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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 81

Cybersecurity:

More than a million people have their biometric data exposed in massive security breach
Lenovo Warns of ThinkPad Bugs, One Unpatched

https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/14/20805801/microsoft-privacy-policy-change-humans-listen-skype-cortana-voice-recording

Fingerprints of 1M Exposed in Public Biometrics Database

https://www.zdnet.com/article/capital-one-hacker-took-data-from-more-than-30-companies-new-court-docs-reveal/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-warns-of-two-new-wormable-flaws-in-windows-remote-desktop-services/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d54140ba341320001ab0232&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

https://www.zdnet.com/video/north-korea-reportedly-stole-2b-in-wave-of-cyber-attacks/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-is-the-latest-tech-giant-to-admit-human-staff-listen-in-on-your-conversations/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d54339fa341320001ab0423&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Credit Karma glitch exposed users to other people’s accounts
Facebook Records User Audio, Sparking Privacy Questions
Lenovo Warns of ThinkPad Bugs, One Unpatched

700,000 Choice Hotels customer records compromised

Cryptocurrency:

New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open

https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-at-last-adds-bitcoin-functionality-to-its-blockchain-phones?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 80

https://www.zdnet.com/article/at-t-employees-took-bribes-to-plant-malware-on-the-companys-network/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d4a506dffeb9a00013ba774&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Mass Spoofing Campaign Abuses Walmart Brand
Millions of Android Smartphones Vulnerable to Trio of Qualcomm Bugs
Apple Suspends Siri Program After Privacy Backlash

https://thehackernews.com/2019/08/hack-wpa3-wifi-password.html

https://www.techradar.com/news/vpn-vs-cloudflare-dns-which-is-best-for-privacy

Crypto:

Binance Customer Data Has Leaked: What We Know and What We Don’t
Mastercard Is Building a Team to Develop Crypto, Wallet Projects

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 79

Cyber:

https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/facebook-data-privacy-ftc.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/an-it-security-salesman-told-me-his-software-doesnt-work/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d2b551f8e73cc000164a654&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Meet IRpair & Phantom; powerful anti-facial recognition glasses

https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/linux-gnome-spyware.html

https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/zoom-ringcentral-vulnerabilities.html

Slack data breach: Company resets thousands of passwords

https://www.kitploit.com/2019/07/bruteforce-bruteforce-gmail-hotmail.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PentestTools+%28PenTest+Tools%29

Sprint customer data breached via Samsung website flaw
Unprotected MongoDB leaks 188m users’ data from sensitive search engine

Crypto:

Hacked BITpoint Exchange to Refund 50,000 Affected Users in Crypto
Privacy Cryptocurrency Zcash Prepares for ‘Friendly’ Fork
Crypto Exchange BitMEX Under Investigation by CFTC: Bloomberg
Consumer Advocates Urge Libra Members to Quit Facebook Crypto

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 78

Cyber:

thatoneprivacysite.net

https://www.zdnet.com/article/d-link-to-undergo-security-audits-for-10-years-as-part-of-ftc-settlement/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d2399dd8e73cc0001642e09&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/08/fcc-chairman-proposed-rules-ban-robocall-texts-international-calls/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZW5nYWRnZXQuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAGIVCB-o0oshnWCKby17aOgFQwRuNl7Tk5dlVp0uGdT6pOjn5LIJXzI0dN6dZ8_NhOwMFxGs-i1K-9h2PSjgRlGagT2T_Mrf8D7Hd5OAGZFosWV1CJc8s5_iF3JRVJtGi4DRJRCtQw1OJRJkRyywXj9mufvTrfiwvjrPe8SSbdI

https://www.zdnet.com/article/woz-wants-you-to-get-off-facebook-right-now/

https://www.cnet.com/news/ice-fbi-reportedly-scan-state-drivers-license-photos-for-facial-recognition-searches/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b

https://www.cnet.com/news/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b

Cellular networks worldwide hit by hackers in espionage attempt
Is Your VPN Provider in a 14 Eyes Country? (What is 14 Eyes?)

Crypto:

UK Regulators Want a Long Look at Libra, Admonish Facebook’s Mantra to ‘Move Fast, Break Things’
US Watchdog Groups Call for Congress to Put a Freeze on Facebook’s Libra
4 US Lawmakers Join Call to Freeze Facebook’s Libra Project
CloudFlare Outage Takes Down Coinbase, CoinMarketCap and Other Top Crypto Websites
Bitfinex Repays Tether $100 Million of $700 Million Loan

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 76

Cryptocurrency:

https://www.coindesk.com/halt-libra-us-lawmakers-call-for-hearings-on-facebooks-crypto?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20
https://www.coindesk.com/facebook-has-yet-to-answer-us-lawmakers-questions-about-libra-crypto?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=coindesk&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Organic%20


Cybersecurity

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/suspicious-site-reporter/jknemblkbdhdcpllfgbfekkdciegfboi
https://thehackernews.com/2019/06/mozilla-firefox-patch-update.html
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/dhs-tests-remote-exploit-for-bluekeep-rdp-vulnerability/d/d-id/1334986
https://github.com/Netflix/security-bulletins/blob/master/advisories/third-party/2019-001.md
https://thehackernews.com/2019/06/gandcrab-ransomware-decryption-tool.html

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 75

Cyber:

Data Breach Disclosed by Online Invitation Firm Evite

https://www.zdnet.com/article/rambleed-rowhammer-attack-can-now-steal-data-not-just-alter-it/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d015657fe86c30001b48432&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

FBI warns users to be wary of phishing sites abusing HTTPS
Border Patrol data breach: Footages of tourists entering/exiting the US compromised

https://thehackernews.com/2019/06/linux-vim-vulnerability.html

Crypto:

Coinbase Expands Cryptocurrency Visa Debit Cards Across Europe

https://thehackernews.com/2019/06/komodo-agama-wallet-hacking.html

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 74

Cybersecurity:

Threat Hunting discussion

Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users

https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-hiddenwasp-malware-found-targeting-linux-systems/

License plate reader firm breached, data leaked

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/29/microsoft-teases-a-modern-os-with-seamless-updates/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZW5nYWRnZXQuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJxMMf8-oTKOapzZYdl2jRlXPFbWnOhnHu78N2qkrgDRauRPtXm-WnB_tXO1tiawjgtkrYvrKwHwlLdyYnFpx9kwW6d1GHED1Yz4f2fuiPJ5-MYz40ywCWd2k58GHRcl3ik_xSnHCvq9j-zXCQnCp0vCGAyJAuBI28bGuM1DvM2V

https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-sued-over-alleged-sale-of-customer-itunes-data/

Cryptocurrency:

BTC trends and prices.

EY Open-Sources ‘Nightfall’ Code for Private Transactions on Ethereum
SBI Plans Launch of In-Store Payments With Ripple-Powered ‘Money Tap’ App
Three of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ Banks Using Blockchain to Verify Staff Credentials
Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany’s ‘First’ Regulated STO

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Cyber & Crypto Podcast – Episode 72

Cybersecurity

https://www.securityweek.com/attack-combines-phishing-steganography-powershell-deliver-malware

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/slack-vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-intercept-modify-downloads/

UK Human Rights Group Sues Police over Facial Recognition Software Use

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/21/california-bill-to-ban-facial-recognition-tech-police-body-cameras/

OneDrive integrations in O365

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Startup Circle Cuts 30 Employees Citing Market, Regulatory Conditions
At Blockchain Week, Maturity Is the Motto as Ethereum Organizations Push Toward 2.0 Upgrade

https://medium.com/bittrex/bittrex-partners-with-identitymind-for-anti-money-laundering-aml-support-16079d3597ec

$19 Million: Ethereum Foundation to Fund Work on 2.0 Upgrade, Plasma and More

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