Episode 161 - The Receding Hairline and Glasses Episode

This week in InfoSec (09:59)With content liberated from the “Today in infosec” Twitter account and further afield18th July 2011: LulzSec hacked the Sun newspaper's website, redirecting visitors to a hoax article claiming Rupert Murdoch died after ingesting palladium.  Hacked Sun site greatly exaggerates Murdoch's deathhttps://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1681469966527213568 14th July 2000: #Wireshark was releasedWireshark Is 25: The email that started it all and the lessons learned along the way Rant of the Week (16:49)French Assembly passes bill allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillanceFrench law enforcement may soon have far-reaching authority to snoop on alleged criminals. Lawmakers in France's National Assembly have passed a bill that lets police surveil suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphones and GPS location systems on phones and other devices. A judge will have to approve use of the powers, and the recently amended bill forbids use against journalists, lawyers and other "sensitive professions," according to Le Monde. The measure is also meant to limit use to serious cases, and only for a maximum of six months. Geolocation would be limited to crimes that are punishable by at least five years in prison.An earlier version of the bill passed the Senate, but the amendment will require that legislative body's approval before it can become law.Civil liberties advocates are alarmed. The digital rights group La Quadrature du Net previously pointed out the potential for abuse. As the bill isn't clear about what constitutes a serious crime, there are fears the French government might use this to target environmental activists and others who aren't grave threats. The organization also notes that worrying security policies have a habit of expanding to less serious crimes. Genetic registration was only used for sex offenders at first, La Quadrature says, but is now being used for most crimes. Billy Big Balls of the Week (26:37)OBITUARY Kevin David Mitnickhttps://www.dignitymemorial.co....m/obituaries/las-veg David Mitnick, 59, died peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2023, after valiantly battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. Kevin is survived by his beloved wife, Kimberley Mitnick, who remained by his side throughout their 14-month ordeal. Kimberley is pregnant with their first child. Kevin was ecstatic about this new chapter in his and Kimberley's life together, which has now been sadly cut short.When his desire to push boundaries led him too far astray, he landed in juvenile detention and eventually served a couple of stints in prison. His time on the FBI's Most Wanted List was well documented in his New York Times bestselling book, The Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker, and his other titles: The Art of Deception, The Art of Intrusion, both co-authored with William Simon, and The Art of Invisibility with Robert Vamosi.