This week in InfoSec Takes a look back at one of the greatest regulations in the world Rant of the Week is a reminder that we’re all (mostly) Google’s bitch Billy Big Balls is a lesson on why you don’t upset the crazy cybersec guy Industry News is the latest and greatest news stories from around the world And Tweet of the Week is an example of time-saving
This week in InfoSec (07:29)
With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield
28th May: 2014: LulzSec hacker Hector Monsegur, known as Sabu, was sentenced and released the same day on time served for his role in a slew of high-profile cyberattacks. He had served 7 months in prison after his arrest.
https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1795228730735886650
25th May 2018: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU) to strengthen and unify data protection became effective - just over 2 years after it was adopted by the EU.
https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1794461551534936503
Rant of the Week (18:34)
Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has
Bing, Microsoft's search engine platform, went down in the very early morning 23rd May. That meant that searches from Microsoft's Edge browsers that had yet to change their default providers didn't work. It also meant that services relying on Bing's search API—Microsoft's own Copilot, ChatGPT search, Yahoo, Ecosia, and DuckDuckGo—similarly failed.
If dismay about AI's hallucinations, power draw, or pizza recipes concern you—along with perhaps broader Google issues involving privacy, tracking, news, SEO, or monopoly power—most of your other major options were brought down by a single API outage this morning. Moving past that kind of single point of vulnerability will take some work, both by the industry and by you, the person wondering if there's a real alternative.
Billy Big Balls of the Week (26:56)
IT worker sued over ‘vengeful’ cyber harassment of policeman who issued a jaywalking ticket
In an ongoing civil lawsuit, an IT worker is accused of launching a "destructive cyber campaign of hate and revenge" against a police officer and his family after being issued a ticket for jaywalking.
Industry News (34:44)
Check Point Urges VPN Configuration Review Amid Attack Spike
Courtroom Recording Software Vulnerable to Backdoor Attacks
New North Korean Hacking Group Identified by Microsoft
Internet Archive Disrupted by Sustained and “Mean” DDoS Attack
Advance Fee Fraud Targets Colleges With Free Piano Offers
US-Led Operation Takes Down World’s Largest Botnet
First American Reveals Data Breach Impacting 44,000 Individuals
Europol-Led Operation Endgame Hits Botnet, Ransomware Networks
BBC Pension Scheme Breached, Exposing Employee Data
Tweet of the Week (47.14)
https://twitter.com/DebugPrivilege/status/1795823939631067165