Bite Sized Cyber Crime Chloe Thonus
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Bite Sized Cyber Crime is a short true crime series about cyber crime, notorious viruses and scams, and dark web operations. You can learn how hackers are able to steal data from underneath your nose as well as ways to better protect your online life in manageable ways.
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Creeper and Reaper: The First Virus and Antivirus
Have you ever wondered what the first malware ever was? It was more like an experiment rather than a malicious tool of destruction that malware has become today. Although Creeper didn't do much damage it's interesting to reflect on how far malware has come.
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Microsoft Address Recall AI Security Concern
Microsoft introduced an upcoming AI tool that is able to remember everything you did on your PC and fetch results if you need to go back in time and remember. However with this tool came a mountain of distrust and security concerns. These are the concerns and how Microsoft addressed them.
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Ticketmaster Breach Impacts Half a Billion Users
If you go to concerts or live shows sometimes like I do you've likely used Ticketmaster, as it has a strangehold over the industry. The morning after I saw a concert I woke up, checked Twitter, and saw that Ticketmaster had a massive data breach. This is what happened.
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This Podcast is Not Sponsored by BetterHelp
After COVID-19 hit, telehealth businesses started booming and BetterHelp became especially prominent via YouTube and podcast sponsorships. However BetterHelp has been criticized for their data sharing practices, and the gray area they are in when it comes to regulations.
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$25 Million in Ethereum Stolen from Trading Bots
Ethereum is a popular cryptocurrency, and some have started using bots to frontrun. Two brothers learned how they could exploit a vulnerability in these bots and make themselves $25 million richer.
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Dell Breach Exposed Data of 49 Million Customers
Dell is a massive provider of technology for organizations and home users alike, and although on first glance their data breach seems not to contain sensitive data it has likely opened the floodgates for scams and phishing opportunities.
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