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In other news: Ticketmaster breach leaks data on half a billion users; the iOS bug that resurrected deleted photos explained; GPT-4 can write working malware based only on CVE bug descriptions; Slack customers upset to learn that their data was being used to train AI systems; WiFi location service can be used to track mobile routers; police are trialing new devices that can track and identify you based on multiple electronic signals; new Windows AI feature records everything you do on your PC; Microsoft rolling out welcome changes to admin privilege use; Google adding several privacy and security features to Android 15; and iVerify how has an Android app.

Article Links
  1. [Mashable] Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users. https://mashable.com/article/ticketmaster-data-breach-shinyhunters-hack
  2. [9to5Mac] Security Bite: Here’s the iOS 17.5 bug that resurfaced deleted photos https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/26/security-bite-heres-the-ios-17-5-bug-that-resurfaced-deleted-photos/
  3. [Dark Reading] GPT-4 Can Exploit Most Vulns Just by Reading Threat Advisories https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/gpt-4-can-exploit-most-vulns-just-by-reading-threat-advisories
  4. [securityweek.com] User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training https://www.securityweek.com/user-outcry-as-slack-scrapes-customer-data-for-ai-model-training/
  5. [9to5Mac] Apple Location Services vulnerability can enable troop movements to be tracked https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/24/apple-location-services-vulnerability/
  6. [Forbes] New Police Tech Can Detect Phones, Pet Trackers And Library Books In A Moving Car https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/05/14/police-car-surveillance-tech-uncovers-phones-pet-trackers-and-library-books/
  7. [Ars Technica] New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/
  8. [PCWorld] Microsoft battens security hatches on Windows admin accounts https://www.pcworld.com/article/2344405/microsoft-battens-security-hatches-on-oft-used-windows-admin-accounts.html
  9. [Lifehacker] Google Is Rolling Out Some Great Privacy Features to Android This Year https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-is-rolling-out-some-great-privacy-features-with-android-15
  10. [iverify.io] iVerify Basic is now on Android! https://www.iverify.io/post/iverify-basic-is-now-on-android
  11. Tip of the Week: Move to Mastodon https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/how-to-move-to-mastodon/ 
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    • Table of Contents

      Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show.

      • 0:02:34: Ticketmaster hacked, breach affects more than half a billion users
      • 0:05:59: Here’s the iOS 17.5 bug that resurfaced deleted photos
      • 0:12:28: GPT-4 Can Exploit Most Vulns Just by Reading Threat Advisories
      • 0:17:36: User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training
      • 0:23:12: Apple Location Services vulnerability can enable troop movements to be tracked
      • 0:34:15: New Police Tech Can Detect Phones, Pet Trackers And Library Books In A Moving Car
      • 0:41:02: New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC
      • 0:46:36: Microsoft battens security hatches on Windows admin accounts
      • 0:51:06: Google Is Rolling Out Some Great Privacy Features to Android This Year
      • 0:55:08: iVerify Basic is now on Android
      • 0:56:00: Tip of the Week: Migrate to Mastodon
      • 1:03:21: Looking ahead
      • ...more
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