Monday Sep 18, 2023
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Bite Sized Cyber Crime
A podcast with short episodes that discuss cyber crime cases, security problems, and infamous malware. I make my episodes quick and easy to understand so you get the story without the filler and too much technical jargon. Links to all my sources on my pastebin https://pastebin.com/u/BiteSizedCyberCrime
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Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
You may have heard of a government email compromise suspected to be from China-based threat actors, but this week a series of unfortunate events revealed exactly how this attack unfolded.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/Bxn7iQ5W
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Forever 21 is a popular clothing brand for young adults, but recently it was also a popular target for a hacking group that infiltrated at least twice and stole sensitive data on employees.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/W8C2R3hF
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Canva is a graphic design app that makes it easy to make your own logos, including my podcast logo! However, they've also been the topic of a large data breach in 2019. Here's what happened.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/XFNEqE7B
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
LinkedIn is a professional networking and job hunting website used by professionals in all fields, with verification including corporate email information it's hard to impersonate people in a way that is realistic. That is why hacking existing accounts has become so lucrative, and a huge campaign in going on involving just that.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/eYeahiEX
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
CPUs have been getting faster and more powerful with every generation, but some shortcuts that improve speed have also proven to be security flaws. Three new CPU attacks were recently discovered, although they're tough to pull off.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/jbcZKGnG
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Shellshock was a software bug in 2014 that affected Bash, a command shell and language used on nearly all Linux and Unix systems, and allowed for the complete takeover of thousands of machines.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/WeTxTcHT
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Ransomware is a growing problem that puts many organizations in a tough position, opinions vary on whether a ransom should be paid or not. This is the story of one school that paid to up prevent a huge data leak.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/WFgbZbp1
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
The most famous hacker in the world, Kevin Mitnick, passed away last week, July 16th 2023. This is a brief retelling of why he was just so infamous.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/jq75Wrsk
Why Cyber Crime?
Cyber crime is an ever-growing problem in a world where our lives are integrated online. Millions of internet users have their data stolen from data breaches or by hackers. No one is safe, even if you maintain no online presence. My goal is to share stories that can teach us about how we can best protect our data, whether you are a person or an organization.