Troy Hunt's Weekly Update Podcast

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100

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Oct 2026

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This is the audio podcast version of Troy Hunt's weekly update video published here: https://www.troyhunt.com/tag/weekly-update/

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October 27, 20261 hr 0 min

Weekly Update 527_ Cybergeddon News v. Reality

Have the PHP2Shell and eMudhra cases *actually* led to any breaches? https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-527/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 19, 202659 min

Weekly Update 526: Building HIBP AI/SI First

The way we build and manage HIBP is fundamentally different today than it was a year ago, here's how it looks now https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-525/ 0:00 Introduction and context 2:08 Sponsor and observability 3:46 Enhancing email workflows 13:51 Project planning with AI 25:57 Managing AI engineering risks 28:24 Cryptographic security 29:23 Automation and testing 30:11 Productivity gains 31:56 Expanding AI to home systems 36:45 Model reliability 37:25 AI tool experimentation 39:22 Network troubleshooting 39:55 Database optimization 40:35 IoT and digital security 41:57 Future of software development See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 13, 202653 min

Weekly Update 525: AI Data Breach Hyperbole

"For all the attention on AI-powered hacking, we keep seeing companies lose millions of customer records because someone picked up the phone, impersonated IT support and talked their way in. The ShinyHunters incidents give us named victims, documented social engineering and publicly dumped data. I’ve yet to see comparably solid evidence connecting an AI-executed intrusion to a named company’s customer database being dumped publicly." 0:00 Office chaos and coffee 2:22 AI observability and risk 6:33 Integrating AI in daily work 17:01 Passwords versus pass keys 27:53 Debunking AI security hype 38:43 Reality of data breaches 48:22 The future of AI and work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 5, 202624 min

Weekly Update 524: Live From Copenhagen

0:00 Trip update from Copenhagen 3:02 Travel logistics and issues 6:33 Supply chain security risks 7:31 AI observability with Origin 10:37 ShinyHunters arrests 21:26 Security, addiction, and wrap See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 28, 202636 min

Weekly Update 523: Live From a Norwegian Fjord

0:00 Setting up the live stream 3:04 Audio and tech troubleshooting 6:31 Norwegian fjords and updates 9:27 AI integration with Stripe 12:36 AI ethics and industry trends 16:20 Shiny Hunters and FBI breach 32:44 Conference wrap-up https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-523/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 23, 202646 min

Weekly Update 522: Live From Oslo with Scott Helme

Heads up: the first 7 mins is a bit quiet until we worked out the external mic was misbehaving - sorry! 0:00 Oslo catch-up and audio 2:36 Email signature frustrations 8:53 UniFi travel router utility 15:52 Research on browser extensions 26:00 Travel experiences and NDC 30:03 3D printing and conference talk 34:48 Cyber security training and talks 44:23 Pubcon history and closing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 11, 202643 min

Weekly Update 521: Breach Perception v. Reality

AI, Vishing, Odido, Manchester Airports Group, Sophistication, Published Keys, etc https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-521/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 5, 202656 min

Weekly Update 520: The Unscripted Edition

No agenda, all impromptu, here's what I'm up to, AMA, etc https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-520/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 2, 202653 min

Weekly Update 519: Breaches & Data Integrity

Synthetic Data in Breaches; Email Address != Person; Ridiculous Security for “Cyber Broken” Copenhagen https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-519/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 27, 202649 min

Weekly Update 518: IoT Doorlock Nirvana with UniFi

All the UniFi Access Bits: Door Hub, Electric Strike, Drop Bolts, Readers, NFC Cards, Buttons, (and Much More) https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-518/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.