This episode covers a wave of critical security developments, from an Armenian national pleading guilty to deploying Ryuk ransomware to a severe authentication bypass being actively exploited in Gitea's Docker image. Adrian also digs into GhostLock, a fifteen-year-old Linux kernel flaw that's been hiding in plain sight, reminding us that even the most scrutinized code still harbors ghosts.
Show Notes
This episode covers a wave of critical security developments, from an Armenian national pleading guilty to deploying Ryuk ransomware to a severe authentication bypass being actively exploited in Gitea's Docker image. Adrian also digs into GhostLock, a fifteen-year-old Linux kernel flaw that's been hiding in plain sight, reminding us that even the most scrutinized code still harbors ghosts.
Stories covered:
- Ryuk ransomware member pleads guilty in the US, faces 15 years in prison (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ryuk-ransomware-member-pleads-guilty-in-the-us-faces-15-years-in-prison/
- Hackers exploit critical auth bypass in Gitea Docker image (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-critical-auth-bypass-in-gitea-docker-image/
- GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in ALL Linux distributions for 15 years (Hacker News) - https://nebusec.ai/research/ionstack-part-2/
- Accenture Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims Source Code Theft - SecurityWeek (SecurityWeek) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxOaThuTEIyMF9sRV85UnpwMlBneHY2ZHhral94MS1ETXRhMUZGS3pwaXBPUmtzdHprUFBuVk1YQjF6SnM2UFNHQmpWdDg0STFuSjNpNkZBX1ZDbEhMNFFmZTZGSlJseXRSSm1VdDBTamhBSDdEQXdldnY4MzR2cFVubV8wcTdRV0FHUjJMUDhfTnUxckVMalRScGVIMG1DRknSAaQBQVVfeXFMTUNsbVlvOVhoUE5nNEY2SEl1b3JpbjA5R3JIbWJfX0JKVDAxNXBldVJQandxRWwtdUFkSVBUMkRhV2pDLXNJbm1DVXRsMGZjYk54clR6ZFFOUmIyWTA1TU1pSDQ5cmhySF90RmJDWE5KTDhkUDE1eU1UY3FXekNLRF9PZ0ZObURBdVljUFg5QXRGT0VlbDR1YXZyTjAzeHoxWGFiek0?oc=5
- This Ultrarunner Covered 425 Miles Up the U.K.’s Highest Points—and Smashed the Fastest Known Time (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71872563/trish-patterson-three-peaks-challenge-world-record/
- 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/
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