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Episode #58 - It's 5:05, Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Episode #58 - It's 5:05, Wednesday, January 18, 2023

It's 5:05! Daily cybersecurity and open source briefing

January 18, 20239m 13s

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Show Notes

Hey! It’s 5:05, Wednesday, January 18, 2023. From the Sourced Podcast Network in New York City, this is your host, Pokie Huang. Stories in today’s episode come from Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, Kadi Grigg in Alexandria, Virginia and Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania.

Let's get to it!

🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California

Fortinet OS exploited

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/fortinet-says-hackers-exploited-critical-vulnerability-to-infect-vpn-customers/

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia

Malicious Python Lolipop packages in the Wild 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-lolip0p-pypi-packages-install-info-stealing-malware/ 


🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia

Upgrade to The Latest Version of Git

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/git-patches-two-critical-remote-code-execution-security-flaws/


🇺🇸 Kadi Grigg, Alexandria, Virginia

Human Intelligence vs. ChatGPT Code

https://devops.com/will-chatgpt-replace-developers/ 

https://alphacode.deepmind.com/

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq1158


🇷🇴 Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania

Reuters discloses hacking attempts at US nuclear research laboratories

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-hackers-targeted-us-nuclear-scientists-2023-01-06/

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/has-putin-threatened-use-nuclear-weapons-2022-10-27/

https://cyware.com/news/russian-attackers-involved-in-phishing-attacks-on-us-nuclear-scientists-e6f87707

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/russian-hackers-targeted-us-nuclear-research-laboratories-records