Transatlantic Cable Podcast

Dave and I kick off the 158th edition of the Kaspersky Podcast, by looking at some malware that – gasp – is now on Macs. In a new post, Patrick Wardle talks about how Shlayer malware was actually approved by Apple. So much for Macs get no viruses. From there, we head to a story that is almost made for a TV or Netflix movie. The tale looks at espionage and how the FBI and Tesla halted a cyberattack. We also look at romance scams, Slack bugs and Fortnite accounts being sold on the black market.

For episode 157 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and Jeff look at: - Former Uber CSO charged with paying 'hush-money' to hackers, - University of Utah coughs up to ransomware attackers, - UK Home Office responds after password was left on display in a government window, - Zoom is being sued by group for misrepresenting its encryption methods Tune in!

Episode 156 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast contains such delights as: - Jack Daniels makers hit by ransomware, - Instagram suffers GDPR woes with none-deleted messages, - Credit card scammers at the Ritz - TV station broadcasts usernames and passwords. If you like the sound of any of that, be sure to tune in!

This week Dave and Jeff look at several stories, including why lawmakers are asking the Californian DMV how (and why) they're making a cool $50M USD a year from license data. They then look at recent news around Canon being hit by ransomware and the U.S government offering $10M USD to information around election hacking. They also look at a story that should never have happened - the recent Twitter court summons had to be adjourned due to zoom-bombers broadcasting loud noises & pornography.

For episode 154 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast, Dave and Jeff look at how gaming and antivirus aren't necessarily bad bed-fellows; more information on the recent Garmin hack; how the Maze ransomware took down LG and Xerox as well as Google refunding users of smart-glasses.

To start episode 153 of the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff look back on four years of the No More Ransom initiative – Kaspersky, which is one of the four founding members has helped millions from paying ransomware fees. From there, they look at how the recent Garmin ransomware hack has affected flying thanks to flyGarmin being knocked off-line during the attack. They also look at how the US government is trying to add back-doors into encrypted messages and traffic & more news on the Twitter breach.

In episode 152 of the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff talk about the concerns around TikTok, China and BadPower - a USB firmware hack that allows hackers to effectively break devices using fast-charge. They also look speak to Maria Namestnikova of our Global Research and Analysis team (GReAT) to discuss parenting in the Covid-era and gaming. Tune in!

Dave and I kick off this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable Podcast, we look into the conviction of a LinkedIn hacker. While we talk a lot on this podcast on data breaches and hacking, but this story was a bit of nostalgia. From there, we hit on a pair of stories on TikTok. The first story is the one that will make you go hmmm. Recently both the RNC & DNC have warned their members to delete TikTok from their devices or and to avoid using it because of “security concerns." Tune i

Episode 150 of the Kaspersky podcast brings you such delights as the UK cybercrime agency crack high-profile "secure" messaging app used by criminals; another suspected criminal is nabbed by the NSA for BEC (business email compromise) scams and TikTok banned - is the balkanisation of the internet just around the corner?

For the 149th instalment of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Jeff and I look at why the Israeli government has saw fit to use fish to help fend off cyber-security attacks. We also tackle the thorny issue of TikTok privacy. From there we move to more interesting news as it seems in the near future, Google will pay for you to read pay-walled news. Also, there's a a more discussion at why Facebook hacked into the secure operating system TAILS.

In this week's episode, Dave and Jeff look at how the mafia (well, sort of) is taking over Warcraft classic; how the FBI nabbed an arsonist at the recent unrest in America and they also look at the seedy black market in stolen OnlyFans content.

Episode 147 of the Kaspersky podcast brings you several stories from the cyber-security world, including: AI facial recognition won't be sold to U.S gov; a bizarre story around crypto-currency, the US army and a car wash in Romania; and the NHS has further issues with the Covid-19 tracing app.

On today's Transatlantic Cable, Dave and Jeff look at several stories, including how Google is being sued for apparently "wire-tapping" users. They also look at how Singapore residents are kicking up a fuss about a Covid-19 tracing tool and also look at a developing story around a car manufacturer being hit by ransomware.

Dave and Jeff look at some of the news coming out of the States as well as look at a recent story that the Minneapolis Police Department was hacked, however not everything seems to make sense with the story. From there they look at issues facing the U.K's NHS and their Corna-tracing system. They also look at a YouTuber, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, who has hacked a Nintendo Power Glove into a music instrument. Yes, really.

For this edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I sit down with Marco Preuss to discuss some recent research from the company in regards to social ratings. During our extensive conversation, we discuss the current state of travel, the potential new hurdles, the ethics of social ratings and more. To wrap up, we look at the use of people’s selfies in masks that are shared on social networks being used in the training of facial recognition technologies.