Monday Aug 28, 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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Episodes
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
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
AO3 was recently DDoSed and taken offline by a hacktivist extremist Sudanese group... or at least it seems by the name, but further investigation suggests a different origin.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/QqLpKF6j
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Mastodon is a decentralized social media platform that allows users to join servers suited to their interests and desires. However, in a recent pen test multiple vulnerabilities were revealed that could be detrimental to unpatched instances.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/JwGYH4Xs
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
A lot of our fears with malware involve being spied on, but it doesn't take a master hacker to spy on you. LetMeSpy was an app that could be unknowingly downloaded on your device and now that it's breached your private conversations may be public.
Sources: https://pastebin.com/aUrTRBGA
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.