SN 968: A Cautionary Tale - XZ Outbreak, AT&T Data Breach

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Leo Laporte

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

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

A near-Universal (Local) Linux Elevation of Privilege vulnerability
TechCrunch informed AT&T of a 5 year old data breach
Signal to get very useful cloud backups
Telegram to allow restricted incoming
HP exits Russia ahead of schedule
Advertisers are heavier users of Ad Blockers than average Americans!
The Google Incognito Mode Lawsuit
Canonical fights malicious Ubuntu store apps
Spinrite update
A Cautionary Tale

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-968-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 and yes we are going to talk about
0:05.9	One of the most interesting and in many ways scary
0:09.9	Security flaws on the internet and I'm not talking about AT&T although we'll talk about that as well.
0:15.2	Steve's explanation of the XZ flaw. We will talk about AT&T. What's taking him so long and
0:22.0	in telling us what's going on? Clearly there's a problem.
0:25.0	There's also a lot more to talk about including problems with NPM and Pie Pie.
0:31.0	A great spin-right success story in Steve's own household.
0:36.2	That and a lot more.
0:37.2	Oh, and also some scary numbers about how many people use ad blockers.
0:41.8	That and a lot more coming up next on
0:43.4	security now.
0:46.0	Podcasts you love from people you trust. This is
0:59.0	security now with Steve Gibson, episode 968,
1:01.0	recorded Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, a cautionary tale.
1:06.8	It's time for security now.
1:08.9	You wait all week for this, I know you do, it's a long seven days, days but yes Tuesday is here again and so is
1:15.1	Steve Gibson the man in charge of security now hi Steve hello Leo
1:20.3	hello Steve it's great to be back. Hello, Newman.
1:25.0	Hello.
1:28.0	Great.
1:29.0	Great to be back with you, again as always.
1:31.0	And you asked me right off the batter, gonna be talking about X Z and I said of
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