Episode 67 - A Total Car Crash

Author: Thom Langford, Javvad Malik, Andrew. Agnēs
Published: Fri 06 Aug 2021
Episode Link: https://podcast.hostunknown.tv/episodes/episode-67-a-total-car-crash-QyE0PsjK

This Week in InfoSec (07:40)

With content liberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account

30th July 2013: Chelsea Manning (their name was Bradley Manning at the time) was found guilty of espionage, theft, and computer fraud, as well as military infractions.

United States v Manning

https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1421171398656024587

3rd August 2007: Reporter Michelle Madigan (Associate Producer of Dateline NBC) went undercover at DEF CON with a hidden camera to try to get attendees to confess to crimes, was outed by @thedarktangent, and bolted from the venue chased by a pack of 150 people.

Dateline Mole Allegedly at DefCon with Hidden Camera

An undercover Dateline NBC reporter flees the Defcon (Video)

https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1422682529220472833

Rant of the Week (18:42)

UK Politicians are apparently very unlucky with their IT equipment, especially when they need to be investigated.

Billy Big Balls of the Week (29:45)

Apple snooping on your pics

https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/1423109002280513540?s=20

Industry News (41:04)

US Seeks Espionage Retrial for Chinese Researcher

Zoom Pays $85m to Settle Privacy Suit

US Senate: Seven out of Eight Agencies Are Failing on Cyber