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New exploit found that targets sys admin admins programmers and others that routinely copy and paste commands Copy & Paste Exploit Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/copy-paste-exploit/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/aAwa53GEbSw Rumble: https://rumble.com/vrylkt-copy-and-paste-exploit.html iTunes: ituneslink Spotify: spotifylink Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Do not copy-paste commands from webpages Developers, sysadmin, security researchers, and hobbyists who copy-paste commands from webpages into a console or terminal are warned that their system may be compromised. https://en.secnews.gr/379042/min-kanete-copy-paste-commands-webpages/

Trip talks about virus detection and how to see if you are infected How To Tell If Your Device Has A Virus Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/how-to-tell-if-your-device-has-a-virus/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/AirdMI8C5mg Rumble: https://rumble.com/vru60p-how-to-tell-if-your-device-has-a-virus.html iTunes: ituneslink Spotify: spotifylink Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Security Onion 2 Peel back the layers of your enterprise with our newest and most powerful release yet. https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-2.3.91.iso https://securityonionsolutions.com/

An alert was made by many that Chinese bots are promoting its own form of democracy Chinese Propaganda Targets Redefining Democracy Uses Bots To Spread Message Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/chinese-propaganda-targets-redefining-democracy-uses-bots-to-spread-message/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/qttAxXMKacw Rumble: https://rumble.com/vr79j1-chinese-propaganda-targets-redefining-democracy-uses-bots-to-spread-message.html iTunes: ituneslink Spotify: spotifylink Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #china #democracy Report: Beijing unleashed a massive propaganda campaign to redefine democracy Report: Beijing unleashed a massive propaganda campaign to redefine democracy China has unleashed a massive propaganda campaign aimed at recreating democracy in its own image, according to a new report published Tuesday. https://therecord.media/report-beijing-unleashed-a-massive-propaganda-campaign-to-redefine-democracy/ China’s Narrative War on Democracy China’s entire propaganda system is working at full force in the largest Chinese state-sponsored overt influence campaign to date observed by Recorded Future. The narrative warfare operation, which aims to reshape global definitions of democracy, criticize American democracy, and position China as a democracy itself, has been amplified by nearly every Chinese state-affiliated media https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinas-narrative-war-democracy/ How Beijing Influences the Influencers Millions have watched Lee and Oli Barrett’s YouTube dispatches from China. The father and son duo visit hotels in exotic locales, tour out-of-the-way villages, sample delicacies in bustling markets and undergo traditional ear cleanings. Warning visiting the times exposes your device to being tracked by media.net a Chinese tracking company https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/technology/china-propaganda-youtube-influencers.html

Friday schools across the nation cancel classes over a viral threat of mass shooting on Ticktock the system found no credibility Tiktok School Shooting Viral Threat Cancels Classes For Millions Of Children Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/tiktok-school-shooting-viral-threat-cancels-classes-for-millions-of-children/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/pKKluUhmDjY Rumble: https://rumble.com/vr7788-tiktok-school-shooting-viral-threat-cancels-classes-for-millions-of-childre.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tiktok-school-shooting-viral-threat-cancels-classes/id1583788677?i=1000545748027 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oxFmEJwh4KcNAbwu9c6UC Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #tiktock Vague and viral TikTok warning of school violence is not credible but has schools and law enforcement on high alert A vague and viral TikTok trend warning of nationwide school violence on Friday — which authorities have dismissed as not credible — has nevertheless prompted widespread school closures, stretched law enforcement resources and put families on edge ahead of a critical holiday travel season. https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/tech/tiktok-school-threat-december-17/index.html TikTok school shooting threat unfounded but Chicago area districts take precautions PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) — An unfounded threat of school violence spreading on the social media app TikTok prompted several Chicago area school districts to respond Friday. https://abc7chicago.com/tiktok-school-threat-december-17-shooting-bomb-social-media-to-schools/11351290/

Meta makes headlines blocking 5 paramilitary groups from its Facebook and Instagram platforms citing hypocrisy in its actions. Paramilitary Groups Plant Malware It Makes The News But Spying On Us Doesn’t Matter Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/paramilitary-groups-plant-malware-it-makes-the-news-but-spying-on-us-doesnt-matter/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/NW45f4rpH6s Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqxhuq-paramilitary-groups-plant-malware-it-makes-the-news-but-spying-on-us-doesnt.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paramilitary-groups-plant-malware-it-makes-the-news/id1583788677?i=1000545252619 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/072hzR7hR52Id53GB4yxNZ Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #predator #hack #nso A new spyware-for-hire, Predator, caught hacking phones of politicians and journalists While NSO Group was taking flak for hacking into the phones of journalists, activists and human rights defenders, an entire class of spyware makers and surveillance-for-hire outfits were operating as normal, largely unnoticed. A new spyware-for-hire, Predator, caught hacking phones of politicians and journalists Pegasus vs. Predator Dissident’s Doubly-Infected iPhone Reveals Cytrox Mercenary Spyware We confirmed the hacking of the devices of two individuals with Cytrox’s Predator spyware: Ayman Nour, a member of the Egyptian political opposition living in exile in Turkey, and an Egyptian exiled journalist who hosts a popular news program and wishes to remain anonymous. https://citizenlab.ca/2021/12/pegasus-vs-predator-dissidents-doubly-infected-iphone-reveals-cytrox-mercenary-spyware/

From print to live television nearly every show has had some mention of this exploit but very few suggest what to do about it. Log4j Exploit Its Been On The News But Does It Really Matter? Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/log4j-exploit-its-been-on-the-news-but-does-it-really-matter/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/JTJssC8BJdE Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqv8f3-log4j-exploit-its-been-on-the-news-but-does-it-really-matter.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/log4j-exploit-its-been-on-the-news-but-does-it-really-matter/id1583788677?i=1000545128756 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H2agmV9fxCkXDxJk6iOpP Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Apache Log4j Vulnerability Guidance CISA and its partners, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, are responding to active, widespread exploitation of a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) in Apache’s Log4j software library, versions 2.0-beta9 to 2.14.1, known as “Log4Shell” and “Logjam.” Log4j is very broadly used in a variety of consumer and enterprise services, websites, and applications—as well as in operational technology products—to log security and performance information. An unauthenticated remote actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/apache-log4j-vulnerability-guidance

Websites are under constant attack what you should do if you have a site upate as soon as possiable WordPress Under Attack Over 16,000 Ip Addresses Used To Target Over 1.6 Million Sites Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/wordpress-under-attack-over-16000-ip-addresses-used-to-target-over-1-6-million-sites/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/Tk8TW5PFia0 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqmdhy-wordpress-under-attack-over-16000-ip-addresses-used-to-target-over-1.6-mill.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wordpress-under-attack-over-16-000-ip-addresses-used/id1583788677?i=1000545022394 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33gXTgy0D3KdPNGkZVlMuv Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Vulnerable Plugins Activello (

Both Facebook and Twitter released new programs to protect one sided speech treating to deplatform those who don’t comply Social Media Censorship Programs Developed To Shield Elites And Protect Unlawfulness Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/social-media-censorship-programs-developed-to-shield-elites-and-protect-unlawfulness/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/DyUJFwI2rPc Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqmcf3-social-media-censorship-programs-developed-to-shield-elites-and-protect-unl.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-media-censorship-programs-developed-to-shield/id1583788677?i=1000544905684 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7w8r9rI0K1fOHrSBKL2Ynw Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Twitter Bans Users From Posting ‘Private Media’ Without a Person’s Consent Twitter on Tuesday announced an expansion to its private information policy to include private media, effectively prohibiting the sharing of photos and videos without express permission from the individuals depicted in them with an aim to curb doxxing and harassment. https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/twitter-bans-users-from-posting-private.html Meta Expands Facebook Protect Program to Activists, Journalists, Government Officials Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Thursday announced an expansion of its Facebook Protect security program to include human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and government officials who are more likely to be targeted by bad actors across its social media platforms. https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/meta-expands-facebook-protect-program.html

New exploit for DDE explained that bypasses antivirus with .ics links New Windows Exploit Phishing Appointment Links Bypass Anti Virus Checks Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/new-windows-exploit-phishing-appointment-links-bypass-anti-virus-checks/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/dbxiL_ptNcY Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqm7aw-new-windows-exploit-phishing-appointment-links-bypass-anti-virus-checks.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-windows-exploit-phishing-appointment-links-bypass/id1583788677?i=1000544780894 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yFE2zXNZm0V8vlD9jK7Ri Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Attackers Disguise Malware as Calendar Invite Attachment Meeting invites are one of the most common types of emails sent today, so it should come as no surprise that attackers have found a way to manipulate them. Multiple organizations that utilize Abnormal Security recently received emails which contained a .ics attachment—an invitation file commonly used to populate online calendar applications with meeting and event information. https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/calendar-invite-malware-attack

“Facebook is like a robot programmed with a singular mission: to grow. And the undeniable reality is that Facebook’s growth, fueled by hate, division, and misinformation, has left hundreds of thousands of devastated Rohingya lives in its wake,” from the complaint Meta Aka Facebook Sued For 150 Billion Claiming Algorithm Promoted Genocide Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/meta-aka-facebook-sued-for-150-billion-claiming-algorithm-promoted-genocide/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/x0aa3at6lWs Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqiaje-meta-aka-facebook-sued-for-150-billion-claiming-algorithm-promoted-genocide.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meta-aka-facebook-sued-for-150-billion-claiming-algorithm/id1583788677?i=1000544543140 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pS1NoCgRDRrxTUD7BEVVj Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion, alleging it helped perpetuate genocide in Myanmar Facebook failed to quickly stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation against the Rohingya people, in turn contributing to the persecution and alleged genocide of the minority community in Myanmar, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in a California court that asks for more than $150 billion in compensation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/07/facebook-rohingya-genocide-refugees-lawsuit/ How Facebook neglected the rest of the world, fueling hate speech and violence in India In February 2019, not long before India’s general election, a pair of Facebook employees set up a dummy account to better understand the experience of a new user in the company’s largest market. They made a profile of a 21-year-old woman, a resident of North India, and began to track what Facebook showed her. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/24/india-facebook-misinformation-hate-speech/

Apple last week notified 11 U.S. State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked, and investigators have linked the attack to a tool developed by NSO Group, an Israeli technology company that was blacklisted by the Biden administration, according to a person familiar with the matter. NSO Group Malware Caught Spying On American State Department Employees Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/nso-group-malware-caught-spying-on-american-state-department-employees/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/dnJVhbL4PO8 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqgk0k-nso-group-malware-caught-spying-on-american-state-department-employees.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nso-group-malware-caught-spying-on-american-state-department/id1583788677?i=1000544403171 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TuJe90LSfkXdrkToa6eDp Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #nsogroup SS7 hack allows anyone to listen to your cell phone calls and more The SS7 hack is a reality. There are sites all over the internet that offer tracking the location of any cell phone user by just the phone number. Other services allow calls to recorded or eavesdropped and text messages to be read outside of the device. https://www.tripelix.com/ss7-hack-allows-anyone-to-listen-to-your-cell-phone-calls-and-more/ Pegasus Spyware Reportedly Hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and Diplomats Apple reportedly notified several U.S. Embassy and State Department employees that their iPhones may have been targeted by an unknown assailant using state-sponsored spyware created by the controversial Israeli company NSO Group, according to multiple reports from Reuters and The Washington Post. https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/pegasus-spyware-reportedly-hacked.html U.S. State Department phones hacked wi

In this episode Trip takes a new direction in his normal fare. Discover what you can do to change your outlook Taking Back Control Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/taking-back-control/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/Ydzd5mEYgZo Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqeix6-taking-back-control.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taking-back-control/id1583788677?i=1000544293603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KNFOdljncuxqz3qPENG4i Trip's books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #freedom

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Has someone been spying on everyone that uses Tor? Trip explains the network that so many should be using everyday Tor Hacked Unknown Threat Actor Adds Hundreds Of Servers Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/tor-hacked-unknown-threat-actor-adds-hundreds-of-servers/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/ejfiEGBP-Iw Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqb8no-tor-hacked-unknown-threat-actor-adds-hundreds-of-servers.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tor-hacked-unknown-threat-actor-adds-hundreds-of-servers/id1583788677?i=1000544065599 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3w7KYUd4xIuwfEhKdrV8IQ Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #tor #darknet A mysterious threat actor is running hundreds of malicious Tor relays Since at least 2017, a mysterious threat actor has run thousands of malicious servers in entry, middle, and exit positions of the Tor network in what a security researcher has described as an attempt to deanonymize Tor users. https://therecord.media/a-mysterious-threat-actor-is-running-hundreds-of-malicious-tor-relays/

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Cellphones are the largest target for stealing money since so many have banking apps. Trip talks about alternatives Financial FluBot Danger SMS Text Messages Trick Users To Install Malware Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/financial-flubot-danger-sms-text-messages-trick-users-to-install-malware/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/HPgSe0Z5dNk Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqb7zr-financial-flubot-danger-sms-text-messages-trick-users-to-install-malware.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/financial-flubot-danger-sms-text-messages-trick-users/id1583788677?i=1000543710746 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m5b7Ag82yYQxuoSYWEH9r Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #cellphone #flubot Your phone hit by DANGEROUS Flubot malware? Know how to fight hackers Have you received this message? It is shocking how cybercriminals have developed new tactics to trick users and steal their money. In fact, it has become extremely easy to infect users phones with malware. Flubot malware has been infecting users phones by tricking users into instal the malware themselves on their phones after alerting them that their handset is infected. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe. https://tech.hindustantimes.com/mobile/news/your-phone-hit-by-dangerous-flubot-malware-know-how-to-fight-hackers-71633239605168.html Finland Faces Blizzard of Flubot-Spreading Text Messages Millions of texts leading to the Flubot spyware/banking trojan are targeting everyone who uses Androids in the country, in an “exceptional” attack. https://threatpost.com/finland-flubot-text-messages/176649/ Simjacker attack exploited in the wild to track users for at least two

All over social media are ads for con artists and employment scams. Trip talks about some of these and how it impacts all of us. Social Media Promoting Fake and Misleading Employment and Investment Opportunity Scams Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/social-media-promoting-fake-and-misleading-employment-and-investment-opportunity-scams/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/77KxWjlDZ3Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqb7hz-social-media-promoting-fake-and-misleading-employment-and-investment-opport.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-media-promoting-fake-misleading-employment-and/id1583788677?i=1000543593013 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jrM8nlJbkk6ueifzuJgVY Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here 47 U.S. Code § 230 – Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act 47 U.S.C. § 230, a Provision of the Communication Decency Act Tucked inside the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 is one of the most valuable tools for protecting freedom of expression and innovation on the Internet: Section 230. https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230

There has been a massive disinformation campaign going on for decades over violence. So many voices constantly overrun and shape what people believe. Trip examines one set of actors behind it Violent Video Games Promote Aggressive Behavior Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/violent-video-games-promote-aggressive-behavior/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/GDBfVnv3ny8 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vqb744-violent-video-games-promote-aggressive-behavior.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violent-video-games-promote-aggressive-behavior/id1583788677?i=1000543478213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6q0vpzlrqiNrN2vlxIDcd9 Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here APA RESOLUTION on Violent Video Games APA’s governing Council of Representatives seated a task force to review its August 2015 resolution in light of many occasions in which members of the media or policymakers have cited that resolution as evidence that violent video games are the cause of violent behavior, including mass shootings. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/resolution-violent-video-games.pdf No, there’s still no link between video games and violence NEW YORK (AP) — Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas . https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-games-tx-state-wire-shootings-4 Playing video games doesn’t lead to violent behaviour, study shows Video games do not lead to violence or aggression, according to a reanalysis of data gathered from more than 21,000 young people around the world. The researchers, led by Aaron Drummond from New Zealand’s Massey University, re-examined 2

From simple bots to the Botnet Trip explains what is going on with the machines you trust Bots Pose Hidden Dangers Machines Perform Identity Theft To Trick Humans Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/bots-pose-hidden-dangers-machines-perform-identity-theft-to-trick-humans/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/MBXRWg2OG5k Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpzxh1-bots-pose-hidden-dangers-machines-perform-identity-theft-to-trick-humans.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bots-pose-hidden-dangers-machines-perform-idenity-theft/id1583788677?i=1000543339264 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3lTxtjztIf6nrFAArzQsAH Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #bot #Botnet Every thing works better together Connect your apps and devices in new ways with powerful automations. https://ifttt.com/ Unethical Artificial Intelligence A group of prolific spammers is reposting phishing links to unsuspecting users of social media. In an apparent elaborate effort to sway political opinion globally and targeting the unaware and the mentally ill in a clickbait scheme. unethicalAI

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have rip offs and bait and switch schemes, Trip talk about security should be in your radar. Fake Holiday Sales Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/fake-holiday-sales/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/KXnpo-GZXco Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpzxb7-fake-holiday-sales.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fake-holiday-sales/id1583788677?i=1000543185788 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4l0AHUsm3J4B6lmkUsil7j Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch

GoDaddy said in a statement to the SEC that the data of up to 1.2 million of its customers was exposed after hackers gained access to the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. The incident was discovered by GoDaddy on November 17, but the attackers had access to its network and the data contained on the breached systems since at least September 6, 2021. GoDaddy Hacked And The Seedy And Hidden World Of Affiliate Marketing Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/godaddy-hacked-and-the-seedy-and-hidden-world-of-affiliate-marketing/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/cOgF2g733Wc Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpp4j5-godaddy-hacked.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/godaddy-hacked-and-the-seedy-and-hidden/id1583788677?i=1000543032548 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uPBaPxVBAW6uv7wAiFalT Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #godaddy GoDaddy hack causes data breach affecting 1.2 million customers In a data breach notification published today, GoDaddy said that the data of up to 1.2 million of its customers was exposed after hackers gained access to the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/godaddy-hack-causes-data-breach-affecting-12-million-customers/ GoDaddy Hacked: 5 Ways to Secure Your WordPress Site In a security disclosure published today, GoDaddy says that up to 1.2 million active and inactive customers have been exposed after hackers gained access to its managed WordPress hosting platform. The hack was first discovered by GoDaddy on November 17, 2021. https://ithemes.com/blog/godaddy-hacked/ Link between data breaches and affiliate fraud Data breaches seem to be making headlines on a daily basis lately. The recent Equifax and Capital One hacks alone exposed the personal, financial, and contact information of more than 250 million Americans. Thousands of gigabytes of personal data are now exposed to the dark reaches of the internet. So what becomes of stolen data? Sometimes nothing, but i

Do you know how to protect your cell phone? Is it your personal bugging device? Trip goes though the steps to secure your device. Basic Cellphone Security Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/basic-cellphone-security/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/pH6DBAexyrM Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpp4aj-basic-cellphone-security.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/basic-cellphone-security/id1583788677?i=1000542922681 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7e7zwpLWQvxGIAYKTGMyIm Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #cellphone #android #iphone Amazon link Entwth Cell Phone Tempered Glass Privacy Screen Protector(Black,2 Pack),Compatible iPhone 11/XR 6.1″ Screen HD Clarity 3D Touch 9H Hardness Anti-Spy Anti-Scratch Anti-Glare,Easy Install Bubble Free Amazon link USB Data Blocker, JSAUX (4-Pack) USB-A Defender Only for Quick Charge, Protect Against Juice Jacking, Refuse Hacking Provide Safe Charging- Red

Behind the radio ads lurks a devious plot to separate you from your money. Trip unfolds the murky world of Identity theft and title scams Home Title Theft Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/home-title-theft/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/UZLpGzWV_do Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpnj1x-home-title-theft.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/home-title-theft/id1583788677?i=1000542804664 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/644jT3BtWreMyfjJ3vp3JV Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #hometitletheft #scam The Home Title Theft Baloney Ooooo, terrible things can happen. The latest, as you can hear on radio ads and other venues, is that no-good-niks can steal your home out from under you. But you can buy insurance against such a fate. Whew. But maybe this is a shuck, too. Rick Kahler, president of Kahler Financial Group in Rapid City, S. D, explains: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/2021/09/11/the-home-title-theft-baloney/ Title theft is not the problem, despite ad claims The booming voice of Bill O’Reilly sounds pretty serious. He’s telling you that by using documents on the internet, title thieves can steal your home without you knowing, sell it or take out loans against it and stick you with the bill. Title theft sounds pretty ominous. https://www.legalexaminer.com/home-family/title-theft-is-not-the-problem-despite-ad-claims/ Financial Institution/Mortgage Fraud The FBI is committed to aggressively pursuing those who endanger the stability of our banking system and the safety of assets and personal information the public has entrusted to its care. In financial institution fraud (FIF) investigations, the Bureau continues to concentrate its efforts on organized criminal groups that prey on banks and engage in patterns of activity that lead to large aggregate losses. When FIF schemes involve single actors, the FBI prioritizes cases with high losses or significant community impact. https://www.f

From all the ads you would think that without one you are in danger. Most of it is hype to trick you into installing a device to track you even more thna your IsP. Is Your Vpn Hacked Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/is-your-vpn-hacked/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/om6t8xgJsLc Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpni0f-is-your-vpn-hacked.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-your-vpn-hacked/id1583788677?i=1000542681225 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3n4hN1eOPt1LDyIuYuIoQR Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #VPN #Expresvpn #fortinet ExpressVPN CIO Helped United Arab Emirates Hack Into Phones, Computers The chief information officer for ExpressVPN once helped the United Arab Emirates orchestrate a massive cyberspying campaign on computers across the globe. According to the Justice Department, ExpressVPN CIO Daniel Gericke and two others worked as hackers for hire for the UAE to develop “zero-click” attacks capable of breaking into internet accounts and devices, including those in the US. https://www.pcmag.com/news/expressvpn-cio-helped-united-arab-of-emirates-hack-into-phones-computers LimeVPN Backup Database Hacked Further discussions with LimeVPN have revealed the claim of 69,000 users being affected was actually an activity log total, with the number of live user accounts closer to 800. LimeVPN also confirmed their website has not been hacked and the claim of all private keys being leaked is false. In reality, 25 WireGuard keys used for beta testing were taken. LimeVPN says, “We have reset all access credentials, shut down wire guard servers and separating our billing infra from marketing info.” https://www.pcmag.com/news/limevpn-suffers-major-data-breach-over-69k-users-at-risk Hackers leak passwords for 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts A threat actor has leaked a list of almost 500,000 Fortinet VPN login names and passwords that were allegedly scraped from exploitable devices last summer.

from web pages to the dark net what is this place we call the internet? Internet Basics Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/internet-basics/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/6P4CMiA_kwE Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpl62t-internet-basics.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/internet-basics/id1583788677?i=1000542439381 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aYKgkjlhKqrnuaHXGQ9ts Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #tor #internet #bots The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (Must Watch Documentary 2014) The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (Must Watch Documentary 2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q6Fzbgs_Lg&t=3796s Tor browser Privacy is a human right Browse Privately. Explore Freely. Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship. https://www.torproject.org/download/ Bot Attacks Are Increasingly Targeting Businesses. How to Stay Safe Businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the cyber-threat represented by bot attacks. In fact, over 70% of organizations in the e-commerce, entertainment, travel, and financial services sectors display a common understanding of the most common types of operations, such as card cracking or credentials stuffing. What is more, 76% of them state that they have been attacked by bots in the past. https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/bot-attacks/

Stalkerware is a term now in use officially recognized as a thing. Scary but there are tricks and thing i discuss in the cast that others don’t talk about. Dealing With Stalkers Stalkerware And Location Tracking Avoidance Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/dealing-with-stalkers-stalkerware-and-location-tracking-avoidance/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/NGwoNfzv_xk Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpev97-dealing-with-stalkers-stalkerware-and-location-tracking-prevention.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dealing-with-stalkers-stalkerware-and-location/id1583788677?i=1000542311458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2exFBTRmvvedQwMkHSoMqo Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch

Websites are requiring that you provide a text message for a false sense of security. Two methods of defeating 2nd auth are explained in this episode and a strategy for security that you should adopt. Problems Plague Second Auth Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/problems-plague-second-auth/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/g24m8t57QpE Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpc44m-problems-plague-second-auth.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/problems-plague-second-auth/id1583788677?i=1000542311339 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BPLVDdbMK2KgHQ9GqsxJ8 #2fa #phishing #2ndauth A New Phone Scam Bypasses Two-Factor Security Codes ThioJoe Know about it so you won't get tricked! Join the fight against phishing https://phishtank.org/ Timely. Accurate. Relevant Phishing Intelligence. https://openphish.com/ Catching Transparent Phish: Analyzing and Detecting MITM Phishing Toolkits For over a decade, phishing toolkits have been helping attackers automate and streamline their phishing campaigns. Man-in-the- Middle (MITM) phishing toolkits are the latest evolution in this space, where toolkits act as malicious reverse proxy servers of online services, mirroring live content to users while extracting credentials and session cookies in transit. These tools further reduce the work required by attackers, automate the harvesting of 2FA-authenticated sessions, and substantially increase the believability of phishing web pages. https://catching-transparent-phish.github.io/

Skimmers are not new, they have existed for years. First introduced using magnetic strips new technology has changed them to be ultra thin and much smarter. Skimmers Used To Steal Money How It's Done And What To Watch For Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/skimmers-used-to-steal-money-how-its-done-and-what-to-watch-for/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/LaOqyTkRGWI Rumble: https://rumble.com/vp9o4u-skimmers-used-to-steal-money-how-its-done-and-what-to-watch-for.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skimmers-used-to-steal-money-how-its-done-and-what-to/id1583788677?i=1000542069434 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jiTiy1UBUNqK3n9GfBgHQ Trip's books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Costco says card skimmers were found at Chicago-area warehouses, less than 500 people affected The skimmers could read card information from the magnetic stripe of a payment card. In August, Costco found five skimmers on payment card devices in four of their warehouses. https://www.zdnet.com/article/costco-says-card-skimmers-were-found-at-chicago-area-warehouses-less-than-500-people-affected/ CREDIT CARD SKIMMER Credit cards are loaded with security features, but the game of cat and mouse goes on. Nefarious syndicates continue to develop technology to steal data in new and innovate ways. After SparkFun did a teardown on some illicit hardware, they were visited by local law enforcement, who requested their help once more. https://hackaday.com/tag/credit-card-skimmer/ All About Skimmers The series I've written about ATM skimmers, gas pump skimmers and other related fraud devices have become by far the most-read posts on this blog. I put this gallery together to showcase the entire series, and to give others a handy place to reference all of these stories in one place. Click the headline or the image associated with each blurb for the full story. https://krebsonsecurity.com/all-about-skimmers/

The FBI web portal sent a fake cyber alert to thousands and to Brian Krebs who interviewed the hacker FBI Hacked Spams Thousands Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/fbi-hacked-spams-thousands/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/fWAfn3_27D4 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vp89q3-fbi-hacked-spams-thousands.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fbi-hacked-spams-thousands/id1583788677?i=1000541925215 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/78CXjIhF6xrAZMC2jZfLgY Trip's books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation. According to an interview with the person who claimed responsibility for the hoax, the spam messages were sent by abusing insecure code in an FBI online portal designed to share information with state and local law enforcement authorities. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/hoax-email-blast-abused-poor-coding-in-fbi-website/oo4DhrIcZ+Xx+0UUAfT0jxpFFECbhOtxiigCiiigH/2Q== FBI messaging system hacked to send fake cybersecurity warnings Hackers have targeted Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) mail servers, sending thousands of fake messages saying their recipients have become the victims of a “sophisticated chain attack,” first reported by Beeping computer. The emails were originally discovered by The Spamhaus Project, a nonprofit organization that investigates email spammers. https://goodwordnews.com/fbi-messaging-system-hacked-to-send-fake-cybersecurity-warnings/ ABOUT EMAIL HEADERS This tool will make email headers human readable by parsing them according to RFC 822. Email headers are present on every email you receive via the Internet and can provide valuable diagnostic information like hop delays, anti-spam results and more. If you need help getting copies of your email headers, just read this tutorial.

TrickBot, is a financial Trojan first detected in 2016, has been traditionally a Windows-based crimeware solution, employing different modules to perform a wide range of malicious activities on target networks, including credential theft and perpetrating ransomware attacks. Trickbot Still Infecting Despite Government And Microsoft’s Best Efforts Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/trickbot-still-infecting-despite-government-and-microsofts-best-efforts/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/A-qoZDCD9f8 Rumble: rumblelink iTunes: ituneslink Spotify: spotifylink Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #trickbot #malware #windows #microsoft #ransomware 2021-03-29 BazaCall (BazarCall) Example “BazaCall” or “BazarCall” is a support scam that entices victims to download and run a malicious Excel spreadsheet that infects a vulnerable Windows computer with BazaLoader (also called BazarLoader) malware. This infection process involves a fake support center and support person who guides you through the process. This video shows an example of how someone might get infected. Trickbot Rising — Gang Doubles Down on Infection Efforts to Amass Network Footholds IBM X-Force has been tracking the activity of ITG23, a prominent cybercrime gang also known as the TrickBot Gang and Wizard Spider. Researchers are seeing an aggressive expansion of the gang’s malware distribution channels, infecting enterprise users with Trickbot and BazarLoader. This move is leading to more ransomware attacks — particularly ones using the Conti ransomware. https://securityintelligence.com/posts/trickbot-gang-doubles-down-enterprise-infection/ TrickBot Linux Variants Active in the Wild Despite Recent Takedown Efforts to disrupt TrickBot may have shut down most of its critical infrastructure, but the operators behind the notorious malware aren’t sitting idle. According to new findings shared by cybersecurity firm Netscout, TrickBot’s authors have moved portions of their code to Linux in an attempt to widen the scope of victims that could be targeted

The Social Credit System will be coming to America. I predict it will be shortly after social media is regulated. Government then will then allow it to replace what is used now. Social Credit Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/social-credit/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/iftJq0IRSTA Rumble: https://rumble.com/vp3fff-social-credit.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-credit-revolution-will-you-sit-by-and-be/id1583788677?i=1000541465512 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6e1l0qNOJIRHgRIqd9nKIt Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #socialcredit The complicated truth about China’s social credit system China’s social credit system has been compared to Black Mirror, Big Brother and every other dystopian future sci-fi writers can think up. The reality is more complicated — and in some ways, worse. https://wired.co.uk/article/china-social-credit-system-explained China’s ‘social credit’ system ranks citizens and punishes them with throttled internet speeds and flight bans if the Communist Party deems them untrustworthy China has been rolling out a system that ranks its citizens based on their “social credit.” People can be punished if they drive badly, buy too many video games, or steal. It’s not yet a unified, nationwide system, but China plans on eventually making it mandatory for everyone. https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4

Bitcoin is slowly being introduced to consumers despite a massive disinformation campaign being waged by credit card companies big data, banks, and a host of others that don’t want a monetary system they cant track. BitCoin ATMS Part 2 Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/bitcoin-atms-part-2/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/J0V-X8oodk8 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vp3d8j-bitcoin-atms-part-2.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-atms-2/id1583788677?i=1000541465414 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iEVFkHhRdddRebUhEYS6k Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #bitcoin

Bitcoin is slowly being introduced to consumers despite a massive disinformation campaign being waged by credit card companies big data, banks, and a host of others that don’t want a monetary system they cant track. BitCoin ATMS Are Coming To Stores And Banks Near Where You Live Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/bitcoin-atms-are-coming-to-stores-and-banks-near-where-you-live/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/Tl9JMGJI5O8 Rumble: https://rumble.com/voxsrt-bitcoin-atms.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-atms/id1583788677?i=1000541205975 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VSzTTPETz2eVhiAjks7Sf Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #bitcoin #ATM #BITCOINATM Walmart Has Quietly Begun Hosting Bitcoin ATMs Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, is letting customers buy bitcoin at dozens of its U.S. stores. Shoppers can purchase the cryptocurrency at Coinstar machines inside the retailer’s cavernous big box stores. A CoinDesk editor verified that the service works, buying a small amount of BTC at a Pennsylvania Walmart on Oct. 12. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/21/walmart-has-quietly-begun-hosting-bitcoin-atms/ What is a Bitcoin ATM? Bitcoin ATM (abbreviated as BATM) is a kiosk that allows a person to buy Bitcoin using an automatic teller machine. Some Bitcoin ATMs offer bi-directional functionality enabling both the purchase of Bitcoin as well as the sale of Bitcoin for cash. Bitcoin machines are not exactly the same as traditional ATMs but work in a similar fashion. https://www.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-atm/ ALEN ŠALAMUN BC Wallet World’s Safest Hardware Crypto Wallet https://www.tripelix.com/create/2021/05/20/alen-salamun-msc-it-security-bcvault/

Encrypting your communication is not about hiding from anyone. It is taking back what is yours in the first place, no one has the right to monitor every aspect of your life. Big data and its cohorts have violated our trust so now, it’s for us to secure ourselves. Encrypting Your Communications Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Encrypting Your Communications Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/encrypting-your-communications/( Youtube: https://youtu.be/bAzafxb_YOw Rumble: https://rumble.com/vov8jt-encrypting-your-communications.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/encrypting-your-communications/id1583788677?i=1000541083257 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vsTY7XoKg8NEhsjqbKqhV Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #encryption Viber Free and secure calls and messages to anyone, anywhere https://www.viber.com/en/ Signal Speak Freely Say “hello” to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect. https://signal.org/en/ Telegram a new era of messaging https://telegram.org/ Paranoia Works Mobile Secret Space Encryptor Android Paranoia Text Encryption iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod) https://paranoiaworks.mobi/

US corporations spying operations are not acceptable in some parts of the globe. now there is push back from many to curb invasions including recording cell phone calls, reading emails, and text messages Global Call To End Spyware Used To Facilitate Human Rights Violations Around The World Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/global-call-to-end-spyware-used-to-facilitate-human-rights-violations-around-the-world/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/lpyYV7nQvmE Rumble: https://rumble.com/voqcs1-global-call-to-end-spyware-used-to-facilitate-human-rights-violations-aroun.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-call-to-end-spyware-used-to-facilitate-human/id1583788677?i=1000540851329 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WVMbQMuZWiVoAH1yAe3o5 Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #spyware US Sanctions Pegasus-maker NSO Group and 3 Others For Selling Spyware The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday added four companies, including Israel-based spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru, to a list of entities engaging in “malicious cyber activities.” https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/us-sanctions-pegasus-maker-nso-group.html U.S. Department of Commerce Commerce Adds NSO Group and Other Foreign Companies to Entity List for Malicious Cyber Activities The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released a final rule adding four foreign companies to the Entity List for engaging in activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The four entities are located in Israel, Russia, and Singapore. https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/commerce-adds-nso-group-and-other-foreign-companies-entity-list

Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is a subscription-based model that enables affiliates to use already-developed ransomware tools to execute ransomware attacks. Affiliates earn a percentage of each successful ransom payment. Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) is an adoption of the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model. Ransomware Group Quits International Feds Going After Renting Ransomware Attacks Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/ransomware-group-quits-international-feds-going-after-renting-ransomware-attacks/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/Wr_4zFKFxI8 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vooxnh-ransomware-group-quits-international-feds-going-after-renting-ransomware-at.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ransomware-group-quits-international-feds-going-after/id1583788677?i=1000540718566 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5J56Z3RQyTyQlTKDkEndDC Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #Ransomware BlackMatter Ransomware Reportedly Shutting Down; Latest Analysis Released An analysis of new samples of BlackMatter ransomware for Windows and Linux has revealed the extent to which the operators have continually added new features and encryption capabilities in successive iterations over a three-month period. No fewer than 10 Windows and two Linux versions of the ransomware have been observed in the wild to date, Group-IB threat researcher Andrei Zhdanov said in a report shared with The Hacker News, pointing out the changes in the implementation of the ChaCha20 encryption algorithm used to encrypt the contents of the files. https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/blackmatter-ransomware-reportedly.html RANSOMWARE AS A SERVICE (RAAS) EXPLAINED Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) is a business model used by ransomware developers, in which they lease ransomware variants in the same way that legitimate software developers lease SaaS products. RaaS gives everyone, even people without much technical knowledge, the ability to launch ransomware attacks just by signing up for a se

US games developer Epic Games announced on Monday that it would end its three-year “testing” of Fortnite, its massively-popular shooting game, in China on November 15. China Boots Fortnite Over Concerns Limiting Childrens Time To Play Games Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/china-boots-fortnite-over-concerns-limiting-childrens-time-to-play-games/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/P5i70sKyGpg Rumble: https://rumble.com/vonuvf-china-boots-fortnite-over-concerns-limiting-childrens-time-to-play-games.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-boots-fortnite-over-concerns-limiting-childrens/id1583788677?i=1000540593472 Spotify: spotifylinkhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1TIVy2A983WRZNA2dVgWvt Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here#fortnite #china #google #chrome #update Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Patch 2 Actively Exploited 0-Day Bugs Google on Thursday rolled out an emergency update for its Chrome web browser, including fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities that it says are being actively exploited in the wild. https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/google-releases-urgent-chrome-update-to.html Hit titles Fortnite and DnF pause on China amid Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on gaming industry Global hit games Fortnite and the Dungeon & Fighter (DnF) Mobile have hit the pause button on China, the world’s largest gaming market, as it has become increasingly hard to get Beijing’s approval for their release in the country. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3154611/hit-titles-fortnite-and-dnf-pause-china-amid-beijings-regulatory

A man got caught streaming MLB NBA NFL NHL networks and offering them cheaper than the sports networks. The Domain still exists in a pool of others the question is what does the MPAA have up its sleeve? Pirate Website Streaming MLB NBA NFL NHL Sized What The MPAA And Amazon Have To Do With Enforcing Sports Streaming Services Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/pirate-website-streaming-mlb-nba-nfl-nhl-sized-what-the-mpaa-and-amazon-have-to-do-with-enforcing-sports-streaming-services/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/qJOB_NRVUjc Rumble: https://rumble.com/vonuld-pirate-website-streaming-mlb-nba-nfl-nhl-sized.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pirate-website-streaming-mlb-nba-nfl-nhl-sized/id1583788677?i=1000540479022 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/14yLjfLELLcldPa7oSUj5J Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #Streaming #mpaa #NHL MLB #NBA #NFL Financial Times The FT Group, part of Nikkei Inc., provides a broad range of information, news and services to ambitious individuals and organisations https://aboutus.ft.com/company RIAA v. The People: Five Years Later September 2008 I. Prelude: Sue The Technology II. Phase One: DMCA Subpoenas by the Thousands III. Phase Two: Mass John Doe Lawsuits IV. Personal Effects = Devastating V. Fighting Back VI. Phase Three: Targeting Higher Education VII. Is it Working? What to Do Instea https://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-five-years-later#5 Six Alleged Piracy Sites Shuttered After MPAA Files Lawsuit A lawsuit filed last month by the MPPA and the major Hollywood studios against operators of an alleged ring of piracy sites has been unsealed, showing that those sites have been shut down by a judge’s order. https://deadline.com/2017/03/movie-piracy-lawsuit-pubfilm-mpaa-1202041391/

A victory is being heralded around the world for bringing down the Darkmarket but there is more to the story. The operation dubbed Dark HunTOR was after the Darkmarket consisted of a series of separate complementary actions in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International DarkMarket Seized Police Arrest 150 And Miss Thousands Of Users & Vendors Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/international-darkmarket-seized-police-arrest-150-and-miss-thousands-of-users-vendors/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/5RlGijuHUqo Rumble: https://rumble.com/vontrz-international-darkmarket-seized-police-arrest-150-and-miss-thousands-of-use.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/international-darkmarket-seized-police-arrest-150-and/id1583788677?i=1000540351865 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/565iVxTsvGMXGzxoeMa21p Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #DARKMARKET #drugbust #tor #darknet Dark Web Drug Busts Lead to 150 Arrests WHEN GERMAN POLICE took down the dark web marketplace DarkMarket in January, they did more than shutter the largest underground online drug bazaar operating at that time. They also nabbed more than 20 servers in Moldova and Ukraine, infrastructure that contained a host of information about the site’s buyers and sellers https://www.wired.com/story/dark-web-drug-takedown-operation-dark-huntor/ “Operation Dark HunTOR”, a global puncture wound on the “Dark Web”, puts 150 suspects online According to Europol, police around the world have arrested 150 suspects involved in the online sale of illegal goods in one of the largest puncture wounds in history targeting the dark web. Operation DarkHunTOR also recovered millions of euros in cash and bitcoins, as well as drugs and guns. The bust is due to German-led police destroying the “world’s largest” darknet marketplace earlier this year. https://eminetra.com/operation-dark-huntor-a-global-puncture-wound-on-the-dark-web-

Understanding the risks of internet security is the first part of creating a plan for securing your own personal devices. Trip Elix has years in the industry and has been using the internet, since the second day it was available to the public. A lot has changed since then. News other organizations lied about needing basic internet security. Back then people often had no firewall and when it was introduced another lie was made of what a firewall was. Nat -Network Address Translation was never meant to offer security but that is what most so-called firewalls are. Security has been left to you to perform with your own devices before becoming another unwitting victim of technological collateral damage. Basic Internet Security For more internet security tips reach out to me on Twitter Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/basic-internet-security/(opens in a new tab) Youtube: https://youtu.be/zxk5e1GMGRQ Rumble: https://rumble.com/vont2d-basic-internet-security.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/basic-internet-security/id1583788677?i=1000540079216 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4tL64OWeBU2JlizGdWZlC5 Trip's books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #router #wifi #phone #iphone

The Federal Trade Commission released a report on what internet service providers know about you. The report discloses that all, track and record much more than you may realize. FTC Report: Your ISP is Spying On You And Your Entire Family Every Action Location And More. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/ftc-report-your-isp-is-spying-on-you-and-your-entire-family-every-action-location-and-more/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/G94rrsjiZgs Rumble: https://rumble.com/vonsn5-ftc-report-your-isp-is-spying-on-you-and-your-entire-family-every-action-lo.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ftc-report-your-isp-is-spying-on-you-and-your-entire/id1583788677?i=1000539976606 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/67De0EOEos5QptjoyPxrYz Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Trip's books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #FTC #AT&TMobility #Veizon #Xfinity #Charter #Tmobile #googlefiber FTC Staff Report Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data, Users Have Few Options to Restrict Use October 21, 2021 Report finds many ISPs use web browsing data and group consumers using sensitive characteristics such as race and sexual orientation https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/look-what-isps-know-about-you-examining-privacy-practices-six-major-internet-service-providers/p195402_isp_6b_staff_report.pdf

Suspected Russian spies have continued targeting and aiming to compromise 140 technology service providers in recent months, according to Microsoft. Microsoft Alert!! Russians Attempt Hacking 140 Technology Providers to Access It’s Customer’s Data Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/microsoft-warns-russians-attempt-hacking-140-technolgy-providers-to-access-to-its-customers-data/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/nQwHqjlJ8Mw Rumble: https://rumble.com/vobj45-microsoft-alert-russians-attempt-hacking-140-technology-providers-to-access.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/microsoft-warns-russians-attempt-hacking-140-technology/id1583788677?i=1000539857335 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qrrP2IE7vGq8OvJpr11af Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Hashtags go here Russian spies compromised 14 tech providers, aiming to ‘piggyback’ on customer access, Microsoft says Suspected Russian spies who exploited a federal contractor to breach nine U.S. government agencies last year have continued targeting technology supply chains, aiming to compromise 140 technology service providers in recent months, according to Microsoft. https://www.cyberscoop.com/russian-hackers-microsoft-government-breach/ Russian government hackers are behind a broad espionage campaign that has compromised U.S. agencies, including Treasury and Commerce Russian government hackers breached the Treasury and Commerce departments, along with other U.S. government agencies, as part of a global espionage campaign that stretches back months, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html

Facebook attempts to make headlines filing law suits while whistle blower pushes Parliament and other governments to regulate the global company Facebook Whistleblower Testifies With UK Parliament Pushing Global Regulation Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hopes to give information and provide insights from a different point of view. #followthewhiterabbit Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/facebook-whistleblower-testifies-with-uk-parliament-pushing-global-regulation/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/H0V7nVLY4u0 Rumble: https://rumble.com/vo8gxp-facebook-whistleblower-testifies-with-uk-parliament-pushing-global-regulati.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/facebook-whistleblower-testifies-with-uk-parliament/id1583788677?i=1000539735126 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ivwF4kKEu4o2PefekJ6wC Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #Facebook #whistelblower #scrape @arrest Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users Facebook has filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Ukrainian national for allegedly scraping its website and selling the personal data of more than 178 million users on an underground cybercrime forum. https://therecord.media/facebook-sues-ukrainian-who-scraped-the-data-of-178-million-users/ Facebook sues two companies engaged in data scraping operations Facebook today says it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against two companies that had engaged in an international “data scraping” operation. The operation extended across Facebook properties, including both Facebook and Instagram, as well as other large websites and services, including Twitter, Amazon, LinkedIn and YouTube. The companies, which gathered the data of Facebook users for “marketing intelligence” purposes, did so in violation of Facebook’s Terms of Service, says Facebook. https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/01/facebook-sues-two-companies-engaged-in-data-scraping-operations/

The Hacker News Website Deleted By Google & Left With No Back Up Reaches Google Mgt On Twitter Episode 31 Last Friday Google erased The Hacker News Website leaving the company with no web presence. It reversed its decision and reinstated the website after The Hacker News staff reached out to Google employees on Twitter. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/the-hacker-news-website-deleted-by-google-left-with-no-back-up-reaches-google-mgt-on-twitter/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/32DmQhlYd6E Rumble https://rumble.com/vo6q7z-the-hacker-news-website-deleted-by-google-and-left-with-no-back-up-reaches-.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hacker-news-website-deleted-by-google-left-with/id1583788677?i=1000539601482 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EnFiWWhtyVgwMaqWED7Z4 Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #twtter #twittersupport #google #thehackernews #phishing #winrar WinRAR’s vulnerable trialware: when free software isn’t free In this article we discuss a vulnerability in the trial version of WinRAR which has significant consequences for the management of third-party software. This vulnerability allows an attacker to intercept and modify requests sent to the user of the application. https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/winrars-vulnerable-trialware-when-free-software-isnt-free/ Google unmasks two-year-old phishing & malware campaign targeting YouTube users Almost two years after a wave of complaints flooded Google’s support forums about YouTube accounts getting hijacked even if users had two-factor authentication enabled, Google’s security team has finally tracked down the root cause of these attacks. https://therecord.media/google-unmasks-two-year-old-phishing-malware-campaign-targeting-youtube-users/ “URGENT HELP REQUIRED (from Google’s Blogger Team) Google, for unknown reasons, has deleted http://thehackernews.com website from its servi

A new email extortion scam (bomb threat hoax) is finding its way to the inboxes of businesses, namely financial institutions. The sender suggests an accomplice has planted a bomb within the recipient's building that will be detonated if a bitcoin ransom is not paid by the end of the workday. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix Links Oracle Quarterly Critical Patches Issued October 19, 2021 OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle products, which could allow for remote code execution. SYSTEMS AFFECTED: •Affected Products and Versions •Enterprise Manager Base Platform, versions 13.4.0.0, 13.5.0.0 •Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database, version 13.4.0.0 •Enterprise Manager Ops Center, version 12.4.0.0 •Essbase Administration Services, versions prior to 11.1.2.4.46 •Hyperion Financial Management, versions 11.1.2.4, 11.2.6.0 •Hyperion Financial Reporting, versions 11.1.2.4, 11.2.6.0 •Hyperion Infrastructure Technology, version 11.2.6.0 •Hyperion Planning, versions 11.1.2.4, 11.2.6.0 •Instantis EnterpriseTrack, versions 17.1, 17.2, 17.3 •JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Orchestrator, versions prior to 9.2.6.0 •JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools, versions prior to 9.2.6.0 •JD Edwards World Security, version A9.4 •MySQL Client, versions 8.0.26 and prior •MySQL Cluster, versions 7.4.33 and prior, 7.5.23 and prior, 7.6.19 and prior, 8.0.26 and prior •MySQL Connectors, versions 8.0.26 and prior •MySQL Enterprise Monitor, versions 8.0.25 and prior •MySQL Server, versions 5.7.35 and prior, 8.0.26 and prior •MySQL Workbench, versions 8.0.26 and prior •Oracle Agile PLM, versions 9.3.3, 9.3.6 •Oracle Application Express, versions prior to 21.1.0 •Oracle Application Testing Suite, version 13.3.0.1 •Oracle Autovue for Agile Product Lifecycle Management, version 21.0.2 •Oracle Banking Cash Management, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Banking Corporate Lending Process Management, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Banking Credit Facilities Process Management, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Banking Enterprise Default Management, versions 2.10.0, 2.12.0 •Oracle Banking Extensibility Workbench, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Banking Platform, versions 2.6.2, 2.7.1, 2.9.0, 2.12.0 •Oracle Banking Supply Chain Finance, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Banking Trade Finance Process Management, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management, versions 14.2, 14.3, 14.5 •Oracle Business Activity Monitoring, versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 •Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, versions 5.5.0.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 •Oracle Commerce Guided Search, version 11.3.2 •Oracle Commerce Merchandising, version 11.3.2 •Oracle Communications Application Session Controller, version 3.9 •Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, versions 7.5.0.0.0, 12.0.0.3.0 •Oracle Communications BRM – Elastic Charging Engine, version 12.0.0.3 •Oracle Communications Calendar Server, version 8.0.0.6.0 •Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function, version 1.14.0 •Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy, version 1.11.0 •Oracle Communications Control Plane Monitor, versions 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 •Oracle Communications Converged Application Server – Service Controller, version 6.2 •Oracle

Artificial intelligence is sexist to credit scoring, racist to sick African American patients, and became a jerk not on Twitter. A new ethical AI company tries to tackle the problem. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/artificial-intelligence-ethics-questioned-a-demand-for-accountability-set-by-new-venture/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/2dwJz8cUoLU" iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence-ethics-questioned-a-demand/id1583788677?i=1000539257721 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jA8aZJxCd1Z1n0AvFFpxi Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Honey’s books https://beedefense.net #unethicalAi #Ransomware #Stalkerware #AI #Ethics Over 30 Countries Pledge to Fight Ransomware Attacks in US-led Global Meeting Representatives from the U.S., the European Union, and 30 other countries pledged to mitigate the risk of ransomware and harden the financial system from exploitation with the goal of disrupting the ecosystem, calling it an “escalating global security threat with serious economic and security consequences.” https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/over-30-countries-pledge-to-fight.html A massive ‘stalkerware’ leak puts the phone data of thousands at risk The private phone data of hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. Call records, text messages, photos, browsing history, precise geolocations and call recordings can all be pulled from a person’s phone because of a security issue in widely used consumer-grade spyware. https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/stalkerware-security-phone-data-thousands/ Credo AI launches backed by $5.5 million to help companies with ‘ethical AI’ There are many in the world of AI who worry about its implications. One of those people is Navrina Singh, a former product manager for Qualcomm, then Microsoft, who saw firsthand at Microsoft how a Twitter bot it developed in 2016 as an experiment in “conversational understanding,” was, to quote The Verge, “taught to be a racist asshole in less than a day.

A joint alert issued by federal agencies warns organizations involved in the water and wastewater management sector to remain on high alert. Threat actors with unauthorized access may manipulate systems so as to prevent the provisioning of clean water to America’s communities. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/fbi-cisa-nsa-and-epa-warn-cyber-criminals-targeting-water-control-systems/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/UdM19BH9ais iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fbi-cisa-nsa-and-epa-warn-cyber-criminals-targeting/id1583788677?i=1000539146007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/239zX7BZ8nEfR0QlxDnP2m Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Honey’s books https://beedefense.net #infrastructure #google #amazon #zoox #google FBI, CISA warn water facility operators of ongoing malicious cyber activity Ransomware attackers are continuing to target water and wastewater facilities, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials warned in a bulletin based on incidents in five states. https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-cisa-ransomware-hacking-warning/ Amazon’s Zoox is expanding autonomous vehicle operations, testing to Seattle Zoox, the autonomous vehicle startup acquired last year by Amazon, is expanding to Seattle. The company plans to open in 2022 an engineering office and operations facility, which will act as a base for its autonomous vehicle testing, Amazon’s Zoox is expanding autonomous vehicle operations, testing to Seattle Google: We’re Tracking 270 State-Sponsored Hacker Groups From Over 50 Countries Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday said it’s tracking more than 270 government-backed threat actors from more than 50 countries, adding it has approximately sent 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attempts to customers since the start of 2021.

Microsoft’s record of abysmal response times to remove malware from its 365 one drive product, is furthering risks of malware and ransomware by allowing further infection through inaction. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/microsoft-serves-malware-slow-response-time-furthers-risks-to-entire-internet/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/I37E_oWtA14 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/microsoft-serves-malware-slow-response-time-furthers/id1583788677?i=1000539031310 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uPb9mhncVdxGaH5yiYIu4 Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Honey’s books https://beedefense.net #microsoft #malware #Amazon #VPN Home Ministry Proposes Ban on VPN Services: Should You Be Worried? At the beginning of this month, the Indian Home Ministry made a startling proposal to ban VPN services such as NordVPN, ExpressVPN, etc., which sent shock waves across the digital community. https://cloudsek.com/home-ministry-proposes-ban-on-vpn-services-should-you-be-worried/ Former Microsoft Analyst: Office 365 has been knowingly hosting malware for years Malware on Windows devices has become a real problem in recent years, specifically due to a recent increase in ransomware. It seems that Microsoft is trying to address this issue but what if Microsoft is part of the problem? https://en.secnews.gr/370066/prwin-analitis-microsoft-office-365-filoksenouse-en-gnwsi-tou-malware-xronia/ Kevin Beaumont @GossiTheDog Before the train of MS employees arrive saying ‘just report it’, try getting them and future ones taken down yourselves. I did. It was a disaster. Check out Microsoft’s average reaction time (to abuse reports). They’re world’s best malware hoster for about a decade, due to O365. https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/1449094895298392067 TheAnalyst @ffforward L

A report by Sophos reviled a dating app scam that led to the theft of millions of dollars from people on Tinder, Bumble, Facebook Dating and similar apps. Scammers convinced victims to download fake crypto apps, where they duped them into investing money before freezing the accounts. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/tinder-and-bumble-scams-rake-in-millions-in-bitcoin-abusing-iphone-victims/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/JSp-VUhFY1I iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tinder-and-bumble-scams-rake-in-millions-in-bitcoin/id1583788677?i=1000538897964 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/709GyHWXQi7giaF4rfrOFD Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Honey’s books https://beedefense.net #LinkedIn #Apple #Dating #iPhone Daily Crunch: Citing regulatory restrictions, Microsoft shuts down LinkedIn in China Microsoft made waves in technology, regulatory and international domains today by announcing the eventual end of its LinkedIn service in China. The company had previously made certain profiles unavailable in the country due to regulatory pressure. Daily Crunch: Citing regulatory restrictions, Microsoft shuts down LinkedIn in China iPhone users ripped off at least $1.4 million through Bumble and Tinder scams Cybersecurity company Sophos has released new insight on international cryptocurrency trading scam targeting iPhone users through popular dating apps. Researchers claim that attackers have expanded from targeting people in Asia to including users in the US and Europe. https://cybernews.com/news/iphone-users-ripped-off-at-least-1-4-million-through-bumble-and-tinder-scams/ Worried Over Antitrust Debate, Apple Talks Sideloading Dangers Apple released a position paper on Oct. 13, arguing that forcing the company to open its App Store software-distribution platform to allow third-party software sellers to install software — a process often called “sideloading” — would undermine the security of iOS devices. https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/worried-over-anti-trust-debate-apple-talks-

Customers were forced to rant on social media, many had lost control of their accounts, passwords and addresses had been changed in the system leaving them with no way to contact the company for support. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/verizon-accounts-hijacked-unauthorized-iphone-purchases-changed-password-no-support/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/NDYXgMnOBRQ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/verizon-accounts-hijacked-unauthorized-iphone-purchases/id1583788677 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gnYx95uMCzgva9uKPxb80 Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Honey’s books https://beedefense.net Hashtags go here Robot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs Ghost Robotics and SWORD International have teamed up to create a rifle-toting “robot dog.” Called the Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle, or SPUR, the system adds a 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle from SWORD to one of Ghost Robotics’ quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles, or Q-UGVs. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42717/robot-dogs-can-now-have-6-5mm-assault-rifles-mounted-on-their-backs Microsoft stops record-breaking 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack In a Monday blog post, Microsoft said that an undisclosed European Azure cloud platform customer suffered a record-breaking 2.4 Tbps (terabytes per second) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Thankfully, it was mitigated by Azure’s DDoS protection platform. https://cybernews.com/news/microsoft-stops-record-breaking-ddos-attack/ Verizon’s Visible Wireless Carrier Confirms Credential-Stuffing Attack On Wednesday, Verizon’s Visible – an all-digital, uber-cheap wireless carrier – confirmed what customers have been complaining about on Reddit and Twitter all week: They lost control of their accounts; had their passwords and shipping addresses changed; and some got stuck with bills for pricey new iPhones. https://threatpost.com/verizon-visible-wireless-credential-stuffing/175483/

A Company that routes SMS for global telecom carriers admitted that it was hacked for five years. In May 2021, Syniverse became aware of unauthorized access to its operational and information technology systems by an unknown individual or organization. Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. Honey Beez and Trip Elix have unique experiences to share in an unpaired podcast experience. Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow us on Twitter @HoneyBeez0x @trip_elix inks Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/sms-message-backend-hacked-potentially-affecting-millions-of-cellphone-users-worldwide Youtube https://youtu.be/T6eyyCFgmUM the link to the podcast itunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sms-message-backend-hacked-potentially-affecting-millions/id1583788677 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ly8Nw6w3YrBdv4ZtfCoIS Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch Honey’s books https://beedefense.net #Biometric #SMS #hack #trump Fingerprint cloning: Myth or reality? Passwords are the traditional authentication methods for computers and networks. But passwords can be stolen. Biometric authentication seems the perfect solution for that problem. There are several kinds of biometric authentication, including retina scanning, facial recognition and fingerprint authentication, the most common one. Everyone’s fingerprints are unique, and it is commonly accepted that they can identify a person without being reproduced. https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/04/fingerprint-research.html Company That Routes Billions of Text Messages Quietly Says It Was Hacked A company that is a critical part of the global telecommunications infrastructure used by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and several others around the world such as Vodafone and China Mobile, quietly disclosed that hackers were inside its systems for years, impacting more than 200 of its clients and potentially millions of cellphone users worldwide. https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xpm8/company-that-routes-billions-of-text-messages-quietly-says-it-was-hacked Donald Trump hacked site by the Turkish RootAyyildiz and the 1877 Team The well-known Turkish hacker RootAyyildiz Turkish Defacer, the “