Episode #187 - Account Takeovers using Evil QR; SIM swap attacks on the rise; Crypto scams have dropped faster than Twitter’s user base; Navy Unveils New Cyber Operations Roles; This Day in Tech History

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Edwin Kwan: Account Takeovers using Evil QR

Logging in via QR code is something that more websites are starting to embrace. Security researcher. Kuba Gretzky, from breakdev.org, published an article demonstrating how attackers could take over accounts by convincing users to scan supplied QR codes using phishing techniques.

Julie Chatman: SIM swap attacks on the rise

Imagine waking up one day to find that your smartphone is not working. You can't make calls, send text messages, or access your bank account, and it's not because you forgot to charge your phone overnight or because the internet is down. It is due to a SIM swap attack. 

Olimpiu Pop: Crypto scams have dropped faster than Twitter’s user base

Crypto scams have dropped faster than Twitter's user base, going from $4.3 billion in the first half of 2022 to a mere $1 billion in 2023. In the scamming business, the bear market came early. 

Katy Craig: Navy Unveils New Cyber Operations Roles

Remember those days when the Navy was the only kid in school without a dedicated cyber role? Those days are history. The Navy unveiled new cyberspace operations roles for officers and enlisted personnel with a little prodding from Congress. 

Marcel Brown: Today in Tech History

July 18th, 1968. Robert Noyce, Andy Grove and Gordon Moore incorporate Intel in Santa Clara, California to build microprocessors. Their first processor, the 4004, was released in 1971 for use in calculators.

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