware now uses Wireless ADB for shell access (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/redhook-android-malware-now-uses-wireless-adb-for-shell-access/
- Study of 281 Free Android VPN Apps Finds Traffic Leaks, Unencrypted Data, and Tracking - The Hacker News (The Hacker News) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE5aTXlBbS1qN3ExV2ZQNVE2V1EyTEMwcnJkV0hoRFh4bFdoaERsOUdObjB2X2xiLXV5YnlFdG5XMzhoY2h3WXR1YW9aa2E4Z0ozZm5zci1qYjZzUWhvOVctdVJRdldCdjVnWHA5elZOVGZkLVdWMENLZGNXazUyUQ?oc=5
- Hacker Explains Why You Shouldn’t Post Your House Keys on Social Media - Newsweek (Newsweek) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxQemhPQ2lrdkk4UTNNdHJ0ZVQtbENDQ05Dcnd3ZGY1QWIzRkRfZS03ZVVmeklDSWpNWDF2bV9tM0FJUnFZVDF4cnZzME5naUpUT3FlNDFtR0ROclBrMnRMYWFDNUxzY2ljQVFCRFdwM1l3amdDMjEtdGlvSVhHaUVjb2dYVk9IdURRbFNiQ1ExekdvVmJ5cXRkTTRQYUhWOEphbFlNMWVn?oc=5
- Why Your Ultramarathon Training Plan Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It) (Trail Runner Mag) - https://www.trailrunnermag.com/training/is-your-ultramarathon-training-plan-good-enough/
- ‘Like Good Wine’: 50-Year-Old Ludo Pommeret Wins His Third Consecutive Hardrock 100 (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71906245/ludo-pommeret-wins-2026-hardrock-100/
- China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it (Ars Technica) - https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/china-recovered-its-first-reusable-rocket-and-showed-a-new-way-to-do-it/
What is Signal Check?
Tech, hacking, security, running, climbing news all in one podcast cause.. why not?