In this episode, hackers clean house at Clorox (literally), Amazon has a bit of “AI privacy panic” and a weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158 year old company. Jay and Joao will discuss these stories – and more.

• Clorox Sues Cognizant After Help Desk Allegedly Gave Away Passwords to Hackers
• Amazon AI Privacy Panic — Bee Brings Bezos Panopticon
• Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company

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In this episode of Enterprise Linux Security, Jay and Joao discuss several recent stories, one of which is a breach involving 16 billion passwords! Also, Ubuntu users may see a performance boost, threat actors use Minecraft mods to target victims, and more!

• 16 billion passwords exposed in record-breaking data breach: what does it mean for you?
• Large Language Models (LLMs) Are Falling for Phishing Scams: What Happens When AI Gives You the Wrong URL?
• Cybercriminals use fake GitHub Minecraft mods to target young players
• Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost

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In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss how “localhost” can be used to spy on you. Also, Windows VM’s on Proxmox start encountering a BSOD after update, and more!

• AMD : BSOD unsupported processor since Windows build 26100.4202
• Disclosure: Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android
• Meta’s Secret Spyware: ‘Local Mess’ Hack Tracks You Across the Web
• MCP Explained: The New Standard Connecting AI to Everything
• Qualys TRU Uncovers Chained LPE: SUSE 15 PAM to Full Root via libblockdev/udisks

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In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss the EUVD launch, Microsoft partnering with CrowdStrike, and more cybersecurity shenanigans.

• As US CVE Database Fumbles, EU ‘Replacement’ Goes Live
• Microsoft, CrowdStrike Partner to Bring Clarity to Threat Actor Identities
• U.S., Dutch Agencies Shut Down AVCheck Services Used by Threat Groups
• Inside the FBI, Russia, and Ukraine’s failed cybercrime investigation

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Recently, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 was released, with some interesting new features for users of Enterprise Linux. In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss some of the highlights of the new release.

• Red Hat Introduces Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
• Image mode for RHEL: 4 key use cases for streamlining your OS

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In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss an important elephant in the room – what do you do when you have no power? How long will your UPS and/or generator last? Power is definitely a real challenge, and it’s even worse if you’re dealing with an entire location losing power! And that’s exactly what happened in Portugal. Jay and Joao will discuss this blackout event, and what it means for business continuity.

• Granada substation power loss pinpointed as ground zero of Spain’s blackout
• Spain-Portugal blackouts: what actually happened, and what can Iberia and Europe learn from it?

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What’s it like within a hacking group? After 190,000 chat messages from the Black Basta group leak, we get an inside look at operations within such a group. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this recent development. Also, breaking news regarding CVE’s literally almost becoming a thing of the past!

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• That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows
• Leak exposes Black Basta’s influence tactics
• CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS

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This time around, Jay and Joao cover several interesting stories, including an alleged Oracle breach, privacy concerns around 23andme, and more!

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• ‘Have I Been Pwned’ creator falls victim to scam
• Opt out: what to do with your 23andMe account after company filed bankruptcy
• Researchers back claim of Oracle Cloud breach despite company’s denials

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