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  • 💬 Show NotesIn this tech-packed episode of The Device Casting Couch, Ryan and John return from a hiatus with a treasure trove of topics, from the groundbreaking to the downright concerning. They kick off with a deep dive into the promise of portable nuclear batteries, exploring BetaVolt Technologies' claim of a 50-year charge from a hand-held device. But is it safe, or is it too good to be true?The duo also touches on a myriad of quickfire stories, from Express VPN's DNS leak debacle to the DOJ's secret mission against Russian malware in routers. They even debunk the viral myth of toothbrushes turned DDoS attackers and share their skepticism about the utility of "smart" everything in our homes.So, whether you're tech-curious or a seasoned pro, tune in for a whirlwind update on the latest in tech, served with a side of critical insight and a sprinkle of humor. Don't miss this episode of The Device Casting Couch—where tech gets real, and nothing is off-limits.Sources:Nuclear Battery:https://www.techradar.com/phones/a-tiny-radioactive-battery-could-keep-your-phone-running-for-50-years https://citylabs.net/nuclear-batteries/https://www.androidauthority.com/nuclear-phone-battery-in-development-3402297/DOJ Removes Russian Malware:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/doj-turns-tables-on-russian-hackers-uses-their-malware-to-wipe-out-botnet/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-disrupts-russian-moobot-botnet-infecting-ubiquiti-routers/Apple Disables Web Apps:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/apple-disables-iphone-web-apps-in-eu-says-its-too-hard-to-comply-with-rules/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/google-and-mozilla-dont-like-apples-new-ios-browser-rules/ Mozilla Layoffs/to Build AI into Firefox:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/mozilla-lays-off-60-people-wants-to-build-ai-into-firefox/ YouTube TV Now 4th Biggest Cable Provider:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/youtube-tv-is-the-uss-4th-biggest-cable-tv-provider-with-8-million-subs/ Plex Now Offers Movie Rentals:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/plex-where-people-typically-avoid-hollywood-fees-now-offers-movie-rentals/ Prime Video Cuts High-End Audio Without Ads:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/prime-video-cuts-dolby-vision-atmos-support-from-ad-tier-and-didnt-tell-subs/ Hulu/Disney+ Cracks Down On Password Sharing:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hulu-disney-password-crackdown-kills-account-sharing-on-march-14/ YouTuber Cracks Bitlocker with $10 Raspberry Pi:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/raspberry-pi-bitlocker-hack-is-a-new-spin-on-a-years-old-well-documented-exploit/ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/youtuber-breaks-bitlocker-encryption-in-less-than-43-seconds-with-sub-dollar10-raspberry-pi-picohttps://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/beating-bitlocker-in-43-seconds/Google No Longer Backs Up The Internet:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/google-search-kills-off-cached-webpages/ Pixel 8 Pro Can Read Body Temps:https://arstechnica.com/google/2024/01/pixel-8-pro-finally-gets-forehead-scanning-body-temperature-feature/ Fake Toothbrush DdoS Story:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-3-million-electric-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack/ Firefox and Chrome Set To Fight Over Ad-Blocking:https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request Linux Distro That Has Windows Feel:https://www.zdnet.com/article/ready-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-this-is-the-ideal-distro-for-you/ Express VPN Leaks DNS Requests:https://www.howtogeek.com/expressvpn-disables-split-tunneling-while-it-patches-a-dns-leak/https://www.pcmag.com/news/expressvpn-removes-split-tunneling-feature-for-leaking-dns-requestsOur Other Platforms/Websites!

  • Sources:

    The Late Kevin Mitnick

    https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/21/us/computer-hacker-kevin-mitnick-obit/index.htmlhttps://www.theregister.com/2023/07/20/kevin_mitnick_obit/

    ZenBleed

    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/zenbleed-bug-allows-data-theft-from-amds-zen-2-processors-patches-released

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/encryption-breaking-password-leaking-bug-in-many-amd-cpus-could-take-months-to-fix/

    Debian RISC-V

    https://hackaday.com/2023/07/25/debian-officially-adds-risc-v-support/

    LK99

    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/superconductor-breakthrough-replicated-twice

    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/scramble-to-validate-superconductor-breakthrough-confirms-zero-resistance-with-a-catch

    https://bigthink.com/hard-science/experts-amateur-replicate-lk-99/https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/whats-going-on-with-the-reports-of-a-room-temperature-superconductor/

    Microsoft Supports Right-to-Repair

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/microsoft-now-offers-xbox-controller-parts-manuals-and-video-repair-guides/

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/need-to-repair-a-surface-device-microsoft-will-sell-you-the-parts

    Bigger Hard-drive Technology

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/western-digital-hdd-capacity-hits-28tb-as-seagate-looks-to-30tb-and-beyond/

    Meta AI

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/meta-readies-ai-chatbots-for-artificial-companionship-and-user-retention/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/open-source-audiocraft-can-make-dogs-bark-and-symphonies-soar-from-text-using-ai/

    Raspberry Pi Availability Improving

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/some-shops-will-let-you-buy-more-than-one-raspberry-pi-at-a-time-again/

    GitHub “92% of Devs Use AI”

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-developer-survey-finds-92-of-programmers-using-ai-tools/

    Acoustic Attack to Steal Data

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-acoustic-attack-steals-data-from-keystrokes-with-95-percent-accuracy/

    Remove Your Info From Google Search

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-makes-it-easier-to-remove-your-info-explicit-images-from-search/

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  • Sources:

    Lawyers Use ChatGPT and It ‘Fails Miserably’

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/failed-miserably-two-lawyers-used-150000449.html

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65735769

    https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-courts-e15023d7e6fdf4f099aa122437dbb59b

    Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/google-is-winding-down-google-domains-by-selling-it-to-squarespace/

    As the Reddit war rages on, community trust is the casualtyhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/the-reddit-protests-are-winding-down-so-whats-next/

    Blue Microphones branding is going away after 28 yearshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/blue-microphones-branding-is-going-away-after-28-years/

    “Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/clearly-predatory-western-digital-sparks-panic-anger-for-age-shaming-hdds/A company called Atari is releasing a brand-new 2600 cartridge this yearhttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/a-company-called-atari-is-releasing-a-brand-new-2600-cartridge-this-year/

    YouTube is bringing unskippable 30-second ads to TVhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/5/18/23728150/youtube-tv-unskippable-ads-premium-pause-commercial

    What to make of Apple’s intriguing $3,499 Vision Pro headsethttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/five-ways-vision-pro-is-different-from-anything-apple-or-anyone-has-ever-made/

    Netflix Password Sharing—New Data Reveals Surprising Truthhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/06/12/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-new-data-reveals-surprising-truth/?sh=5e36604f3211

    RARBG Shutdown is a Major Blow to the Pirate Ecosystemhttps://torrentfreak.com/rarbg-shutdown-is-a-major-blow-to-the-pirate-ecosystem-230601/

    YouTube Orders ‘Invidious’ Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Dayshttps://torrentfreak.com/youtube-orders-invidious-privacy-software-to-shut-down-in-7-days-230609/Porposed Law Would Ban AI Involvement In Nuke-Launching

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/nuke-launching-ai-would-be-illegal-under-proposed-us-law/

    Arguments FOR AI Involvement In Nuke-Launching

    https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/06/the-block-nuclear-launch-by-autonomous-ai-act-is-bad-legislation/

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    San Francisco allows police to use robots to remotely kill suspects https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/san-francisco-allows-police-to-remotely-kill-suspects-with-robots/

    AMD’s Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs arrive next month to take on Intel for PC gaming https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/4/23539277/amd-ryzen-7000-x3d-zen-4-cpu-9-7950x3d-specs-release-date-ces-2023

    AMD’s new RDNA 3 GPUs will compete with Nvidia for mid-range gaming laptops https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/amds-new-rdna-3-gpus-will-compete-with-nvidia-for-midrange-gaming-laptops/

    Watch The AMD CES 2023 Keynote Live Here: Ryzen 7000 Mobile, RDNA 3 Laptops, Zen 4 X3D https://wccftech.com/watch-amd-ces-2023-keynote-live-here-ryzen-7000-mobile-rdna-3-laptops-zen-4-x3d/

    “Memory Saver” might cure Chrome’s insatiable appetite for RAM https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/memory-saver-might-cure-chromes-insatiable-appetite-for-ram/

    Chrome’s “Manifest V3” plan to limit ad-blocking extensions is delayed https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/chrome-delays-plan-to-limit-ad-blockers-new-timeline-coming-in-march/ Framework, Noctua, and other brands add official 3D models to Printables https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/framework-noctua-and-other-brands-add-official-3d-models-to-printables/

    PineTab 2 is another try at a Linux-based tablet, without the 2020 supply crunch https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/pinetab-2-is-a-rockchip-based-linux-powered-repairable-tablet/

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    Signal Update/Linux News/Reuters Breached/Metaverse Madness - Device Casting Couch S01E30

    Sources/Timestamps:

    00:14-03:30 Signal No Longer Supporting SMS

    https://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/10/signal-no-longer-supports-sms-texts-on-android.html

    https://www.messengerpeople.com/signal-sms-removed/

    03:30-05:40 Linux No Longer Supporting Older Intel CPUs

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-bids-486-linux-adieu/

    08:45-14:15 Reuters Breach

    https://siliconangle.com/2022/10/27/thomson-reuters-exposes-3tb-sensitive-data-unsecured-elasticsearch-database/

    14:15-18:05 Twilio Breached.. Again

    https://thehackernews.com/2022/10/twilio-reveals-another-breach-from-same.html

    18:50 Raspberry Pi Shortage

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/still-cant-buy-a-raspberry-pi-board-things-arent-getting-better-anytime-soon/

    21:08 Is The Future In The Metaverse?

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    00:45-07:30 Scanning Rooms for Remote Exams Ruled Unconstitutional:

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/privacy-win-for-students-home-scans-during-remote-exams-deemed-unconstitutional/

    07:31-10:38 T-Mobile/Starlink Team Up:

    https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/962/musk-says-spacex-discussed-iphone-satellite-service-with-apple

    https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/25/23320722/spacex-starlink-t-mobile-satellite-internet-mobile-messaging

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/30/22649340/apple-iphone-13-satellite-connectivity-emergency

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/30/spacex-t-mobile-starlink-satellite/

    10-39-12-30 ‘Sock Puppet’ Phishing:

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-sock-puppets-for-more-realistic-phishing-attacks/

    12:30-17:44 Twilio Breach (That Affected Signal Users):

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twilio-hack-exposed-signal-phone-numbers-of-1-900-users/

    17:44-19:46  Queen Elizabeth’s Death Phishing Attack:

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-exploited-to-steal-microsoft-credentials/

    19:46-26:00  DuckDuckGo Email Service:

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/duckduckgo-now-offers-anti-tracking-email-service-to-everyone/

    https://spreadprivacy.com/protect-your-inbox-with-duckduckgo-email-protection/

    26:00-30:47  DuckDuckGo Controversy/Discussion:

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/

    30:47-33:37 Outro

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    Educational Apps Spying on Child Students

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/remote-learning-apps-shared-children-e2-80-99s-data-at-a-e2-80-98dizzying-scale-e2-80-99/ar-AAXGt4T

    https://thetandd.com/lifestyles/technology/virtual-learning-apps-tracked-and-shared-kids-data-with-advertisers-report-says/article_6b909c67-fb06-559b-9fd5-e11c3fa65db7.html

    New AMD CPU

    https://gizmodo.com/amd-ryzen-7000-zen-4-cpus-ghz-pcie-5-16-cores-am5-mothe-1848962744

    https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-details-its-next-gen-am5-socket/

    Russian Hackers Sell VPN Data

    https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/fbi-warns-about-hackers-selling-vpn.html

    JavaScript Vulnerability

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-19/

    https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/tails-os-users-advised-not-to-use-tor.html

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  • Sources:

    Spider-Miner:

    https://blog.reasonlabs.com/2021/12/23/spider-miner-with-great-power-comes-great-problems/

    Torrent News:

    https://torrentfreak.com/widevine-dump-leaked-code-downloads-hd-video-from-disney-amazon-and-netflix-211227/

    https://torrentfreak.com/us-court-denies-access-to-defendants-hard-drive-in-online-piracy-case-211229/

    "Strike 3" Filed Over 1,900 Online Piracy Lawsuits in the U.S. in 2021

    Florida Judge Keeps Questioning Copyright Troll's IP-address Evidence

    "John Doe" Accuses BitTorrent Copyright Troll of Using Menacing Pressure Tactics

    Appeals Court Affirms Retired Police Officer's $47,777 Win Against Copyright Troll

    Court Suspends ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer From Practicing Law in New York

    Prosecutors Drop Fraud Case Against Danish Copyright Troll

    Accused Pirate Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit from Suspended Copyright Troll

    Intel Apology to China:

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/intel-apologizes-for-banning-use-of-components-from-xinjiang/

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    ExpressVPN’s Shadiness

    https://gizmodo.com/you-should-probably-stop-using-expressvpn-1847739547

    https://thehackernews.com/2021/09/3-former-us-intelligence-officers-admit.html

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/trust-but-verify-an-in-depth-analysis-of-expressvpns-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week/

    ProtonMail Shares User’s IP

    https://thehackernews.com/2021/09/protonmail-shares-activists-ip-address.html

    BloodyStealer Malware

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-malware-steals-steam-epic-games-store-and-ea-origin-accounts/

    https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2021_bloodystealer-new-advanced-stealer-targets-accounts-of-popular-online-gaming-platforms

    https://securelist.com/bloodystealer-and-gaming-assets-for-sale/104319/

    https://thehackernews.com/2021/09/new-bloodystealer-trojan-steals-gamers.html

    Bully Hunter Full Livestream (Launch Video) and Steam Community

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mX2jDrA0Gg

    https://steamcommunity.com/groups/BullyHuntersorg

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  • The War On Pirates and Facebook Is Still Trash  - Device Casting Couch S01E25

    Sources:

    Info of 533M Facebook Users Stolen

    https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/533-million-facebook-users-phone.html

    ‘Rights Alliance’ is Coming for You Pirates!

    Anti-Piracy Group Doesn't Have a Secret Tool to Unmask VPN Pirates * TorrentFreak

    Rights Alliance

    https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-convention-human-rights/convention-on-cybercrime#/United%20States%20of%20America

    Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2021 * TorrentFreak

    Choosing a VPN

    VPNs are Lying About Logs (Alarming Info) | Restore Privacy

    Which VPN Providers Really Take Anonymity Seriously in 2020? * TorrentFreak

    Ubiquiti Hack

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/ubiquiti-breach-puts-countless-cloud-based-devices-at-risk-of-takeover/

    Water Plant Breach

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/man-indicted-for-allegedly-tampering-with-computer-at-public-water-plant/

    Nvidia Driver Update

    https://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/52614-nvidia-releases-geforce-465-89-game-ready-driver-update

    https://wccftech.com/nvidia-confirms-470-05-driver-enabled-mining-on-geforce-rtx-3060/

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  • Google Fires Scientist, TikTok Bug - Device Casting Couch S01E24

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    Google Fires Scientist for Negative Paper

    https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28X1CB

    Oki’s Weird Stories

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5uSbp0YDhc

    New TikTok Bug

    https://thehackernews.com/2021/01/tiktok-bug-could-have-exposed-users.html

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    Vaccine Hacks 0:40

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/hackers-targeting-companies-involved-in.html

    Legal Action Against FaceBook 03:57

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/48-us-states-and-ftc-are-suing-facebook.html

    Cyberpunk Epilepsy 14:16

    https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/07/cyberpunk-2077-epileptic-psa

    More on Apple’s M1 Chipset 15:54

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/new-report-reveals-apples-roadmap-for-when-each-mac-will-move-to-apple-silicon/ 

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    RTX 3090Heist 00:51

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/340000-of-nvidia-rtx-3090-graphics-cards-were-stolen-in-china/

    https://www.gamespot.com/articles/300k-worth-of-rtx-3090s-stolen-from-factory-in-china/1100-6485193/

    Chinese CCP Steals Bitcoin 02:35

    https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/1365523/china-latest-bitcoin-price-index-mining-capacity-cryptocurrency

    GE Puts Hospitals in Danger 03:26

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/default-password-in-radiology-devices-leaves-healthcare-networks-open-to-attack/

    Jabber Patches 12:14

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/cisco-reissues-patches-for-critical.html

    Microsoft Teams Worm 13:48

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/zero-click-wormable-rce-vulnerability.html

    YouTube Gaming Fail 19:10

    (Article)  https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/8/22163740/youtube-gaming-biggest-video-creators-2020-evony-ads-puzzle-game

    (YouTube Blog Post) https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-gaming-2020

    (Ad Videos Included By YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3rsBYDLPw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyOt-txLXZI

  • Google Sued, Apple Worm, China At It Again  - Device Casting Couch S01E21

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    Google Sued 00:31

    (Story)  https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/

    (Case Files) https://regmedia.co.uk/2020/11/13/taylor-v-google.pdf

    (Docket) https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/37073065/Taylor_et_al_v_Google_LLC_

    (Filings From Other States) https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1328941/download

    Apple Worm 08:30

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/iphone-zero-click-wi-fi-exploit-is-one-of-the-most-breathtaking-hacks-ever/

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/google-hacker-details-zero-click.html

    Apple Fined by the EU 16:50

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/italy-fines-apple-12-million-over-iphone-marketing-claims/

    Apple Using ARM 18:40

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/ifixit-teardown-of-m1-macbooks-gives-us-our-first-glimpse-at-the-m1-up-close/

    ‘Project Latte’ 28:00

    https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-project-latte-android-apps

    China Hacks 31:24

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/11/massive-china-state-funded-hack-hits-companies-around-the-word-report-says/ 

  • Microsoft Scammed, Netflix’ ‘Cuties’ Drama, New CPUs, and Missing Old Youtube - Device Casting Couch S01E20

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    Silk Road’s Billion Dollar Stash:

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/feds-seize-1-billion-in-bitcoin-from-silk-road-drug-marketplace/

    Netflix’ Copyright Claims:

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/netflix-dmca-takedown-requests-hit-negative-tweets-about-cuties/

    Engineer Scams Microsoft:

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/microsoft-engineer-gets-nine-years-for-stealing-10m-from-microsoft/

    AMD Zen 3 CPU:

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/hands-on-zen-3-testing-with-amds-ryzen-9-5900x-and-5950x/

    Intel Looking Into GPUs:

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/intel-enters-the-laptop-discrete-gpu-market-with-xe-max/

    ARM Based MacBook:

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/the-first-arm-based-mac-with-apple-silicon-is-tk-name/

    Apple’s M1 Chip:

    https://www.techradar.com/news/apple-m1-chip

    John Mcafee, “Eat my own Dick” Bet:

    https://mashable.com/article/john-mcafee-bitcoin-three-year-bet/

  • Update on Twitter and Capital One Hacks, And New OK Cupid Bug- Device Casting Couch S01E19

    In this episode we lightly touch on several different topics mainly focused around vulnerabilities and hacks in the tech world.

    Like the bumper music? Check out the original from Prod. Riddiman here!

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSuKogXJOZld5Dzw_9285w

    Sources:

    Twitter Hack Update

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/twitter-hacker-arrested.html

    Capital One Update

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/08/capital-one-data-breach.html

    OK Cupid Bug

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/hacking-okcupid-account.html

    DEF CON Satellite Eavesdrop Talk

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0Q_Wey4K0

    15 Cent Movie Tickets

    https://fortune.com/2020/08/13/amc-movie-theaters-reopen-aug-20-15-cent-tickets/

    Starlink Beta Test Speeds

    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/spacex-starlink-beta-tests-show-speeds-up-to-60mbps-latency-as-low-as-31ms/

  • Twitter Hack, Iranian Hackers, Microsoft’s17yr Bug - Device Casting Couch S01E18

    In this episode we lightly touch on several different topics mainly focused around vulnerabilities and hacks in the tech world.

    Like the bumper music? Check out the original from Prod. Riddiman here!

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSuKogXJOZld5Dzw_9285w

    Sources:

    Twitter Hack

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/verified-twitter-hacked.html

    Iranian Hackers

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/iranian-hacking-training-videos.html

    https://www.technologytimes.pk/2020/07/16/iranian-hackers-video-leaked-directly-from-their-own-screens/

  • TikTok Bad, Russian Hacker Jailed, Police Break Encryption - Device Casting Couch S01E17

    From annoying apps stealing data, to Russian carder jailed in the US hear the latest!

    Like the bumper music? Check out the original from Prod. Riddiman here!

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSuKogXJOZld5Dzw_9285w

    Sources:

    TikTok Bad

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/06/28/tiktok-beneath-its-fun-exterior-lies-a-sinisterpurpose/

    https://www.boredpanda.com/tik-tok-reverse-engineered-data-information-collecting/

    Police Break Criminal's Encryption

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/encrochat-encrypted-phone.html

    Russian Hacker Brought to the States and Jailed

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/06/russian-credit-card-hacker.html

  • Evolving Ransomware, Easy Jet Hacked, Ukrainian Jailed  - Device Casting Couch S01E16

    From clever ransomware to naughty dark web users to new iOS jailbreaks, we discuss it all

    Like the bumper music? Check out the original from Prod. Riddiman here!

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSuKogXJOZld5Dzw_9285w

    Sources:

    Ukrainian Jailed for Selling Info

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/ukrainian-hacker-arrested.html

    Evolving Ransomware

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-encrypts-from-virtual-machines-to-evade-antivirus/

    New iOS Jailbreak

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/iphone-ios-jailbreak-tools.html

    Easy Jet Hacked

    https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/easyjet-data-breach-hacking.html

    Microsoft Network Sniffer

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-quietly-got-a-built-in-network-sniffer-how-to-use/

  • We were asked by our good friends at the Notion Club to join and discuss data rights and provide insight on the IT side of things. 

    To listen to more of the Notion Club, or hear the full episode, visit:   https://linktr.ee/notionclubpodcast 

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    Notion Club Episode Description:

    Here are a few sites (below) that the guys at DCC suggested if you're interested in upping your privacy game!  

    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/pri... 

    https://www.privacytools.io/ 

    What is our purpose and mission?  Here at the Notion Club, Moriah and Ethan have created a place to practice the art of conversation. Notion Club welcomes all dialogue - specifically, speech that explores ideas, advances awareness, and indulges in humor.   

    We believe that free speech is the antidote to bad speech. Ethan and Moriah see themselves as mere human beings in a vast and complicated world; individuals who are constantly becoming and growing. We consider open-mindedness as a means of growth.   

    We also believe in balance. Constructive criticism is vital to the discovery of truth. Intellectual conversation means we can put ideas to the test, without fear of personal judgment. Here at the Notion Club, we advocate sharing ideas, even if we don't know how that idea may play out. This is how we test ideas: through open discussion.  

    Laughter is vital to life. We can all too easily find ourselves bogged down by life's weighty matters. Its important to take time to remember that we can't take ourselves too seriously, and to be able to make jokes and just be a silly goose.  

    Because we're in a constant state of growth, we do not condemn people for sharing ideas, even if we disagree. Our favorite topics can be pretty complex. Often times, we don't even agree with ourselves! We're increasing our awareness, and hopefully learning.   These are Notion Club's values. We invite you to join us in our journey for personal growth and education while we have some fun along the way. What's your notion?  

    - E&M