February 09, 2021

SN 805: SCADA Scandal - Defender Thinks Chrome is Malware, Plex Media Servers in DDoS Attacks

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2 hours 23 minutes

Defender thinks Chrome is malware, Plex Media Servers in DDoS attacks.

Picture of the Week.

Google has been busy with Chrome.

Google Chrome Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Exploited.

A unique use of Chrome's "sync" feature for command & control and data exfiltration.

Defender thinks Chrome is Malware.

More Critical WordPress Plug-in Problems.

Plex Media servers SSDP protocol being used in DDoS attacks.

Three more NEW vulnerabilities discovered in SolarWinds' software.

Closing the Loop.

SpinRite: "Discovering System's Mass Storage Devices..."

SCADA Scandal: Hacker's attempts to adjust chemicals in Oldsmar water supply.

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-805-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page.

For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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February 09, 2021

SN 805: SCADA Scandal - Defender Thinks Chrome is Malware, Plex Media Servers in DDoS Attacks

Listen Later

2 hours 23 minutes

Defender thinks Chrome is malware, Plex Media Servers in DDoS attacks.

Picture of the Week.

Google has been busy with Chrome.

Google Chrome Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Exploited.

A unique use of Chrome's "sync" feature for command & control and data exfiltration.

Defender thinks Chrome is Malware.

More Critical WordPress Plug-in Problems.

Plex Media servers SSDP protocol being used in DDoS attacks.

Three more NEW vulnerabilities discovered in SolarWinds' software.

Closing the Loop.

SpinRite: "Discovering System's Mass Storage Devices..."

SCADA Scandal: Hacker's attempts to adjust chemicals in Oldsmar water supply.

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-805-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page.

For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

Sponsors:

udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT

Gabi.com/SECURITYNOW

wwt.com/twit

...more

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