Welcome to "Hacking Pixels"! Hacking Pixels covers some of the hottest Cybersecurity news from around the internet along with a twist of retro video game nostalgia. This action packed season finale delves into AI, Tech, Holiday Security Tips, Podcasting Lessons, Cheap Firewalls, Jaguar's Cyberattack, and Malicious Photo Frames with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64 as our featured Retro Video Game.
Part of the Hacking Pixels Podcast & Plays series — cybersecurity news, AI insights, and retro gaming nostalgia for small business owners and tech fans.
📚 Time Code Markers
0:01:05 - Intro
0:03:30 - Holiday Tips
0:05:17 - AI Headlines
0:09:15 - Tech Brief
0:12:54 - Cheap Firewalls
0:14:32 - Jaguar Cyberattack
0:16:28 - Malicious Photo Frames
0:18:12 - Retro Game of the Month
0:21:21 - Outro
📢 Intro Links
Actionable Security on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ActionableSecurity
Audacity - https://www.audacityteam.org
Rode USB-Mini - https://rode.com/en-us/products/nt-usb-mini
Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com
📢 Tech Brief
New Steam Hardware - https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/
iPhone Pocket - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/
Analogue 3D - https://www.analogue.co/3d
2025 Holiday Tech Gift Guide
Mod Retro Chromatic - $199 - https://modretro.com/products/chromatic-tetris-bundle
AirPods Pro 3 - $249 - https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/
iPhone 17 - $799 - https://www.apple.com/iphone-17/
Logitech MX Master 4 -$119 - https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/mx-master-4-mac.910-007575
Stream Deck Neo - $99 - https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck-neo
Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station - $89 - https://www.anker.com/products/a25m8-maggo-qi2-wireless-charging-station-magsafe-compatible
📢 AI Headlines
Anthropic just released Claude Opus 4.5 - here's how it stacks up against other leading models - https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-just-released-claude-opus-4-5-heres-how-it-stacks-up-against-other-leading-models/
Chinese DeepSeek-R1 AI Generates Insecure Code When Prompts Mention Tibet or Uyghurs - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/chinese-ai-model-deepseek-r1-generates.html
AI Is Supercharging Phishing: Here’s How to Fight Back - https://www.securityweek.com/ai-is-supercharging-phishing-heres-how-to-fight-back/
Google Launches 'Private AI Compute' — Secure AI Processing with On-Device-Level Privacy - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/google-launches-private-ai-compute.html
📢 Top Stories
[Story 1 - Cheap Firewalls]
SonicWall’s Latest SSLVPN Flaw Raises Questions About Cheap Firewall Reliability - https://actionablesec.com/blog/sonicwalls-latest-sslvpn-flaw-raises-questions-about-cheap-firewall-reliability
[Story 2 - Jaguar Cyberattack]
Jaguar Land Rover’s $220M Cyberattack: Why Proactive Security Costs Less Than Regret - https://actionablesec.com/blog/jaguar-land-rovers-220m-cyberattack-why-proactive-security-costs-less-than-regret
[Story 3 - Malicious Photo Frames]
Malware in the Most Unexpected Places: When Your Digital Photo Frame Joins a Botnet - https://actionablesec.com/blog/malware-in-the-most-unexpected-places-when-your-digital-photo-frame-joins-a-botnet
[Retro Game]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask
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