Troy Hunt's Weekly Update Podcast

Weekly Update 493

Troy Hunt's Weekly Update Podcast

Show Notes

The Odido Breach and Leaks; The Incentives and Economics for Paying Ransoms; Where Did the Canadian Tire Data Come From? https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-493/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 19, 2026

The way we build and manage HIBP is fundamentally different today than it was a year ago, here's how it looks now https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-525/ 0:00 Introduction and context 2:08 Sponsor and observability 3:46 Enhancing email workflows 13:51 Project planning with AI 25:57 Managing AI engineering risks 28:24 Cryptographic security 29:23 Automation and testing 30:11 Productivity gains 31:56 Expanding AI to home systems 36:45 Model reliability 37:25 AI tool experimentation 39:22 Network troubleshooting 39:55 Database optimization 40:35 IoT and digital security 41:57 Future of software development See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 2026

"For all the attention on AI-powered hacking, we keep seeing companies lose millions of customer records because someone picked up the phone, impersonated IT support and talked their way in. The ShinyHunters incidents give us named victims, documented social engineering and publicly dumped data. I’ve yet to see comparably solid evidence connecting an AI-executed intrusion to a named company’s customer database being dumped publicly." 0:00 Office chaos and coffee 2:22 AI observability and risk 6:33 Integrating AI in daily work 17:01 Passwords versus pass keys 27:53 Debunking AI security hype 38:43 Reality of data breaches 48:22 The future of AI and work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 5, 2026

0:00 Trip update from Copenhagen 3:02 Travel logistics and issues 6:33 Supply chain security risks 7:31 AI observability with Origin 10:37 ShinyHunters arrests 21:26 Security, addiction, and wrap See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 28, 2026

0:00 Setting up the live stream 3:04 Audio and tech troubleshooting 6:31 Norwegian fjords and updates 9:27 AI integration with Stripe 12:36 AI ethics and industry trends 16:20 Shiny Hunters and FBI breach 32:44 Conference wrap-up https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-523/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 23, 2026

Heads up: the first 7 mins is a bit quiet until we worked out the external mic was misbehaving - sorry! 0:00 Oslo catch-up and audio 2:36 Email signature frustrations 8:53 UniFi travel router utility 15:52 Research on browser extensions 26:00 Travel experiences and NDC 30:03 3D printing and conference talk 34:48 Cyber security training and talks 44:23 Pubcon history and closing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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