10 episodes

#AxisOfEasy is a weekly briefing wherein easyDNS CEO Mark E. Jeftovic sends out a short digest on the state of the ‘net and how it affects your business, security and privacy. Topics covered include cybersecurity, surveillance capitalism, censorship & free speech, data breaches and leaks, emerging technologies, decentralization and interesting subcultures.

#AxisOfEasy Weekly Tech Digest Mark E. Jeftovic

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#AxisOfEasy is a weekly briefing wherein easyDNS CEO Mark E. Jeftovic sends out a short digest on the state of the ‘net and how it affects your business, security and privacy. Topics covered include cybersecurity, surveillance capitalism, censorship & free speech, data breaches and leaks, emerging technologies, decentralization and interesting subcultures.

    #AxisOfEasy 350: Malware Disguised As Popular Apps Targets Android Users

    #AxisOfEasy 350: Malware Disguised As Popular Apps Targets Android Users

    In this episode:

    Malware Disguised as Popular Apps Targets Android Users
    Government Shuts Down 1,000 Skype Accounts in Massive Cyber Crime Crackdown
    LockBit Black Ransomware Rampage: Millions Targeted in Global Email Campaign
    Meta Adopts Global Human Rights Norms Over US Free Speech Standards
    Google Cloud Misconfiguration Deletes UniSuper Account Causing Week-Long Outage
    FBI, DoJ Shut Down BreachForums, Launch Investigation


    In this episode:

    Malware Disguised as Popular Apps Targets Android Users
    Government Shuts Down 1,000 Skype Accounts in Massive Cyber Crime Crackdown
    LockBit Black Ransomware Rampage: Millions Targeted in Global Email Campaign
    Meta Adopts Global Human Rights Norms Over US Free Speech Standards
    Google Cloud Misconfiguration Deletes UniSuper Account Causing Week-Long Outage
    FBI, DoJ Shut Down BreachForums, Launch Investigation

    • 24 min
    #AxisOfEasy 349: REvil Ransomware Mastermind Sentenced To Over 13 9

    #AxisOfEasy 349: REvil Ransomware Mastermind Sentenced To Over 13 9

    In this episode:


    REvil Ransomware Mastermind Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Historic Cybercrime Case
    Severe WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited: Millions of Sites at Risk, Mal.Metrica Scam Unveiled
    Unmasking the Hidden Vulnerabilities in VPN Security on Untrusted Networks
    Chinese Hackers Breach MITRE with Advanced Cyber Attack Tools
    TikTok Takes Legal Stand Against US Ban Threatening Free Speech and Operations



    In this episode:


    REvil Ransomware Mastermind Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Historic Cybercrime Case
    Severe WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited: Millions of Sites at Risk, Mal.Metrica Scam Unveiled
    Unmasking the Hidden Vulnerabilities in VPN Security on Untrusted Networks
    Chinese Hackers Breach MITRE with Advanced Cyber Attack Tools
    TikTok Takes Legal Stand Against US Ban Threatening Free Speech and Operations

    • 30 min
    #AxisOfEasy 348: FCC Slaps Major U.S. Carriers With $196 Million In Fines For Illegally Selling Customer Location Data

    #AxisOfEasy 348: FCC Slaps Major U.S. Carriers With $196 Million In Fines For Illegally Selling Customer Location Data

    In this episode:


    FCC Slaps Major U.S. Carriers with $196 Million in Fines for Illegally Selling Customer Location Data
    Kaiser Permanente Notifies Millions of Members Following Major Data Breach Involving Third-Party Advertisers
    Active Exploitation of GitLab’s Email Verification Vulnerability
    Mysterious Apple ID lockouts across numerous systems
    School Boards Sue Social Media Giants Over Youth Mental Health Harms



    In this episode:


    FCC Slaps Major U.S. Carriers with $196 Million in Fines for Illegally Selling Customer Location Data
    Kaiser Permanente Notifies Millions of Members Following Major Data Breach Involving Third-Party Advertisers
    Active Exploitation of GitLab’s Email Verification Vulnerability
    Mysterious Apple ID lockouts across numerous systems
    School Boards Sue Social Media Giants Over Youth Mental Health Harms

    • 43 min
    #AxisOfEasy 347: AI Censorship Crisis Escalates As Chatbots Silence Controversial Voices

    #AxisOfEasy 347: AI Censorship Crisis Escalates As Chatbots Silence Controversial Voices

    In this episode:

    AI Censorship Crisis Escalates as Chatbots Silence Controversial Voices
    Hackers Manipulate GitHub Features to Launch Malware from Microsoft URLs
    State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Cisco’s Security Appliances in Global Cyber Espionage Campaign
    UnitedHealth Grapples with Ransomware Fallout
    Facebook Research Team Targets Encrypted WhatsApp Chats for Ad Data
    easyDNS AI Domain Name Generator Now Live
    Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Has Occurred


    In this episode:

    AI Censorship Crisis Escalates as Chatbots Silence Controversial Voices
    Hackers Manipulate GitHub Features to Launch Malware from Microsoft URLs
    State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Cisco’s Security Appliances in Global Cyber Espionage Campaign
    UnitedHealth Grapples with Ransomware Fallout
    Facebook Research Team Targets Encrypted WhatsApp Chats for Ad Data
    easyDNS AI Domain Name Generator Now Live
    Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Has Occurred

    • 25 min
    #AxisOfEasy 346: Roku Declares 576,000 Accounts Hacked Post Second Security Breach

    #AxisOfEasy 346: Roku Declares 576,000 Accounts Hacked Post Second Security Breach

    In this episode:

    Roku Declares 576,000 Accounts Hacked Post Second Security Breach
    Kaspersky Researchers Discover LockBit 3.0 Variant Generates Custom, Self-Propagating Malware
    Study maps which countries the most cybercriminals are based in, Canada not even in Top 15
    Hackers Exploit a Maximum-Severity Zero-Day Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Firewall
    Recently Discovered Vulnerability, “LeakyCLI”, Exposes Weaknesses in Google and Amazon Cloud Infrastructure
    Arrests in Hive RAT Scheme: Suspects Apprehended in Australia and U.S.

















    In this episode:

    Roku Declares 576,000 Accounts Hacked Post Second Security Breach
    Kaspersky Researchers Discover LockBit 3.0 Variant Generates Custom, Self-Propagating Malware
    Study maps which countries the most cybercriminals are based in, Canada not even in Top 15
    Hackers Exploit a Maximum-Severity Zero-Day Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Firewall
    Recently Discovered Vulnerability, “LeakyCLI”, Exposes Weaknesses in Google and Amazon Cloud Infrastructure
    Arrests in Hive RAT Scheme: Suspects Apprehended in Australia and U.S.

    • 38 min
    #AxisOfEasy 345: Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page To Promote Malware To 1.2M

    #AxisOfEasy 345: Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page To Promote Malware To 1.2M

    In this episode:

    Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page to Promote Malware to 1.2M People
    US Lawmakers Introduce Federal Data Privacy Law
    Hacker Leaks 8.5M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact Data, CISA Claims Data Already Publicly Available
    Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation identify Thousands of Ivanti VPN Appliances Impacted by Recent Vulnerability
    New Malware Persistence Method Targeting Magento Servers
    CISA warns of “nation state compromise involving Microsoft products”

















    In this episode:

    Hackers Exploit Fake Facebook MidJourney AI Page to Promote Malware to 1.2M People
    US Lawmakers Introduce Federal Data Privacy Law
    Hacker Leaks 8.5M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact Data, CISA Claims Data Already Publicly Available
    Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation identify Thousands of Ivanti VPN Appliances Impacted by Recent Vulnerability
    New Malware Persistence Method Targeting Magento Servers
    CISA warns of “nation state compromise involving Microsoft products”

    • 35 min

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