March 24, 2026

Security Now 1071: Bucketsquatting

2 hours 47 minutes

When convenience trumps caution, disaster waits in the wings. Join Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent as they break down the jaw-dropping oversights lurking in mission-critical tax and cloud tools, and examine how a single unchecked decision can upend internet security for years.

H&R Block's tax software does something SO WRONG.

The Intoxalock breathalyzer calibration cyber attack.

Firefox now offers a 100% free built-in VPN.

TikTok and Meta's tracking pixels are so much more.

Russians beg for the return of Telegram, WhatsApps and others.

Never connect your crypto-wallet to an unknown service.

What would a week be without a Cisco CVSS of 10.0.

Ubiquiti patches a 10.0 critical flaw.

Listener feedback and...

What's "Bucketsquatting" and what can be done to prevent it

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1071-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent

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