Talkin’ About Infosec News – 2/3/2023

00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Woke Up Like This
03:20 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2023-01-30
05:04 – Story # 1: GoTo says hackers stole customers’ backups and encryption key
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/goto-says-hackers-stole-customers-backups-and-encryption-key/
09:48 – Story # 2: T-Mobile hacked to steal data of 37 million accounts in API data breach
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-hacked-to-steal-data-of-37-million-accounts-in-api-data-breach/
11:29 – Story # 3: Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/
23:11 – Story # 4: More Ransomware Victims Are Refusing to Pay Hackers
https://gizmodo.com/ransomware-hackers-blockchain-chainalysis-1850005764
25:34 – Story # 5: DOJ, FBI hack Hive Network, save US$130 mln from crypto ransomware attacks
https://forkast.news/headlines/doj-fbi-hack-hive-network-save-us130-mln-from-crypto-ransomware-attacks/
27:27 – Story # 6: Ransomware gang steals data from KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut brand owner
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-steals-data-from-kfc-taco-bell-and-pizza-hut-brand-owner/
29:35 – Story # 7: Pet fish commits credit card fraud on owner using a Nintendo Switch
https://www.techspot.com/news/97334-pet-fish-commits-credit-card-fraud-owner-using.html
34:15 – Story # 8: How to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps
https://maia.crimew.gay/posts/how-to-hack-an-airline/
38:43 – Story # 9: Nearly 35,000 PayPal users had SSNs, tax info leaked during December cyberattack
https://therecord.media/nearly-35000-paypal-users-had-ssns-tax-info-leaked-during-december-cyberattack/
46:43 – Story # 10: The semiconductor monopoly: How one Dutch company has a stranglehold over the global chip industry
https://www.firstpost.com/world/asml-holdings-dutch-company-that-has-monopoly-over-global-semiconductor-industry-12030422.html
55:59 – Story # 11: Swipe right on our new credit card tokens!
https://blog.thinkst.com/2023/01/swipe-right-on-our-new-credit-card-tokens.html



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