Pipeline pickle, Blockchain bollocks, and Eufy SNAFU - with Rory Cellan-Jones
The Colonial Pipeline attack has shone light on the activities of the Darkside ransomware gang, we take a skeptical look at cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, and Eufy security cameras suffer an embarrassing security failure.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones.
Plus don't miss our featured interview with Vanessa Pegueros of OneLogin.
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Special Guests: Rory Cellan-Jones and Vanessa Pegueros.
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Links:
- Major US oil pipeline shut down after ransomware attack — Graham Cluley.
- Abrdn: Standard Life Aberdeen vowel-less rebrand mocked — BBC News.
- DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash Seized — Brian Krebs.
- Colonial Pipeline did pay ransom to hackers, sources now say — CNN.
- Darkside Retreats to the Dark — Kim Zetter on Substack.
- Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims — Elliptic.
- "Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era" by Rory Cellan-Jones — Bloomsbury.
- Eufy privacy breach leaks both live and recorded cam feeds — 9to5 Mac.
- WARNING Disconnect any Eufy Security products you own immediately — Reddit.
- Server glitch allowed Eufy owners to see through other homes’ cameras — The Verge.
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