There may not be any computers in Home Alone, but few movie characters embody the old-school hacker ethos like Kevin McCallister does. Resourceful, clever, determined, and creative, Kevin uses all of the tools and talents at his disposal to repel a pair of relentless adversaries. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Support the show
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There may not be any computers in Home Alone, but few movie characters embody the old-school hacker ethos like Kevin McCallister does. Resourceful, clever, determined, and creative, Kevin uses all of the tools and talents at his disposal to repel a pair of relentless adversaries. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Support the show
NPM Package Compromises, Sen. Wyden's Ransomware Letter, and Apple's Memory Safety Advance
Decipher Security Podcast
30 minutes
3 months ago
NPM Package Compromises, Sen. Wyden's Ransomware Letter, and Apple's Memory Safety Advance
Dennis and Lindsey discuss the targeted compromises of NPM packages (1:00) and the pointed letter that Sen. Ron Wyden sent to the FTC chairman asking for Microsoft to be held liable for the Ascension ransomware attack last year (11:45) before finally touching on Apple's new memory safety technology for new iPhones (20:43). NPM compromise: https://decipher.sc/2025/09/08/targeted-attack-compromises-popular-npm-packages/ Wyden and Microsoft: https://decipher.sc/2025/09/10/senator-flags-microso...
Decipher Security Podcast
There may not be any computers in Home Alone, but few movie characters embody the old-school hacker ethos like Kevin McCallister does. Resourceful, clever, determined, and creative, Kevin uses all of the tools and talents at his disposal to repel a pair of relentless adversaries. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Support the show
