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Aug 29, 2022

Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” has been recognized as an exploit for a vulnerability after Microsoft reported it can crash the hard drives of certain old laptop computers, phishing attacks that compromise credentials using brand impersonation are on the rise, and details about a new privacy focused phone carrier...


Aug 22, 2022

A Cisco employee was compromised by a ransomware gang using a technique called multi-factor authentication fatigue, an attack on the Signal messenger app's SMS service Twilio potentially disclosed the phone numbers of 1,900 users, and details on how Facebook and Instagram track what you click on including your web...


Aug 15, 2022

Aaron Zar, SLNT founder and director of disconnection joins co-host Tom Eston to discuss the importance of Faraday technology, what's changed with privacy over the last several years, some of the really cool SLNT Faraday products now available, and how Aaron tested product durability by running over a SLNT Faraday...


Aug 8, 2022

Why your phone number is becoming a popular way to identify you, our advice on how to best protect your privacy at hacker summer camp in Las Vegas (BSides, BlackHat, DEF CON), and details on Samsung's new repair mode which will protect your private data on your smartphone when you take it in for repairs.

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Aug 1, 2022

Twitter suffers a data breach of phone numbers and email addresses belonging to 5.4 million accounts, new research shows that attackers are finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in 15 minutes, and details on how a resilient trait in videos and images could aid in deepfake detection.

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