Unsupervised Learning: Episode 33

News

• [ ] Panama Papers leak
• [ ] Hackers targeting major US law firms
• [ ] Ubuntu has some kernel vuln patches out
• [ ] 50 million turkish citizens have their information dumped online
• [ ] Microsoft makes cloud-app security services now available (Adallom)
• [ ] OSVDB shutting down because nobody would pay them
• [ ] WhatsApp is now end-to-end encrypted
• [ ] Critical new Flash bug, expect Ransomware to leverage it
• [ ] Security salaries skyrocketing due to talent shortage | http://www.csoonline.com/article/3049374/security/survey-with-all-eyes-on-security-talent-shortage-sends-salaries-sky-high.html
• [ ] Data exfiltration using Smart Lightbulbs | http://www.scribd.com/doc/306620189/Eyal-Ronen-and-Adi-Shamir-Hack-Lightbulbs
• [ ] Significant Firefox extensions bug, look for a patch soon
• [ ] $40 attack that steals police drones from 2 kilometers away | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/01/hacker_reveals_40_attack_to_steal_28000_drones_from_2km_away/ | break wep, disconnect their controller, connect yours, must be within 100 meters
• [ ] IoT is expected to push the US ahead of China in manufacturing by 2020 | http://www.zdnet.com/article/internet-of-things-analytics-expected-to-push-u-s-ahead-of-china-for-manufacturing/
• [ ] 1,400 vulnerabilities found in automated medical supply system | https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/30/1400-flaws-automated-medical-supply-system/ | automated cabinets that dispense medical supplies , if you’re locked out it could be bad

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