Windows update kills printers & SSDs.Lamphone: eavesdrop on a hanging lightbulbBrave Browser caught and chastised for tweaking user-entered URLs for its benefitMicrosoft breaks its own record for Patch Tuesday patchesTFW Windows 10 loses your printer portLast week's Patch Tuesday broke ALL PRINTING (even to PDFs) for many users. Fix won't come for a monthWindows 10 2004 update is messing up SSDs and non-SSDsSMBleedSubject: Your Site Has Been HackedAuthentic database ransom attacksAnother side-channel attack on Intel chipsWe invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-771-Notes.pdf 
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte 
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SN 771: Lamphone - Windows Update Kills Printers & SSDs

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An update on the AT&T; data breach 
340,000 social security numbers leaked 
Cookie Notice Compliance 
The GDPR does enforce some transparency 
Physical router buttons 
Wifi enabled button pressers 
Netsecfish disclosure of Dlink NAS vulnerability 
Chrome bloat 
SpinRite update 
GhostRace 
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-970-Notes.pdf 
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SN 970: GhostRace - AT&T Breach Update, Cookie Notices, Router Buttons

Out-of-support DLink NAS devices contain hard coded backdoor credentials 
Privnote is not so "Priv" 
Crowdfense is willing to pay millions 
Engineers Pinpoint Cause of Voyager 1 Issue, Are Working on Solution 
SpinRite Update 
Minimum Viable Secure Product 
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-969-Notes.pdf 
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SN 969: Minimum Viable Secure Product - Dlink NAS Backdoor, Privnote, Crowdefense

 
A near-Universal (Local) Linux Elevation of Privilege vulnerability 
TechCrunch informed AT&T; of a 5 year old data breach 
Signal to get very useful cloud backups 
Telegram to allow restricted incoming 
HP exits Russia ahead of schedule 
Advertisers are heavier users of Ad Blockers than average Americans! 
The Google Incognito Mode Lawsuit 
Canonical fights malicious Ubuntu store apps 
Spinrite update 
A Cautionary Tale 
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-968-Notes.pdf 
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SN 968: A Cautionary Tale - XZ Outbreak, AT&T Data Breach

 
Apple vs U.S. DOJ 
G.M.'s Unbelievably Horrible Driver Data Sharing Ends 
Super Sushi Samurai 
Apple has effectively abandoned HomeKit Secure Routers 
The forthcoming ".INTERNAL" TLD 
The United Nations vs AI. 
Telegram now blocked throughout Spain 
Vancouver Pwn2Own 2024 
China warns of incoming hacks 
Annual Tax Season Phishing Deluge 
SpinRite update 
Authentication without a phone 
Are Passkeys quantum safe? 
GoFetch: The Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chips 
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-967-Notes.pdf 
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SN 967: GoFetch - Apple vs. DOJ, ".INTERNAL" TLD

 
Voyager 1 update 
The Web turned 35 and Dad is disappointed 
Automakers sharing driving data with insurance companies 
A flaw in Passkey thinking 
Passkeys vs 2fa 
Sharing accounts with Passkeys 
Passkeys vs. Passwords/MFA 
Workaround to sites that block anonymous email addresses 
Open Bounty programs on HackerOne 
Steve on Twitter 
Ways to disclose bugs publicly 
Security by obscurity 
Something you have/know/are vs Passkeys 
Passkeys vs TOTP 
Inspecting Chrome extensions 
Passkey transportability 
Morris the Second 
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-966-Notes.pdf 
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent 
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SN 771: Lamphone - Windows Update Kills Printers & SSDs

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