Using AI to Debug the Linux Kernel - 2026-08-24

This episode examines the alleged GTA 6 leak and Rockstar’s efforts to identify the leaker, a Flock Safety critic’s unconventional response to being barred from its conference, and Linus Torvalds’ use of AI to debug Linux. The discussion also covers ShinyHunters targeting ReliaQuest, “security through antiquity,” AliExpress using silent audio for browser fingerprinting, and invisible watermarks in Microsoft Paint’s AI-generated images. Additional stories include an Iran-linked cyberattack that disrupted a UK power plant, prompt injection hidden in a legal filing, and a cyberattack against an Australian chicken-processing facility.

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Chapters

• (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — String Cheese and Security
• (04:29) - Using AI to Debug the Linux Kernel - 2026-08-24
• (06:50) - Story # 1 : Rockstar Pursues GTA 6 Leaker Through Microsoft and Discord
• (12:47) - Story # 2: Flock Conference Bars Critic Who Then Intercepts Its Wireless Audio
• (16:58) - Story # 3: Linus Torvalds Uses AI to Debug the Linux Kernel
• (29:40) - Story # 4: ShinyHunters Targets ReliaQuest Employees with Social Engineering
• (31:07) - Story # 5: Can Obsolete Technology Provide “Security Through Antiquity”?
• (37:44) - Story # 6: AliExpress Uses Silent Audio for Browser Fingerprinting
• (41:30) - Story # 7: Darth Vader defends Flock cameras to San Diego City Council
• (42:44) - Story # 8: Microsoft Paint Embeds Watermarks in AI-Generated Images
• (44:45) - Story # 9: Iran-Linked Cyberattack Shuts Down a UK Power Plant
• (50:04) - Story # 10: Hidden AI Prompt Injection Discovered in a Legal Filing
• (57:56) - Story # 11: Australian Chicken Processing Plant Taken Offline by Cyberattack

Links

Story # 1 : Rockstar Pursues GTA 6 Leaker Through Microsoft and Discord
Story # 2: Flock Conference Bars Critic Who Then Intercepts Its Wireless Audio
Story # 3: Linus Torvalds Uses AI to Debug the Linux Kernel
Story # 4: ShinyHunters Targets ReliaQuest Employees with Social Engineering
Story # 5: Can Obsolete Technology Provide “Security Through Antiquity”?
Story # 6: AliExpress Uses Silent Audio for Browser Fingerprinting
Story # 7: Darth Vader defends Flock cameras to San Diego City Council
Story # 8: Microsoft Paint Embeds Watermarks in AI-Generated Images
Story # 9: Iran-Linked Cyberattack Shuts Down a UK Power Plant
Story # 10: Hidden AI Prompt Injection Discovered in a Legal Filing
Story # 12: Australian Chicken Processing Plant Taken Offline by Cyberattack

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