This week in Infosec (06:42)

With content liberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account

27th July 1979: The first edition of Computer Security was published. It was written by David K. Hsiao, Douglas S. Kerr, and Stuart E. Madnick.

And to think, some of you probably are surprised there were computers in 1979, never mind computer security!

Computer Security 1st Edition

https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1420498414874370049

28th July 1997: Tfreak (Dan Moschuk) released his program, smurf, a decision he later regarded as questionable. 

Exactly one year after he retired smurf in 1997, Tfreak published (papa)smurf.c v5.0, a new hybrid DoS attack based on Smurf and Fraggle. 

(papa)smurf.c v5.0 - New hybrid DoS attack based on smurf and fraggle

Rant of the Week (23:23) 

https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/1420800992388415491

https://www.idtheftcenter.org/google-voice-scam-tries-to-trick-you-while-you-are-selling-items-online/

Billy Big Balls of the Week (32.25)
The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a tech support scam that convinced him to secure his account – by deleting it.

Scamming the scam scammer

Industry News (40:40)

Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, macOS under active attack

Tech biz must tell us about more security breaches, says UK.gov as it ponders lowering report thresholds

ICO ends its involvement in dispute between NatWest Bank and data breach whistleblower

eBay ex-security boss sent down for 18 months for cyber-stalking, witness tampering

Iranian state-backed hackers posed as flirty Scouser called Marcy to target workers in defence and aerospace

'Woefully insufficient': Biden administration's assessment of critical infrastructure infosec protection

Israeli authorities investigate NSO Group over Pegasus spyware abuse claims

Upcoming Android privacy changes include ability to blank advertising ID, and 'safety section' in Play store

Spam is Chipotle's secret ingredient: Marketing email hijacked to dish up malware

Tweet of the Week (55:24)

https://twitter.com/bryanl/status/1420925333864386562

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