Cozy Bear, dildo scams, and robo hires and fires

Microsoft warns about a hacking gang that is far from cuddly, algorithms rather than managers are firing people, and our guest receives a surprising email from "Amazon"...

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Links:

• Cozy Bear — Wikipedia.
• Bears in the Midst: Intrusion Into the Democratic National Committee — Crowdstrike.
• Coronavirus: Russian cyber spies attempting to steal vaccine research from Britain, US and Canada — Sky News.
• New Nobelium activity — Microsoft Security Response Center.
• Smashing Security episode 214: "Lockdown love scams, SolarWinds, and a data deletion bungle."
• Screenshot of email David received from "Amazon"
• This $1.3 Million Vibrator Is One Of The World's Most Expensive Sex Toys — Forbes.
• Amazon Flex.
• AI at work: Staff 'hired and fired by algorithm' — BBC News.
• Fired by Bot: Amazon Turns to Machine Managers And Workers Are Losing Out — Bloomberg.
• Horror stories from Amazon Flex workers — Reddit.
• Art'n'Doodles from Carole Theriault — Carole.wtf
• ⎌ Nurture ⎌ — Porter Robinson.
• How John Berger changed our way of seeing art — The Conversation.
• Ways of Seeing Episode 1, with John Berger — YouTube.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)