In this episode:

Armed by AI Technology, Hackers Cause a 464% Rise in Email-Based Phishing During the First Half of 2023

COVID-Related Terms Censored on Threads Platform During Renewed Efforts to Double Down on Free Speech

UK’s Online Safety Bill Sparks Debate

Unveiling the Breach: Chinese Hackers Exploit Microsoft’s Signing Key to Breach Outlook Accounts

Mozilla Resolves Firefox and Thunderbird WebP Zero-Day

Protecting Your Brand Online: DNS Cyber Security and Its Strategic Imperative

In this episode:

Key cracking concerns emerge from LastPass breach

X updates its privacy policy to include biometric data verification from premium users to combat identity fraud

Threat actors published the scraped data of 2.6M Duolingo users in August 2023

New crackdown on Saudi free speech online leads to man receiving death penalty

Ransomware Alert: Threat actors exploit MS SQL servers to deploy FreeWorld ransomware

In this episode:

IoT Devices Under Attack: KmsdBot Malware Evolves with Enhanced Capabilities

Potential Transformation of UN Cybercrime Treaty into a “Surveillance Pact” Raises Concerns

Activists Hijack Facebook’s Fact-Checking Program

The Dangers of Government Control of ‘Misinformation

Russian Disinformation Campaign Targets Major Media Outlets

In this episode:

UN Forms “Digital Army” to Combat “Deadly Disinformation”Unveiling Australia’s Misinfo Bill: A Threat to Free Expression and Democracy

ICANN Raises Alarm: UN’s Global Digital Compact on Internet Governance May Overlook Technical Experts

New Variant of Apple Mac OS Malware Called XLoader Has Been Discovered Masquerading as ‘OfficeNote’ Productivity App

Deal Drafted Between TikTok and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Would Greatly Increase Domestic Spying

In this episode:

Identity Theft is on the Rise-Here’s What You Can Do About It

Google’s Controversial Web Integrity API: Is it DRM for the Web?

Zoom Backtracks on Updates that Allowed Indiscriminate Use of Customer Data Without User Consent

AZ Governor Hobbs Asked Twitter to Censor Critics, Emails Reveal

Medical and Social Security Data of Millions in Missourians Compromised in MOVEit Attacks

In this episode:

Worldcoin’s Controversial Eyeball-Scanning Technology Empowers Governments with Digital ID System

IPv6: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Migration

Prospect Medical Holdings Targeted in Countrywide US Primary Care Cyber Attack

The Supreme Court Holds the Fate of the Internet in Its Hands

AI Controversy Leads Zoom to Backpedal on Updates to its Terms of Service

In this episode:

YouTube Censors Interview between James O’Keefe and Presidential Hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr

Chinese Hackers Compromise Federal Email Accounts with “Stealthy and Sophisticated”

Cyber Attack Indian Threat Actor, Patchwork, Targets Chinese Universities Using EyeShell Backdoor

FBI Inquiry Reveals FBI’s Financing of Mysterious Spy Tool

Unmasking WormGPT: The Rise of AI-Driven Business Email Compromise Attacks

In this episode:

UK Version of “Online Harms Bill” wants to prefilter content without due process

AirBnB may cancel you for what you do online at a rental

Controversial EU Poll Sparks Concerns Over Chat Control and Privacy Rights

North Korean State Actors Linked to Cyber Attacks and Manipulative Survey

Unmasking Phone Number Fraud: A Canadian Investigative Journey

OpenAI Quietly Closes Down AI Detection Tool, Sparking Speculation

US Congress Takes Action Against Government Surveillance with Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act

In this episode:

FBI Director Admits that the Law Enforcement Agency Coerces Bank Of America, Other Businesses to Share Innocent Americans’ Records ‘All The Time’

WormGPT: New Generative AI Tool that Allows Cybercriminals to Launch Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Advertised Underground

Microsoft’s Ongoing Investigation Into How China-Backed Hackers Broke into Inboxes of US Officials

Meta Blocks Canadian News Sites in Response to Government’s Cash Demand

Malicious Python Packages Target Windows Users on PyPI

In this episode:

Citing “Medical Misinformation,” YouTube Censors Australian MP’s Maiden Speech

Microsoft Blocks OWA Tokens in Light of Chinese State Actor Cyber Attack on Western European Governments

Revolutionary Zapple Pay Enables Bitcoin Tipping on Damus Despite Apple’s Objections

Meta’s Threads Raises Privacy Concerns With Data Collection and Instagram Integration

Updates to Google’s Terms and Conditions Say All “Publicly Available Information” Now Fair Game to Train Its AI