Episode 226: The Prime Episode
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8th July 2008: Several DNS vendors released patches to mitigate an attack method discovered by Dan Kaminsky which could be used to cause DNS cache poisoning. Kaminsky had discovered the vulnerability 6 months prior and reported it to vendors privately so they could address it. RIP, Dan.
https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1942695691270193211
10th July 1999: Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) member DilDog debuted the program Back Orifice 2000 (BO2k) at DEF CON 7. It was the successor to Back Orifice, released by cDc a year prior. DilDog proclaimed it "a remote administration tool for corporate America".
https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1943440335608385876
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hacker Charged Over COVID-19 Research Theft
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Tribunal Ruling Brings ICO’s £12.7m TikTok Fine Closer
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TikTok's Handling of EU User Data in China Comes Under Scrutiny Again
LLMs Fall Short in Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation
MPs Warn of “Significant” Iranian Cyber-Threat to UK
https://x.com/krezae/status/1943463109173338558
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