SN 1104: The hole in OpenSSH - Password Bypass in Plain Sight
NOV 11, 2026157 MIN
Description
From hacked French refrigerators igniting fires to a massive OpenSSH authentication bug hiding in plain sight for a decade, this week's stories expose how lapses in basic security ripple into chaos—and why AI is now both a weapon and shield.
TA surprising announcement regarding SpinRite.
What is being "AI-pilled" and how does it happen.
OpenAI just released GPT-6 Cyber. What does that mean.
An irresponsible hacker published 30+ N-Able 0-days.
700 French refrigerators hacked. What's next.
Lots of listener feedback about the Cloudflare tunneling solution, Voyager 1, true hardware drive encryption, the random number 4 and the amount of debris in orbit
Then we look at a 10-year old serious SSH authentication bug (that's kinda wonderful)
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1104-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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