Zero-click Exploits Attacking iPhones, PC Motherboards Downloading Malware, and a New Dutch Mandate
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Show Notes
This week on Hacker And The Fed we discuss another zero-click exploit attacking iPhones via the iMessage app, millions of PC motherboards may be downloading malware, the FTC slams another company for violations, security researchers find a vulnerability in Gmail's checkmark system that is already being abused. And the Dutch government now mandates an easy way to contact website administrators.
Links from the episode:
Operation Triangulation: iOS devices targeted with previously unknown malware
securelist.com/operation-triangulation/109842/
thehackernews.com/2023/06/new-zero-click-hack-targets-ios-users.html
Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor
arstechnica.com/security/2023/06/millions-of-pc-motherboards-were-sold-with-a-firmware-backdoor/
FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
thehackernews.com/2023/06/ftc-slams-amazon-with-308m-fine-for.html
Bug in Gmail
twitter.com/chrisplummer/status/1664075886545575941
twitter.com/ChristopheDary/status/1664907465924681728
Security.txt now mandatory for Dutch government websites
netherlands.postsen.com/trends/198695/Securitytxt-now-mandatory-for-Dutch-government-websites.html
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