Episode 43 - The Avengers Snitched and Assembled

Author: Thom Langford, Andrew Agnes, Mark Zuckerberg, Javvad Malik
Published: Fri 19 Feb 2021
Episode Link: https://podcast.hostunknown.tv/episodes/episode-43-the-avengers-snitched-and-assembled-5wvv0XN7

This week in Infosec

Not liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account:

12th February 2009:

2009: Microsoft announced a $250,000 reward for info resulting in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Conficker worm. As of 2018, Microsoft's offer was still open.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120418094401/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/feb09/02-12confickerpr.aspx

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6058565/Microsoft-offering-hackers-250-000-bounty-remove-Conficker-malware.html

https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1227775375565918208

Billy Big Balls

After the failure of the Facebook Phone, get ready for a Facebook Watch

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/after-the-failure-of-the-facebook-phone-get-ready-for-a-facebook-watch/

Rant of the Week

Password manager LastPass is making its free accounts effectively useless by limiting account holders to one type of device, leaving millions of users stranded.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2021/02/17/lastpass-breaks-free-accounts-where-to-store-your-passwords-now/?ss=cybersecurity