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1999 Called and It Wants It's Exploits Back - PSW #935

July 16, 2026 · 2 h 12 min

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This week, our technical segment covers a new open-source tool written by Paul (and Claude) that helps you keep your Linux systems up to date and assess supply chain risks. It's called "fettle" and is a pure Python implementation that gives you even more features than previously discussed! Then in the security news:

  • The GodDamn Ransomware
  • CMMC suspended
  • Holy Microsoft Tuesday!
  • Lessons learned
  • Without the Internet, do we still get water?
  • The forgotten shims
  • More than two BIOS passwords
  • Cracking firmware encryption with Claude
  • 1999 called, and it wants its "Exploits" back
  • Prompt injection for defenders
  • Grok has your repo
  • You're not going to outpatch AI

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-935

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