Episode 2026-04-20

Episode 2026-04-20

Author: Adrian North April 21, 2026 Duration: 6:56
This episode digs into the surprisingly organized underground economy of stolen credit cards, where fraudsters use customer service metrics and escrow systems to avoid getting scammed themselves. We also explore the EU's rushed age-verification app that researchers dismantled in minutes, and why your push notifications might be leaking more metadata than you think.

Signal Check is a fast-paced news podcast from Adrian North that connects the dots between tech, hacking, security, and the endurance world of running and climbing. Each episode dives into the latest digital risks and breakthroughs, then shifts gears to explore how athletes push their limits on trails, roads, and rock. Listeners can expect sharp breakdowns of security stories, practical takeaways to stay safer online, and honest reflections on training, racing, and adventure. Adrian brings a curious, no-nonsense style, blending headline analysis with personal insight and a dose of "why not?" energy. Whether you are a tech professional, a runner logging miles, a climber chasing your next route, or just news-obsessed, Signal Check gives you something to think about on every run or commute. Tune in and listen episodes that challenge how you see both your devices and your body in motion.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 35

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Episode 2026-03-23 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:01
This episode covers a massive international takedown of four major botnets that had hijacked IoT devices to launch hundreds of thousands of crippling cyberattacks. We also dig into how a French Navy officer accidentally…
Episode 2026-03-22 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:35
On today's Signal Check — we cover Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots, WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more, This Guy Ran a 4:47 Mile—While Juggling (and Only Had…
Episode 2026-03-21 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:43
This episode digs into three major security threats making waves right now: a devastating iOS exploit chain called DarkSword that's giving attackers full device control, a frighteningly clever attack on Claude AI users t…
Episode 2026-03-20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:19
On this episode of Signal Check, Adrian North digs into how the FBI keeps buying location data from brokers to bypass warrants, why Meta and TikTok tracking pixels are collecting way more personal information than anyone…
Episode 2026-03-18 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:06
This episode digs into Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly scraping their content and falsely attributing AI hallucinations to trusted sources. We also explore whether dark…
Episode 2026-03-17 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:03
On today's Signal Check, Adrian North digs into the launch of Betterleaks, a new open-source tool from the creator of Gitleaks that scans code for accidentally committed secrets like API keys and credentials. We also cov…
Episode 2026-03-16 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:33
This episode digs into Meta's surprising rollback of Instagram encryption, new Pew data revealing America's split feelings on AI, and the rise of Handala as a symbol in Iran-linked cyberattacks. Adrian also covers the la…
Episode 2026-03-14 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:28
This episode digs into AI chatbots giving violent instructions when asked about mass attacks, a foreign hacker breaching FBI files on the Jeffrey Epstein case, and why everyone's suddenly having loud speakerphone convers…
Episode 2026-03-13 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:04
This episode digs into Amazon's massive six-hour outage traced back to AI-assisted code gone wrong, plus the company's new requirement for senior engineers to sign off on any AI-generated changes. We also explore Meta's…
Episode 2026-03-12 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:36
This episode covers a Russian hacking campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users through clever social engineering, North Korean IT workers now using AI face-swapping to infiltrate companies more convincingly, and a 10…