In this episode:

Iran-Affiliated Hackers Attack Water Authorities Across Multiple US States

US State Department Faces Lawsuit Over Accusations of Funding Censorship Technology

23andMe confirms Hackers Stole Nearly Half of its Customer Data

Israeli Hospital Data Breach: Iran-Linked Hackers Purportedly Leak Massive Trove of Information

Controversial Blocking of Chronological Feeds: Upholding Censorship Control

In this episode:

LockBit Ransomware Group Claims 1.5TB of Stolen Documents Against Canadian Government

Unencrypted Messages Lead to Removal of Nothing Chats from Play Store

Child Safety Risks Linked to iPhone’s New ‘NameDrop’ Feature

World Economic Forum Backs UNESCO’s Push To Regulate Speech on Social Media

US and UK Release New AI System Development Guidelines

easyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic will be speaking at SplinterCon

In this episode:

Unconventional Move: ALPHV Ransomware Group Files SEC Complaint Against Its Own Victim

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp Files Lawsuit Against 20 Major Media Companies Over Coordinated Media Attack

Canadian Police and Military Suffer Data Breach via Attack on Third-Party Moving Companies

British Library Latest Victim of Rhysida Ransomware Attack

Elon Musk Keeps His Promise and Files Lawsuit Against Media Matters, Urging Users to Reject Manipulation

In this episode:

Microsoft and Facebook Announce Their Election Interference Plans Ahead of 2024

What Users Need to Know About the New Outlook App

Middle Eastern APT Group Uses Gaza as Lure for Latest Phishing Campaign

Massive $60M Ethereum Theft: Exploited ‘Create2’ Feature Targets 99K Victims

Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers’ Web-Killing Monster

In this episode:

Amazon's Secret Algorithm Generates $1B+ Profits Through Price Manipulation

Ontario Hospitals Report Data Theft and Online Publication After Cyberattack

Optus Outage Leaves Millions Without Service, Cause Still Unknown

LinkedIn Faces Another Major Data Leak, Over 35 Million Users Affected

Major Data Breach Exposes Customer Information at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands

In this episode:

Canada Bans WeChat and Kaspersky Over Spying Concerns

Berlin Regional Court Bans LinkedIn from Ignoring “Do Not Track” Signals

Canadian House Ethics Committee Pushes to Punish Online Platforms that Allow “Misinformation” to Spread

Congress members Introduce Bill to Regulate Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement Agencies

UK’s Surveillance Shift from Biometrics Safeguards to Facial Recognition

In this episode:

Westminster Declaration Highlights Threat of Digital Censorship

Instagram Chief says Threads Censorship only “Temporary,” Despite No Official Deadline

Cookie Hijacking Attempt on Okta Support System May Have Exposed Customer Files

Weibo CEO Tests Forced Removal of Online Anonymity

Cruise’s Driverless Taxis Face Suspension in San Francisco

In this episode:

Browser Update Scam Takes a Decentralized Turn with Cryptocurrency Blockchain

Micfo LLC CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Over Wire Fraud

Nurse in Hot Water with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan Over Social Media Posts Criticizing Province’s COVID Mandates

California Data Bill Enables Citizens to Delete PII by Data Brokers

Discord: Playground for Nation-State Hackers

In this episode:

Carbon Passports: A Dystopian Surveillance Threat

Diabetes Drug, Ozempic, Suppresses Patients’ Appetite, Sending Drugstores Nationwide into a Panic

Ancestry Website, 23andMe, Data Stolen in Attack Targeting Jews

Microsoft SharePoint Credentials at Risk Under Fast-Growing Dropbox Campaign

Unmasking Disinformation: Israel-Hamas War and the Battle for Truth

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In this episode:

Security Risks Loom Over Public Zoom Meeting Links

Renowned Authors Fight Back Against OpenAI’s Unauthorized Content Use in LLM Training

Canada Imposes Mandatory Registration for Podcast Platforms Under Government Authority

Canada Faces Cyber Onslaught from Indian Hacker Group

Critical Vulnerabilities Uncovered in WS_FTP Server Software