Trash Bubbles | Battle Born Tech · May 5, 2026
Everything is going to trash this week on Battle Born Tech — and we mean that in the best possible way.
First, Linux drops a vulnerability so severe we blew past "hair on fire" and "pants on fire" and went straight to human torch. CVE-2026-31431 (or "Copy Fail" to its friends) is the kind of security story that ends with one piece of advice: update your servers. Yes, all of them. Now.
Then Nora joins us with an inbox with only junk. We dig through Thunderbird and webmail spam filters hunting for the culprit — and when we finally sort out what is the problem, you'll be as surprised as us. She stumped us on the call, we'll admit it. The good news? We got her sorted. The bad news? She'll be getting emails again.
And Robert takes us on a journey where the trash doesn't stay in the trash. Scammers came calling — twice — with the kind of slick, friendly opener that almost makes you forget they're scammers. ("They have great customer service at the beginning.") A smart call to his bank and a visit to his local tech shop kept his computer clean and his wallet intact. A cautionary tale with a happy ending, and a reminder that just because someone's polite doesn't mean they have any business being on your computer.
It's all bubbling up this week: spam, scams, and a Linux CVE that wants to ruin your Saturday.
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