Recent Security News

with @djhardb, @infosecirvin, and @sambowne

Jan 29, 2020

A discussion with Sam Bowne, Elizabeth Biddlecome, and Irvin Lemus.

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

Google halts paid-for Chrome extension updates amid fraud surge: Web Store in lockdown 'due to the scale of abuse'
Anatomy of a Facebook-Hosted Phishing Attack
Teenager charged over $50 million SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

SIM Swappers Are Phishing Telecom Company Employees to Access Internal Tools
NY: no more taxpayer dollars to pay ransom from ransomware: Senate Bill S7246
Senate Bill S7289
The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks

Sam Bowne @sambowne

Russian Media Spew U.S. Coronavirus Conspiracies for Domestic Audience
Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you -- even when you're not using Facebook
Mizzou students required to install location tracking app so college can 'pinpoint' them