Signal Check

This episode digs into the biggest patch wave in recent memory, with Microsoft dropping 622 fixes in a single day while browsers scramble to close exploited holes. We also explore how AI is now hunting vulnerabilities at scale—and how OpenAI built its own AI attacker to stress-test its models before hackers do. Stories covered: - Microsoft Patches Record 622 Flaws, Including Two Zero-Days Under Active Attack (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html - Firefox, Chrome, Adobe, and VMware Updates Fix Multiple Critical Security Flaws (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html - We built a vulnerability vending machine: AI tokens in, zero-days out (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/we-built-a-vulnerability-vending-machine-ai-tokens-in-zero-days-out/ - Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer - MIT Technology Review (MIT Technology Review) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxOaEZNa3ZZZUpGMGRLajIyY2pLTjduZmhTVHp1Q0VkNEl0X0lGVUs3aXRfb1lrRjlWSS1IckF0MV80X0Rxb2o0MU1VbU8zVVlNMElnOWhjdGp4Zlp3ZkRuOGlodnpwZmhJOWpvYnB6WVd0OXhnR2J1MHlFWUZ0ZlJ1cUpWTjFkMU1qV0JzZFBDZUVMRTFoVzhSZWNRWXZVTFdxRk1HMFhUYlpRQkRNdnZGNWFiS0h5VVFCNlNzMlRrdV_SAcYBQVVfeXFMTWtlMlUwMFM4STZCMTRXVlg5VngxWU04cVRndWRmdlRhWTM3aV9ZUHB1TFNSa0hpTmpQUFltTTc4ZGhFMFhNNTVYdGRHLTRFbUo3Qm9JaE8xZGktVTh2LUhGMU55QWQ0WWRmY1NSdm45a0JWbXptZ0NBYWgzTV9UQ0N0ZzBveUVoQ2VRZnc4V3VCYTMyUlVhSk9sMG1xR1hYMnZLUmUzbmZZOFllQ1dET1FTTHRCMGpIQWhtQXRqSmtYZWdBS2R3?oc=5 - Back-to-Back Long Runs Can Make You a More Durable Marathoner. Coaches Explain If and How You Should Add Them to Your Weekend. (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a71943389/back-to-back-long-runs/ - Permanent Daylight Saving Time Will Change When Runners Get Light. Here’s Who Wins and Loses. (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a72053098/permanent-daylight-saving-time-could-help-evening-runsand-hurt-morning-ones/