UNSECURITY Episode 135: Colonial Pipeline, Economic Impact, Power Grids, Sidewalk, Passwords

Evan and Brad are back with episode 135 of the UNSECURITY Podcast. This week, they take a look at some of the issues stemming from the Colonial Pipeline attack—what the economic impact of cyber crime is, how attacks may begin to impact the power grid, and more.Give this episode a listen or watch and send comments, questions, and feedback to [email protected] recovers most of Colonial Pipeline's $4.4M ransomware payment: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-recovers-most-of-colonial-pipelines-44m-ransomware-payment/'Broader economy' at risk if US doesn't act on cybercriminals soon, GOP lawmaker says:https://www.foxnews.com/politics/broader-economy-at-risk-if-us-doesnt-act-soon-gop-lawmaker-saysHackers Could Shut Down the U.S. Power Grid, Energy Secretary Granholm Says:https://www.barrons.com/articles/hackers-could-shut-down-the-u-s-power-grid-energy-secretary-granholm-says-51623077337Amazon Sidewalk starts sharing your WiFi tomorrow, thanks:https://blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-2/2021/06/amazon-sidewalk-will-share-your-wifi-unless-you-opt-out/Username and password breaches increase by 450 percent:https://betanews.com/2021/06/07/username-password-breaches-increase/