EPISODE · May 28, 2021 · 59 MIN
Episode 57 - The Deleted Show Notes Episode
from The Host Unknown Podcast · host Javvad Malik, Thom Langford, Andrew Agnēs
This Week in InfoSec20th May 1993: Neil Woods (24) and Karl Strickland (22) became the first people imprisoned under the UK's 1990 Computer Misuse Act. Hackers given six months for 'intellectual joyriding': Judge says jail sentences inevitable to deter others 'similarly tempted'https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/139571116658073190822nd May 1991: Michael John Lauffenburger's logic bomb was set to detonate on a system at General Dynamics. He'd implemented it 2 months prior. Lauffenburger later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of computer tampering.Hacker Pleads Guilty in ‘Logic Bomb’ Scheme : Crime: Ex-General Dynamics programmer tried to sabotage computers so the company would have to pay him to fix the problem.https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1396858379285549059 Rant of the WeekCitizen is an app where users report "incidents" in their neighborhoods and, based on those reports and police scanner transcriptions, the app sends "real-time safety alerts" to users about crime and other incidents happening near where a user is located. It is essentially a mapping app that allows users to both report and learn about crime (or what users of the app perceive to be crime) in their neighborhood.CITIZEN CEO OFFERED TO PERSONALLY FUND LA ARSON MANHUNT — FOR THE WRONG PERSONMore on Citizen Shithousery:Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security ForceCitizen data scraped and dumped on dark web Billy Big Balls of the WeekNigerian cyber criminals target Texas unemployment systemCyber criminals use Gmail feature to register the same email address multiple times Industry NewsTelemarketing Fraudster Jailed for 10 YearsRansomware Gang Gifts Decryption Tool to HSEAir India: Supplier Breach Hit 4.5 Million PassengersAmex Fined After Sending Over Four Million Spam EmailsFBI Employee Indicted Over Illegal Document RemovalEurope’s Top Human Rights Court Rules UK Mass Surveillance IllegalInfluencers Offered Money to Vilify VaccineData Breach at Canada PostChinese Phishing Attack Targets High-Profile Uyghurs Tweet of the WeekStudents Stuff the Context Boxhttps://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1395843517189132300 Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!
What this episode covers
This week in Infosec takes us back to a time of legislative history Rant of the week show you what happens when the Nextdoor App takes steroids Billy Big Balls this week sees remote working scammers get efficient at scamming Industry News brings us the latest and greatest infosec news from around the globe Tweet of the week is a throwback to the time some students did some studenting, and gamed the system to stick it to the man Earlier this week I saw a dwarf climbing down a prison wall. I thought to myself “That’s a little condescending.” And that is all we have to say on the topic of little people this week.
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