{"video_id":"xfiOFKVvnw8","title":"Windows 7 LIVES??                 …….(for a few more months??)","channel":"TechLinked","show":"TechLinked","published_at":"2026-04-04T14:53:29Z","duration_s":705,"segments":[{"start_s":0.56,"end_s":6.08,"text":"Sometimes when I'm feeling down, I go back to my parents to find the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.919,"end_s":11.759,"text":"Tamagotchi that lived on my backpack in middle school. My first technology.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":9.76,"end_s":16.96,"text":"Little guy never paid the rent. Anyways, tech news time. Mozilla is once again","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":14.0,"end_s":22.0,"text":"refusing to pull the plug on Windows 7 users, announcing that Firefox 115","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":19.84,"end_s":26.08,"text":"extended support release will continue receiving security updates for another 6","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":24.4,"end_s":31.519,"text":"months, pushing the deadline from February to August 2026. This is now the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":29.76,"end_s":37.04,"text":"fourth extension since the original September 2024 end date, meaning Windows","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":34.32,"end_s":42.559,"text":"7 users have been on over 6 years of borrowed time since Microsoft officially","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":39.44,"end_s":44.079,"text":"ended support in January 2020, which is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":42.559,"end_s":50.16,"text":"an impressive commitment from both Mosilla and the people who apparently","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":46.879,"end_s":52.96,"text":"still haven't found the will to upgrade.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":50.16,"end_s":58.239,"text":"I'm too weak. And Mosilla is not alone in enabling this behavior. Microsoft","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":55.36,"end_s":63.84,"text":"themselves still push Defender security updates all the way back to Windows 7","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":60.399,"end_s":66.479,"text":"and even Vista. Vista, you dare speak","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":63.84,"end_s":70.4,"text":"its name? Some holdouts have even used bypass tools to install Windows extended","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":68.72,"end_s":75.28,"text":"security updates they were never supposed to get. And Vista users pulled","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":72.64,"end_s":79.92,"text":"a similar trick with Windows Server 2008 updates whose final support just ended","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":77.52,"end_s":84.4,"text":"in January. At what point does a software company decide that hospice","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":82.159,"end_s":88.64,"text":"care is just a little too unethical for these older operating systems? I don't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":86.479,"end_s":92.24,"text":"know. I just It might be time to take them out behind the barn, guys. We're","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":90.72,"end_s":96.479,"text":"talking about operating systems, so it's okay. The FBI has launched an","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":94.0,"end_s":101.119,"text":"investigation into multiple games on Steam that were secretly embedded with","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":98.799,"end_s":105.84,"text":"malware. The infected titles include Block Blasters, Pirate Fi, Dash Verse,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":104.079,"end_s":112.399,"text":"Slash-Fs, Lampy, Lunara, Muldova, Keia, and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":109.2,"end_s":114.159,"text":"Tokenova. Recognize any of those? Was it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":112.399,"end_s":118.159,"text":"the one that's not a game and actually a landlocked Eastern European nation next","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":116.0,"end_s":123.36,"text":"to Romania? Got your ass. All of the infected games","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":120.88,"end_s":127.68,"text":"were seated with malware designed to drain crypto wallets and hijack","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":125.28,"end_s":132.879,"text":"accounts. The bureau's Seattle division is urging victims to fill out a form on","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":130.239,"end_s":137.04,"text":"fbi.gov, where they may be eligible for restitution under federal law. The","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":135.28,"end_s":142.64,"text":"agency suspects that all of the infected titles were the work of a single threat","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":138.8,"end_s":144.959,"text":"actor operating between 2024 and 2026.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":142.64,"end_s":149.52,"text":"Valve has also been emailing affected users to confirm the investigation. The","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":147.12,"end_s":156.48,"text":"most infamous case was Blockb Blasters, which stole $32,000 from streamer Rivo","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":153.44,"end_s":158.8,"text":"Plavix during a live cancer treatment","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":156.48,"end_s":162.72,"text":"fundraiser on Twitch. 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It can barely wiggle its wrinkled body. It wakes up to hear the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":410.639,"end_s":418.08,"text":"quick bits, gives a little smile, and then goes back to sleep. It won't be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":414.56,"end_s":420.479,"text":"long now. I hope Google Maps is getting","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":418.08,"end_s":426.479,"text":"what Google calls its biggest navigation update in over a decade, replacing the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":423.36,"end_s":428.96,"text":"flat 2D driving view with a full 3D","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":426.479,"end_s":434.16,"text":"immersive navigation mode that renders buildings, overpasses, crosswalks, and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":431.44,"end_s":438.4,"text":"traffic signs along your route in more detail than it did before. 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If if like Google is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":487.44,"end_s":493.12,"text":"Voldemort here and he and he killed Harry's parents but had a last second","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":490.96,"end_s":496.479,"text":"change of heart and kept Harry alive. but didn't want to raise him as his","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":494.56,"end_s":500.0,"text":"weird little snake baby because, well, frankly, he might have been the dark","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":498.08,"end_s":505.599,"text":"lord, but he was not ready to be a parent. So, the world's most annoying","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":503.039,"end_s":511.44,"text":"hacking group, Shiny Hunters, has struck again, claiming to have stolen nearly","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":508.0,"end_s":513.539,"text":"one pabyte of data from Canadian tech","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":511.44,"end_s":518.64,"text":"outsourcing giant Telus Digital. That [music] pabyte allegedly includes source","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":516.24,"end_s":523.76,"text":"code, financial information, FBI background checks, and voice recordings","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":520.88,"end_s":529.04,"text":"of support calls across 28 of its client companies. The hunters got in using","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":526.72,"end_s":533.519,"text":"Google Cloud credentials found in the earlier sales loft drift breach they","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":531.68,"end_s":538.959,"text":"conducted that is still causing problems. Shiny Hunters demanded $65","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":536.24,"end_s":543.519,"text":"million and so far Telus has ghosted them. But I don't know. The hackers","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":541.04,"end_s":548.399,"text":"might not take no for an answer. 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The plaintiff in the suit, Justine St.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":571.44,"end_s":576.399,"text":"Amore, who was evidently out for a drive","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":574.48,"end_s":582.16,"text":"while taking a break from being the fem fatal in a film noir detective movie, is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":580.08,"end_s":585.76,"text":"interestingly connecting this incident directly to Elon Musk being","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":584.56,"end_s":591.839,"text":"irresponsible. >> What? >> What? Huh? Claiming that Tesla was","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":589.279,"end_s":596.72,"text":"negligent in choosing to keep him as CEO. 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A PC","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":664.48,"end_s":672.0,"text":"World writer got absolutely dragged when Alexa told him it's not her fault his","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":669.519,"end_s":676.24,"text":"lights have trust issues. And maybe he should try being specific instead of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":674.24,"end_s":680.36,"text":"blaming the hardware for your vague requests. Yikes.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":680.48,"end_s":686.32,"text":">> I can fix her. >> Riley, no. >> She's probably just grumpy. She just","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":684.079,"end_s":691.2,"text":"needs a back rope. And you can fix your alarming lack of tech news by coming","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":688.399,"end_s":696.32,"text":"back on Monday for more tech news. Remember, the virtual pet inside your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":693.36,"end_s":701.279,"text":"Tamagotchi is real and alive and apparently immortal in like a gross","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":699.279,"end_s":706.88,"text":"Lovecraftian way where it just kind of keeps aging but doesn't actually die.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":704.0,"end_s":706.88,"text":"Have a good weekend.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"Sometimes when I'm feeling down, I go back to my parents to find the Tamagotchi that lived on my backpack in middle school. My first technology. Little guy never paid the rent. Anyways, tech news time. Mozilla is once again refusing to pull the plug on Windows 7 users, announcing that Firefox 115 extended support release will continue receiving security updates for another 6 months, pushing the deadline from February to August 2026. This is now the fourth extension since the original September 2024 end date, meaning Windows 7 users have been on over 6 years of borrowed time since Microsoft officially ended support in January 2020, which is an impressive commitment from both Mosilla and the people who apparently still haven't found the will to upgrade. I'm too weak. And Mosilla is not alone in enabling this behavior. Microsoft themselves still push Defender security updates all the way back to Windows 7 and even Vista. Vista, you dare speak its name? Some holdouts have even used bypass tools to install Windows extended security updates they were never supposed to get. And Vista users pulled a similar trick with Windows Server 2008 updates whose final support just ended in January. At what point does a software company decide that hospice care is just a little too unethical for these older operating systems? I don't know. I just It might be time to take them out behind the barn, guys. We're talking about operating systems, so it's okay. The FBI has launched an investigation into multiple games on Steam that were secretly embedded with malware. The infected titles include Block Blasters, Pirate Fi, Dash Verse, Slash-Fs, Lampy, Lunara, Muldova, Keia, and Tokenova. Recognize any of those? Was it the one that's not a game and actually a landlocked Eastern European nation next to Romania? Got your ass. All of the infected games were seated with malware designed to drain crypto wallets and hijack accounts. The bureau's Seattle division is urging victims to fill out a form on fbi.gov, where they may be eligible for restitution under federal law. The agency suspects that all of the infected titles were the work of a single threat actor operating between 2024 and 2026. Valve has also been emailing affected users to confirm the investigation. The most infamous case was Blockb Blasters, which stole $32,000 from streamer Rivo Plavix during a live cancer treatment fundraiser on Twitch. When the scammers were tracked down by security research group VX underground, who found the hacker's Telegram credentials hardcoded into the malware, they attempted to justify themselves by saying, \"The streamer I'd probably make it back in a few hours.\" And I think I speak for everyone when I say that these guys can eat schmidt and pie. >> Whoa. Language. >> It's the hardest words I know. The game was verified on Steam as it contained no malware on release. But a patch pushed by the hackers added a crypto drainer later, which investigators estimated stole $150,000 total from hundreds of accounts. Despite Valve regularly pulling these games, the flood of new releases keeps letting bad actors slip through the cracks. This was the perfect option for giving the FBI something to investigate that isn't related to extremely well-connected deceased financeers. So, it worked out. Iranian hackers launched a massive cyber attack on medical technology giant Striker about 2 weeks after the US launched air strikes on the country. The Iran linked hacking group Honda has claimed responsibility, saying it extracted 50 terabytes of data and wiped over 200,000 systems, servers, and mobile devices. Security researchers believe the hackers gained access to Striker's Microsoft Intune console and used the company's own infrastructure to wipe everything clean. Honestly, it's pretty wild that there are Microsoft features still stable enough to even allow a hack like this. Striker confirmed a global disruption to their Microsoft environment and says medical devices like Mo and Lifeack are still safe to use, but the company has no timeline for full restoration. In an SEC filing, Striker disclosed it doesn't yet know the full financial impact, which is concerning for a Fortune 500 company. I mean, you're in charge of 500 fortunes, guys. That's what that means. Honda claims that striker offices in 79 countries have been shut down. >> Nice. >> Close again. Still working on numbers. Um and employees report that even personal phones were wiped if they had corporate apps installed. And the conflict is having other impacts on the tech world as well. Iranian drone strikes knocked Qatar's Ross Leafon helium complex offline on March 2nd, removing roughly 30% of the global helium supply. Helium is used to cool silicon wafers during chip fabrication, and there's no viable immediate substitute, putting South Korea's entire semiconductor industry on a two-week clock before things start breaking down. SKH Heinix says it has diversified and secured sufficient inventory for now. 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Just hope when you use this the Gemini doesn't start hallucinating or you'll get the full rally driver experience. Three left over Crest straight off a cliff. G Fiber, the ISP formerly known as Google Fiber, is merging with Astound Broadband in a deal that makes investment firm Stone Peak the majority owner. With Alphabet stepping back to a minority shareholder role, the combined company will keep the Giber executive team and aims to become a national fiber platform. Though Google declined to comment beyond its press release. So instead of killing Giber outright, Google just put it in a little basket and left it at someone else's house, which canonically makes Giber Harry Potter. If if like Google is Voldemort here and he and he killed Harry's parents but had a last second change of heart and kept Harry alive. but didn't want to raise him as his weird little snake baby because, well, frankly, he might have been the dark lord, but he was not ready to be a parent. So, the world's most annoying hacking group, Shiny Hunters, has struck again, claiming to have stolen nearly one pabyte of data from Canadian tech outsourcing giant Telus Digital. That [music] pabyte allegedly includes source code, financial information, FBI background checks, and voice recordings of support calls across 28 of its client companies. The hunters got in using Google Cloud credentials found in the earlier sales loft drift breach they conducted that is still causing problems. Shiny Hunters demanded $65 million and so far Telus has ghosted them. But I don't know. The hackers might not take no for an answer. They probably really want that Canadian money cuz it's it's shiny. Bill uh bills. Our bills have some some shiny parts. Do you get it? >> They will never stop until they get our $2 coins. >> They will never stop until their BIRD NESTS ARE COMPLETE. A TEXAS Cybert truck owner is suing Tesla after her vehicle allegedly tried to drive straight off an overpass in full self-driving mode. The plaintiff in the suit, Justine St. Amore, who was evidently out for a drive while taking a break from being the fem fatal in a film noir detective movie, is interestingly connecting this incident directly to Elon Musk being irresponsible. >> What? >> What? Huh? Claiming that Tesla was negligent in choosing to keep him as CEO. The lawsuit specifically references Musk overriding the opinion of Tesla engineers who recommended LiDAR over a cameraonly system to support Tesla's FSD capabilities. Last week, a judge upheld a $243 million verdict in a separate fatal autopilot crash, which is bad news for Tesla, as the NHTSA has linked the system to nearly 1,000 other crashes. And with Musk needing to sell 10 million FSD subscriptions to unlock his trillion bonus, I think he might have to settle for just having $843 billion instead. >> A >> chin up, buddy. If you don't get it, you're a loser. And perhaps inspired by Elon, Alexa Plus now has an adults only sassy personality mode that lets Amazon's assistant curse and roast you. though it will steer clear of truly not safe for work stuff like explicit sexual content or discussion of illegal activities because you never go full Grock. Sassy mode cannot be activated when the Amazon kids mode is enabled and requires a facial scan to unlock. A PC World writer got absolutely dragged when Alexa told him it's not her fault his lights have trust issues. And maybe he should try being specific instead of blaming the hardware for your vague requests. Yikes. >> I can fix her. >> Riley, no. >> She's probably just grumpy. She just needs a back rope. And you can fix your alarming lack of tech news by coming back on Monday for more tech news. Remember, the virtual pet inside your Tamagotchi is real and alive and apparently immortal in like a gross Lovecraftian way where it just kind of keeps aging but doesn't actually die. Have a good weekend."}