Canada’s federal government admitted to surveilling its population’s movements during the COVID-19 lock-down by tracking 33 million phones, the FBI warned that a hacker group has been sending malware-laden USB sticks to companies, and details on a...
Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public...
A phone scam targeting psychologists reveals that even professionals can become victims, stolen multi-million-dollar NFT’s results in a “all my apes gone” plea for help, and details on a skimmer supply chain attack on more than 100...
LastPass users received emails about their master passwords being compromised, details about the privacy policies of new cars, and a story about an Amazon Echo that proposed a lethal challenge to a ten-year-old girl. ** Links mentioned on the show...
In our last weekly episode of the year, we discuss the top cybersecurity and privacy news from 2021, a recap of our previous “predictions”, and what we think we’ll see next year. Happy New Year! ** Links mentioned on the show **...
This week we discuss the Apache Log4j vulnerability and the impact it will have on organizations now and into the future, details on how Apple AirTags are being used by thieves to steal cars, and a FBI training document describes what data can be...
Life360, a popular family safety app used by 33 million people worldwide, is selling location data to a dozen data brokers, phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from the infamous NSO Group, and details on a bizarre...
This month we discuss Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. What are they, how to identify them, and why BEC scams have created over $1.8 billion worth of losses to businesses last year alone. ** Links mentioned on the show ** What is Business...
Is the TikTok app listening to you and playing videos based on your conversations? Apple takes the unique step of warning certain activists that their phones may be targeted by attackers, and details on how a UK government website was serving porn...
Co-host Scott Wright joins Tom Eston for part three in our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career. Scott shares his career journey and gives us some insight into his career path going from consulting into starting his own company. If...