Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 326

Episode 326 of the Kasperksy podcast looks at data breaches, US police return $9M from hackers, homes in limbo after cyber-attack and more!

Episode 326 of the Kasperksy podcast looks at data breaches, US police return $9M from hackers, homes in limbo after cyber-attack and more!

The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast begins with news that General Electric are investigating claims of a data breach, where it was reported that an attacker was selling access to the business for just $500.  From there, the team discuss how U.S police forces are returning $9 million in seized crypto assets back to victims of ‘pig butchery’ scams.

To wrap up the team discuss how to stay safe online with tools like Duck Duck Go and Brave and they also sit down with David Emm to discuss APT predictions for 2024.

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