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Feross Aboukhadijeh

Founder & CEO, Socket

Search every verified Feross Aboukhadijeh interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder and CEO of Socket, discussed AI-powered hacking and software supply chain security in an August 2026 podcast appearance. He described an ongoing active breach involving a worm affecting several hundred npm repositories, noting that leaked credentials were a primary attack vector. He also mentioned that npm had announced plans to require interactive two-factor authentication confirmation for new publishes, likely in January 2027, which he said would probably eliminate the worm concept, though he noted it would be disruptive. Aboukhadijeh commented on the cybersecurity industry's handling of secrets, stating that older-generation companies like HashiCorp and CyberArk have been "pushed out," leading to new conversations about non-human identity and secret management. He expressed that the way AI agents interact with secrets is currently a "wild west unsolved problem" that his company is working to address. He also questioned why AI labs are not providing blue teams with access to their hacking tools, calling this situation "really strange."

Recent appearances

  • AI Is Learning to Hack. Faster Than We Expected.

    August 07, 2026 · 📺 a16z

    Joel De La Garza is joined by Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Truffle Security, and Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder and CEO of Socket, to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening in cybersecurity: AI models are no longer just finding vulnerabilities—they're exploiting them. As frontier models become increasingly capable of hacking, software security, supply chain attacks, and cyber defense are entering a fundamentally new era. The conversation explores AI-powered hacking, software supply chain attacks, leaked credentials, zero-day vulnerabilities, package manager security, and why the path…

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  • Meta Drops New Model, Mythos, RoboLamp

    April 08, 2026 · 📺 TBPN

    00:05:19 Meta Launches Muse Spark 00:22:59 Anthropic's Mythos 00:34:54 𝕏 Timeline Reactions 00:40:47 Robo-Lamp 00:45:48 Luther Lowe, Head of Public Policy at Y Combinator, discusses the challenges small tech companies face due to the control exerted by major platforms like Apple and Google over app distribution. He highlights the restrictive nature of app stores, likening Apple's App Store to "the worst DMV in the world," and emphasizes the need for policy interventions to curb anti-competitive practices. Lowe also mentions Y Combinator's support for the BASE Act, aimed at preventing self-pref…

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