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This week, Jeff, Ahmed and I start off by looking at Facebook apparently shelving the idea of an Instagram for children following mounting pressure from privacy advocates.
From there we look at a bizarre story involving a hamster and cryptocurrency, quickly followed by news from China that crypto is effectively banned in the country.
Moving on, we take a look at two stories from the Washington Post, the first a concerning story about office workers being put under increased surveillance on their work laptops, and the second looking at why the FBI held back a decryptor key to the recent REvil ransomware attacks.
Also included in this week’s episode is two interviews with GReAT, the first looking at the story of a modern-day rootkit with research teammates Mark Lechtik, Aseel Kayal, Paul Rascagneres, and Vasily Berdnikov and the second about a possible connection between the DarkHalo APT and Kazuar.
If you liked what you heard, please consider subscribing and sharing with your friends. For more information on the stories we covered, see the links below:
- Facebook suspends plan to launch Instagram Kids app as critics circle
- Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors
- China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal
- FBI held back ransomware decryption key from businesses to run operation targeting hackers
- Keystroke tracking, screenshots, and facial recognition: The boss may be watching long after the pandemic ends
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