Talkin’ About Infosec News – 11/17/2021





ORIGINALLY AIRED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Articles discussed in this episode:

00:00 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2021-11-15

02:22 – Story # 1: Robinhood data breach – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/robinhood-discloses-data-breach-impacting-7-million-customers/

07:27 – Story # 2: Trojanized IDA Pro – https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/north-korean-hackers-target.html

09:48 – Story # 3: stealing data today, quantum computers tomorrow – https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/03/1039171/hackers-quantum-computers-us-homeland-security-cryptography/

18:42 – Story # 4: DDR4 Rowhammer technique – https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/ddr4-memory-is-even-more-susceptible-to-rowhammer-attacks-than-anyone-thought/

26:58 – Story # 5: Secure software supply chain – https://sysdig.com/blog/software-supply-chain-security/

33:26 – Story # 6: New Android Spyware – https://threatpost.com/new-android-spyware-poses-pegasus-like-threat/176155/

43:46 – Story # 7: Hoax Email Abused Coding in FBI Website – https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/hoax-email-blast-abused-poor-coding-in-fbi-website/

55:23 – Story # 8: DomainTools Acquires Farsight Security – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/domaintools-acquires-farsight/



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