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Episode 83: June 23, 2026


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This episode digs into Canada's unprecedented move to remotely clean malware from citizens' devices without permission, Microsoft's attribution of the Mastra AI supply chain attack to North Korean hackers, and a newly published iPhone exploit that lives in hardware Apple can't patch. We also touch on why your best running mentor is probably the local coach who shows up at dawn, not the influencer with perfect splits.
Stories covered:
- Canada’s Spy Agency Used First-of-Its-Kind Warrant to Clean Botnet-Infected Devices (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/canadas-spy-agency-used-first-of-its.html
- Microsoft links Mastra AI supply chain attack to North Korean hackers (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-links-mastra-ai-supply-chain-attack-to-north-korean-hackers/
- Unpatchable 'usbliter8' Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/unpatchable-usbliter8-exploit-breaks.html
- Your Best Running Mentor Probably Isn’t Who You Think (Marathon Handbook) - https://marathonhandbook.com/your-best-running-mentor-probably-isnt-who-you-think/
- A newbie hacker used "vague, low-skill prompts" in Claude and Codex to breach 14 companies, and the AI Agents did all the legwork - TechRadar (TechRadar) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi9wFBVV95cUxQN3dzMmhNd3Y5TzN6OGxsVEI0TEZnZTN2aFY1QkJ2NDZMZWhRZl9EWmI3TjN3RVE1WmlKRWxBd2VBRE9xVHg2VGdEdFJfZmhZTE9xdUxOT2Jid1NRQVQ2RkdlU19PcUJBSFVXVURtWE1fZ1RpVUxjNU93bWdiRjVtdElITDJPRkptcHVmcnQ0Z0k3NDNLMWRJWGV0UlNSN3NVejJoN0NBUldXQzQwOWZRY1RSWk93NkRDLXNQeUlhLTQwOUljR0oyejYtTXhmS2xHT1BNc1hpbHNoZ0hEY1VPLXVEczNUMlRuSGRPTmpsZDZnQjVoNm5r?oc=5
- Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration (2025) (Hacker News) - https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/
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Signal CheckBy Adrian North