EPISODE · Mar 31, 2022 · 36 MIN
THESE hackers target the POLICE to get YOUR data!
from NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life · host Naomi Brockwell
A new report reveals that hackers are gaining access to sensitive data about us from tech companies like ISPs, phone providers, social media companies, by impersonating law enforcement and demanding data as "an urgent matter of life and death."They use a tool called Emergency Data Requests (EDRs), and we'll dive into what these are, and why they're allowing our most sensitive data to be leaked. For a thorough analysis, visit the news site that broke the story: Krebs on Securityhttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/hackers-gaining-power-of-subpoena-via-fake-emergency-data-requests/0:00 Show Pre-roll0:47 Intro1:33 Hacking Subpoenas! Sensitive Data Exposed8:06 The Government Process for Emergency Data Requests (EDR)11:02 The Lapsus$ Connection13:27 Why Privacy Matters18:53 Governments bypassing legal procedures25:00 The Solution?29:21 Twitter Poll Results33:02 And our Privacybeat Quiz Winner is...35:18 ThanksBrought to you by NBTV members: Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi BrockwellTo support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support(tax-deductible in the US)Sign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show
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A new report reveals that hackers are gaining access to sensitive data about us from tech companies like ISPs, phone providers, social media companies, by impersonating law enforcement and demanding data as "an urgent matter of life and death." They use a tool called Emergency Data Requests (EDRs), and we'll dive into what these are, and why they're allowing our most sensitive data to be leaked. For a thorough analysis, visit the news site that broke the story: Krebs on Security https:...
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