17 Year Anniversary in Podcasting #1560
October 9th, 2004 was when this show was launched, and while the 17th anniversary is a big thing. The bigger news is that I do not have Melanoma Cancer. I go into great detail about what I was told, what…
U.S. Department of Justice Unveiled Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiatives
The U.S. Deputy Attorney of the Justice Department, Lisa Monaco, unveiled two new enforcement initiatives aimed at targeting cryptocurrencies and government contractors who fail to report cyber breaches, Reuters reported. The U.S. Department of Justice website calls it the Civil…
Facebook Provided Details About the Outage
On October 4, 2021, Facebook suddenly went down. The problem extended to Instagram and WhatsApp. In my opinion, this situation might be a good example of why allowing one giant company to continually purchase its competitors is a bad idea.…
Twitch has Been Hacked
Twitch, a streaming service where a lot of streamers make money by playing video games and interacting with those who come to watch, has been hacked. The news was first reported by Video Games Chronicle. It is highly recommended that…
Europol Announced the Arrest of Two Ransomware Hackers
Eurpol announced in a press release that a coordinated strike between several law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest in Ukraine of “two prolific ransomware operators known for their extortionate demands (between €5 and €70 million)”. The law enforcement groups…
Syniverse Was Hacked in 2016
Have you heard of Syniverse? In short, it provides a service that works in the background and enables people to use their smartphones to call or text their friends and families. That’s exactly why it is a very big deal…
Tales of woe about Facebook again #1559
Hi everyone, Kirk here filling in for Todd while he is away on travel for this episode and this upcoming Thursday’s episode. Wow, 2021 has not been a good year for Facebook, an employee from Facebook speaks out and puts…