Hacking Digital License Plates

CYBER

VICE

Tech News, News & Politics, Technology, News

4 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Encrypted app for criminals Cipher is rebranding to go above-board, California has got new digital license plates with strange security implications, a researcher made deepfaked demands for a refund to Wells Fargo, and the American military is trying to ply Gen Z gamers with sweet sweet streams.

On today’s Cyber, we’re playing catch up with Motherboard reporter Joseph Cox.

Stories discussed in this episode:

Researchers Could Track the GPS Location of All of California’s New Digital License Plates

Ciphr, Encrypted App That Served Organized Crime, Rebrands as Enterprise Software

Researcher Deepfakes His Voice, Uses AI to Demand Refund From Wells Fargo

U.S. Army Planned to Pay Streamers Millions to Reach Gen-Z Through Call of Duty

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0:00.0	Tadden, it's got the code it's going to launch.
0:10.3	It's a unit system.
0:12.6	I know this.
0:14.6	It's how all the files of the whole park.
0:16.8	It tells her everything.
0:18.6	Sir, he's uploading the virus.
0:21.3	Eagle One, the package is being delivered.
0:24.3	Hello out there on the internet.
0:26.0	I am Matthew Galt.
0:27.3	This is Cyber.
0:28.7	Cipher is rebranding.
0:30.2	California's got new digital license plates with strange security implications,
0:34.5	deep faked demands to Wells Fargo,
0:36.6	and the American military trying to
0:38.6	apply Gen Z gamers with sweet, sweet streams.
0:42.9	That's what today's cyber is all about.
0:44.8	We've got a roundup.
0:46.0	We are playing catch-up with Motherboard reporter Joseph Cox.
0:49.6	Happy New Year, J.C.
0:50.7	How are you doing?
0:52.1	Happy New Year.
0:53.0	I'm all good.
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