Episode 53 - The Non Fungible Podcast

https://cumrocketcrypto.com/This week in Infosec takes us back to a time Microsoft devalued a company, before buying it and another case of something being referred to as electronic graffiti.Rant of the week is about this one time, at basecampIndustry News brings us the latest and greatest infosec news from around the globeBilly Big Balls talks about Apple’s app transparencyTweet of the week tells us why the CEO of a $2bn Bay Area tech biz was fired (the real reason may SHOCK you)It’s hard being overlooked all the time and that is all we have to say on the topic of Little People this week. This week in InfosecLiberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account:23rd April 2008: Microsoft announced that some of its antivirus tools had mislabeled Skype as adware for several days due to a bad definition update. 3 years later Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2787019/microsoft-mislabels-skype-as-adware.htmlhttps://www.theregister.com/2010/04/21/mcafee_false_positive/https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/125355864253771366427th April 1986: In protest of rates for satellite dish owners, Captain Midnight jammed HBO's satellite signal for 4 minutes.Why did he do it? To raise awareness about unfair pricing and restrictive trade practices.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Midnight_broadcast_signal_intrusionhttps://youtu.be/gtdwD0qqApQhttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/captain-midnight-hbo/  https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1254799686906425346 Rant of the Week1. No more societal and political discussions on our company Basecamp account. 2. No more paternalistic benefits.3. No more committees.4. No more lingering or dwelling on past decisions.5. No more 360 reviews. 6. No forgetting what we do here. https://world.hey.com/jason/changes-at-basecamp-7f32afc5Wider fallout:https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1387195551205105666https://twitter.com/jonasdowney/status/1386792772334768130https://twitter.com/fox/status/1386836877857099777 Billy Big Balls of the WeekApple’s AppTrackingTransparency for iOS 14.5 is finally out. Here’s what it means for your privacy.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/04/apples-apptrackingtransparency-upending-mobile-phone-tracking Industry NewsLockdown Hotel Bookings at Risk Due to DMARC FailLast Chance for Forensics Teams Ahead of Emotet Sunday DeadlineSpace Command to Launch Dedicated Cyber CenterNintendo Sues BowserThreat Actors Impersonate Chase BankREvil Removes Apple Extortion Attempt from Site: Report#COVID19 Rattles Banks and Insurers as Security Budgets Are SlashedEmotet Group Harvested Over 4.3 Million Victim EmailsUS Arrests Alleged Crypto Mixer The Cellebrite Physical Analyzer – the most intrusive phone-cracking tool offered by the company – no longer supports the direct extraction of iPhone datahttps://9to5mac.com/2021/04/27/cellebrite-physical-analyzer-iphone/ Tweet of the Week https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1387046218602225667https://www.bloomberg.com/technology?sref=yYYRek8e https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/arts/disaster-girl-meme-nft.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!