Author: Eric English

Cyber:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/defi-exchange-dydx-v3-website-hacked-in-dns-hijack-attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-july-security-updates-send-pcs-into-bitlocker-recovery

https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us

shuffler.io

wazuh.com

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CrowdStrike fallout

OpenSSH – regreSSHion vulnerability

Personal security part 3

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Personal Security Part 2!

PFSense – pfsense.org

Wazuh – wazuh.com

VPN comparison: https://thatoneprivacysite.xyz/

Graphene OS – grapheneos.org

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This is part 1 of the personal security series where we talk about how to protect yourself from identity theft, financial theft, and general hacking/account takeover.

Check out Michael Bazzell’s website at https://inteltechniques.com/links.html for great information on credit freezes, opt outs, and other privacy tips and tricks.

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Snowflake “breach”, OpenAI’s new board member, and Secure Browsers.

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Back to the Podcast grind with some of my hot takes about AI, skills shortage, and risk.

Cyber:

Microsoft’s new Recall “feature”

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c

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Cyber:

https://thehackernews.com/2021/02/online-trackers-increasingly-switching.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-russia-sanctions-solarwinds-hacks/2021/02/23/b77039d6-71fa-11eb-85fa-e0ccb3660358_story.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/judge-approves-650m-settlement-for-facebook-users-in-privacy-biometrics-lawsuit/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=603d04f67bab02000131032b&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

https://www.cnet.com/news/brave-takes-on-google-with-privacy-focused-search-engine/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-exchange-zero-day-attacks-30000-servers-hit-already-says-report/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=60468949452dcf0001ff9356&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/why-where-you-should-you-plant-your-flag/

Crypto:

https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-exchange-hacks/

Cryptocurrency exchange in liquidation due to hack, hacked again

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Cyber:

Court docs show FBI can unlock iPhones, access Signal messages

https://www.zdnet.com/article/following-oldsmar-attack-fbi-warns-about-using-teamviewer-and-windows-7/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/whatsapp-users-must-share-their-data-with-facebook-or-stop-using-the-app/

Hackers access customers database by scamming UScellular staff

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/01/facebook-strikes-back-against-apple-ios-14-idfa-privacy-change.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/apples-new-privacy-tool-lets-you-choose-which-apps-can-see-and-share-your-data-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

Mimecast Confirms SolarWinds Hack as List of Security Vendor Victims Snowball

https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-cryptocurrency-exchange-buyucoin-hacked-data-users-leaked/

Crypto:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/avoid-hosted-crypto-wallets-at-all-costs-warns-elon-musk

https://news.bitcoin.com/un-north-korea-stockpiles-316-million-cryptocurrencies-cyberattacks/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-ibm-among-those-supporting-the-hedera-token-service-launch/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/tesla-allocates-7-7-of-gross-cash-to-bitcoin

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Cyber:

SonicWall hacked after 0-day flaws exploited by hackers

https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-publish-thousands-of-files-after-government-agency-refuses-to-pay-ransom/

ADT Tech Hacks Home-Security Cameras to Spy on Women

Malwarebytes Hit by SolarWinds Attackers

https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsa-warns-against-using-doh-inside-enterprise-networks/

Crypto:

https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-cryptocurrency-exchange-buyucoin-hacked-data-users-leaked/

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Cyber:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/third-malware-strain-discovered-in-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack

Security researchers claims downloading 70TB of sensitive Parler data

Millions of Social Profiles Leaked by Chinese Data-Scrapers

Ticketmaster Coughs Up $10 Million Fine After Hacking Rival Business

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-fireeye-confirm-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack

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