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Simple Cyber Defense Security Update Episode 15

In this episode we will talk about the Facebook outage and the possible cause of it. Also we will talk about how to use DNS to protect yourself online.

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

Facebook outage caused by a single mistake; has huge implications - https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/05/facebook-outage-cause-mistake/

Experts say it's 'theoretically possible' the Facebook outage was connected to a whistleblower's bombshell claims against the company — but not likely - https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-outage-likely-not-linked-whistleblower-claims-hearing-frances-haugen-2021-10

1.5 Billion Facebook Users' Personal Information Allegedly Posted for Sale - https://www.newsweek.com/15-billion-facebook-users-personal-information-posted-sale-after-hack-1635439

Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview - https://www.cbsnews.com/video/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-misinformation-public-60-minutes-video-2021-10-03/

Online Tracking Interview with Avoid the Hack - https://youtu.be/oSCWmy52dIw

OpenDNS: https://www.opendns.com/7 

DNS Services to Protect Your Family and Network with Minimum Setup: https://www.makeuseof.com/dns-services-family-protection/

With the high amount of new reports of people getting scammed out of their life's savings, it is important to keep yourself safe online. In this episode we talk about online scams. How to spot them, report them, and defend against them.

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Intro:

Music by dylan-darby from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=3380

Video by Tomislav Jakupec from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5361

Links:

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts

https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety

https://www.cyber.gov.au/

https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ccips/reporting-computer-internet-related-or-intellectual-property-crime

https://www.usa.gov/online-safety

In this episode we are discussing how a reddit user was tracked down and identified. We go over how this could have happened and what to look out for to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

Watch this hacker break into a company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWVN3Rq4gzw

This is how hackers hack you using simple social engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7scxvKQOo

The Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/psy93k/online_troll_exposed/

This is the first episode of the Online Shopping Series. In this episode we will be interviewing Ashley Simmons from Avoid the Hack on the topic of online tracking. Some of the questions we will be answering are:

• Why should I care about tracking?

• Isn't the point of tracking is to make products work better and to have the ads that are shown to you be more relevant?

• What are some common methods used for tracking?

• How can individuals avoid being tracked online?

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Intro:

Music by dylan-darby from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=3380

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Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/friendlyATH

Simple Cyber Defense Security Updates Episode 13

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

Apple will let you upload your driver's license to Apple Wallet - CNET - https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-will-let-you-upload-your-drivers-license-to-apple-wallet

Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/razer-bug-lets-you-become-a-windows-10-admin-by-plugging-in-a-mouse/

Gizmodo: WhatsApp Moderators Can Read Your Messages. - https://gizmodo.com/whatsapp-moderators-can-read-your-messages-1847629241

How to block Windows Plug-and-Play auto-installing insecure apps - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-block-windows-plug-and-play-auto-installing-insecure-apps/

Simple Cyber Defense Security Updates Episode 12

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

Microsoft to require admin rights before using Windows Point and Print feature - https://therecord.media/microsoft-to-require-admin-rights-before-using-windows-point-and-print-feature/

The LockBit 2.0 ransomware attack against Accenture – time is running out - https://cybernews.com/security/the-lockbit-2-0-ransomware-attack-against-accenture-time-is-running-out/

Data Breach Alert: Hacker is Selling Private Data from 70 Million AT&T Customers - https://www.canadavpns.com/blog/att-data-breach-70-million-customers/

Data leak exposes tens of millions of private records from corporations and government agencies - https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/tech/data-leak-microsoft-upguard/index.html

Microsoft's Reasoned Neglect show notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-833-notes.pdf

Microsoft’s Culpable Negligence - https://youtu.be/KgOKt_FYrOg?t=4288

Microsoft’s Reasoned Neglect - https://youtu.be/vrTRrP0K1aU?t=5673

T-Mobile identity protection signup - https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/data-breach-2021/next-steps

How to lock your credit - https://www.creditkarma.com/advice/i/how-to-lock-credit

How to lift a credit freeze - https://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/lift-credit-freeze/

Equifax - https://www.equifax.com/personal/products/credit/credit-lock-alert/

TransUnion - https://www.trueidentity.com/

Experian - https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/how-to-lock-your-credit/

This week we learn about Glowworm attacks and repeated T-Mobile data breaches. Protect yourself online and share with others!

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

Critical bug impacting millions of IoT devices lets hackers spy on you - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-bug-impacting-millions-of-iot-devices-lets-hackers-spy-on-you/

New Glowworm Attack Recovers Device's Sound from Its LED Power Indicator - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~3/1kR_AyuiEjw/new-glowworm-attack-recovers-devices.html

T-Mobile is investigating a reported data breach. It sounds like a bad one - 

https://mashable.com/article/t-mobile-data-breach-100-million

https://www.vpnranks.com/blog/hacker-claims-to-have-stolen-data-of-more-than-100-million-t-mobile-users/

https://www.wired.com/story/t-mobile-hack-data-phishing/

https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/p62pal/the_tmobile_data_breach_is_one_you_cant_ignore/

Millions of seniors hit by major data breach - https://www.techradar.com/news/millions-of-seniors-hit-by-major-data-breach

Simple Cyber Defense Security Updates Episode 10

This week we talk about two major issues that affects thousands. First being the Amazon Flaw for Kindle devices and second are the Android malware apps (called Flytrap) that takes over your Facebook account.

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

Amazon Fixes Flaw on Kindle - https://www.news18.com/news/tech/amazon-fixes-flaw-on-kindle-that-couldve-allowed-hackers-steal-billing-data-4066439.html

Malicious Android apps try to hijack your Facebook account - https://www.techrepublic.com/article/malicious-android-apps-try-to-hijack-your-facebook-account/

Flytrap Android malware hijacks thousands of Facebook accounts - https://www.vpnranks.com/blog/flytrap-android-malware-hijacks-thousands-of-facebook-accounts/

Simple Cyber Defense Security Updates Episode 9

This week we talk about the Pegasus exploits, Massive face ID bypasses, and more about 2 Factor Authentication.

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones? - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/18/what-is-pegasus-spyware-and-how-does-it-hack-phones

Edward Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid Pegasus revelations - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/19/edward-snowden-calls-spyware-trade-ban-pegasus-revelations

Pegasus Project: Apple iPhones compromised by NSO spyware - https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/07/pegasus-project-apple-iphones-compromised-by-nso-spyware/

‘Master Faces’ That Can Bypass Over 40% Of Facial ID Authentication Systems - https://www.unite.ai/master-faces-that-can-bypass-over-40-of-facial-id-authentication-systems/

Microsoft fixes serious Windows Hello security flaw - https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-fixes-serious-windows-hello-security-flaw

Windows Hello bypassed using infrared image - https://therecord.media/windows-hello-bypassed-using-infrared-image/

Password Security Guide - https://youtu.be/4o5rhNpC4dw

Simple Cyber Defense Security Updates Episode 8

This week we will discuss the Wi-fi bug that effects all iOS devices before iOS 14.6 and how people's cell phone numbers are being publicly exposed online.

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Intro:

Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

That iPhone WiFi crash bug is far worse than initially thought - https://therecord.media/that-iphone-wifi-crash-bug-is-far-worse-than-initially-thought/

Turns Out That Low-Risk iOS Wi-Fi Naming Bug Can Hack iPhones Remotely - https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/turns-out-that-low-risk-ios-wi-fi.html

Security Now Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-828.htm

419M Facebook User Phone Numbers Publicly Exposed - https://www.darkreading.com/risk/419m-facebook-user-phone-numbers-publicly-exposed/d/d-id/1335740