In episode 112 for March 16th 2020: The cybersecurity impact of COVID-19, who’s hacking the hackers, and details on a data leak of the secret sharing app Whisper.
** Show notes and links mentioned on the show **
Resilient in Times of Disruption
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/blog/2020-03/resilient-in-times-of-disruption
COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and a security conference tries to play it down
https://www.zdnet.com/article/covid-19-outbreak-and-a-security-conference-tries-to-play-it-down/
Cybercriminals leveraging coronavirus outbreak to execute ransomware attacks
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-ransomware-attacks
Employees Are Working From Home — Do You Know Where Your Remote Work Policy Is?
https://securityintelligence.com/employees-are-working-from-home-do-you-know-where-your-remote-work-policy-is/
Hackers are targeting other hackers by infecting their tools with malware
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/09/hacking-the-hackers
https://www.cybereason.com/blog/whos-hacking-the-hackers-no-honor-among-thieves
Whisper, an anonymous secret-sharing app, failed to keep messages or profiles private
https://www.zdnet.com/article/whisper-an-anonymous-secret-sharing-app-failed-to-keep-messages-profiles-private/
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