Episode #222:WordPress Migration Add-on Vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure; Social Engineering to Bypass Multi-factor Authentication; Okta hack affects US customers; This Day in Tech History

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WordPress Migration Add-on Vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia ↗

A WordPress migration plugin contains add-ons that suffer from a vulnerability that could result in sensitive information disclosure. The free plugin is not affected by the vulnerability. It is the premium extensions that are affected.

Social Engineering to Bypass Multi-factor Authentication

🇺🇸 Ian Garrett, Arlington, Virginia ↗

​​Okta, an identity and access management company has issued a warning regarding a new social engineering attack targeting IT service desks in the US.

Okta hack affects US customers

🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California ↗

Today we're talking about Okta, the identity and access management company, which has been dealing with a series of targeted attacks. The attackers are going after the IT help desk of Okta's US-based customers. Even the gatekeepers need to double-check who's knocking.

This Day, September 3-5, in Tech History

🇺🇸 Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri ↗

4th, 1998. Larry Page and Sergey Brin filing corporation papers for Google in California. Filing on a Friday, the date of official incorporation would be marked as Monday, September 7th. Starting out as a privately held company, Google would hold their IPO about six years later, on August 19th, 2004.