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	Podcast:		Down the Security Rabbithole
	Episode:		DtR Episode 69 - NewsCast for December 2nd, 2013
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:34:57
	Publish Date:		2013-12-02 13:58:00
	Description:		Special thanks to Steve Ragan ( @SteveD3 ) for sitting in this morning and providing his perspective as a journalist. Topics Covered "Leaked" FBI memo to government agencies says "there's a hacking spree on government websites, and it's Anonymous!" (we have to chuckle, a little) - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/18/anon_us_gov_hack_warning/ , http://www.thewire.com/national/2013/11/fbi-anonymous-hackers-stole-over-100000-employees-information/71675/ Fokirtor is a very interesting new piece of malware that targetted Linux systems, but by slipping into SSH comms - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/15/stealthy_linux_backdoor/ ( and a related piece of malware - http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/linux-worm-targeting-hidden-devices ) The Healthcare.gov website is a case study in how not to release a web app, or complex system; and it's not even a partisan issue anymore - http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/11/healthcare-gov-targeted-by-more-than-a-dozen-hacking-attempts/ Ahead of the G20 meeting to be held there in 2014, the city of Brisbane, Australia performs a penetration test on their physical city infrastructure, finds major flaws. A plot from "The Italian Job"? - http://www.qao.qld.gov.au/files/file/Reports%20and%20publications/Reports%20to%20Parliament%202013-14/RTP5Trafficmanagementsystems.pdf [Scary] Renesys says someone is hijacking the Internet ... but is it on purpose, or just mistakes? (Does it matter?) - http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/wheres-your-data-going-hacks-redirect-traffic-through-distant-lands-2D11624570 A new piece of software quietly turns you into a bitcoin mine for the developer (and you agree to it in the EULA!) - http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/120213-sneaky-software-turns-your-pc-276490.html?source=nww_rss
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