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  • 181: Malware Inception

    More water problems for Eric. Jon makes cheese. Apple admits it has a problem and Jon provides an example - then talks about the RSA Hack Ten Year Reunion show! Eric finds Crypto, COBOL and Taxes somewhat funny and Jon follows the trail that defined "Aerosol".

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 7:08 - Apple has Malware!
    • 11:41 - XCSSET Malware
    • 17:32 - The RSA Hack, 10 years later
    • 26:09 - Crypto, COBOL, and Taxes
    • 30:08 - Define "Aerosol"
    39 min
  • 180: Low Bandwidth Database

    Eric tries his hand at brisket, and Jon has a cow (literally). A cool IMSI-catcher project, four android zero days, and a way to use Apple's Find My network to send arbitrary data. For fun we have "Dangit, Git!", China's mars rover landing, and the Soviet Venera program focused on Venus.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 14:47 - SeaGlass
    • 22:44 - Android Zero Days
    • 25:22 - Send My
    • 32:46 - OpenHaystack
    • 35:42 - Dangit, Git!?!
    • 39:32 - China Lands On Mars
    • 41:25 - Soviet Venera Program
    47 min
  • 179: An Intentional Griller

    Jon watches fencing this time, Eric tries out the new grill. Ransomware hits a pipeline and people bag gasoline. Eric figures SSH+YubiKeys is one more step toward a passwordless future. Jon chats up the Frag Attack and Eric likes the logo. A mobile chip bug has a massive footprint. Eric's curiosity is piqued on microreactors and Jon thinks about training some covid detecting bees.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 12:20 - Pipeline Ransomware
    • 20:25 - GitHub, SSH and YubiKeys
    • 24:28 - Frag Attack
    • 31:57 - Mobile Chip Bug
    • 36:47 - Nuclear Microreactor
    • 41:35 - Covid Trained Bees
    48 min
  • 178: Rapid Unexpected Disassembly

    Eric is civic-y and ready to BBQ. Jon does more Bee stuff. Space news is good, Signal is rocking it, Anti-vaxxers + Q(R) codes, Google talks about bad apps and developers, and a(nother?) gatekeeper bypass. For fun we have namedrop.io, an immunity tracker dashboard, and did you know there was an annual Planetary Defense Conference?

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 17:09 - Landing Nominal
    • 19:28 - Ingenuity's 4th Flight
    • 20:11 - C-17 Droppings
    • 21:03 - Signal's Instagram Ads
    • 25:30 - Anti-Vaxx QR
    • 28:35 - Bad Apps and Developers
    • 32:50 - Gatekeeper Bypass
    • 41:24 - Name Drop
    • 44:37 - Immunity Level
    • 49:37 - Planetary Defense Conference
    53 min
  • 177: Serendipitous Opportunity

    Eric and Jon "discuss" cooking with fire. Jon buys an oboe. Eric reminisces about a childhood home now in the news while Jon offers Captain Fantastic. Google Argentina sighs "Whoops!" and a Ransomware Gang yells "Stonks!" Jon drops RotaJakiro and CIA Malware. Eric shares thoughts about left-handed booksellers while Jon watches Ted Lasso and admires this year's crop of cicadas. Finally, if you have the means, please donate to help India out.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 9:51 - Hualapai Mountains
    • 11:02 - Captain Fantastic
    • 15:31 - google.com.ar goes where?
    • 17:37 - Ransomware Gang Stonks
    • 20:17 - RotaJakiro
    • 23:30 - CIA Malware
    • 27:33 - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
    • 32:08 - Ted Lasso
    • 33:10 - Cicada 2021
    • 36:07 - Covid & India
    39 min
  • 176: Fall Off A Truck

    Eric uses Actual Fire while Jon uses Fake Fire, evidently. There will be posts. Vulnerable Energy Production seeks Cybersecurity Defense Solutions. Devices in the UK will need to display how long they'll get security updates (including phones). More supply chain attacks, and the hacked hacks back. Ingenuity has its test flight, Windows embraces Linux GUI apps, and a Cold War to monitor McDonald's ice cream machines.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 17:10 - Electricity Operations
    • 21:14 - Security Updates Provided
    • 25:09 - Mo' Supply Chain
    • 30:06 - Signal's Signal
    • 39:01 - Ingenuity Flies
    • 40:49 - X + Windows
    • 44:22 - Cold War
    53 min
  • 175: I Have Not Outgrown Space Yet

    Eric paints a nebula, Jon weighs some bees. Notes about Contact Form Malware and more Exchange webshells. Eric likes Bloom Filters and Jon likes Nuclear Fusion with a side of Kiss the Ground.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 14:32 - Contact Form Malware
    • 22:25 - FBI & Web Shells
    • 27:14 - CISA Note
    • 31:51 - Bloom Filters
    • 33:49 - Nuclear Fusion
    • 40:35 - Kiss the Ground
    44 min
  • 174: Fair Use As A Matter Of Law

    [Had to use backup audio for part of this, sorry!] It's spring -- that means sprinklers and dandelions. Jon talks way too much about bees. More about LoRa, how people are mining on GitHub's dime, the Oracle v. Google suit is ruled, Microsoft is building Java now, and ransomware at the vehicle inspection stations. For fun we have mutant rabbits and hints of a potential new particle. Or not, if you believe the computer folks.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 15:19 - LoRa Part II
    • 17:01 - Mining on GitHub
    • 26:43 - It Is So Ordered
    • 29:47 - Microsoft Builds Java
    • 35:00 - Inspection Outage
    • 39:16 - Mutant Rabbits
    • 42:34 - Fainting Goats
    • 44:25 - Fermilab Muons
    52 min
  • 173: A Little Bit of Trollery

    "Bees use Tools?" Jon wonders. "I'm tired of driving." Eric muses. LoRa attacks outlined and the Mystery of the Eagles is solved. Apple patches, PHP Hacks and Ubiquity Oopsies, oh my! Classic video game inception and there's something alien at the core of the Earth.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 6:38 - Bees with Tools?
    • 16:35 - LoRaWAN Attacks
    • 22:27 - Eagle Mystery Solved!
    • 24:42 - Another Apple Patch
    • 28:08 - PHP Hack
    • 33:17 - Ubiquity Oops
    • 41:03 - Doom Snake
    • 43:32 - Alien World at the Earth's Core
    • 47:22 - Seveneves
    49 min
  • 172: Where Have All The Containers Gone

    Eric's on another road trip, and Jon's just back from camping (and plumbing). Exchange followup with 'indiscriminate' deployment of Black Kingdom ransomware, Hobby Lobby's exposed S3 bucket, Revenge Plot has real world consequences, more zero days used by an advanced group, and a walk through a TikTok RCE. For fun we have Space Probes, a Container Shortage, and no shortage of (bald) eagles.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 10:59 - Black Kingdom
    • 12:45 - Hobby Lobby Exposed
    • 14:04 - Revenge Plot
    • 17:57 - "Expert" Hackers
    • 23:04 - TikTok Android RCE
    • 30:32 - Space Probes
    • 34:02 - Container Shortage
    • 39:51 - Eagles!
    44 min

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