Hacker And The Fed

Zero-click Exploits Attacking iPhones, PC Motherboards Downloading Malware, and a New Dutch Mandate

Jun 8, 2023

01:05:46

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Lex Friedman Podcast: A Conversation About Cyber Security

2min

The New iOS Zero Click Exploit

2min

The Scary Zero Click Exploit via iOS Devices

2min

How CNC's Command and Control Is Used to Exploit Vulnerability

3min

Apple's Lockdown Mode Adds Another Layer to the Attack

2min

How to Handle a Lost Text for a Birthday

5min

The Zero Click Attack on the US National Security Agency

2min

The Importance of Anime Domains

2min

10.

Hello Fresh: Your Recipe for Success

2min

11.

DeleteMe Removes PII From Databrokers

2min

12.

Hacker in the Fed: How to Stop Supply Chain Attacks

2min

13.

The Problem With Gigabyte's Auto Updater Program

3min

14.

The FTC Slams Amazon With a 30.8 Million Dollar Fine for Privacy Violations

3min

15.

Ring's Problem With Easy to Use Devices

4min

16.

The $25 Million Penalty for Reaching Children's Privacy Laws

1min

17.

The Importance of Listening to Music in the Bathroom

2min

18.

The Impact of a $300 Million Fine on AWS

2min

19.

The Impact of the FTC Fines on Facebook

3min

20.

The Blue Checkmark in Gmail Is Exploiting Scammers

4min

21.

How Microsoft Authenticated Emails From Shared IP Space

2min

22.

The Persistent Pushing on Google to Fix an Error

2min

23.

Google's Blue Check Mark Verification

2min

24.

The Pros and Cons of Security Text

4min

25.

The Importance of General Contact Details for Security Engineers

2min

26.

How to Stop Spammers From Calling Your Phone Number Every Day

4min

This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss another zero-click exploit attacking iPhones via the iMessage app, millions of PC motherboards may be downloading malware, the FTC slams another company for violations, security researchers find a vulnerability in Gmail's checkmark system that is already being abused. And the Dutch government now mandates an easy way to contact website administrators.

Links from the episode:

Operation Triangulation: iOS devices targeted with previously unknown malware

securelist.com/operation-triangulation/109842/

thehackernews.com/2023/06/new-zero-click-hack-targets-ios-users.html

Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor

arstechnica.com/security/2023/06/millions-of-pc-motherboards-were-sold-with-a-firmware-backdoor/

FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring

thehackernews.com/2023/06/ftc-slams-amazon-with-308m-fine-for.html

Bug in Gmail

twitter.com/chrisplummer/status/1664075886545575941

twitter.com/ChristopheDary/status/1664907465924681728

linkedin.com/posts/christophe-dary-85330561_spf-dmarc-bimi-activity-7070510499196489728-pPTh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Security.txt now mandatory for Dutch government websites

netherlands.postsen.com/trends/198695/Securitytxt-now-mandatory-for-Dutch-government-websites.html

securitytxt.org

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