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  • 1 week ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

    Microsoft to officially abandon passwords and support their deletion. Meta's RayBan smart glasses weaken their privacy terms. 30% of Microsoft code is now being written by AI. Google says prying Chrome from it will damage its security. Nearly 1,000 six-year-old eCommerce backdoors spring to life. eM Client moves to version 10.3A bunch of terrific listener feedback creates talking points. A little-known, insecure message archiving service comes to light.

  • 2 weeks ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

    Why did a mysterious empty "inetpub" directory appear after April's Patch Tuesday? And what new Windows Update crashing hack did this also create? North Korea is now creating fake US companies to lure would-be employees. The "Inception" attack subverts all GPT conversational AIs.New information about data loss in unpowered SSD mass storage. Lots of terrific feedback from our listeners.

  • 3 weeks ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

    Enabling Firefox's Tab Grouping. Recalled Recall Re-Rolls out. The crucial CVE program nearly died. It's been given new life. China confesses to hacking the US (blames our stance on Taiwan). CISA says what Oracle still refuses to. Brute force attacks on the (rapid) rise. An AI/ML Python package rates a 9.8 (again!)The CA/Browser forum passed short-life certs. :(A wonderful crosswalk hack hits Silicon Valley. Android to add force restarting ahead of schedule. Maybe. The EFF is never happy.

  • 4 weeks ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

    Android to get "Lockdown Mode". What's in the new editions of Chrome and Firefox? Why did Apple silently re-enable automatic updates? My new iPhone 16, Chinese tariffs and electronics. Dynamic "hotpatching" coming to Win11 Enterprise & Edu. Why is it so difficult for Oracle to fess up? Another multi-year breach inside US Treasury. An Apple -vs- the UK update. "Thundermail" (Can't someone come up with a better name?)The (in)Security of Programmable Logic Controllers.

  • 1 month ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

    Canon printer driver vulnerabilities enable Windows kernel exploitation. Astonishing cyber-security awareness from a household appliance manufacturer. France tries to hook 2.5 million school children with a Phishing test. Wordpress added an abuse prone feature in 2022. Guess what happened? Oracle? Is there something you'd like to tell us? Utah's governor just signed the App Store Accountability Act. Now what? AI bots hungry for new data are DDoSing FOSS projects. No Microsoft Account?

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Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson @SGgrc
22 Apr 25

“Windows Sandbox” SN#1022 show notes: https://t.co/dvo9FvadsC Firefox tab grouping. Recall's re-rollout. CVE nearly died. China confesses hacking the US. A 9.8 Python package problem again. Here come very short TLS certs. A crosswalk hack. The amazing built-in Windows Sandbox! https://t.co/mY6z3THiXy

Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson @SGgrc
15 Apr 25

“Device Bound Session Credentials” SN#1021 show notes: https://t.co/Z7PBXMEHGQ Android Lockdown Mode. New Chrome & Firefox. Apple re-enabled auto-updates. Why I got an iPhone 16. Hotpatching Win11. Apple vs UK. “Thundermail” Insecurity of PLCs. A HUGE change to Session Cookies! https://t.co/KhRXKGnJRa

Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson @SGgrc
15 Apr 25

“Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration” SN#1020 show notes: https://t.co/GClHE3f19I Canon printer driver vulnerabilities. Astonishing IoT cyber-awareness. France tests kids phishing. Oracle? Really? Gmail E2EE (or not really?) New tech for verifying control over domain. https://t.co/pKtzO2xM0a