Miasma: The Latest Blight

Miasma: The Latest Blight

From No Tux Allowed by Tuxbase Media Group

June 9, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 112

About this episode

The episode discusses recent security news including compromised Redhat NPM packages and new AI protection features from Google.

Security News: Redhat NPM packages were found to be compromised https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/red-hat-npm-packages-compromised-to-steal-developer-credentials/ These packages were not in a public repo redhat publishes for customers Another compromised github account Chrome Adds Per Device Session Cookie Protection https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chrome-adds-session-cookie-theft-protection-for-all-users/ This should prevent things like the LTT youtube channel hack. At the possible tradeoff of user privacy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGXaAWbzl5A&pp=ygUYTFRUIHlvdXR1YmUgY2hhbm5lbCBoYWNr Nvidia RTX Spark https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/nvidia-gets-into-the-arm-pc-business-with-new-high-end-rtx-spark-processor/ Josh Almost fell victim to an AI fake, thankfully Google might be doing something about it. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/google-rolls-out-fake-call-detection-to-protect-against-ai-deepfake-impersonation-scams/ Send us feedback! mailto: contact@tuxbase.com Join out Discord https://tuxbase.com/discord Join us on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/ #tuxbase:community.tuxbase.com Support us on Patreon…

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Topics covered

  • security news
  • compromised packages
  • AI deepfake protection
  • session cookie protection
  • Nvidia RTX Spark

Keywords

  • Redhat
  • NPM packages
  • Google
  • AI deepfake
  • Nvidia RTX Spark
  • session cookies
  • security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Redhat, Google, Nvidia, Tuxbase Media Group, LTT, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Discord, Matrix, Patreon

Books & works: I Dunno

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