EPISODE · Jun 6, 2022 · 27 MIN
DuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft Trackers, Stolen Verizon Employee Database, Attacking Powered Off iPhones
from Shared Security Podcast · host Tom Eston, Scott Wright, Kevin Johnson
The DuckDuckGo mobile browser allows Microsoft trackers due to an agreement in their syndicated search content contract, a database of contact details for hundreds of Verizon employees was compromised after an employee was social engineered to give the attacker remote access to their corporate computer, and details about new research that shows that even when an iPhone running iOS 15 is turned off, its really not off and certain wireless features allow the phone to be located and possibly attacked.
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The DuckDuckGo mobile browser allows Microsoft trackers due to an agreement in their syndicated search content contract, a database of contact details for hundreds of Verizon employees was compromised after an employee was social engineered to give the attacker remote access to their corporate computer, and details about new research that shows that even when an iPhone running iOS 15 is turned off, its really not off and certain wireless features allow the phone to be located and possibly attacked.
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