In episode 115 for April 6th 2020: The latest on yet another Marriott data breach, what you need to know about Zoom-Bombing and other Zoom privacy concerns, and new warnings about US economic stimulus payment scams.
** Show notes and links mentioned on the show **
Marriott discloses another security breach that may impact over 5 million guests
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203313/marriott-database-security-breach-5-million-guest
Marriott International: Incident Notification
https://mysupport.marriott.com/
Zoom to iPhone users: We’re no longer sending your data to Facebook
https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-to-iphone-users-were-no-longer-sending-your-data-to-facebook/
Zoom to iPhone users: We’re no longer sending your data to Facebook
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trolls-started-invading-public-zoom-211626623.html
Zoom Lets Attackers Steal Windows Credentials, Run Programs via UNC Links
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-client-leaks-windows-login-credentials-to-attackers/
Zoom Meetings Aren’t End-to-End Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/
Zoom: We’re freezing all new features to sort out security and privacy
https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-were-freezing-all-new-features-to-sort-out-security-and-privacy/
IRS Warns of Surge in Economic Stimulus Payment Scams
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-warns-of-surge-in-economic-stimulus-payment-scams/
Official IRS Coronavirus Relief Webpage
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus
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