In episode 151 for December 14th 2020: What you need to know about the stolen FireEye “Red Team” tools and the FUD going on in the media about the attack, Foxconn gets hit with a ransomware attack plus details on how ransomware attacks are evolving, and how Apple is stopping advertisers from tracking you across different applications.
** Links mentioned on the show **
FireEye Shares Details of Recent Cyber Attack, Actions to Protect Community
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2020/12/fireeye-shares-details-of-recent-cyber-attack-actions-to-protect-community.html
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/unauthorized-access-of-fireeye-red-team-tools.html
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/08/fireeye-hack-cybersecurity-theft?mid=1
https://techcentral.co.za/why-everyone-should-be-worried-by-the-fireeye-hack/103750/
The Stolen FireEye Red Team Tools Are Mostly Open Source
https://labs.bishopfox.com/industry-blog/the-stolen-fireeye-red-team-tools-are-mostly-open-source
Foxconn electronics giant hit by ransomware, $34 million ransom
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/foxconn-electronics-giant-hit-by-ransomware-34-million-ransom/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-gangs-are-getting-faster-at-encrypting-networks-that-will-make-them-harder-to-stop/
Apple could block apps that don’t comply with new privacy feature
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28I21I
Scoop: WhatsApp goes after Apple over privacy label requirements
https://www.axios.com/whatsapp-apple-privacy-label-requirements-cc0d5edd-ab2f-4549-b9d7-ea3c97184056.html
Tom’s take on Apple’s “privacy labels” – Episode 147
https://sharedsecurity.net/2020/11/16/stolen-source-code-apple-zero-days-bidens-privacy-and-cybersecurity-policies/
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