SN 914: Sony Sues Quad9 - Polynonce attack, Germany Huawei ban, Plex Media Server defect, Andor review

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Leo Laporte

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

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

Picture of the Week.
Another Malicious Chrome Extension.
Germany to join the Huawei & ZTE ban.
Putting "phishing" into perspective.
The Polynonce attack.
Plex's RCE now in CISA's KEV.
Sci-Fi: Andor.
Sony Sues Quad9.

Show Notes: https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-914-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00.0	It's time for security now. Steve Gibson is here. We're going to talk about that delicate and
0:06.8	brittle crypto technology, the electric curve technology that has allowed hundreds of Bitcoin
0:13.2	wallets to be drained of their value, the latest in the Plex media server defect that caused the
0:20.0	last pass pack and Sony's lawsuit against quad nine. All over an Evan Essence album,
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0:43.2	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson. Episode 914 recorded Tuesday March 14, 2023. Sony
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1:57.3	today. It's time for Security Now, the show we cover the latest news in the world of security with
2:04.6	this guy right here, our master of ceremonies. Steve Gibson, happy Pide Steve. Happy Pide to you, Leo.
2:12.1	And I would say before the show that we need a Pi Day on a Friday. We don't have that this time.
2:19.4	So this week we've got fewer questions which required longer answers.
2:26.3	And so we're going to answer some questions. What if anything can be done about the constant
2:31.6	appearance of malicious chrome extensions? What's the latest country to decide to pull Chinese
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