Episodes
This week on Technado, money talks: Delta and Crowdstrike are in a $500 million legal battle, Russia fined Google for $2.5 decillion, Apple’s offering a $1 million bug bounty, and LinkedIn is facing a fine of $335 million in the EU.
Published 10/31/24
The Internet Archive breach continues, the FBI caught their most wanted hacker, and LinkedIn may be purging user accounts (?!)...all this and more in this episode of Technado.
Published 10/24/24
In this AI-focused episode of Technado, Daniel and Ronnie dive into the world of artificial intelligence! From the latest news on AI's impact—both good and bad—to why it matters, they cover it all. Plus, don't miss the fun segments like Tinfoil Hat, Porkchop Sandwich, and a discussion on GPTHoney. Tune in for an insightful and entertaining look at the AI revolution!
Published 10/17/24
Join Daniel and Sophie for a scenic episode of Technado, live from Deadwood, SD - with special guest Mike Saunders! The US is suing TikTok, the DoJ wants to break up Google, and a Switch modder is taking on Nintendo - mano a Mario. Plus, hear some insights from Mike on this year's Wild West Hackin' Fest! All this and more on this very special episode of Technado.
Published 10/10/24
Put on your tinfoil hats - we get into controversial territory on this week’s episode. AI laws, Nintendo legal smackdowns, North Korean infiltration, and Kaspersky force-downloads…all this and more coming up on Technado!
Published 10/03/24
Hackers are impersonating your HR department! The new iOS update lets others take control of your phone through FaceTime! Kaspersky forcibly installed an unknown program on YOUR device! On this episode of Technado, never fear - Daniel and Sophie are here to shed some light on these topics.
Published 09/26/24
Oracle AI is championing mass surveillance, Microsoft and Cisco layoffs are in the thousands, and millions of D-Link routers are impacted by a critical vulnerability. Technado: Doomsday Edition starts now.
Published 09/19/24
Schools closing in London, VSCode exploited in Asia, WIX users banned in Russia - this week, Technado is going global. Plus, we've got the latest on Apple's Glowtime event and the newest game console to hit the market.
Published 09/12/24
Yubico security keys can be cloned, D-Link isn't fixing critical router flaws, and an Ohio city is suing a researcher for colluding with a ransomware gang...but not all is as it seems. This week on Technado, it's time to debunk the clickbait.
Published 09/05/24
In this week’s breaking news, South Korean spies are exploiting a popular office suite and Apache vulnerabilities are being used in attacks! Speaking of vulnerabilities, Apache isn’t the only victim: Google Chrome users, SolarWinds customers, and WordPress enjoyers beware! After the break we come back with lots of legal news: Telegram’s CEO was arrested, Georgia Tech’s getting sued, and some guy from Kentucky faked his death to…avoid child support payments? All this and more on this week’s...
Published 08/29/24
A $14 million crypto heist, a breach exposing over 2 billion records, and an AMD deal worth nearly $5 billion: this week’s news cycle is putting up some big numbers! Plus, a cyberattack disrupts Microchip Technology’s manufacturing facilities, McAfee unveils a tool to sniff out deep fakes, and SteamOS may offer support for rival systems. Catch all this and more on this week’s episode of Technado!
Published 08/22/24
Consider it Patch Thursday, because this Technado has flaw fixes galore! Microsoft fixed 9 zero-days this week and 80 other security vulnerabilities, and 1Password has released an urgent patch for Mac users. We also talk decades-old vulnerabilities (that still have no fix), new cryptography standards released by NIST, and ChatGPT’s new tendency to…steal your voice? All this and more on this week’s Technado!
Published 08/15/24
This week’s episode is a special edition of Technado! Our hosts try their hand at a few video games - some from Daniel’s generation, some from Sophie’s. Tune in to see how they fare, and how games have changed over the years.
Published 08/08/24
Beware of new ServiceNow critical RCE bugs, a massive phishing campaign, and more outages from Microsoft! This episode is chock full of the good, bad, and ugly of AI: video game voice actors on strike, Big Tech using your data to train its chatbots, and nation-state actors using deepfake tech to snag jobs. We also have some Deja News updates featuring Kaspersky and Crowdstrike. All this and more on this week’s Technado!
Published 08/01/24
After the events of last week, there’s only one way to start this episode of Technado: Crowdstrike Update! After Daniel and Sophie go over the aftermath of the worldwide outage, we’ve got even more security news in store. The alleged hacker behind the 2023 MGM attack has been arrested, the FTC is pushing back on Xbox Game Pass price hikes, and some big companies may be using AI to price gouge consumers. All this and more in this week’s episode of Technado!
Published 07/25/24
Breaking news: 126 updates from Google Chrome and many more patches abound! On this week's Technado, Sophie and Daniel get into hot topics like hactivism, AI, and banning Russian/Chinese companies from the states. In gaming news, CFB25 isn't even out yet, and its servers are already in shambles. All this and more await in this week's episode!
Published 07/18/24
It's Leak Week on Technado: Ticketmaster barcodes and Roblox customer data abound! Almost 10 billion passwords were leaked as well as part of the RockYou2024 compilation of data. In other news, European vishing fraudsters are turning up at victims' homes and Samsung workers are on strike indefinitely. All this and more on this week's episode of Technado!
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Published 07/11/24
Gamers rejoice: we've got news on Xbox, Nintendo, and Apple retro game emulators on this week's Technado!
In some of our biggest stories this week, there's a new Google Chrome 0-day, Temu's getting sued, and millions of OpenSSH servers may be vulnerable to an attack. We also cover PortSwigger's very first outside investment, a biometric MFA token that doubles as a ring, and Grasshopper: a group of hackers...or pentesters...or hackers pretending to be pentesters.
In other news, an Australian...
Published 07/04/24
This week on Technado, we've got breaking news: there's a new MOVEit bug, Apple released a firmware update for AirPods, and we've got robot skin to fuel your nightmares.
In one of this week's biggest stories, Julian Assange has been released and is homeward bound. SolarWinds is back in the headlines, this time with an exploited Serv-U bug. Apple, Microsoft, and several other big tech companies are in hot water for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act. Hackers are using a Windows XXS flaw to...
Published 06/27/24
This week's Technado starts strong with some breaking news: Nvidia has surpassed Apple and Microsoft to become the most valuable company in the world! Of course, we had to talk about Nintendo Direct, and we even took a look at the upcoming Spaceballs sequel.
After our breaking news segment, Daniel warns us of a Wi-Fi takeover attack affecting Windows Users. Then, the feds are suing Adobe for some sneaky cancellation fees that are costing users hundreds. CISA conducted its first AI IR tabletop...
Published 06/20/24
Get ready for a lot of opinions on this week’s Technado - Apple’s WWDC 2024 is underway, and we have some thoughts. In other breaking news, Black Basta threat actors may have exploited a Windows 0-day, and Fortinet has patched multiple vulnerabilities in FortiOS. And WWDC isn’t the only Apple news this week: the tech giant is refusing to pay a $1 million bounty to Kaspersky labs for some iOS zero-days.
After our Apple tirade, we cover some malicious VSCode extensions with MILLIONS of...
Published 06/13/24
Daniel is back and the Technado studio got a makeover! We kick off the show with some breaking news: TikTok accounts are being compromised through a zero-click DM attack, and over 360 million stolen accounts were leaked on Telegram cybercrime channels.
After our breaking news segment, we cover Bring Me The Horizon's hacking-themed website promoting their new album (spoiler alert: the website itself got hacked). Then, over half a million SOHO routers were remotely bricked - but we still don't...
Published 06/06/24
This week on Technado, Google patched yet ANOTHER 0-day exploit - that's four this month, for those of you counting. Spyware program pcTattletale had their website defaced and database dumped. Several major pharmaceutical companies were affected by Cencora's February data loss. And in other news, hackers are phishing finance orgs using... Minesweeper?
After a quick fact-checking break, we have a packed Behind Bars segment. The man behind a deepfake Joe Biden robocall is facing a $6M fine,...
Published 05/29/24
This week on Technado, Dell got pwned: 49 million records were stolen & are up for sale on the dark web. Dan & Soph talk privacy as Proton has turned over more customer info to cops, and we also take a look at MITRE's newest framework, EMB3D. In exploit news, Cinterion cellular modems have some severe vulnerabilities to deal with, and a PoC has been released for a critical PuTTY key vulnerability.
In our Pork Chop Sandwiches segment, ANOTHER malicious Python package has been found in...
Published 05/17/24