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Episode 370

Hidden in Plain Sight

June 1st, 2018

51 mins 29 secs

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  • Chris Fisher
  • Wes Payne
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About this Episode

We explain how the much hyped VPNFilter malware actually works, and its rather surprising sophistication.

Plus a clear break down of the recent Kubernetes news, how a 40 year old tel-co protocol is being abused today, and a Git vulnerability you should know about.

Episode Links

  • Hiding Information in Plain Text - IEEE Spectrum
  • Remediating the May 2018 Git Security Vulnerability – Microsoft DevOps Blog
  • When to use git subtree? - Stack Overflow
  • Ghostery Email Incident Update - Ghostery
  • Surprise! Student receives $36,000 Google bug bounty for RCE flaw – Naked Security
  • SS7 routing-protocol breach of US cellular carrier exposed customer data | Ars Technica
  • SnoopSnitch - Apps on Google Play
  • Kubernetes Containerd Integration Goes GA - Kubernetes
  • Hackers infect 500,000 consumer routers all over the world with malware | Ars Technica
  • FBI seizes domain Russia allegedly used to infect 500,000 consumer routers | Ars Technica
  • Singapore ISP Leaves 1,000 Routers Open to Attack | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
  • Don't let Frank near the server
  • Dave decides to move some plugs...
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