EPISODE · Nov 5, 2021 · 36 MIN
Episode 80 - The Thom Langford A.I.
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This week in infosecWith content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter accountHonourable mention for the Morris Worm3rd November 2000: A Dutch hacker gained access to Microsoft's network by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft issued a patch for 10 weeks earlier. The Patch MS Forgot to Applyhttps://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/132380788942589542425th October 2013: Adobe revealed that a breach of 2.9 million customer accounts made public 3 weeks earlier actually affected 38 million users.Adobe breach THIRTEEN times worse than thought, 38 million users affectedhttps://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1323807889425895424 Rant of the weekCisco fixes hard-coded credentials and default SSH key issuesBilly big balls These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the CopsStockholm’s official app was a disaster. So annoyed parents built their own open source version—ignoring warnings that it might be illegal.[INDUSTRY NEWS]Cops Receive Stalkerware TrainingConti Group Leak Celebs' Data After Ransom Attack on JewellerVenmo to Reimburse Hacking VictimsBlackMatter Group Speeds Up Data Theft with New Tool Student Loans Company Dismissals Highlight Insider Risk NSO Group Blacklisted by US for Trade in SpywareCyber-Incident Impacts UK Labour Party#SecTorCa: Jeff Moss Defines the Role of Hacking Threat Actor Claims 'Groove' Ransomware Gang Was HoaxTweet of the weekhttps://twitter.com/summer__heidi/status/1456099556622364672 Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!
What this episode covers
This week in Infosec is the common story of big corp telling people to do as they say, not as they do Rant of the week is about hardcoded credentials Billy Big Balls admires the handiwork of fed up parents Industry News brings us the latest and greatest security news stories from around the world Tweet of the Week is a disheartening reminder that this industry is not for everyone
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