Deepfake shenanigans attack users of troubled crypto firm FTX, the dangers of charging electric vehicles, and Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision is good news for video game fanatics.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault join AMTSO’s John Hawes this week to discuss all this and much more in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast.
Host:
Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carol Therio – @caroletheriault
Guest:
john hose
Episode link:
- Larry David Promotes FTX in Superbowl Ads – Youtube.
- Giant cryptocurrency FTX bankruptcy crisis – BBC News.
- Tom Brady, Giselle Bündchen, Larry David & Steph Curry Caught Up In FTX Crypto Fallout In Class Action – Deadline.
- Bankman-Fried’s FTX, senior employees, and parents purchased Bahamas property worth $300 million. – Reuters.
- Tweets showing the Sam Bankman-Fried deepfake scam – Twitter.
- FTX Founder Deepfake Offers Refunds To Verified Twitter Account Scam Victims – Vice.
- The Crypto.com CEO admitted that the company mistakenly sent 320,000 ETH ($416 million) to another cryptocurrency exchange a few weeks ago. – Web3 is going great.
- Sandia studies vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. – Sandia Labs.
- Review of Electric Vehicle Charger Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, Potential Impacts and Defenses – MDPI.
- Shocker: EV charging infrastructure is seriously insecure. – register.
- Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard to Bring Gaming Fun and Community to Everyone, on Any Device – Microsoft.
- Gaming for Everyone, Everywhere: Our View on the Activision Blizzard Acquisition – Microsoft.
- Video Games Market Leader – Statistics & Facts – Statista.
- Microsoft says the UK was influenced by Sony in investigating the Activision Blizzard deal. – Reuters.
- Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft is pressuring governments to say yes. – The New York Times.
- Microsoft reveals Sony’s Activision deal is blocking ‘Call Of Duty’ from Game Pass – Forbes.
- EU Launches Advanced Microsoft-Activision Probe – Politico.
- Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Merger Inquiries – Gov.uk.
- If Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, it might be good for gamers but bad for developers. – hour.
- A day in London in color in the 1930s – Youtube.
- ancient apocalypse – Netflix.
- Ancient Apocalypse is the most dangerous show on Netflix. – Guardian.
- How to paint the big picture with the Da Vinci Eye – Youtube.
- Da Vinci Eye: AR Art Projector – Apple App Store.
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