Mic, camera, and more at risk.
Aug 19, 2024•30 min•Ep 2132•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Cisco Talos discovers vulnerabilities in Microsoft applications for macOS. OpenAI disrupts an Iranian influence campaign. Jewish Home Lifecare discloses a data breach affecting over 100,000. Google tests an auto-redaction feature in Chrome for Android. Unicoin informs the SEC that it was locked out of G-Suite for four days. House lawmakers raise concerns over China-made WiFi routers. Moody’s likens the switch to post-quantum cryptography to the Y2K bug. Diversity focused tech nonprofits grapple with flagging support. Tim Starks of CyberScoop is back to discuss his investigation of a Russian hacking group targeting human rights groups. Smart phones get some street smarts.
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CyberWire Guest
We welcome Tim Starks of CyberScoop back to discuss his story "Russian hacking campaign targets rights groups, media, former US ambassador."
Selected Reading
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s macOS apps could help hackers access microphones and cameras (The Record)
OpenAI Disrupts Iranian Misinformation Campaign (The New York Times)
100,000 Impacted by Jewish Home Lifecare Data Breach (SecurityWeek)
Chrome will redact credit cards, passwords when you share Android screen (Bleeping Computer)
Crypto firm says hacker locked all employees out of Google products for four days (The Record)
House lawmakers push Commerce Department to probe Chinese Wi-Fi router company (CyberScoop)
Moody's sounds alarm on quantum computing risk, as transition to PQC ‘will be long and costly’ (Industrial Cyber)
The movement to diversify Silicon Valley is crumbling amid attacks on DEI (Washington Post)
Google’s Stunning New Android AI Feature Instantly Locks Phone Thieves Out (Forbes)
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