20180327 Show Notes

News

Ransomware hits city of atlanta
Child Abuse Imagery hidden in the Blockchain
Android Malware on QR Readers downloaded over 500K times
Spotify kicks users using modified APKs to get premium service (all 2 Million)
ATM Hackers who stole over 1 billion euros arrested
Meltdown Patch Opened Bigger Security Hole on Windows 7

Topic of the Week - OpSec vs. Paranoia

Facebook collected users call and SMS logs with "their permission"
Exploiting User PII Held In Everyone's Browser
Mozilla Container Extension (Containerize your identity)
Research on scraping PII from browsers
Las Vegas Attorneys Sue Equifax

Other Resources

Protecting Security Researchers
The Grugq's Opsec For Hackers
Spotify APK that was shut down from earlier
US Repeals Propaganda Ban
Purple Dragon - OpSec History
Whonix Documentation
Operations Security INTELLIGENCE THREAT HANDBOOK
Introduction to Communication Electronic Warfare Systems
Njalla - Privacy aware domain registration service

LESSONS LEARNED

Have real life friends
"Shut The Fuck Up and Get A Lawyer"

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