Technado Ep. 309: Meet DarkBERT, the Dark Web’s ChatGPT

331: Could This Be The END For Chrome OS?: Don makes a triumphant return alongside Daniel and Sophie this week on Technado! The crew is back in their home studio to talk about all things tech, including the new Esper Foundation OS (which just might *gasp* eliminate Google ChromeOS?!). They also break down Microsoft's announcement about killing off NTLM, as well as the latest wave of tech layoffs - this time from StackOverflow. In security news, the team covers the latest victim of the Okta customer service breach: 1Password. They also share some new developments on a critical Cisco zero-day vulnerability. Finally, Don breaks down a story about an IP address scheme that landed a tech CEO in prison. by Technado

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330: Hackin' In The Wild West! (WWHF SPECIAL): Reporting live from South Dakota, it's Technado: Deadwood Edition! Daniel, Sophie, and special guest Ronnie are on location at Wild West Hackin' Fest far from the ITPro studios, but they've still got the latest in tech and security news ready to go. First up, Microsoft is dealing with Exchange Online mail delivery issues caused by anti-spam rules. Then, a tech YouTuber finds a bug in their GPU (literally). And in gaming news, AMD had to pull a driver after an anti-lag feature caused Counter Strike 2 bans. After a quick break, the team tackles this week's security news: an unpatched Cisco 0-day is cause for concern (according to resident Expert Daniel. Then, a lively discussion (with some sidetracking) on HTTP/2 and DDoS attacks. Finally, the Technado crew wraps the show with a talk about the rumored Signal 0-day bug (emphasis on RUMORED). Dan, Soph, and Ron are at Wild West Hackin' Fest ALL WEEK LONG - so if you find yourself blowing throu by Technado

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329: Microsoft Teams Is Getting A Makeover? (What To Know!): Special guest Ronnie Wong joins Sophie and Daniel in this week's Technado! In Microsoft news, Teams is getting a makeover as the tech giant dumps Electron for Edge WebView2. Then, some good news for Gmail users: new requirements are coming for bulk senders - including an easy-unsubscribe link in messages. The team also revisits the Microsoft-Activision merger with an update on this $75 billion (!) deal. After a quick break, Daniel walks us through the latest in security news & how you can stay safe. First up, a global credential harvesting campaign could be cause for concern, as well as a new Linux flaw that enables privilege escalation. Additionally, the team covers new developments in an ongoing malicious campaign involving info-stealing Python packages. by Technado

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328: New Chrome 0-Day Is Causing Chaos! (WHAT HAPPENED?): In this episode, Don and Daniel are joined by special guest Ronnie Wong and Justin Dennison! Tune in as they discuss all things Tech and Cybersecurity! They cover stories such as Ubuntu's new 23.10 update, The new raspberry pi, a new Chrome 0-day, and much more! by Technado

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327: Clorox Got PWNED? (WHO'S NEXT?): This week, special guest Justin Dennison joins the Technado crew! The show kicks off with a look at the most recent Windows update, which heavily features AI and offers support for passkey management. Then, the team covers Linux kernel's recent changes to long-term support. In security news, a sysadmin and his spouse admit to their part in a huge Avaya license scam. Then, Clorox gets pwned after a cyberattack results in a shortage of some products. To wrap up this week's episode, the crew revisits the Dallas ransomware attack from summer 2023 with some new info on what exactly went down. by Technado

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10 Minute Phone Call Takes Down MGM? | Technado Ep. 326: Don, Dan, & Sophie kick off this week's episode with a look at some updates in both Apple and Google territory. They also cover the debut of the speedy Thunderbolt 5 (coming soon to a theater near you). In security news, the team talks about social engineering & what went down with the shutdown of MGM Resorts. This week, a special "Double D'oh!" segment: Square confirms the cause of last week's significant outage, and Microsoft rectifies some issues that led to 38 terabytes of exposed confidential data. by Technado

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325: New Nano Tech Can Store The Internet! (Should We?): This week on Technado, Don, Dan, & Sophie cover Microsoft's announcement regarding third-party printer drivers. Then, they look at some new ceramic nano technology that promises to turn the storage business on its head. Before heading to break, the team takes a look at this year's Top Programming Languages from IEEE Spectrum. To kick off the second half of the show, the Technado crew revisits Microsoft's email breach fiasco and talks about what went wrong (hint: everything). Then, in this week's "D'oh!" segment, they take a look at the patch for the recent AMD Zenbleed vulnerability. Finally, the team covers a new Cisco 0-day being exploited by ransomware crooks in "Who Got Pwned?" by Technado

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324: Microsoft Certifications Just Got Easier? (Not What You Think!): Don, Dan & Sophie kick off this week's episode with some Microsoft news: the tech giant is pulling the plug on WordPad, as well as making some of their certification exams open book! In other tech news, we finally have an answer to the age old question: is a carrier pigeon faster than the internet? Moving on to security news, the FBI dismantles Qakbot - but not before it took millions in ransom. LogicMonitor customers fall victim to hackers due to default passwords. And to wrap up the show: an unknown attacker gives free Sourcegraph access to the masses. by Technado

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323: Dropbox Is Limiting Cloud Storage??: Join Don, Daniel and Sophie as they discuss the latest tech news. This week, the team talks about Microsoft's announcement for Python in Excel, and Dropbox following in Google’s footsteps to limit storage for users. In security news this week, a ransomware attack caused a cloud storage company to restart from the ground up and a transnational gang turned out to just be two teenagers in London. Tune in to hear all that and more on this week’s Technado! by Technado

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322: Is Your Mac At RISK?: Don, Dan, and Sophie are back with more tech news and outdated references! The team kicks off the show with some Microsoft news: a Windows feature is resetting system clocks at random and wreaking havoc. In Linux land, Debian turns 30 years old! To wrap up the first half of the show, the team talks about microchipped cheese - Parmigiano-Reggiano, to be exact. Sophie looks back on her time at Black Hat 2023, then the Technado team jumps into security news. A WinRAR flaw that's activated by opening an archive, Google's first quantum resilient FIDO2 key, and an easily-bypassed Apple malware flagging tool are all in the spotlight this week. by Technado

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321: UK Government Website Looks Like A SCAM?: Don and Sophie are back alongside Daniel for this week's episode of Technado! To kick off the show, the Windows 365 Switch has entered public preview, and three of Red Hat's biggest rivals are taking on RHEL with their own Open Enterprise Linux source code repo. In cloud news, Zoom executives are under fire for their statements on using Zoom calls as AI fodder. Then, the Technado team jumps into some wild security news: the founder of LolekHosted is on the lam, the UK government assures us their websites are NOT malicious scams, and a Belarusian government-backed hacking group was caught spying on embassies. by Technado

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320: New AI Tool Can HEAR Your Password??: In this video Daniel is taking the reins with guest hosts Wes Bryan and Anthony Sequeira as they discuss everything from Amazon selling unsupported Chromebooks to Hackers using new AI tools to hear keystrokes! Sit back and enjoy! by Technado

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ChatGPT Can Decide Your Next PC Build! | Technado Ep. 319: Don, Dan, and Sophie kick off this week's episode with some updates in cloud news. First, Newegg has a new ChatGPT plugin that helps you plan your PC build, and AWS plans to charge for public IPv4 addresses in 2024. Then, in hardware news, Infineon has plans to offer a water-soluble PCB. The team also discusses a severe bug in AMD CPUs, two serious Linux vulnerabilities, and a new Windows exploit in this week's security news segment. by Technado

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Samsung Announces New GDDR7 Chip! | Technado Ep. 318: This week on Technado, the team covers Samsung's newest memory chip. Then, we take a look back on last week's Microsoft security fiasco, as well as the long-awaited Cyber Trust Mark IoT security labeling program. In security news, Google is restricting internet access to some of its employees, and there's a new OpenSSH patch to look out for. Finally, Zyxel is under fire due to a recent high-severity vulnerability. by Technado

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317: Microsoft is Rebranding Azure AD?: Microsoft is Rebranding Azure AD? | Technado Ep. 317 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don, Dan, & Sophie kick off this week’s episode with a riveting discussion on the Barbenheimer phenomenon. Then, they jump into the real tech news: even more changes are coming to Linux distros, Intel is ending its investment in the NUC business, and Microsoft Azure AD undergoes a pretty surprising transition. In security news, ChatGPT’s weird cousin WormGPT is in town. Then, a look at Apple’s most recent rapid security response (and rescindment). Finally, the team introduces a brand new Technado segment. by Technado

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316: Is Linux a MESS?: In this episode, Don is back alongside Daniel and Sophie to discuss the latest. This week in tech news, companies like Meta can now transfer personal data from the EU to US-based companies to the dismay of some privacy advocates. The team also covers Ubuntu ditching its minimal install option and Red Hat disappointing Linux users everywhere. In security news: Cisco deals with a high-severity bug, JumpCloud resets API keys due to a mysterious "ongoing incident," and hackers target nuclear scientists through Mac malware. Lastly, there's an update on the FTC v. Microsoft lawsuit you won't want to miss. by Technado

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315: Sony Spills Playstation Secrets With Sharpie?: In this episode Daniel, Sophie, and Anthony helm the ship while Don is away. Tune in as they discuss all the biggest tech news of the week, such as Google asking devs to promise they won't abuse new Chrome API, Brave browser aiming to curb websites that port scan visitors, updates with deep fake scams, and finally Sony's big sharpie oopsie! Sit back and enjoy! by Technado

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314: Hackers Compete To Hack A U.S. Satellite?: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Dan, Sophie, Anthony, and Arnold Schwarzenegger?? as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Apple releases patches for actively exploited flaws in iOS, macOS, and safari, Chinese hackers using never-before-seen tactics for critical infrastructure attacks, Eight teams of hackers will compete to breach U.S. satellite in space, and Australia tells you to turn your phone off every night for five minutes! Sit back and enjoy! by Technado

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313: Granny Has Free Windows Keys?: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Microsoft began selling repair parts for out-of-warranty Surface devices, Twitter users shared a ChatGPT hack to get free working keys for Windows programs, and Comcast told the FCC that new regulations that require reporting their fees plainly to customers are too difficult to comply with. In security news this week, Microsoft blamed a DDoS attack for users being unable to use several of their services, Fortinet patched a bug that likely allowed hackers to hijack equipment, and a Russian threat group breached Ukrainian government email servers. by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 312: Microsoft Made Developer Betas Free For All: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Microsoft made developer betas free for all to download and install, Western Digital sparked anger over premature age warnings on some of their hardware and Ubuntu 18.04 general support ended, but there’s still hope for its users. This week in security news, BBC, BA and Boots were issued blackmail by a Russia-based cybercrime gang, and new MOVEit vulnerabilities are being revealed, and even more organizations are coming forward as victims. Finally, in Dejanews, security company Barracuda is telling customers affected by a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in its Email Security Gateway appliances to replace them immediately. by Technado

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Ep. 311: New Apple OS Levels up Its Gaming Capabilities: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Apple announced its new OS system with updated capabilities for gamers, Apple announced its transition to Silicon is complete, an all-snap Ubuntu desktop will be available next year, and the team discusses the top features in the Windows 11 May 2023 update. In security news this week, the WordPress security team is force-installing a security patch on millions of its sites. In our “Doh!” segment this week, a Redditor raised an issue with a URL that was previously printed on Maryland license plates, inadvertently causing untold numbers of the public to advertise for a casino based in the Philippines. Finally, in “Who Got Pwned” this week, IT Security company Barracuda Networks patched a months-old vulnerability, revealing that it had been exploited since October to install Malware on some networks. by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 310: Everything That Happened at Microsoft Build 2023: This week on Technado, Daniel and Sophie are joined by special guest Wes Bryan. They start off by covering all the news from Microsoft Build 2023 including new Windows 11 features, Windows Copilot, as well as other new products and features. Then the team discusses how the cameras on Microsoft’s Surface Pro X stopped working. Then to end the show, they talk about how an analyst at Infosec pleads guilty to blackmailing his employer. by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 308: Microsoft is Reading Your Private Files: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with familiar face Daniel, along with special studio guests Ronnie Wong and Anthony Sequeira as they cover the latest. This week in tech, users discovered that Microsoft has begun scanning previously private zipped folders for malware, spelling potential trouble for security analysts, and the latest PCIe 5.0 update is making SSD heat sinks and coolers seem more like a necessity than an optional upgrade. Wrapping up this week's coverage is a never-before-seen mashup of our Deja News and Behind Bars segment as we revisit an article we covered two years ago, ending in serious jail time for an ex-Ubiquiti engineer. by Technado

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Techando Ep. 307: ChatGPT Got Hacked (Again): Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and special guest Wes Bryan as they cover the latest. This week, Microsoft announced that all web links opened from Teams or Outlook will open automatically in Microsoft Edge, regardless of the user’s default browser settings. In “Who Got Pwned?” this week, MSI did not pay ransom to the ransomware group that hacked them in April, resulting in the leak of Intel OEM private keys, and OpenAI, the creator of popular AI machine ChatGPT, confirmed a second data breach was responsible for the app recently going offline, thus sparking a larger conversation about security and AI. In Deja News, Uber’s Ex-security chief was sentenced to prison for 3 years and received an order of 200 community service hours after he purposefully covered up a data breach in 2016. Finally, we wrap up this week’s episode with a special treat as Wes Bryan tells us all about his experience and the news by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 306: The Current Version of Windows 10 Will Be the Last by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 305: Google Authenticator Adds Account Syncing for Two-Factor Codes: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, users reported Ryzen motherboards were bulging as they failed due to heat, Ubuntu has released its newest Linux distribution version called Lunar Lobster, and Google has simplified two-factor authentication for all its users. In security news, Proton launched a new end-to-end encrypted password manager. In this week’s “Doh!” segment, arstechnica shared that used routers can often be used to obtain sensitive information about the previous user. Finally, in “Deja News,” a nesting-doll-style supply chain attack was implemented against 3CX. by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 304: Samsung Considers Switching to Bing: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Microsoft began beta testing a change for the print screen key function. Microsoft also continued growing its Linux distribution, and it may have a major win in its future as Samsung is reportedly considering using Bing over Google as its default search engine. In security news, LinkedIn stepped into the future by rolling out new secure identification features. In this week’s “Who Got Pwned?” segment, motherboard maker MSI acknowledged a breach in their system as they issued an alert about rogue firmware. Finally, in “Deja News,” the hackers who breached Western Digital systems are claiming they have vast information, including customer info, and are demanding a large ransom in return. by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 303: The FBI Warns Consumers about the Risks of Public Charging Stations: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, Microsoft is beta testing a taskbar workaround that allows users to bypass the task manager program to shut down applications, a blogger discovered a Bitcoin easter egg left behind in Apple’s MacOS systems, and Cisco revealed in a financial report that as its organization was exiting Russia, it destroyed $23 million in equipment. In security news, for our “Doh!” segment, multiple vulnerabilities with Nexx devices were discovered that allow hackers to gain access to smart home systems like doorbells, alarms, and garage doors. In this week’s “Who Got Pwned?” segment, Western Digital’s My Cloud went offline after hackers gained access to its systems. Finally, for Tinfoil Hat, the FBI warned consumers about “juice jacking”, where criminals infect mobile and other devices through by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 302: Massive 3CX Supply-Chain Attack Effects 600,000 Customers: Catch up on the cybersecurity and tech news of the week with Don, Dan, and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week in tech, the team covers a ground-breaking article about Ubuntu that isn’t what it seems. In Cloud news, Amazon has opened Sidewalk, its slow but far-reaching data network, for free public use. A new privacy-focused browser called Mullvad was released this week based on the Firefox browser. In security news, Microsoft began previewing its Security Copilot, an AI-powered cybersecurity defense tool. Two North Carolina residents were arrested after cutting over 2,000 fiber optic cables, cutting internet access for over 40,000 people. Finally, in this week’s “Who Got Pwned?” segment, a supply chain attack targeting Windows and MacOS users of the communication desktop client 3CX was detected by multiple security firms, and it was revealed that 3CX knew it had been flagged as malware for a week with by Technado

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Technado, Ep. 300: The 300th Episode Celebration!: This week the team celebrated the 300th episode of Technado. During the show, Don, Daniel, and Sophie look back at how the podcast began, cover some tech news, hear from fans and former guests of the show, and more. Thank you for helping us hit 300 episodes! by Technado

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Technado Ep. 309: Meet DarkBERT, the Dark Web’s ChatGPT

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