2.5 Admins 316: BGP Clipboard Hijack

2.5 Admins 316: BGP Clipboard Hijack

Author: The Late Night Linux Family September 10, 2026 Duration: 27:36

A BGP hijack involved some basic errors, Microsoft teaches people to ignore warnings in Windows, Zoom appears to be reading the clipboard on X11, why a non-US open certificate authority is feasible in theory, and keeping a NAS powered on as little as possible.

 

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BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all

Windows bug incorrectly tells users that Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off

I noticed today that an update to the #Linux #Zoom client has made it start proactively reading _everything_ written to the X11 clipboard

 

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The Late Night Linux Family All Episodes podcast is your comprehensive archive for a whole ecosystem of shows dedicated to the open-source world. This feed bundles every episode from the network's distinct voices into one convenient stream. You'll hear the flagship Late Night Linux with its broad discussions on desktop Linux, software, and community news, alongside more focused sister shows. Dive into the developer-centric conversations of Linux Dev Time, explore the deeper technical and philosophical layers on Linux After Dark, and get practical sysadmin insights from 2.5 Admins. The network also branches into infrastructure with the Hybrid Cloud Show and offers a direct line to the creators with Ask The Hosts. Listening to this podcast means having the entire spectrum of the Late Night Linux perspective at your fingertips, from casual chatter to deep dives, all united by a genuine passion for technology and the Linux platform. It's the definitive collection for enthusiasts who want every angle covered.
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Duration: 26:23
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Ask The Hosts – Episode 40 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:32
Pop culture phenomena that passed us by, and how long it’s acceptable to wait before replying to a message. With Félim, Gary, Jim, and special guest Shane from Linux Lads.
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Duration: 25:50
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Duration: 26:57
Andy recently wrote that product quality is proportional to attention and code quality is inversely proportional to pressure. Is he right? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes S…
Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 64 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:13
Sean wonders about the best way to build a new platform and how opinionated it should be, and then Aaron and Shane think about buying a UPS. Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes Subs…
2.5 Admins 315: Hot Bus Adapter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:24
What to read into a study of long-term Backblaze hard drive failure data, why the difference between TB and TiB matters, and what to do about an overheating host bus adapter. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-fre…
Late Night Linux – Episode 401 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:07
KDE has a new proper LTS and Joe is very interested, the Steam Frame is (really) nearly here, the Epic Games Store is coming to Linux, Nintendo continues to play whack-a-mole with Switch emulators, and GitHub’s serious s…
Linux After Dark – Episode 129 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:00
It’s the ten year old computer challenge! Can we daily drive a desktop or laptop from 2016? There’s only one way to find out! Mike’s shitpost Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes See…
2.5 Admins 314: 50 PBS TBS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:27
A TV station struggles to retrieve its data from the data centre company that a defunct intermediary used, why we don’t want AI to manage our networks (even if Microsoft thinks we should), and understanding vdevs, and da…
Late Night Linux – Episode 400 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:15
To celebrate 400 episodes, we look back of the last (almost) ten years of positive Linux and FOSS news. Plugs Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 5th September from 5pm until…