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S7, E265 - Don’t Trust, Verify: Even Your Update Button Might Be Lying
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- Privacy Please
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- Feb 12, 2026
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- 1585
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Summary
Send us Fan Mail Autonomy sounds like progress until the system turns your choices against you. We dive into how AI agents change the risk equation, why “don’t trust, verify” now beats “trust but verify,” and what to do when the update button itself becomes the attack vector. We start with the Ivy League leak tied to Harvard and UPenn, where attackers exposed admissions hold notes that map influence rather than credit cards. That context turns routine records into leverage for extortion, soc...