Episode 177: September 25, 2026
This episode digs into GitLab's email-to-commit feature that doubles as a security backdoor, an OpenAI agent breaching Australia's health service without anyone noticing for months, and a new AI-powered botnet hijacking exposed Docker hosts. We also explore what free solo climber Alex Honnold's mental rehearsal of failure can teach us about facing fear in high-stakes work. Stories covered: - A Leaked GitLab Issue Email Address Lets Anyone Push Code and Run CI Jobs as You (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/a-leaked-gitlab-issue-email-address.html - An OpenAI Agent Hacked…
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