Infosec Decoded Season 2 #7: Global Thermonuclear War

with @djhardb, @infosecirvin, @KaitlynGuru, @sambowne, and Alan Wennersten.

Jan 25, 2022

A discussion with Elizabeth Biddlecome, Sam Bowne, Kaitlyn Handelman, Irvin Lemus, and Alan Wennersten.

Alan Wennersten

DHS warns of potential Russia cyberattacks amid tensions

Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup

“Death Star” response from US would lock Russia out of 5G, advanced chips

Sam Bowne @sambowne

How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million

A Bug in Early Creative Commons Licenses Has Enabled a New Breed of Superpredator

How @ChiPubSchools has been displaying different sets of COVID data to intentionally deceive parents

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

Pirates Spammed an Infamous Soviet Short-wave Radio Station with Memes

FBI warns of malicious QR codes used to steal your money

The IRS will soon make you use facial recognition to access your taxes online
Doing your taxes? The IRS will soon require a video selfie to access your account
Biometric Tech Company ID.Me Continues To Swallow Gov't Agencies, Cause Problems For People Trying To Access Their Gov't Benefits

Kaitlyn Handelman @KaitlynGuru

GPU Prices Drop Along With Crypto

FCC chair plans to block exclusive deals that limit ISP choice in apartments

More women in a STEM field leads people to label it as a ‘soft science,’ according to new research

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

Canada's foreign ministry hacked, services hit

RIAA Discards EFF’s YouTube-DL Letter, Notes That it ‘Regularly Sides With Infringers’

Four AGs sue Google for allegedly tracking you without permission