SN 896: Something for Everyone - Dropbox breach, cyber bank heists, Russia goes Linux, OpenSSL flaw update

Security Now (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Technology, Spyware, Steve Gibson, Twit, Encryption, Security, Cyber Crime, Hacking, Malware, Leo Laporte

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

Picture of the Week.
A minor Dropbox breach.
OpenSSL follow-up.
FTC sued and settled with a repeated offender.
$1.2 billion in reported ransomware payments during 2021.
Akamai's Q3 Threat Report.
Initial Access Brokerages.
How do today's bank heists work?
De-Fi De-struction De-jour.
Russia moves to Linux.
We're The Red Cross. Don't attack us, please!
Where there's a will, there's a way.
From China with Love.
The UK's NCSC scan plan.
Miscellany.
Closing The Loop.
SpinRite.

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0:00.0	It's time for security now, Steve Gibson is here.
0:02.2	We'll talk about how Dropbox properly handled a minor breach and ask the question of whether
0:08.8	you should ever trust a managed service provider.
0:12.5	More on the open SSL flaws, the FTC going at it with Cheg.
0:18.4	I'm glad to see this.
0:20.4	And is China cheating with zero days?
0:23.2	That in a whole lot more coming up next on Security Now.
0:27.1	They do podcasts you love from people you trust.
0:34.1	This is Twit.
0:37.1	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson, episode 896, recorded Tuesday, November 8th, 2022,
0:49.5	something for everyone.
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