Episode 43 - The Avengers Snitched and Assembled

This week in InfosecNot liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account:12th February 2009: 2009: Microsoft announced a $250,000 reward for info resulting in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Conficker worm. As of 2018, Microsoft's offer was still open.https://web.archive.org/web/20120418094401/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/feb09/02-12confickerpr.aspxhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6058565/Microsoft-offering-hackers-250-000-bounty-remove-Conficker-malware.htmlhttps://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1227775375565918208 Billy Big BallsAfter the failure of the Facebook Phone, get ready for a Facebook Watchhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/after-the-failure-of-the-facebook-phone-get-ready-for-a-facebook-watch/ Rant of the WeekPassword manager LastPass is making its free accounts effectively useless by limiting account holders to one type of device, leaving millions of users stranded.https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2021/02/17/lastpass-breaks-free-accounts-where-to-store-your-passwords-now/?ss=cybersecurityJohn Deere being dicks:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-05/farmers-fight-john-deere-over-who-gets-to-fix-an-800-000-tractor Industry NewsNearly Two-Thirds of CVEs Are Low ComplexityPolice Reportedly Arrest Egregor Ransomware MembersYandex Insider Breach Hits Nearly 5000 InboxesDuo Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Dark Web Drugs SchemeMicrosoft: 1000+ Hackers Worked on SolarWinds CampaignCentreon: Sandworm Attacks Targeted Legacy Open Source ProductNHS Phishing Scam Promises #COVID19 VaccineSingtel Breach Hits 129,000 CustomersTwo More Lazarus Group Members Indicted for North Korean Attacks Javvad’s Weekly Stories Tweet of the Weekhttps://twitter.com/torriangray/status/1361778280521605122 Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!