2.5 Admins 2.5 Admins 245: IPaaS
May 1, 2025
The vulnerabilities of public infrastructure take center stage, with a humorous take on hacked crosswalks. Insight into Google’s struggles with data storage reveals the tensions between speed and cost. The dangers of third-party services proxying personal IPs raise ethical concerns, while listeners get advice on creating a ZFS mirror. The conversation dives into the risks of software downloads from unreliable sources, emphasizing malware threats and critiquing misleading ads in the tech space.
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Crosswalk Hack with Default PIN
- Seattle crosswalks were hacked using a default pin code of 1234, leading to voices being replaced by AI impersonations of billionaires.
- This security flaw could have endangered visually impaired pedestrians by manipulating walk signals.
Complexity of Tiered Storage
- Tiered storage balancing fast SSDs with slow HDDs is complex and rarely effective without expert management.
- Large enterprises like Google use specialized metadata servers to optimize data placement, but manual hints are often needed.
AI Scrapers Using Domestic IPs
- Some apps unknowingly run proxy SDKs that route bot traffic through users' home IPs, causing misuse and security risks.
- This can lead to increased data usage, battery drain, and possible illegal activity traced back to innocent users.
