Signal Check

This episode digs into a tough week for security—SonicWall zero-days chained by ransomware actors, a Go-based botnet harvesting cloud credentials from exposed AI infrastructure, and a critical remote code execution flaw in WordPress core itself. Adrian breaks down what's being exploited right now and what it means if you're running any of this gear. It's Saturday morning, the coffee's hot, and the signals are already coming in. Stories covered: - Inc Ransomware Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days (Dark Reading) - https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/inc-ransomware-exploits-sonicwall-sma-zero-days - New NadMesh Botnet Hunts Exposed AI Services for Cloud Keys and Kubernetes Tokens (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-nadmesh-botnet-hunts-exposed-ai.html - New wp2shell WordPress Core Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-wp2shell-wordpress-core-flaw-lets.html - 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 - Can the Norwegian Training Method Help You Run More and Faster—While Recovering Better? (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a72845651/norwegian-training-method/ - Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass still feels remote and unspoiled for hard-core trail runners (Canadian Running) - https://runningmagazine.ca/trail-running/albertas-crowsnest-pass-still-feels-remote-and-unspoiled-for-hard-core-trail-runners/