Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag
From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky's US customers are wondering - what on earth is UltraAV?
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- U.K. National Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Hack-to-Trade Fraud Scheme - US Department of Justice.
- Sophos punts anti-virus for Klingons - The Register.
- Designating Kaspersky Lab Leadership in Response to Continued Cybersecurity Risks - US Department of Treasury.
- Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed its verification proposal - The Register.
- Use Kaspersky Antivirus Software? You'll Be Migrated to Pango's UltraAV - PC Mag.
- Kaspersky software replaced by 'UltraAV' on some US PCs - The Register.
- Need Instructions on Refunds for those who bought multi-year subscriptions - Kaspersky.
- US bans Kaspersky antivirus software for alleged Russian links - BBC News.
- Who gave you permission to put UltraAV on my computer? - Kaspersky Total Security.
- MusicBrainz Picard - Cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.
- 100 Chefs Will Slice Through the Competition in Culinary Class Wars - Netflix.
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