Talkin’ About Infosec News – 1/14/2022
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Talkin’ About Infosec News – 1/14/2022

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ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JANUARY 10, 2022 Articles discussed in this episode: 01:58 – Story # 1: WordPress Core Vulnerabilities – https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-core-vulnerabilities/432042/#close 11:32 – Story # 2: Card-stealing code on over 100 Sotheby’s luxury real estate sites – https://therecord.media/card-stealing-code-found-on-more-than-100-sothebys-luxury-real-estate-sites/ 14:55 – Story # 3: France hits Facebook & Google with $210 million in fines – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/france-hits-facebook-and-google-with-210-million-in-fines/ 22:14 – Story # 4: Pwn2Own, ShmooCon security conferences postponed due to COVID-19 surge – https://therecord.media/pwn2own-shmoocon-security-conferences-postponed-due-to-covid-19-surge/ 24:48 – Story # 5: BREAKING! Cyber Threat Map – https://www.fireeye.com/cyber-map/threat-map.html 27:21 – Story # 6: Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries – https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/9/22874949/developer-corrupts-open-source-libraries-projects-affected 34:38 – Story # 7: FTC warns companies to remediate Log4j security vulnerability – https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2022/01/ftc-warns-companies-remediate-log4j-security-vulnerability 39:58 – Story # 8: Trojanized dnSpy app drops malware cocktail – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trojanized-dnspy-app-drops-malware-cocktail-on-researchers-devs/ 45:33 – Story # 9: Norton 360 Cryptominer – https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-360-now-comes-with-a-cryptominer/ 55:56 – Hot Takes and Sadness We are self-publishing free Infosec Zines called PROMPT#. PROMPT# will contain:  Infosec articles  Challenging puzzles  Comic book based on real-life hacking adventures  Coloring contests  Bonus Backdoors & Breaches Consultant Cards (print version only) ...

ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JANUARY 10, 2022 Articles discussed in this episode: 01:58 – Story # 1: WordPress Core Vulnerabilities – https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-core-vulnerabilities/432042/#close 11:32 – Story # 2: Card-stealing code on over 100 Sotheby’s luxury real estate sites – https://therecord.media/card-stealing-code-found-on-more-than-100-sothebys-luxury-real-estate-sites/ 14:55 – Story # 3: France hits Facebook & Google with $210 million in fines – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/france-hits-facebook-and-google-with-210-million-in-fines/ […]

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  • (00:00) - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2022-01-10
  • (01:58) - Story # 1: WordPress Core Vulnerabilities
  • (11:32) - Story # 2: Card-stealing code on over 100 Sotheby’s luxury real estate sites
  • (14:55) - Story # 3: France hits Facebook & Google with $210 million in fines
  • (22:14) - Story # 4: Pwn2Own, ShmooCon security conferences postponed due to COVID-19 surge
  • (24:48) - Story # 5: BREAKING! Cyber Threat Map
  • (27:21) - Story # 6: Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries
  • (34:38) - Story # 7: FTC warns companies to remediate Log4j security vulnerability
  • (39:58) - Story # 8: Trojanized dnSpy app drops malware cocktail
  • (45:33) - Story # 9: Norton 360 Cryptominer
  • (55:56) - Hot Takes and Sadness