Episode
S6, E261 - The Red Line: Salt Typhoon, Temu Spyware & The 'Side Door' Attack
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- Dec 4, 2025
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- 605
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Summary
Send us Fan Mail A week where the lawful intercept backdoor became the front door, a supply chain hop hit 200+ companies, a bargain app faced a malware lawsuit, and a university breach turned into a donor-targeting roadmap. We share simple moves to lower risk fast and set guardrails that actually hold. • Salt Typhoon abusing CALEA at major US telecoms • Negligence, unpatched routers and weak passwords • Why SMS is transparent and how to switch to Signal • Kill SMS 2FA and use authenticators ...