E28: Stagflation, Android Trojan 'Vultur', APT29 back at it, Crypto news and updates + Stock Picks
In Episode 28, Syed gets you up to speed on the latest technology and infosec news featuring more cyber warfare and social engineering news.
Stagflation is a term thrown around, but not many know what it actually means. At 14:21, this term is explained in simple terms by Deepak.
The crew transitions into Crypto news and updates at 19:50.
To end off, Deepak and Syed review their stock picks from last week, and give new picks for this upcoming trading week.
0:00 – Intro and Agenda
2:22 – Justice Department Says Russians Hacked Federal Prosecutors
3:10 – Android Banking Trojan ‘Vultur’ Abusing Accessibility Services
4:30 – Russia’s APT29 Still Actively Delivering Malware Used in COVID-19 Vaccine Spying
6:06 – New Chinese Threat Group ‘GhostEmperor’ Targets Governments, Telecom Firms
7:10 – With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware
10:04 – Israel believes Iran struck the ship in response to the cyberattack on the train system
10:28 – Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m
11:05- Elon Musk: ‘I don’t want to be CEO of anything’
11:47 – Didi: Chinese ride-hailing giant denies plans to go private
13:02 – Anti-5G campaigners vow to fight on after a legal setback
13:37 – WhatsApp makes an important change on iPhone and Android
14:21 – Stagflation
19:50 – Cryptocurrency being used for vacation getaways
24:30 – Changes to KYC for crypto by EU?
27:42 – Bitcoin miners moving from China to Paraguay?
30:13 – China, Bitcoin Hashrate explained
31:40 – Stock Picks
31:50 – Mcdonald’s (MCD)
33:00 – Pzifer (PFE)
34:20 – Visa (V)
35:44 – Apple (AAPL)
37:20 – Tesla (TSLA)
Resources:
https://www.securityweek.com/justice-department-says-russians-hacked-federal-prosecutors
https://www.securityweek.com/android-banking-trojan-vultur-abusing-accessibility-services
https://www.securityweek.com/new-chinese-threat-group-ghostemperor-targets-governments-telecom-firms
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58050391
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58035124
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58021828
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58027668
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber-idUSKCN24H236
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