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Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Microsoft began selling repair parts for out-of-warranty Surface devices, Twitter users shared a ChatGPT hack to get free working keys for Windows programs, and Comcast told the FCC that new regulations that require reporting their fees plainly to customers are too difficult to comply with. In security news this week, Microsoft blamed a DDoS attack for users being unable to use several of their services, Fortinet patched a bug that likely allowed hackers to hijack equipment, and a Russian threat group breached Ukrainian government email servers.

Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Apple made developer betas free for all to download and install, Western Digital sparked anger over premature age warnings on some of their hardware and Ubuntu 18.04 general support ended, but there’s still hope for its users. This week in security news, BBC, BA and Boots were issued blackmail by a Russia-based cybercrime gang, and new MOVEit vulnerabilities are being revealed, and even more organizations are coming forward as victims. Finally, in Dejanews, security company Barracuda is telling customers affected by a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in its Email Security Gateway appliances to replace them immediately.

Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Apple announced its new OS system with updated capabilities for gamers, Apple announced its transition to Silicon is complete, an all-snap Ubuntu desktop will be available next year, and the team discusses the top features in the Windows 11 May 2023 update. In security news this week, the WordPress security team is force-installing a security patch on millions of its sites. In our “Doh!” segment this week, a Redditor raised an issue with a URL that was previously printed on Maryland license plates, inadvertently causing untold numbers of the public to advertise for a casino based in the Philippines. Finally, in “Who Got Pwned” this week, IT Security company Barracuda Networks patched a months-old vulnerability, revealing that it had been exploited since October to install Malware on some networks.

This week on Technado, Daniel and Sophie are joined by special guest Wes Bryan. They start off by covering all the news from Microsoft Build 2023 including new Windows 11 features, Windows Copilot, as well as other new products and features. Then the team discusses how the cameras on Microsoft’s Surface Pro X stopped working. Then to end the show, they talk about how an analyst at Infosec pleads guilty to blackmailing his employer.

Don, Daniel, and Sophie are all back this week to discuss the latest tech news. To start off the show they discuss a botched Asus update that caused routers to go offline worldwide. Then, they talk about failing SanDisk Extreme SSD cards, a faulty printer update from HP, a new KeePass flaw, and the Dark Web’s version of ChatGPT named DarkBERT. To end the show, the Technado team covers an article about how the new .zip domain could possibly be a cybersecurity risk.

Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with familiar face Daniel, along with special studio guests Ronnie Wong and Anthony Sequeira as they cover the latest. This week in tech, users discovered that Microsoft has begun scanning previously private zipped folders for malware, spelling potential trouble for security analysts, and the latest PCIe 5.0 update is making SSD heat sinks and coolers seem more like a necessity than an optional upgrade. Wrapping up this week's coverage is a never-before-seen mashup of our Deja News and Behind Bars segment as we revisit an article we covered two years ago, ending in serious jail time for an ex-Ubiquiti engineer.  

Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and special guest Wes Bryan as they cover the latest. This week, Microsoft announced that all web links opened from Teams or Outlook will open automatically in Microsoft Edge, regardless of the user’s default browser settings. In “Who Got Pwned?” this week, MSI did not pay ransom to the ransomware group that hacked them in April, resulting in the leak of Intel OEM private keys, and OpenAI, the creator of popular AI machine ChatGPT, confirmed a second data breach was responsible for the app recently going offline, thus sparking a larger conversation about security and AI. In Deja News, Uber’s Ex-security chief was sentenced to prison for 3 years and received an order of 200 community service hours after he purposefully covered up a data breach in 2016. Finally, we wrap up this week’s episode with a special treat as Wes Bryan tells us all about his experience and the news going around the RSA conference.

This week on Technado Sophie, Don, and special guest Anthony start off the show with an article about Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in 2025. Next, they talk about how Google Cloud suffered an outage in Europe, how Meta Reality Labs lost almost 4 billion last quarter, how SSD uses AI to protect your data, and how researchers are now advising against the new 2FA account syncing from Google. Finally, they discuss Apple using iOS and macOS Rapid Security Response features for the very first time.

Rundown:
Microsoft Is Ending Windows 10 Updates (cnet.com)
Google Cloud suffers outage in Europe amid water leak, fire (The Register)
Meta's Reality Labs lost $3.99 billion last quarter, bringing its total losses since 2020 to $30 billion (TechSpot)
SSD Uses AI to Protect Your Data From Ransomware Attacks (tomshardware.com)
Google leaking 2FA secrets – researchers advise against new “account sync” feature for now (sophos.com) Apple uses iOS and macOS Rapid Security Response features for the first time (Ars Technica)

Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, users reported Ryzen motherboards were bulging as they failed due to heat, Ubuntu has released its newest Linux distribution version called Lunar Lobster, and Google has simplified two-factor authentication for all its users. In security news, Proton launched a new end-to-end encrypted password manager. In this week’s “Doh!” segment, arstechnica shared that used routers can often be used to obtain sensitive information about the previous user. Finally, in “Deja News,” a nesting-doll-style supply chain attack was implemented against 3CX.  

Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Microsoft began beta testing a change for the print screen key function. Microsoft also continued growing its Linux distribution, and it may have a major win in its future as Samsung is reportedly considering using Bing over Google as its default search engine. In security news, LinkedIn stepped into the future by rolling out new secure identification features. In this week’s “Who Got Pwned?” segment, motherboard maker MSI acknowledged a breach in their system as they issued an alert about rogue firmware. Finally, in “Deja News,” the hackers who breached Western Digital systems are claiming they have vast information, including customer info, and are demanding a large ransom in return.