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On episode 228 of our daily cybersecurity podcast we look at new research out of NDSS Symposium 2019 including a browser-based botnet attack and ExSpectre, which hides malware using speculative execution.

Apex Legends players targeted by malware and scam campaigns, WinRAR ACE vulnerability exploited, and Adobe patches critical Reader flaw twice on episode 227 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

Microsoft Edge whitelists flash autorun on Facebook, WinRAR vulnerability existed for up to 19 years, and researcher Ken Munro says hackers could easy sink ships at seas on episode 225 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

Lazarus Group targets Russian companies for the first time, Russian nation-state hackers have quickest breakout time, and a remote code execution flaw existed in WordPress of 6 years on episode 223 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

VK worm revenge prank, Wendy's $50 million data breach settlement, and Google Earth reveals Taiwanese military sites on episode 223 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

Today's Agenda is as follows:

White Hat Hackers Spread VK Worm as Revenge Prank

Wendy’s Reaches $50 Million Settlement Over Data Breach

Google Earth Accidentally Reveals Taiwan Military Sites

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Australia says 'state actor' responsible for Parliament hacks and discloses party hacks, third collection of hacked databases hits the Dark Web, and Google backs off ad-blocker breaking Chrome changes on episode 222 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

On episode 221 of our daily cybersecurity podcast we look at two batches of stolen account information collections put up for sale on the dark web and the numerous disclosures announced this week.

500px announces breach impacting all 14.8 million of it's users, MacOS malware disguised as Windows .exe, and numerous Lenovo Watch X security vulnerabilities detailed on episode 220 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

Data of up to 100,000 Australians exposed, cyberattack on VFEmail destroys 18 years worth of data, and electric scooter hacked and controlled remotely on episode 219 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.

Adobe Reader DC zero-day flaw gets a temporary patch, critical flaw found in Wordpress plugin, and first clipper malware found in Google Play store on episode 218 of our daily cybersecurity podcast.