Bite Sized Cyber Crime

US Govt Bans Kaspersky Antivirus

Geopolitical tensions are a major factor in cyber crime as our lives become more and more online, due to concerns about Kaspersky antivirus being based in Russia, the US government has banned sales of the product, any new business agreements with Kaspersky and US orgs, and has barred them from sending software updates to Kaspersky AV users. But why ban an antivirus product at all?
 
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Creeper and Reaper: The First Virus and Antivirus

Have you ever wondered what the first malware ever was? It was more like an experiment rather than a malicious tool of destruction that malware has become today. Although Creeper didn't do much damage it's interesting to reflect on how far malware has come.
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Microsoft Address Recall AI Security Concern

Microsoft introduced an upcoming AI tool that is able to remember everything you did on your PC and fetch results if you need to go back in time and remember. However with this tool came a mountain of distrust and security concerns. These are the concerns and how Microsoft addressed them.
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Ticketmaster Breach Impacts Half a Billion Users

If you go to concerts or live shows sometimes like I do you've likely used Ticketmaster, as it has a strangehold over the industry. The morning after I saw a concert I woke up, checked Twitter, and saw that Ticketmaster had a massive data breach. This is what happened.
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This Podcast is Not Sponsored by BetterHelp

After COVID-19 hit, telehealth businesses started booming and BetterHelp became especially prominent via YouTube and podcast sponsorships. However BetterHelp has been criticized for their data sharing practices, and the gray area they are in when it comes to regulations.
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$25 Million in Ethereum Stolen from Trading Bots

Ethereum is a popular cryptocurrency, and some have started using bots to frontrun. Two brothers learned how they could exploit a vulnerability in these bots and make themselves $25 million richer.
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Dell Breach Exposed Data of 49 Million Customers

Dell is a massive provider of technology for organizations and home users alike, and although on first glance their data breach seems not to contain sensitive data it has likely opened the floodgates for scams and phishing opportunities.
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Fake USPS Sites Get Almost the Same Traffic as the Real One

With online shopping being so popular, getting delivery updates is not so uncommon, but this has led to the rise of a prolific scam that is much bigger than you may think.
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