Talkin’ About Infosec News – 10/5/2022


02:28 – Story # 1: American Airlines Breach Exposes Customer and Staff Information
– https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/american-airlines-breach-customer/
18:59 – Story # 2: London police arrest, charge teen hacking suspect but won’t confirm GTA 6, Uber links
– https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/23/23368340/hacking-suspect-arrested-city-of-london-lapsus-gta-6-uber
25:32 – Story # 3: LockBit ransomware builder leaked online by “angry developer”
– https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-builder-leaked-online-by-angry-developer-/
30:11 – Story # 4: Malwarebytes blocks Google, YouTube as malware
– https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/21/malwarebytes_blocks_google_domains/
32:14 – Story # 5: AdGuard’s new ad blocker struggles with Google’s Manifest v3 rules
– https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adguard-s-new-ad-blocker-struggles-with-google-s-manifest-v3-rules/
37:29 – Story # 6: Adware on Google Play and Apple Store installed 13 million times
– https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adware-on-google-play-and-apple-store-installed-13-million-times/
41:18 – Story # 7: Revealed: US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data
– https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pnkw/us-military-bought-mass-monitoring-augury-team-cymru-browsing-email-data
50:55 – Story # 8: SIM Swapper Abducted, Beaten, Held for $200k Ransom
– https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/sim-swapper-abducted-beaten-held-for-200k-ransom/



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