Signal Check

This episode covers Meta's newly filed patent for continuous emotional surveillance, a supply chain attack on Jscrambler's npm package that compromised developer credentials, and a joint intelligence warning about Russian hackers breaching critical infrastructure through weak router security. We also dig into Google and Microsoft pulling the ModHeader extension after it was caught secretly collecting browsing history from over a million users. It's Tuesday morning, and the signals are already loud. Stories covered: - Meta Files Patent for AI That Can Listen All Day and Track How You're Feeling (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/meta-files-patent-for-ai-that-can.html - Hackers backdoor Jscrambler npm package with infostealer malware (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-backdoor-jscrambler-npm-package-with-infostealer-malware/ - Russian hackers exploit weak router security to breach critical infrastructure, Western allies warn - Nextgov/FCW (Nextgov/FCW) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4wFBVV95cUxQTTY5SENyRlZva3duVzkxcmk3REdsbS1rbGxCMy1uV0RvWlM2VUxiYUt2VmNYYzVIbXlGOUFMTUJyaHdJaFppSGJfNTRZRHlTZG1nRXczMk5QMzJsc19tRThxOU9Ba2p0LUJSS21vR1NkeXhTVkowb29XZWg1ZEplWUljVWh6bElPZXA1MnhlLW96QnkwdVhQaWpvdW9EcWdDM1RRbkVKSVFfZWtEODVDQU5yUV9QVFE4d191Vy1aWURCV2VJSERKRDNNdDBsZ21yZzAtUUVjX0hnWVBEdl9SUVFpWQ?oc=5 - Google and Microsoft Pull ModHeader With 1.6 Million Installs After Dormant Collector Found (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/google-and-microsoft-pull-modheader.html - ‘Like Good Wine’: 50-Year-Old Ludo Pommeret Wins His Third Consecutive Hardrock 100 (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71906245/ludo-pommeret-wins-2026-hardrock-100/ - Show HN: ContextVault – Shared memory layer for your AI and your team (Hacker News) - https://www.contextvault.dev/