SN 898: Wi-Peep - FBI purchased Pegasus, Passkey support directory, Quantum decryption deadline, Firefox 107

Security Now (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Picture of the Week.
Firefox v107 was released last Tuesday.
Google settles for a cool $391.5 million.
Red Hat Signing its ZIP file Packages.
The FBI purchased Pegasus for "research and development purposes".
Greece bought Predator for €7 million.
A passkeys support directory.
Quantum decryption deadline.
Attorneys General ask the FTC for online privacy regulation.
Closing The Loop.
SpinRite.
Wi-Peep.

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0:00.0	It's time for security now, Steve Gibson is here with lots to talk about.
0:05.0	Red Hat cryptographically signing its zips.
0:08.0	How do you do such a thing?
0:10.0	We'll talk about the FBI.
0:12.0	Apparently they tried to use Pegasus.
0:15.0	How legal is that?
0:17.0	And then we're going to talk about why people knew way to map
0:20.0	Wi-Fi access points or more threateningly to track people using Wi-Fi devices.
0:25.0	All that more coming up next on Security Now.
0:30.0	Podcasts you love.
0:32.0	Front people you trust.
0:34.0	This is Twit.
0:40.0	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson, Episode 898.
0:45.0	Recorded Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022.
0:49.0	Why Peep?
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