If you missed the show last Friday (08/19/2016) or just want to review it again, we’ve got them edited and posted to our YouTube channel!
On this episode we go over some of the recent random news with our awesome IRC chat group!
Microsoft Open Sources PowerShell; Now Available for Linux and Mac OS X:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~3/ahA3YMNlgYE/microsoft-powershell-linux.html
Omegle, the Popular ‘Chat with Strangers’ Service Leaks Your Dirty Chats and Personal Info:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~3/BkDoyuIMyaQ/omegle-hack.html
Warning — Bitcoin Users Could Be Targeted by State-Sponsored Hackers:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~3/ldeBZnJL-Jc/bitcoin-software-hack.html
Kim Dotcom & John McAfee “At War” Over Megaupload 2.0 Revelations:
Kim Dotcom & John McAfee “At War” Over Megaupload 2.0 Revelations
Mexican Govt Officials Reprimanded For Olympics Piracy:
Shared code in Snowden leaks and NSA breach support hackers’ claims:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3109578/shared-code-in-snowden-leaks-and-nsa-breach-support-hackers-claims.html#tk.rss_news
Cisco firewall exploit shows how NSA decrypted VPN traffic:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/cisco-firewall-exploit-shows-how-nsa-decrypted-vpn-traffic/
This Tor Error Will Likely Scare a Lot of Unsuspecting IPv6 Users:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/this-tor-error-will-likely-scare-a-lot-of-unsuspecting-ipv6-users-507458.shtml
Security researcher accuses Microsoft of ‘sneaky data mining’ in Windows 10:
Security researcher accuses Microsoft of ‘sneaky data mining’ in Windows 10
Twitch Is Exposing Your Activity By Default — Here’s How To Fix The Privacy Issue:
Twitch is exposing your activity by default — here’s how to fix the privacy issue
Hacking Group Names, Ranked:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hacking-group-names-ranked
Google will end support for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/19/12555052/google-shutting-down-chrome-apps
Global Phishing Numbers Rise as Hosting Firms Fail to Respond:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/global-phishing-numbers-rise-as-hosting-firms-fail-to-respond-507441.shtml
Firefox 51: New Search Restore Feature:
Veracrypt 1.18 has been released, Brings EFI system encryption, fixes a critical #TrueCrypt vulnerability in hidden volumes and adds new encryption methods as well.
https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Release%20Notes
Anniversary Update Breaks Webcams:
Microsoft Has Broken Millions Of Webcams With Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Google backspaces on backspace backing:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/05/19/2041232/google-chrome-to-disallow-backspace-as-a-back-button
M$ really wants you to use Edge:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/19/microsoft-windows-10-browser-edge-pay-users-bing
Robocall Battle:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocalls-idUSKCN10U18L
https://www.nomorobo.com/
Twitch Is Exposing Your Activity By Default — Here’s How To Fix The Privacy Issue:
Twitch is exposing your activity by default — here’s how to fix the privacy issue
Disney to make real lightsabers maybe:
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/08/18/disney-files-patent-that-could-make-star-wars-lightsabers-reality.html
Turning off Cortana:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-turn-off-cortana-completely/
Facial recognition login not ready yet:
Hackers Trick Facial-Recognition Logins With Photos From Facebook (What Else?)
Oracle funds Anti-Google Research:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/anti-google-research-group-in-washington-is-funded-by-oracle/
Backing up Chrome data:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/96816?hl=en
Get Fab’s Autobackup:
https://www.d7xtech.com/fabspro/
Download KillEmAll:
https://download.d7xtech.com/KillEmAll/KillEmAll_Portable.zip
Sound to levitate:
http://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-have-levitated-a-golf-ball-sized-object-using-nothing-but-sound-waves
Voting Machines Rigged:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rigged-presidential-elections-hackers-demonstrate-voting-threat-old-machines/
Secure boot keys Leaked:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-secure-boot-key-debacle-causes-security-panic/
We’ll be back on the air today (08/24/2016) at 2pm EST! Join us at http://www.foolishtechshow.com to join our live chat and talk with us directly!
