SN 970: GhostRace - AT&T Breach Update, Cookie Notices, Router Buttons

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Leo Laporte

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

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

An update on the AT&T data breach
340,000 social security numbers leaked
Cookie Notice Compliance
The GDPR does enforce some transparency
Physical router buttons
Wifi enabled button pressers
Netsecfish disclosure of Dlink NAS vulnerability
Chrome bloat
SpinRite update
GhostRace

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0:17.3	It's time for security now. Steve Gibson's here. I'm at well not here. I'm at my mom's house, but we do have a great show. It's a propeller beanie show this week. He's going to explain what race conditions are and why it contributes to problems like Specter and meltdown. We've got the latest numbers on the massive five-year-old AT&T data breach.
0:21.8	You won't believe how any customers are affected.
0:25.0	You'll also be curious to know who just leaked more than 340,000 Social Security numbers,
0:30.0	Medicaid data, and more and what you can do about it.
0:34.0	And GDPR transparency requirements, you know those cookie pop-ups?
0:39.5	Are they honored?
0:40.5	What do you think?
0:41.5	We've got the deats all coming up next on security now.
0:47.0	Podcasts you love from people you trust.
0:51.0	This is Twit.
0:57.0	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson, episode 970, recorded April 16, 2024, Ghost Race.
1:07.0	It's time for security now, the show we cover the latest news about what's happening in the world of the internet in security bad guys good guys black
1:16.0	hats white hats I am broadcasting from the east coast this week I'm at mom's house
1:22.0	Steve Gibson never leaves his fortress of solitude.
1:26.0	Hello Steve.
1:27.0	Why would I ever leave?
1:29.0	And Leo, this is not a green screen behind me as as Andy or was it no it was one one year guys on Macbreak weekly said no this is not a green screen this is well
1:41.9	Jason has the same background whether he's real or not and and I always have to ask
1:47.8	him but if but if this are a green screen
1:50.0	it's a very nice little bunny. That's a very nice little bunny. That's a very nice bunny.
1:57.0	I have lots of moms, Chachshachis behind me.
2:02.0	Yeah, I think I grew up with one of those clocks in my grandparents.
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