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Lock and Code podcast

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Lock and Code podcast

Our bi-weekly podcast of the latest security headlines and in-depth interviews with guests

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State of Malware 2021 report

Reports

State of Malware 2021 report

Our report discusses the trends of the year. Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams.

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Capcom Arcade Stadium’s record player numbers blamed on card mining - A retro game emulator suddenly found itself with hundreds of thousands of players. Is there a retro boom, or is something else going on?

Explained

Capcom Arcade Stadium’s record player numbers blamed on card mining

December 1, 2021 - A retro game emulator suddenly found itself with hundreds of thousands of players. Is there a retro boom, or is something else going on?

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Here’s what data the FBI can get from WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, and more - A disclosed FBI training document reveals what information the FBI can potentially retrieve about your usage of an end to end encrypted instant messaging app.

Privacy

Here’s what data the FBI can get from WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, and more

December 1, 2021 - A disclosed FBI training document reveals what information the FBI can potentially retrieve about your usage of an end to end encrypted instant messaging app.

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Have you downloaded that Android malware from the Play Store lately? - Hopefully not, because these Android malware families that have recently plagued the Store are quite sophisticated and nasty.

Android

Have you downloaded that Android malware from the Play Store lately?

December 1, 2021 - Hopefully not, because these Android malware families that have recently plagued the Store are quite sophisticated and nasty.

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Most people aren’t upgrading to Windows 11: Not the end of the world - Uptake on Windows 11 is apparently very low. We take a look at some of the reasons for this, and why it might not be such a bad thing.

Awareness

Most people aren’t upgrading to Windows 11: Not the end of the world

December 1, 2021 - Uptake on Windows 11 is apparently very low. We take a look at some of the reasons for this, and why it might not be such a bad thing.

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Massive faceprint scraping company Clearview AI hauled over the coals - Clearview AI can expect to be fined up to $23 million for privacy infringements in the UK. The ICO has found the company failed to comply with UK data protection laws.

Privacy

Massive faceprint scraping company Clearview AI hauled over the coals

November 30, 2021 - Clearview AI can expect to be fined up to $23 million for privacy infringements in the UK. The ICO has found the company failed to comply with UK data protection laws.

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Hackers all over the world are targeting Tasmania’s emergency services - The Island state of Tasmania in Australia continues to be subjected to multiple cyberattacks on its emergency services from all around the globe.

Hacking

Hackers all over the world are targeting Tasmania’s emergency services

November 29, 2021 - The Island state of Tasmania in Australia continues to be subjected to multiple cyberattacks on its emergency services from all around the globe.

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CronRAT targets Linux servers with e-commerce attacks - We look at a stealthy RAT attack focusing on e-commerce Linux servers called CronRAT which does some inventive things with dates.

Exploits and vulnerabilities

CronRAT targets Linux servers with e-commerce attacks

November 29, 2021 - We look at a stealthy RAT attack focusing on e-commerce Linux servers called CronRAT which does some inventive things with dates.

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A week in security (Nov 22 – Nov 28) - The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

Malwarebytes news

A week in security (Nov 22 – Nov 28)

November 29, 2021 - The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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ICO challenges adtech to step up privacy protection - The Information Commissioner's Office has published an opinion asking for initiatives that address the privacy problems adtech

Privacy

ICO challenges adtech to step up privacy protection

November 26, 2021 - The Information Commissioner's Office has published an opinion asking for initiatives that address the privacy problems adtech

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