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Episode 375: Surprise Root Access

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Google's Cloud Platform suffers an outage, and iPhones in India get owned after a very specific attack.

Plus how a malware author built a massive 18,000 strong Botnet in one day, and Cisco finds more "undocumented" root passwords.

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    Links:

    • Cisco Removes Undocumented Root Password From Bandwidth Monitoring Software
  • Google Cloud Platform reports issues; Snapchat and other popular apps affected
  • Google Cloud Status Dashboard
  • Bogus Mobile Device Management system used to hack iPhones in India • The Register
  • A major election software maker allowed remote access on its systems for years - The Verge
  • Router Crapfest: Malware Author Builds 18,000-Strong Botnet in a Day
  • Anian wants to lean better backup
  • How To Choose an Effective Backup Strategy for your VPS | DigitalOcean
  • Tarsnap - Online backups for the truly paranoid
  • Borg Documentation — Borg - Deduplicating Archiver 1.1.6 documentation
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  • duplicity: Main
  • restic · Backups done right!
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