#AxisOfEasy Weekly Tech Digest

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#AxisOfEasy Weekly Tech Digest episodes

April 12, 2024#AxisOfEasy 345: Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page To Promote Malware To 1.2M
In this episode:
Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page to Promote Malware to 1.2M People
US Lawmakers Introduce Federal Data Privacy Law
Hacker Leaks 8.5M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact Data, CISA Claims Data Already Publicly Available
Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation identify Thousands of Ivanti VPN Appliances Impacted by Recent Vulnerability
New Malware Persistence Method Targeting Magento Servers
CISA warns of “nation state compromise involving Microsoft products”
In this episode:
Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page to Promote Malware to 1.2M People
US Lawmakers Introduce Federal Data Privacy Law
Hacker Leaks 8.5M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact Data, CISA Claims Data Already Publicly Available
Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation identify Thousands of Ivanti VPN Appliances Impacted by Recent Vulnerability
New Malware Persistence Method Targeting Magento Servers
CISA warns of “nation state compromise involving Microsoft products”
36 min
April 05, 2024#AxisOfEasy 344: Telecom Giant AT&T Says Personal Data From 73M Accounts Has Been Leaked Onto The Dark Web
In this episode:
Telecom Giant AT&T says Personal Data from 73M Accounts has been Leaked onto the Dark Web
Exposed: Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Tracked and Revealed
Israel’s Action Against Al Jazeera Sparks Free Speech Debate
Lawsuit Reveals Facebook Streaming Business Shutdown Linked to Netflix’s Ad Spending, Allowing Access to User DMs
Google settles “Incognito” lawsuit
After Years of Careful Infiltration, Playing The Long Game: ‘xz utils’ Software Backdoor Uncovered in Years Long Infiltration Operation in Hacking Plot that Spans Multiple Years
In this episode:
Telecom Giant AT&T says Personal Data from 73M Accounts has been Leaked onto the Dark Web
Exposed: Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Tracked and Revealed
Israel’s Action Against Al Jazeera Sparks Free Speech Debate
Lawsuit Reveals Facebook Streaming Business Shutdown Linked to Netflix’s Ad Spending, Allowing Access to User DMs
Google settles “Incognito” lawsuit
After Years of Careful Infiltration, Playing The Long Game: ‘xz utils’ Software Backdoor Uncovered in Years Long Infiltration Operation in Hacking Plot that Spans Multiple Years
36 min
March 29, 2024#AxisOfEasy 343: What Is Money? Decoding The Finance Code With easyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic
In this episode:
What is Money? Decoding the Finance Code with easyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic
Spanish High Court Suspends Order to Block Telegram while Awaiting Police Report
Google’s Directive to Disclose Viewers of Targeted YouTube Videos
British High Court Blocks US Extradition Charges for Julian Assange
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russian Crypto Firms Over Alleged Sanctions Evasion
Apple’s M-Series Chips Encounter Unfixable Security Flaw
In this episode:
What is Money? Decoding the Finance Code with easyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic
Spanish High Court Suspends Order to Block Telegram while Awaiting Police Report
Google’s Directive to Disclose Viewers of Targeted YouTube Videos
British High Court Blocks US Extradition Charges for Julian Assange
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russian Crypto Firms Over Alleged Sanctions Evasion
Apple’s M-Series Chips Encounter Unfixable Security Flaw
39 min
March 22, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 342: Large Scale Data Breach Exposes Info Of Nearly Half Of France’s Working Population
In this episode:
Large Scale Data Breach Exposes Info of Nearly Half of France’s Working Population
875 Workers Liberated by Filipino Police from Slavery After Falling for Promises of Lucrative Work
After Cyberattack, Malawi Passport System Bounces Back Online
IMF Email Accounts Compromised in Major Security Breach
Critics Accuse Canadian Government of Gaslighting Regarding Its Online Censorship Bill
In this episode:
Large Scale Data Breach Exposes Info of Nearly Half of France’s Working Population
875 Workers Liberated by Filipino Police from Slavery After Falling for Promises of Lucrative Work
After Cyberattack, Malawi Passport System Bounces Back Online
IMF Email Accounts Compromised in Major Security Breach
Critics Accuse Canadian Government of Gaslighting Regarding Its Online Censorship Bill
28 min
March 15, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 341: Major Cybersecurity Breach: Top US Agency CISA Hacked, Systems Offline
In this episode:
Major Cybersecurity Breach: Top US Agency CISA Hacked, Systems Offline
Incognito Darknet Market rug pulls users, then extorts them
New Linux Malware Discovery Demonstrates how NerbianRAT is Used Across Platforms by For-Profit Threat Groups
New Malware Campaign Leverages Security Flaw in Popup Builder WordPress Plugin
Roku Resolves Unauthorized Subscriptions and Provides Refunds for 15k Breached Accounts
In this episode:
Major Cybersecurity Breach: Top US Agency CISA Hacked, Systems Offline
Incognito Darknet Market rug pulls users, then extorts them
New Linux Malware Discovery Demonstrates how NerbianRAT is Used Across Platforms by For-Profit Threat Groups
New Malware Campaign Leverages Security Flaw in Popup Builder WordPress Plugin
Roku Resolves Unauthorized Subscriptions and Provides Refunds for 15k Breached Accounts
25 min
March 08, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 340: Security Researchers Create “Morris II”: A Test AI Worm That Can Steal Data And Send Spam Emails Between AI Agents
In this episode:
Security Researchers Create “Morris II”: A Test AI Worm that can Steal Data and Send Spam Emails between AI Agents
Canadian Financial Intelligence Agency Pulls Corporate Systems Offline due to Cyber Incident
Canada’s Justice Minister Defends Controversial Online Harms Bill: House Arrest and Internet Restrictions
So you’re in the latest credential leak – now what?
Federal Judge Orders NSO Group to Reveal Pegasus Spyware Source Code in WhatsApp Lawsuit
US Treasury Department Sanctions Greece-based Spyware Company for Targeting American Journalists and Officials
In this episode:
Security Researchers Create “Morris II”: A Test AI Worm that can Steal Data and Send Spam Emails between AI Agents
Canadian Financial Intelligence Agency Pulls Corporate Systems Offline due to Cyber Incident
Canada’s Justice Minister Defends Controversial Online Harms Bill: House Arrest and Internet Restrictions
So you’re in the latest credential leak – now what?
Federal Judge Orders NSO Group to Reveal Pegasus Spyware Source Code in WhatsApp Lawsuit
US Treasury Department Sanctions Greece-based Spyware Company for Targeting American Journalists and Officials
44 min
March 01, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 339: Unveiling The Era Of AI Deception: The Alarming Ease Of Falling Victim To Scams
In this episode:
Unveiling the Era of AI Deception: The Alarming Ease of Falling Victim to Scams
Hack at Change Healthcare Network Causes Disruption in Pharmacies Across the US
Supreme Court Grapples with the Issue of Regulating Social Media Platforms
Canadian Government Finally Tables Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act
Joint US-Chinese Research Discovers How to Recreate Fingerprints from Smartphone Swipes
In this episode:
Unveiling the Era of AI Deception: The Alarming Ease of Falling Victim to Scams
Hack at Change Healthcare Network Causes Disruption in Pharmacies Across the US
Supreme Court Grapples with the Issue of Regulating Social Media Platforms
Canadian Government Finally Tables Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act
Joint US-Chinese Research Discovers How to Recreate Fingerprints from Smartphone Swipes
29 min
February 23, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 338: IC3 Warning: Cybercriminals Exploiting QR Codes To Steal Funds
In this episode:
IC3 Warning: Cybercriminals Exploiting QR Codes to Steal Funds
French Assembly passes Bill to criminalize vaccine skepticism
Bitcoin Self-Custody Made Easy: Watch a 10-Year-Old Set Up a Coldcard Mk4
YouTube Faces Backlash as Massive YouTuber Louis Rossmann Defends Free Speech
The European Court of Human Rights Rules Backdoored Encryption Violates the European Convention on Human Rights
ATHENE Researchers Discover Fundamental Design Flaws in DNSSEC
Former CRTC commissioner: existing Canadian law covers AI
In this episode:
IC3 Warning: Cybercriminals Exploiting QR Codes to Steal Funds
French Assembly passes Bill to criminalize vaccine skepticism
Bitcoin Self-Custody Made Easy: Watch a 10-Year-Old Set Up a Coldcard Mk4
YouTube Faces Backlash as Massive YouTuber Louis Rossmann Defends Free Speech
The European Court of Human Rights Rules Backdoored Encryption Violates the European Convention on Human Rights
ATHENE Researchers Discover Fundamental Design Flaws in DNSSEC
Former CRTC commissioner: existing Canadian law covers AI
38 min
February 16, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 337: Third Party Security Data Breach Leaves Bank Of America Customers Worried And Confused
In this episode:
Third Party Security Data Breach Leaves Bank of America Customers Worried and Confused
Bill S-210 Lobby Working Hard to Foster Widespread Age Verification Technologies in Canada
Facebook’s Compliance with Health Canada’s Requests Leads to Post Censorship
Court Rejects Most Copyright Claims by Book Authors Against OpenAI
Ivanti VPN Under Siege: SAML Vulnerability Leads to Widespread Compromises
In this episode:
Third Party Security Data Breach Leaves Bank of America Customers Worried and Confused
Bill S-210 Lobby Working Hard to Foster Widespread Age Verification Technologies in Canada
Facebook’s Compliance with Health Canada’s Requests Leads to Post Censorship
Court Rejects Most Copyright Claims by Book Authors Against OpenAI
Ivanti VPN Under Siege: SAML Vulnerability Leads to Widespread Compromises
38 min
February 09, 2024 #AxisOfEasy 336: Deepfake scammers trick employee, steal $25m
In this episode:
Deepfake scammers trick employee, steal $25m
Ex-CIA software engineer Joshua Schulte who leaked classified materials to WikiLeaks sentenced to 40 years
Google Search to no longer make site backups while crawling the web
Patched iPhone kernel bug exploited in attacks, CISA issues warning
Latest Lock and Code Episode: Bruce Schneier predicts future of AI-powered spying
In this episode:
Deepfake scammers trick employee, steal $25m
Ex-CIA software engineer Joshua Schulte who leaked classified materials to WikiLeaks sentenced to 40 years
Google Search to no longer make site backups while crawling the web
Patched iPhone kernel bug exploited in attacks, CISA issues warning
Latest Lock and Code Episode: Bruce Schneier predicts future of AI-powered spying
34 min