# Episode 789: A bumper week for cyber-criminals

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Podcast: [The PC Pro Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pc-pro-podcast-1082134)
Published: 2026-05-07T14:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk/
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Duration seconds: 3503

## Resource

The&nbsp;team&nbsp;discusses&nbsp;a&nbsp;spate&nbsp;of&nbsp;major&nbsp;security&nbsp;flaws&nbsp;affecting&nbsp;Linux,&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;Edge&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;cPanel&nbsp;web&nbsp;administration&nbsp;software.&nbsp;We&nbsp;also&nbsp;look&nbsp;at&nbsp;how&nbsp;kids&nbsp;are&nbsp;getting&nbsp;around&nbsp;online&nbsp;age&nbsp;checks,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ponder&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;government’s&nbsp;plan&nbsp;to&nbsp;test&nbsp;and&nbsp;certify&nbsp;AI&nbsp;models.&nbsp;For&nbsp;this&nbsp;week’s&nbsp;Hot&nbsp;Hardware&nbsp;spot&nbsp;we&nbsp;completely&nbsp;rip&nbsp;up&nbsp;the&nbsp;rule&nbsp;book&nbsp;to&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;not&nbsp;one&nbsp;but&nbsp;two&nbsp;software&nbsp;tools,&nbsp;named&nbsp;FineTune&nbsp;and&nbsp;WhatCable.&nbsp;One&nbsp;helps&nbsp;you&nbsp;set&nbsp;volumes&nbsp;for&nbsp;different&nbsp;audio&nbsp;devices,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;tells&nbsp;you&nbsp;the&nbsp;technical&nbsp;specifications&nbsp;of&nbsp;your&nbsp;USB&nbsp;cables&nbsp;and&nbsp;devices;&nbsp;there&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;only&nbsp;one&nbsp;winner.

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