082: World Cup cybersecurity, crypto crashes, and a bang of a password fail

13/06/2018 39 min

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Coinrail cryptocurrency exchange goes offline after hack, Russia appears to be 'live testing' cyber attacks, and Florida stopped running background checks on gun buyers because of forgotten password.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Register's football-mad John Leyden.Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: John Leyden.Sponsored By:VirusTotal: VirusTotal Intelligence is one of the world’s largest malware intelligence services. Security professionals rely on it to better understand the effects of malware in enterprise networks.Find out more at https://www.virustotal.com/learnSupport Smashing SecurityLinks:Bitcoin price takes a dive after another cryptocurrency exchange hackMikko Hypponen on Twitter explains why cryptocurrency exchanges get hacked$1m by 2020: John McAfee will still ‘eat his own d*ck’ if he’s wrong about Bitcoin2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaRussia appears to be 'live testing' cyber attacks - Former UK spy boss Robert HanniganFrench TV network taken off air after attack by pro-ISIS hackersTV5Monde attack proves hacking attribution is very difficultTV station exposé its own passwords on l'air. A Franglais reportVPNFilter botnet has hacked 500,000 routers. Reboot and patch now!VPNFilter exploits endpoints, targets new devicesFlorida Didn't Run FBI Background Checks on Gun Buyers for a Year Because of a Forgotten LoginAdam Putnam’s office stopped reviewing concealed weapons background checks for a year because it couldn’t log inBackground Check Procedures: State by StateDepartment of Agriculture investigative reportIs It Normal?What is the Camino de Santiago?Eating and Drinking on the Camino de SantiagoPulperia Ezequiel - Great place to eat pulpo (octopus)Britannica Insights Is a Chrome Extension to Fix False Google ResultsBritannica Insights - Chrome Web StoreSmashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy