Month: January 2021

This week Javvad and Erich welcome a long time friend and former colleague of Javvad’s, Adrian Sanabria to the show as they discuss news around the takedown of the the Emotet group, a new phishing toolkit that dynamically changes brands and other news from they cybersecurity world. Adrian also discusses his new job and how it will change the future of infosec tool product reviews.

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Adrian’s Social Media:
Twitter: @sawaba
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-sanabria/
OnlyFans: TBD

Stories from the show:

Emotet Takedown:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55826258

New Phishing Toolkit:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-cybercrime-tool-can-build-phishing-pages-in-real-time/

Krebs on Solarwinds:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/solarwinds-what-hit-us-could-hit-others/

The Sonicwall Problem:
https://threatpost.com/sonicwall-breach-zero-days-in-remote-access/163290/

The Security Products We Deserve:
https://youtu.be/GHuQC1qLnJ4

Knowing that Erich was going in for doctor visit that morning, Javvad decided rather than a traditional show, to help take his mind off things, he would put Erich on the spot to comment to stories he had no idea were coming. 

Welcome to Headline Roulette, a speed response to the following stories with no time to actually read these articles: 

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 62% in 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/privacy-focused-search-engine-duckduckgo-grew-by-62-percent-in-2020/

FBI: Disinformation Campaigns Seek to Exploit Capitol Siege
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/fbi-disinformation-campaigns-seek-to-exploit-capitol-siege-a-15782

FBI warns of vishing attacks stealing corporate accounts
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-vishing-attacks-stealing-corporate-accounts/

A Chinese hacking group is stealing airline passenger details
https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-chinese-hacking-group-is-stealing-airline-passenger-details/

70% of UK finance industry hit with cyber-attacks in 2020
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/70-percent-uk-finance-industry-hit-with-cyberattacks-in-2020-000851797.html

Hacker posts 1.9 million Pixlr user records for free on forum
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-posts-19-million-pixlr-user-records-for-free-on-forum/

Coin-Mining Malware Volumes Soar 53% in Q4 2020
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/coinmining-malware-volumes-soar-53/

When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s passport number
https://mango.pdf.zone/finding-former-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbotts-passport-number-on-instagram

X-rated social media app Fleek exposed explicit photos of users
https://www.hackread.com/social-media-app-fleek-explicit-photos-leak/

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In this episode, Javvad and Erich are joined by privacy expert Rowenna Fielding for a fun and informative show discussing privacy issues around the globe. The group discusses changes made by TikTok, the new WhatsApp privacy debacle, the use crowdsourcing by law enforcement after the capitol fiasco, and how to move from and infosec role to a job focused on privacy. 

Rowenna’s recommended books:
• Surveillance capitalism – https://www.amazon.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Future-Frontier/dp/1541758005/
• Weapons of math destruction – https://www.amazon.com/Weapons-Math-Destruction-Increases-Inequality/dp/0553418831/
• Algorithms of oppression – https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245/

Rowenna’s Patreon link:
http://patreon.com/missiggeek

Links from the show:
TikTok: All under-16s’ accounts made private – https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-55639920

WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app – https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/whatsapp-users-must-share-their-data-with-facebook-or-stop-using-the-app/

Rowenna’s breakdown of the WhatApp privacy changes – https://missinfogeek.net/whatsapp-privacy-policy-translated/

Capitol riots: Who has the FBI arrested so far? – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55626148

@sawaba plotted video uploads from the GPS coordinates of the capital on 1/6/21 – https://twitter.com/sawaba/status/1349056336202522625

I Cut the ‘Big Five’ Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell – https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194