#AxisOfEasy Weekly Tech Digest

#AxisofEasy 421: Is Your Data Safe After the Discord Hack?

In this issue: Guelph Woman Loses Savings in Fake Doug Ford Cryptocurrency Scam Vendor Breach Exposes Discord Support Data and ID Images India Turns Every Face and Finger into a Payment Key Airport Outage Sparks Delays as CBSA Rules Out Cyberattack Chinese Hackers Turn Open Source Monitoring Tool into Global Malware Delivery System Read more on the latest in Data Breachin’ and Overreachin: www.axisofeasy.com  In this issue: Guelph Woman Loses Savings in Fake Doug Ford Cryptocurrency Scam Vendor Breach Exposes Discord Support Data and ID Images India Turns Every Face and Finger into a Payment Key Airport Outage Sparks Delays as CBSA Rules Out Cyberattack Chinese Hackers Turn Open Source Monitoring Tool into Global Malware Delivery System Read more on the latest in Data Breachin’ and Overreachin: www.axisofeasy.com 

10-10
24:05

#AxisOfEasy 420: RedNovember’s Global Cyber-Espionage Blitz

In this issue: RedNovember’s Global Cyber-Espionage Blitz Canada Revives Controversial Bill C-36 With New Powers to Police Online Content, Hate Speech, and Deepfakes Karnataka High Court Backs Sahyog Portal as X Corp Plans Appeal OverCensorship Fears WestJet Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Passengers Amid Scattered SpiderAviation Attacks easyDNS Sponsors The Canadian Bitcoin Conference Cisco ASA Zero-Day Flaws Under Fire Harrods Hit by Data Breach viaThird-Party Flaw In this issue: RedNovember’s Global Cyber-Espionage Blitz Canada Revives Controversial Bill C-36 With New Powers to Police Online Content, Hate Speech, and Deepfakes Karnataka High Court Backs Sahyog Portal as X Corp Plans Appeal OverCensorship Fears WestJet Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Passengers Amid Scattered SpiderAviation Attacks easyDNS Sponsors The Canadian Bitcoin Conference Cisco ASA Zero-Day Flaws Under Fire Harrods Hit by Data Breach viaThird-Party Flaw

10-03
34:27

#AxisOfEasy 419: Thailand Government Unleashes AI-Driven AML System, Hilarity Ensues

In this issue: Canadian Healthcare Thinks Patients Are An Expense Line UK Rolls Out Digital IDs Thailand Government Unleashes AI-Driven AML System, Hilarity Ensues Canada’s RCMP Takes Down TradeOgre Crypto Exchange Vietnam Closes 86 Million Bank Accounts for No Biometric Verification Musk’s xAI Accuses OpenAI of Stealing Trade Secrets Google says 90% of tech workers are now using AI at work In this issue: Canadian Healthcare Thinks Patients Are An Expense Line UK Rolls Out Digital IDs Thailand Government Unleashes AI-Driven AML System, Hilarity Ensues Canada’s RCMP Takes Down TradeOgre Crypto Exchange Vietnam Closes 86 Million Bank Accounts for No Biometric Verification Musk’s xAI Accuses OpenAI of Stealing Trade Secrets Google says 90% of tech workers are now using AI at work

09-25
37:04

#AxisOfEasy 418: Trump Delays TikTok Ban as US Consortium Eyes Control Without Algorithm

In this issue: Trump Delays TikTok Ban as US Consortium Eyes Control Without Algorithm DHS Misconfiguration Exposes Surveillance Data to Thousands of Unauthorized Users Kering Suffers Data Breach Targeting Luxury Shoppers Amid Surge in High-End Cyberattacks Phishing Breach Exposes Fragility of the JavaScript Ecosystem FileFix Exploit Spreads Globally Through AI Images and Facebook Phishing In this issue: Trump Delays TikTok Ban as US Consortium Eyes Control Without Algorithm DHS Misconfiguration Exposes Surveillance Data to Thousands of Unauthorized Users Kering Suffers Data Breach Targeting Luxury Shoppers Amid Surge in High-End Cyberattacks Phishing Breach Exposes Fragility of the JavaScript Ecosystem FileFix Exploit Spreads Globally Through AI Images and Facebook Phishing

09-18
27:12

#AxisOfEasy 417: Nepal Goes Offline, Then Up In Flames

In this issue: Nepal Goes Offline, Then Up in Flames Wyden Targets Microsoft Over RC4 Use in Ransomware-Fueled Healthcare Breach Salesloft Breach Exposes OAuth Supply Chain Weakness Across Major Tech Platforms Red Sea Cable Cut Forces Azure Reroute and Slows Asia-Europe Internet Supply Chain Malware in Billion-Download NPM Packages In this issue: Nepal Goes Offline, Then Up in Flames Wyden Targets Microsoft Over RC4 Use in Ransomware-Fueled Healthcare Breach Salesloft Breach Exposes OAuth Supply Chain Weakness Across Major Tech Platforms Red Sea Cable Cut Forces Azure Reroute and Slows Asia-Europe Internet Supply Chain Malware in Billion-Download NPM Packages

09-11
29:44

#AxisofEasy 416: Judge Imposes Limits On Google Deals After Monopoly Ruling But Avoids Breakup

  In this issue: Judge Imposes Limits on Google Deals After Monopoly Ruling but Avoids Breakup Salesloft Drift Breach Exposes Salesforce Data at Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, and Hundreds More APT Group Exploits Microsoft Trust to Deploy Stealthy Malware Storm-0501 Executes Cloud-Only Ransom Operation by Exploiting Entra ID and Azure Admin Gaps Cloudflare Neutralizes 11.5 Tbps DDoS Amid Rising IoT Botnet Exploits   In this issue: Judge Imposes Limits on Google Deals After Monopoly Ruling but Avoids Breakup Salesloft Drift Breach Exposes Salesforce Data at Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, and Hundreds More APT Group Exploits Microsoft Trust to Deploy Stealthy Malware Storm-0501 Executes Cloud-Only Ransom Operation by Exploiting Entra ID and Azure Admin Gaps Cloudflare Neutralizes 11.5 Tbps DDoS Amid Rising IoT Botnet Exploits

09-05
34:21

#AxisOfEasy 415: PromptLock Signals The Arrival Of AI Powered Ransomware

In this issue: PromptLock Signals the Arrival of AI Powered Ransomware Phishing Campaign Exploits Linux Filename Parsing to Deliver VShell Backdoor Government Error Erases Privacy Rights from Broadcasting Act YouTube’s Secret AI Video Enhancements Spark Creator Backlash and Raise Trust Concerns 4chan and Kiwi Farms Challenge Ofcom Over UK Online Safety Act in U.S. Court AI-Powered Crimewave: When Chatbots Turn Into Black-Hat Interns     In this issue: PromptLock Signals the Arrival of AI Powered Ransomware Phishing Campaign Exploits Linux Filename Parsing to Deliver VShell Backdoor Government Error Erases Privacy Rights from Broadcasting Act YouTube’s Secret AI Video Enhancements Spark Creator Backlash and Raise Trust Concerns 4chan and Kiwi Farms Challenge Ofcom Over UK Online Safety Act in U.S. Court AI-Powered Crimewave: When Chatbots Turn Into Black-Hat Interns    

08-29
27:21

#AxisOfEasy 414: Popular VPN Apps Exposed As Security Risk After Shocking Report

 In this episode: Popular VPN Apps Exposed as Security Risk After Shocking Report UK Retreats After US Pressure Forces End to Apple Encryption Backdoor Plan BIS Proposes Transaction Scoring System to Enforce Crypto AML Compliance Google Sparks Outrage After GOP Fundraising Emails Sent to Spam ChatGPT 5 Leaves Users Shocked With Strange Changes and Hidden Tricks Allianz Life Hack Exposes Data of Over a Million Customers  In this episode: Popular VPN Apps Exposed as Security Risk After Shocking Report UK Retreats After US Pressure Forces End to Apple Encryption Backdoor Plan BIS Proposes Transaction Scoring System to Enforce Crypto AML Compliance Google Sparks Outrage After GOP Fundraising Emails Sent to Spam ChatGPT 5 Leaves Users Shocked With Strange Changes and Hidden Tricks Allianz Life Hack Exposes Data of Over a Million Customers

08-22
39:11

#AxisOfEasy 413: Lenovo Webcams Turn Into Hacking Tools In Shocking New Discovery

 In this episode: Lenovo Webcams Turn into Hacking Tools in Shocking New Discovery EU Law Meant to Protect Press Gives Governments Power to Arrest Journalists Charon Ransomware Targets Middle East Aviation Using Advanced APT Tradecraft Russia Suspected in Major Hack of US Federal Court Records Connex Credit Union Hack Exposes Data of 172000 Members  In this episode: Lenovo Webcams Turn into Hacking Tools in Shocking New Discovery EU Law Meant to Protect Press Gives Governments Power to Arrest Journalists Charon Ransomware Targets Middle East Aviation Using Advanced APT Tradecraft Russia Suspected in Major Hack of US Federal Court Records Connex Credit Union Hack Exposes Data of 172000 Members

08-15
33:32

#AxisOfEasy 412: Spotify Enforces Age Checks As Digital ID Becomes Gatekeeper

 In this episode: ChatGPT Conversations Remain Public Despite OpenAI Cleanup Effort Raspberry Pi Attack Exposes ATM Network to Sophisticated Financial Hackers Spotify Enforces Age Checks as Digital ID Becomes Gatekeeper DaVita Breach Exposes Over One Million Records in Interlock Ransomware Attack Ask ChatGPT over DNS Queries (and ssh) Lawmakers Introduce Bill Enabling Court-Ordered Website Blocking for Piracy Tech Issue Grounds Hundreds of United Airlines Flights  In this episode: ChatGPT Conversations Remain Public Despite OpenAI Cleanup Effort Raspberry Pi Attack Exposes ATM Network to Sophisticated Financial Hackers Spotify Enforces Age Checks as Digital ID Becomes Gatekeeper DaVita Breach Exposes Over One Million Records in Interlock Ransomware Attack Ask ChatGPT over DNS Queries (and ssh) Lawmakers Introduce Bill Enabling Court-Ordered Website Blocking for Piracy Tech Issue Grounds Hundreds of United Airlines Flights

08-08
40:05

#AxisOfEasy 411: RBC Debanks Toronto Lawyer Representing Freedom Convoy Defendants

 In this episode: RBC Debanks Toronto lawyer representing Freedom Convoy defendants Thousands of Women’s IDs and Selfies Leaked from Viral App in Massive Hack Clorox Blames $380 Million Cyberattack on IT Giant After Shocking Mistake Canada’s New Spy Bill Could Hand Your Private Data to the US and Beyond Hackers Just Got Hacked and Exposed Their Own Identities Online New Chaos Ransomware Hits US Victims for $300K After FBI Crushes BlackSuit  In this episode: RBC Debanks Toronto lawyer representing Freedom Convoy defendants Thousands of Women’s IDs and Selfies Leaked from Viral App in Massive Hack Clorox Blames $380 Million Cyberattack on IT Giant After Shocking Mistake Canada’s New Spy Bill Could Hand Your Private Data to the US and Beyond Hackers Just Got Hacked and Exposed Their Own Identities Online New Chaos Ransomware Hits US Victims for $300K After FBI Crushes BlackSuit

08-01
38:48

#AxisOfEasy 410: Can AI Chatbots Be Hacked Via DNS?

 In this episode: Can AI Chatbots Be Hacked Via DNS? SharePoint Zero Day Exploit Hits U.S. Agencies and Exposes Microsoft’s Persistent Security Gaps ExpressVPN Patch Fixes RDP Traffic Leak That Exposed User IP Addresses Replit AI Deletes Live Database Then Lies About It During Vibe Coding Test Hackers Exploit Education Department Grant Portal Amid Layoffs and Lax Oversight  In this episode: Can AI Chatbots Be Hacked Via DNS? SharePoint Zero Day Exploit Hits U.S. Agencies and Exposes Microsoft’s Persistent Security Gaps ExpressVPN Patch Fixes RDP Traffic Leak That Exposed User IP Addresses Replit AI Deletes Live Database Then Lies About It During Vibe Coding Test Hackers Exploit Education Department Grant Portal Amid Layoffs and Lax Oversight

07-25
26:06

#AxisOfEasy 409: Adoption Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Records From Texas Nonprofit

 In this episode: Adoption Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Records from Texas Nonprofit Matanbuchus 3.0 Expands Stealth Tactics with Teams Lures and Advanced Loader Features Bluesky Implements UK Age Checks Amid Privacy Backlash Over Online Safety Law TikTok Faces New Irish Data Probe and UK Fine Over EU User Data Storage in China Grappling With Existential Panic Over AI (From the desk of easyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic) Nvidia Urges ECC Defenses After First Rowhammer Attack on GPUs Cuts AI Accuracy to Near Zero  In this episode: Adoption Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Records from Texas Nonprofit Matanbuchus 3.0 Expands Stealth Tactics with Teams Lures and Advanced Loader Features Bluesky Implements UK Age Checks Amid Privacy Backlash Over Online Safety Law TikTok Faces New Irish Data Probe and UK Fine Over EU User Data Storage in China Grappling With Existential Panic Over AI (From the desk of easyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic) Nvidia Urges ECC Defenses After First Rowhammer Attack on GPUs Cuts AI Accuracy to Near Zero

07-17
37:31

#AxisOfEasy 408: Scammers Are Ready To Strike As Amazon Prime Day Begins Tomorrow

 In this episode: Scammers Are Ready to Strike as Amazon Prime Day Begins Tomorrow New Malware Turns Security Devices Into Silent Weapons for Cyber Attacks AI Bots Face a Toll as Cloudflare Makes Them Pay to Scrape Websites North Korea’s Sneaky Mac Malware Tricks Crypto Users Through Fake Zoom Invites Canada’s Free Speech Battle Heats Up as Government Revives Controversial Censorship Law  In this episode: Scammers Are Ready to Strike as Amazon Prime Day Begins Tomorrow New Malware Turns Security Devices Into Silent Weapons for Cyber Attacks AI Bots Face a Toll as Cloudflare Makes Them Pay to Scrape Websites North Korea’s Sneaky Mac Malware Tricks Crypto Users Through Fake Zoom Invites Canada’s Free Speech Battle Heats Up as Government Revives Controversial Censorship Law

07-10
33:19

#AxisOfEasy 407: Brazil Holds Tech Platforms Liable For User Content In Landmark Ruling

 In this episode: Brazil Holds Tech Platforms Liable for User Content in Landmark Ruling Catwatchful Breach Exposes Stalkerware Users, Victims, and Developer Verizon and T-Mobile Customer Data Breach Exposes 116 Million Records for Sale in 2025 Leak Qantas Breach Exposes Millions Amid Call Center Cyberattack Linked to Scattered Spider Trezor Support System Exploited in Targeted Phishing Attack  In this episode: Brazil Holds Tech Platforms Liable for User Content in Landmark Ruling Catwatchful Breach Exposes Stalkerware Users, Victims, and Developer Verizon and T-Mobile Customer Data Breach Exposes 116 Million Records for Sale in 2025 Leak Qantas Breach Exposes Millions Amid Call Center Cyberattack Linked to Scattered Spider Trezor Support System Exploited in Targeted Phishing Attack

07-04
30:23

#AxisOfEasy 406: Chinese State Hackers Exploit Unpatched Cisco Flaw to Breach Canadian Telecom Network

 In this episode: Chinese State Hackers Exploit Unpatched Cisco Flaw to Breach Canadian Telecom Network Trojanized SonicWall VPN App Exploits Certificate Loophole to Steal Enterprise Credentials Anthropic Wins Fair Use Ruling but Faces Trial Over Pirated Book Library Senate Bill Expands Youth Privacy Rules and Raises Concerns Over Online Surveillance Aflac Reports Data Breach Affecting Customers and Employees  In this episode: Chinese State Hackers Exploit Unpatched Cisco Flaw to Breach Canadian Telecom Network Trojanized SonicWall VPN App Exploits Certificate Loophole to Steal Enterprise Credentials Anthropic Wins Fair Use Ruling but Faces Trial Over Pirated Book Library Senate Bill Expands Youth Privacy Rules and Raises Concerns Over Online Surveillance Aflac Reports Data Breach Affecting Customers and Employees

06-27
39:11

#AxisOfEasy 405: Senate Bill Could Kill Private Messaging And Put Your Privacy At Risk

 In this episode: Senate Bill Could Kill Private Messaging and Put Your Privacy at Risk Trump Just Gutted Major Cybersecurity Rules and Experts Are Sounding the Alarm Hackers Are Now Tricking IT Teams at Big Insurance Firms and Google Is Warning Everyone Massive Zoomcar Hack Hits 8.4 Million Users and You Might Be One of Them Canada’s Ruling Party Pushes to Hide Political Data Use as Spam Complaints Surge The Great Login Credential Heist: Because Who Needs Security? Mark Jeftovic appears on Hrvoje Moric’s “Geopolitics and Empire” podcast  In this episode: Senate Bill Could Kill Private Messaging and Put Your Privacy at Risk Trump Just Gutted Major Cybersecurity Rules and Experts Are Sounding the Alarm Hackers Are Now Tricking IT Teams at Big Insurance Firms and Google Is Warning Everyone Massive Zoomcar Hack Hits 8.4 Million Users and You Might Be One of Them Canada’s Ruling Party Pushes to Hide Political Data Use as Spam Complaints Surge The Great Login Credential Heist: Because Who Needs Security? Mark Jeftovic appears on Hrvoje Moric’s “Geopolitics and Empire” podcast

06-20
31:56

#AxisOfEasy 404: They Just Gutted Your Privacy And Buried It In A Budget Bill

 In this episode: They Just Gutted Your Privacy and Buried It in a Budget Bill TED Just Silenced a Powerful Speech They Helped Create Google Just Patched a Scary Bug That Could Expose Your Phone Number in Minutes Microsoft Fixes One Dangerous Boot Bug but Leaves the Other Wide Open Apple Just Took a Huge AI Risk That Could Change Everything  In this episode: They Just Gutted Your Privacy and Buried It in a Budget Bill TED Just Silenced a Powerful Speech They Helped Create Google Just Patched a Scary Bug That Could Expose Your Phone Number in Minutes Microsoft Fixes One Dangerous Boot Bug but Leaves the Other Wide Open Apple Just Took a Huge AI Risk That Could Change Everything

06-13
43:12

#AxisOfEasy 403: Meta And Yandex Caught Spying On Millions Of Android Users Without Consent

 In this episode: Meta and Yandex Caught Spying on Millions of Android Users Without Consent Texas Just Made This Move That Will Change How You Download Apps Forever Canada’s New Internet Bill Could Break the Web and Still Fail to Protect Kids $1.5 Billion AI Startup Exposed as Total Fraud Shocks Tech World Top Security Firm Leaks Client Data in Shocking Tech Fail Trump’s Surveillance State partners with Palantir Cronly & Cronguard are now FREE Canada’s Bill C-2: a surveillance bill dressed up as border protection  In this episode: Meta and Yandex Caught Spying on Millions of Android Users Without Consent Texas Just Made This Move That Will Change How You Download Apps Forever Canada’s New Internet Bill Could Break the Web and Still Fail to Protect Kids $1.5 Billion AI Startup Exposed as Total Fraud Shocks Tech World Top Security Firm Leaks Client Data in Shocking Tech Fail Trump’s Surveillance State partners with Palantir Cronly & Cronguard are now FREE Canada’s Bill C-2: a surveillance bill dressed up as border protection

06-06
41:27

#AxisOfEasy 402: Claude 4 Opus Emerges As Powerful But Risky AI Model With Deceptive Behaviors

 In this episode: Claude 4 Opus Emerges as Powerful but Risky AI Model with Deceptive Behaviors Breakthrough Discovery of Linux Zero-Day Using OpenAI’s O3 Model Nova Scotia Power Confirms Ransomware Breach Exposing Sensitive Customer Data LexisNexis Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of Over 364,000 People Microsoft OneDrive File Picker Flaw Exposes Broad User Data Access  In this episode: Claude 4 Opus Emerges as Powerful but Risky AI Model with Deceptive Behaviors Breakthrough Discovery of Linux Zero-Day Using OpenAI’s O3 Model Nova Scotia Power Confirms Ransomware Breach Exposing Sensitive Customer Data LexisNexis Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of Over 364,000 People Microsoft OneDrive File Picker Flaw Exposes Broad User Data Access

05-30
30:47

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