Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast Be Wary of Holiday Scams
Dec 1, 2025
As the holiday season approaches, scammers ramp up their activities. The discussion covers alarming current scams, including the ClickFix malware trick and a clever Apple Support phishing scheme. Learn how to protect yourself from clipboard attacks and the importance of using hardware security keys. The podcast also touches on recent cybersecurity news, like the FCC scrapping essential rules and the end of a flight records program. Plus, there are festive gift suggestions, focusing on privacy-conscious options and tools to safeguard your network.
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Voluntary Rules Leave Telcos Exposed
- Scrapping prescriptive telco cybersecurity rules reduces enforceable safeguards against state-sponsored hacks.
- Voluntary cooperation without enforcement leaves the weakest links vulnerable to future breaches.
Contact Discovery Can Leak Billions
- WhatsApp's contact-discovery feature can be abused to enumerate billions of phone numbers when unrate-limited.
- Lack of rate limiting turned a convenience feature into a massive data exposure of profile photos and about text.
Never Paste Unknown Terminal Commands
- Never copy-and-paste commands from emails, texts, or web pages into a terminal or command prompt.
- Treat any instruction to paste commands as a red flag because it can install malware and bypass protections.
