A global law enforcement operation this week took down and dismantled the notorious Qakbot botnet, touted as the largest U.S.-led financial and technical disruption of a botnet infrastructure.
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Nov 26
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless; plus, a bug in jury systems used by several US states exposed sensitive personal data
The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.
Also, an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in a jury system made by Tyler Technologies exposed the personally identifiable data of jurors, including names, home addresses, emails, and phone n ... Show More
7m 42s
Nov 26
Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat; plus, OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants
The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.
Also, startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.
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7m 52s
Sep 2021
Electioneering, domestic, but with international implications. The Mirai botnet is exploiting OMIGOD. Container shipper sustains data breach. Odd ads. Phishing with Mr. Musk’s name.
Cyber electioneering, in Hungary and Russia, the latter with some international implications. The Mirai botnet is exploiting the OMIGOD vulnerability. A shipping company deals with data extortion. Government websites have been serving up some oddly adult-themed ads. Malek Ben Sal ... Show More
26m 43s
May 2016
Daily: Ransomware & DDoS combining. Malicious USB chargers. Cyber ops aren't 'bombs?
In today's podcast, we hear about the current state of ransomware, why criminals like it, and what can be done about it. Keyloggers are being distributed by malicious USB charging devices. Blue Coat may be headed for an IPO. US cyber operations have been called "cyber bombs," but ... Show More
12m 45s
Jun 2023
A new botnet takes a frosty bite out of the gaming industry. [Research Saturday]
Our guest, Allen West from Akamai's SIRT team, joins Dave to discuss their research on "The Dark Frost Enigma: An Unexpectedly Prevalent Botnet Author Profile." Akamai found this new botnet was targeting the gaming industry, modeled after Qbot, Mirai, and other malware strains. T ... Show More
19m 28s