1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,860 Lead story for Monday, 2 00:00:02,639 --> 00:00:05,779 July 28. The FBI has issued an urgent 3 00:00:05,839 --> 00:00:07,620 warning about the COM, 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,779 a rapidly expanding network of youth age 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,519 11 to 25 6 00:00:13,519 --> 00:00:15,539 engaged in cyber in real 7 00:00:15,884 --> 00:00:16,945 world crime. 8 00:00:17,405 --> 00:00:19,105 Split into hackercom, 9 00:00:19,324 --> 00:00:20,304 ilcom, 10 00:00:20,605 --> 00:00:21,984 and extortioncom, 11 00:00:22,285 --> 00:00:25,804 the group commits acts from ransomware attacks to 12 00:00:25,804 --> 00:00:26,864 child sextorsion 13 00:00:27,885 --> 00:00:29,265 and swatting for hire. 14 00:00:29,939 --> 00:00:32,659 These crimes are fueled by motives like profit, 15 00:00:32,659 --> 00:00:33,799 revenge, ideology, 16 00:00:34,340 --> 00:00:35,159 and noriety. 17 00:00:35,859 --> 00:00:36,359 Authorities 18 00:00:36,739 --> 00:00:37,239 emphasize 19 00:00:38,259 --> 00:00:41,159 the group's growing threat and urge diligence, 20 00:00:41,539 --> 00:00:42,759 especially for youth 21 00:00:43,274 --> 00:00:46,255 targeted via social media and gaming platforms. 22 00:00:46,634 --> 00:00:50,234 I wanna welcome you to episode 1,836. 23 00:00:50,234 --> 00:00:52,015 I'm your host, Todd Cochran. 24 00:00:52,395 --> 00:00:55,454 And this is a very shocking opening story. 25 00:00:56,010 --> 00:00:56,510 And, 26 00:00:57,530 --> 00:00:59,469 what if it didn't come from the FBI, 27 00:01:00,170 --> 00:01:01,469 I would have really 28 00:01:01,850 --> 00:01:02,350 questioned 29 00:01:03,210 --> 00:01:05,930 whether or not this was was the real 30 00:01:05,930 --> 00:01:06,430 deal. 31 00:01:07,129 --> 00:01:08,890 But I guess in the times that we 32 00:01:08,890 --> 00:01:09,390 live, 33 00:01:09,814 --> 00:01:11,275 it should not come, 34 00:01:12,295 --> 00:01:13,275 as a surprise 35 00:01:14,375 --> 00:01:15,895 that thousands of peoples 36 00:01:17,015 --> 00:01:17,515 thousands 37 00:01:18,055 --> 00:01:20,855 of people between the age 11 and 25 38 00:01:20,855 --> 00:01:22,234 are engaged in this 39 00:01:22,769 --> 00:01:25,909 growing and evolving online threat to commit crime 40 00:01:26,530 --> 00:01:27,750 for money, 41 00:01:28,849 --> 00:01:29,349 retaliation, 42 00:01:29,810 --> 00:01:30,310 ideology, 43 00:01:31,489 --> 00:01:32,390 sexual gratification, 44 00:01:33,009 --> 00:01:33,509 etcetera. 45 00:01:35,265 --> 00:01:37,364 But they released this trove of research 46 00:01:38,384 --> 00:01:41,185 warning that the sprawling cybercrime network of minors 47 00:01:41,185 --> 00:01:43,125 and young adults is growing rapidly 48 00:01:43,984 --> 00:01:46,405 and splintering into three different groups, 49 00:01:47,729 --> 00:01:48,689 hackercom, 50 00:01:48,689 --> 00:01:50,069 inreallifecom, 51 00:01:50,289 --> 00:01:51,670 and extortioncom. 52 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:53,829 And hackercom 53 00:01:53,890 --> 00:01:56,209 is members are involved in a vast array 54 00:01:56,209 --> 00:01:58,069 of cybercrime activities including 55 00:01:58,609 --> 00:02:01,409 distributed denial of service attacks, personal I I 56 00:02:01,409 --> 00:02:03,045 I, being this personal identification, 57 00:02:04,305 --> 00:02:06,965 theft and sale of government email accounts, ransomware 58 00:02:07,185 --> 00:02:09,284 attacks, SIM swapping, and so forth. 59 00:02:10,625 --> 00:02:11,125 IRL, 60 00:02:12,064 --> 00:02:13,844 which is another term, some 61 00:02:14,305 --> 00:02:14,805 subgroups 62 00:02:15,104 --> 00:02:16,965 have gone beyond digital means 63 00:02:17,370 --> 00:02:20,409 offering SWAT for hire services and targeting members 64 00:02:20,409 --> 00:02:22,430 for swatting and doxxing. 65 00:02:22,889 --> 00:02:25,550 Listen to this. Kidnapping and extortion 66 00:02:26,569 --> 00:02:29,469 which the FBI refers to as IRLCOM 67 00:02:30,810 --> 00:02:31,870 in real life. 68 00:02:32,495 --> 00:02:33,555 And then extortionCOM 69 00:02:34,735 --> 00:02:35,235 is 70 00:02:36,094 --> 00:02:37,314 a where they're systematically 71 00:02:37,694 --> 00:02:38,754 targeting underage 72 00:02:39,294 --> 00:02:39,794 women 73 00:02:40,974 --> 00:02:42,354 and vulnerable populations, 74 00:02:43,135 --> 00:02:44,115 including children 75 00:02:44,550 --> 00:02:46,870 and those who struggle with mental health issues. 76 00:02:46,870 --> 00:02:49,610 Victims typically are between the age of 10 77 00:02:50,069 --> 00:02:52,389 and 17 year olds but the FBI has 78 00:02:52,389 --> 00:02:52,889 said 79 00:02:53,349 --> 00:02:55,909 seen victims as young as nine. Threat actors 80 00:02:55,909 --> 00:02:58,169 often groom their victims by first establishing 81 00:02:59,305 --> 00:03:02,444 a trusting or romantic relationship. We are eventually 82 00:03:02,504 --> 00:03:04,444 manipulating, coerce them into engaging 83 00:03:04,745 --> 00:03:07,004 and self escalating harmful behavior. 84 00:03:07,705 --> 00:03:08,205 So 85 00:03:08,985 --> 00:03:09,805 the extortion 86 00:03:10,104 --> 00:03:12,764 calm is the one that is pretty wild. 87 00:03:13,740 --> 00:03:15,680 And I think as parents, 88 00:03:16,460 --> 00:03:16,960 grandparents, 89 00:03:18,139 --> 00:03:19,199 aunts and uncles, 90 00:03:20,139 --> 00:03:21,040 we all 91 00:03:21,419 --> 00:03:23,040 need to have frank 92 00:03:23,419 --> 00:03:24,560 and open conversations 93 00:03:25,659 --> 00:03:26,159 with 94 00:03:27,335 --> 00:03:27,835 youth 95 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:28,875 today 96 00:03:29,175 --> 00:03:31,014 to make sure that they have a place 97 00:03:31,014 --> 00:03:31,675 to run. 98 00:03:32,294 --> 00:03:32,875 You know? 99 00:03:33,175 --> 00:03:34,155 As an example, 100 00:03:34,694 --> 00:03:36,314 let's say you have a teenager 101 00:03:37,574 --> 00:03:39,735 that, you know, has fell in love with 102 00:03:39,735 --> 00:03:40,715 somebody online. 103 00:03:41,709 --> 00:03:43,409 You may not know about this, 104 00:03:43,949 --> 00:03:45,629 but, you know, you can use this as 105 00:03:45,629 --> 00:03:46,289 an example, 106 00:03:47,709 --> 00:03:50,189 but they have let's say they've shared some 107 00:03:50,189 --> 00:03:50,689 images. 108 00:03:51,389 --> 00:03:53,569 You need to make sure, number one, 109 00:03:55,444 --> 00:03:57,544 that you talk to your young adults 110 00:03:58,164 --> 00:03:59,944 prior to this activity happening 111 00:04:00,405 --> 00:04:02,745 and make sure they understand the the ramifications 112 00:04:03,204 --> 00:04:04,504 of this type of, 113 00:04:05,924 --> 00:04:07,704 of activity. Number two, 114 00:04:08,590 --> 00:04:09,489 I need to make 115 00:04:09,789 --> 00:04:11,729 sure that if they have, 116 00:04:12,830 --> 00:04:15,629 they should be able to feel that they 117 00:04:15,629 --> 00:04:16,689 can come to 118 00:04:17,149 --> 00:04:17,810 you irregardless 119 00:04:18,430 --> 00:04:20,269 of what they have done and not be 120 00:04:20,269 --> 00:04:21,329 shamed and 121 00:04:21,790 --> 00:04:22,610 to be protected. 122 00:04:24,644 --> 00:04:26,345 Yeah. I I think it's just a conversation 123 00:04:26,644 --> 00:04:27,865 we have to have 124 00:04:28,564 --> 00:04:29,064 with, 125 00:04:31,125 --> 00:04:33,865 with young men and women these days. 126 00:04:34,245 --> 00:04:36,839 And I don't think it's exclusive to 127 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:39,300 the young ladies even though they're the ones 128 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:40,279 that are being mostly, 129 00:04:41,459 --> 00:04:43,160 gone after here. So, 130 00:04:44,660 --> 00:04:47,560 let's be careful and let's let's talk to 131 00:04:48,045 --> 00:04:48,545 this 132 00:04:49,884 --> 00:04:50,625 this population, 133 00:04:51,805 --> 00:04:53,345 of young adults. Now 134 00:04:53,645 --> 00:04:56,285 the other stuff that's out there, the hacker 135 00:04:56,285 --> 00:04:58,865 comm and the in real life comm, 136 00:04:59,805 --> 00:05:00,785 we all understand 137 00:05:01,610 --> 00:05:02,430 the ramifications 138 00:05:02,889 --> 00:05:03,949 of being swatted. 139 00:05:04,410 --> 00:05:07,529 Anyone that live streams understands this this can, 140 00:05:07,850 --> 00:05:08,910 this can happen. 141 00:05:10,810 --> 00:05:14,430 Not having your location readily available helps, 142 00:05:15,004 --> 00:05:16,384 but it's not necessarily 143 00:05:16,685 --> 00:05:17,504 going to 144 00:05:19,004 --> 00:05:21,664 stop someone that is completely determined. 145 00:05:22,204 --> 00:05:25,245 But at the same time cybercrime activities now 146 00:05:25,245 --> 00:05:27,164 service attacks and so forth are just run 147 00:05:27,164 --> 00:05:28,224 of the mill stuff. 148 00:05:28,540 --> 00:05:29,040 So 149 00:05:29,420 --> 00:05:30,319 here we are, 150 00:05:31,740 --> 00:05:34,220 living in a in a world where, 151 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:37,360 youth between 11 and 25 152 00:05:38,139 --> 00:05:39,180 are are now, 153 00:05:40,220 --> 00:05:42,060 part of the Edge Group that are doing 154 00:05:42,060 --> 00:05:42,879 these activities, 155 00:05:44,235 --> 00:05:47,035 along with plenty other adults. 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I've got, 230 00:08:37,595 --> 00:08:38,095 about 231 00:08:38,639 --> 00:08:40,820 seven, nine, ten days left 232 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,580 before I head back to The United States. 233 00:08:45,279 --> 00:08:45,920 And then, 234 00:08:46,879 --> 00:08:48,559 I'll be home a week, and then I 235 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,220 head to podcast movement in 236 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:52,180 Dallas. 237 00:08:53,075 --> 00:08:55,235 I I come back and then I'm home, 238 00:08:55,634 --> 00:08:57,715 to the end of the month. I'm gonna 239 00:08:57,715 --> 00:09:00,514 go out and see my, daughter the weekend 240 00:09:00,514 --> 00:09:01,014 following, 241 00:09:01,634 --> 00:09:02,535 Labor Day. 242 00:09:02,995 --> 00:09:04,695 And then in the September, 243 00:09:04,914 --> 00:09:06,674 I go to Madrid to speak to a 244 00:09:06,674 --> 00:09:07,815 podcasting conference 245 00:09:08,639 --> 00:09:10,660 in Madrid. So that's kind of the 246 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,080 the quick outlook of, the next couple of 247 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:15,540 months of of activity. 248 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,559 And we're gonna keep the show rolling across. 249 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,559 Thank you again for your ongoing support of 250 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:21,220 the show. 251 00:09:22,174 --> 00:09:23,455 And for those of you that are watching 252 00:09:23,455 --> 00:09:25,375 on the live stream today, make sure you 253 00:09:25,375 --> 00:09:27,634 say hello. We want you to check-in 254 00:09:28,335 --> 00:09:30,254 and and let us know. Just say hi. 255 00:09:30,254 --> 00:09:31,615 That'd be a great way to, 256 00:09:32,495 --> 00:09:33,315 to do that. 257 00:09:34,429 --> 00:09:35,809 But I tell you, 258 00:09:36,990 --> 00:09:37,730 so far, 259 00:09:38,269 --> 00:09:40,429 knock on wood, of course, I did have 260 00:09:40,429 --> 00:09:41,970 to reboot my computer today. 261 00:09:42,509 --> 00:09:45,170 So I'm watching the, RodeCaster. 262 00:09:45,934 --> 00:09:47,315 I'm watching the stream. 263 00:09:47,695 --> 00:09:50,654 The video is continuing. It hasn't disconnected in 264 00:09:50,654 --> 00:09:51,634 seventeen minutes. 265 00:09:52,254 --> 00:09:52,754 So 266 00:09:53,695 --> 00:09:54,674 I'm hoping everything, 267 00:09:56,495 --> 00:09:57,634 stays on 268 00:09:58,230 --> 00:10:01,529 online. Hey. Big news here from Samsung. Samsung, 269 00:10:01,990 --> 00:10:03,830 won a 16,500,000,000.0 270 00:10:03,830 --> 00:10:06,470 deal to make Tesla a 16 chips. It 271 00:10:06,470 --> 00:10:08,470 will use a Texas based factory that had 272 00:10:08,470 --> 00:10:10,889 struggled to line up any customers. So 273 00:10:11,350 --> 00:10:13,610 this deal goes through 02/1933. 274 00:10:14,615 --> 00:10:16,394 So this is a big deal for Samsung. 275 00:10:17,014 --> 00:10:18,715 Very, very, very big deal. 276 00:10:19,254 --> 00:10:19,654 And, 277 00:10:20,695 --> 00:10:23,195 Samsung giant new Texas fab will be dedicated 278 00:10:23,254 --> 00:10:25,034 to making Tesla next generation 279 00:10:25,335 --> 00:10:27,735 a 16 chips. The strategic importance of this 280 00:10:27,735 --> 00:10:28,715 is hard to overstate. 281 00:10:29,259 --> 00:10:31,579 Elon says this agreement marks an economic turnaround 282 00:10:31,579 --> 00:10:33,500 from Samsung, which really is much push back 283 00:10:33,659 --> 00:10:37,100 pushed back open the Texas factory until 2026 284 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:38,079 due to a lack 285 00:10:38,379 --> 00:10:40,000 of customers. So 286 00:10:40,699 --> 00:10:41,759 big deal there, 287 00:10:42,299 --> 00:10:42,799 from 288 00:10:43,535 --> 00:10:45,154 Samsung. Now Samsung currently 289 00:10:45,695 --> 00:10:48,355 produces the a 14 chip that powers Cessna's 290 00:10:48,575 --> 00:10:49,075 full 291 00:10:49,455 --> 00:10:49,955 FSD. 292 00:10:50,654 --> 00:10:53,535 However, the a 15 contract went to a 293 00:10:53,535 --> 00:10:54,035 TSMC 294 00:10:55,055 --> 00:10:55,795 in Taiwan, 295 00:10:57,399 --> 00:11:00,040 but that diet design has not been yet 296 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:00,540 completed. 297 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,740 So the new deal comes without any streams, 298 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:05,820 strings, excuse me, 299 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,080 namely a lot of musk breathing over the 300 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,534 manufacturer's shoulder. Well, you know, Endgadget. 301 00:11:13,554 --> 00:11:14,375 They have 302 00:11:14,995 --> 00:11:15,495 Elon 303 00:11:16,154 --> 00:11:16,654 issues 304 00:11:17,315 --> 00:11:19,254 and they have TDR as well. 305 00:11:20,434 --> 00:11:23,174 It it just goes on and on. They 306 00:11:23,554 --> 00:11:26,649 hate Elon Musk. It is very obvious 307 00:11:27,269 --> 00:11:29,370 that End Gadget does just by 308 00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:30,490 the tone 309 00:11:31,110 --> 00:11:33,990 of their content. They always put some snarky 310 00:11:33,990 --> 00:11:35,129 shit in their articles. 311 00:11:36,389 --> 00:11:38,789 The new the new deal doesn't come without 312 00:11:38,789 --> 00:11:39,289 strings. 313 00:11:39,754 --> 00:11:41,914 Namely a lot of must breathing over the 314 00:11:41,914 --> 00:11:42,414 manufacturer's 315 00:11:42,794 --> 00:11:43,294 shoulder. 316 00:11:46,154 --> 00:11:46,815 You know, 317 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,174 there's more of this. 318 00:11:51,274 --> 00:11:52,894 And, Gadget, go back 319 00:11:53,579 --> 00:11:57,600 to reporting tech. Leave the effing politics out 320 00:11:57,740 --> 00:11:58,639 of the conversation. 321 00:11:59,259 --> 00:12:00,079 My god. 322 00:12:00,940 --> 00:12:01,919 It's it's just 323 00:12:02,379 --> 00:12:03,579 never ending with that, 324 00:12:04,059 --> 00:12:04,559 website. 325 00:12:06,955 --> 00:12:08,254 Over in Cyber Scoop, 326 00:12:09,754 --> 00:12:12,075 senator Hanson wants to hear from SpaceX about 327 00:12:12,075 --> 00:12:15,375 scammers abusing Starlink. Well, this is curious. 328 00:12:17,690 --> 00:12:19,929 Mila was the governments have turned up Starlink 329 00:12:19,929 --> 00:12:20,429 equipment 330 00:12:21,129 --> 00:12:23,690 at scam compounds that are largely centered in 331 00:12:23,690 --> 00:12:24,750 Southeast Asia. 332 00:12:25,450 --> 00:12:28,190 And United Nations office on drugs and crime 333 00:12:28,809 --> 00:12:30,110 highlighted the trend, 334 00:12:31,144 --> 00:12:34,665 While SpaceX's state investigation deactivates Starlink accounts in 335 00:12:34,665 --> 00:12:37,544 various contexts, it seems that not public acknowledge 336 00:12:37,544 --> 00:12:40,184 use of Starlink for scams originating out of 337 00:12:40,184 --> 00:12:41,325 Southeast Asia. 338 00:12:41,705 --> 00:12:45,325 Scam networks in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, 339 00:12:45,909 --> 00:12:48,970 However, apparently, continues Starlink despite service rules permitting 340 00:12:49,029 --> 00:12:51,289 SpaceX to terminate access for fraudulent 341 00:12:52,149 --> 00:12:52,649 activity. 342 00:12:53,509 --> 00:12:56,230 Now scam compounds, especially here in The Philippines, 343 00:12:56,230 --> 00:12:57,610 have been getting huge, 344 00:12:58,445 --> 00:13:00,784 huge I mean it's big in the news. 345 00:13:01,644 --> 00:13:04,605 They're rolling up and deporting people almost on 346 00:13:04,605 --> 00:13:06,524 a weekly basis 89, 347 00:13:06,524 --> 00:13:07,184 100 348 00:13:07,644 --> 00:13:08,144 running 349 00:13:09,004 --> 00:13:10,065 gambling centers, 350 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,500 all kinds of stuff. 351 00:13:14,039 --> 00:13:14,539 And 352 00:13:15,399 --> 00:13:16,139 so anyway, 353 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:19,259 the New York Democrat 354 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:20,779 Senator Hansen 355 00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:23,179 wants SpaceX 356 00:13:23,639 --> 00:13:24,139 to 357 00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:26,684 to speak up and say, hey. This is 358 00:13:26,684 --> 00:13:28,225 what we're doing to stop this. 359 00:13:29,085 --> 00:13:31,105 I I I think this is a worthy 360 00:13:33,404 --> 00:13:36,144 a worthy conversation with SpaceX, to be frank. 361 00:13:37,245 --> 00:13:40,559 This these these scammers steal millions and millions 362 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,179 of dollars and ruin people. 363 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,339 Just absolutely, utterly 364 00:13:45,039 --> 00:13:46,339 ruin people. So, 365 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:49,679 I hope they do have a question and 366 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,600 answer here. So but, again, thank you for 367 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,919 Cyber Scoop for just reporting the facts and 368 00:13:53,919 --> 00:13:54,980 not putting something 369 00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:56,954 quirky in here. 370 00:13:57,574 --> 00:13:58,074 Now, 371 00:13:58,454 --> 00:14:00,615 again and I just wanna show you this 372 00:14:00,615 --> 00:14:02,235 disparity here on 373 00:14:02,774 --> 00:14:05,115 some tech sites. And, again, this is Engadget 374 00:14:05,254 --> 00:14:06,634 again and maybe Kirk. 375 00:14:06,934 --> 00:14:08,634 Maybe we're gonna have to cut 376 00:14:09,269 --> 00:14:10,409 the number of 377 00:14:11,509 --> 00:14:12,009 articles 378 00:14:12,870 --> 00:14:15,269 that we we bring up from Engadget and 379 00:14:15,269 --> 00:14:16,329 find alternative, 380 00:14:17,509 --> 00:14:18,809 links to this content. 381 00:14:19,589 --> 00:14:22,089 So here's the headline. Everyone's a loser 382 00:14:23,284 --> 00:14:25,464 in Trump's AI action plan. 383 00:14:30,804 --> 00:14:33,365 This is this is okay. So does this 384 00:14:33,605 --> 00:14:35,044 if you tell me if I'm wrong, and 385 00:14:35,044 --> 00:14:36,929 I and I'll pop the email up here. 386 00:14:37,169 --> 00:14:38,549 Let me know if this sounds, 387 00:14:40,450 --> 00:14:42,230 if this sounds, biased. 388 00:14:43,649 --> 00:14:46,049 On July 23, the Trump administration leases long 389 00:14:46,049 --> 00:14:49,250 awaited AI action plane short of copyright exemptions 390 00:14:49,250 --> 00:14:50,470 from model training. 391 00:14:50,815 --> 00:14:52,894 Mister red appears ready to give open AI, 392 00:14:52,894 --> 00:14:54,894 and traffic Google and other major players near 393 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,735 everything they ask of the White House during 394 00:14:56,735 --> 00:14:57,555 public consultation. 395 00:14:58,095 --> 00:15:01,315 Howard, according to Travis Hall, director of state 396 00:15:01,695 --> 00:15:04,274 engagement at the Center for Democracy and Technology, 397 00:15:05,079 --> 00:15:07,100 Trump's policy vision would put stakes 398 00:15:07,799 --> 00:15:10,220 states and tech companies themselves in position extraordinary 399 00:15:10,519 --> 00:15:11,019 regulatory 400 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:11,820 uncertainty. 401 00:15:12,919 --> 00:15:15,480 It starts with the president's attempt to prevent 402 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,339 states from regulating AI systems 403 00:15:17,995 --> 00:15:20,394 in the regionally in the original draft of 404 00:15:20,394 --> 00:15:20,975 the past 405 00:15:21,915 --> 00:15:24,315 tax bill, the president included an amendment that 406 00:15:24,315 --> 00:15:26,475 would impose a ten year moratorium on any 407 00:15:26,475 --> 00:15:28,575 state level AI regulation. 408 00:15:29,274 --> 00:15:31,774 Eventually, that clause was removed from the legislation 409 00:15:31,835 --> 00:15:34,049 and decisive 99 to one vote. K. So 410 00:15:34,049 --> 00:15:37,169 that's all fair. So here's the next section. 411 00:15:37,169 --> 00:15:37,909 It appears 412 00:15:38,769 --> 00:15:40,769 the president didn't get the message. In his 413 00:15:40,769 --> 00:15:43,009 action plan, the president signaled to order federal 414 00:15:43,009 --> 00:15:45,809 agencies to only award AI related funding to 415 00:15:45,809 --> 00:15:47,590 states without burdensome 416 00:15:48,129 --> 00:15:48,950 AI regulations. 417 00:15:50,865 --> 00:15:53,664 It's not really clear which discretionary fund will 418 00:15:53,664 --> 00:15:55,825 be deemed to be AI related. It's also 419 00:15:55,825 --> 00:15:58,225 not clear which current state laws and which 420 00:15:58,225 --> 00:16:01,284 future proposals will be deemed burdensome or 421 00:16:01,690 --> 00:16:04,090 hindering the effectiveness of federal funds that leave 422 00:16:04,090 --> 00:16:06,750 state legislatures, governors, and other state level leaders 423 00:16:06,970 --> 00:16:08,190 in a tight spot. 424 00:16:10,490 --> 00:16:13,050 Extremely vague, and I think that's designed by 425 00:16:13,050 --> 00:16:13,550 design. 426 00:16:15,375 --> 00:16:16,274 So, again, 427 00:16:16,815 --> 00:16:18,434 these nuances of 428 00:16:20,254 --> 00:16:23,075 conversation, I understand. Quote people. That's fine. 429 00:16:24,254 --> 00:16:24,754 But, 430 00:16:25,950 --> 00:16:26,450 I 431 00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:30,929 guess it's opinion pieces. 432 00:16:32,190 --> 00:16:34,210 It just in gadgets seems so 433 00:16:35,549 --> 00:16:36,049 negative 434 00:16:37,549 --> 00:16:38,290 on anything. 435 00:16:38,915 --> 00:16:40,514 It just goes on and on. I see 436 00:16:40,514 --> 00:16:42,375 it again and again, week after week. 437 00:16:44,035 --> 00:16:44,535 Amazing. 438 00:16:45,235 --> 00:16:47,254 Were they critical of the previous administration? 439 00:16:47,634 --> 00:16:49,014 I I don't think so. 440 00:16:51,649 --> 00:16:54,449 The BBC is reporting that Microsoft servers hacked 441 00:16:54,449 --> 00:16:55,589 by Chinese groups. 442 00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:59,009 Chinese threat actors have hacked some Microsoft SharePoint 443 00:16:59,009 --> 00:17:00,549 servers. Now we knew about this. 444 00:17:01,089 --> 00:17:01,589 Chinese 445 00:17:02,129 --> 00:17:05,509 state backed typhoon and violet typhoon typhoon 446 00:17:05,914 --> 00:17:08,154 as well as China's storm twenty six zero 447 00:17:08,154 --> 00:17:09,694 three were said to exploit vulnerabilities 448 00:17:10,634 --> 00:17:12,894 and on premises SharePoint service. 449 00:17:13,835 --> 00:17:16,634 So if you have an on point excuse 450 00:17:16,634 --> 00:17:17,454 me, on premise 451 00:17:17,755 --> 00:17:20,575 SharePoint server or one in Iraq somewhere, 452 00:17:21,839 --> 00:17:24,900 we know that this system's been been hacked. 453 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,339 You need to patch. 454 00:17:35,375 --> 00:17:35,875 So 455 00:17:36,815 --> 00:17:39,315 this was exploited in a very broad way, 456 00:17:39,375 --> 00:17:40,275 very opportunistically 457 00:17:41,694 --> 00:17:43,474 before a patch was made available. 458 00:17:44,575 --> 00:17:47,230 So be careful here. Again, this continues to 459 00:17:47,230 --> 00:17:48,910 make the news all over the world on 460 00:17:48,910 --> 00:17:50,289 this particular issue. 461 00:17:52,589 --> 00:17:53,070 So, 462 00:17:53,390 --> 00:17:54,289 she has SharePoint. 463 00:17:55,309 --> 00:17:57,789 Apple makes major changes to App Store age 464 00:17:57,789 --> 00:18:00,349 ratings. Update removes the 12 plus and 17 465 00:18:00,349 --> 00:18:00,849 plus 466 00:18:01,484 --> 00:18:02,704 aid ranges 467 00:18:03,404 --> 00:18:05,265 and adds three new ones 468 00:18:05,724 --> 00:18:08,765 to add 13 plus, 16 plus, and 18 469 00:18:08,765 --> 00:18:11,805 plus ratings to existing four plus and nine 470 00:18:11,805 --> 00:18:14,605 plus rating while removing the 12 plus and 471 00:18:14,605 --> 00:18:15,744 17 plus. 472 00:18:16,890 --> 00:18:17,289 So, 473 00:18:18,650 --> 00:18:20,970 developers are also gonna have to answer a 474 00:18:20,970 --> 00:18:21,470 questionnaire 475 00:18:22,730 --> 00:18:25,789 dependent upon I guess it's basically to ensure 476 00:18:26,650 --> 00:18:29,789 that the app is meeting the age requirements 477 00:18:30,090 --> 00:18:30,830 that they're 478 00:18:31,204 --> 00:18:31,865 that they're 479 00:18:32,325 --> 00:18:32,825 stating. 480 00:18:33,204 --> 00:18:34,825 Hackers continued. Spatter 481 00:18:35,125 --> 00:18:38,744 scattered spider hackers are targeting US critical infrastructure 482 00:18:39,525 --> 00:18:40,505 via VMware 483 00:18:40,884 --> 00:18:41,384 attacks. 484 00:18:42,244 --> 00:18:43,065 They perfected 485 00:18:43,765 --> 00:18:45,845 social engineering. So this is a thing we 486 00:18:45,845 --> 00:18:46,664 have to be 487 00:18:47,339 --> 00:18:49,539 careful of here. Most of these big attacks 488 00:18:49,539 --> 00:18:50,720 are getting through 489 00:18:51,420 --> 00:18:52,960 because of social engineering. 490 00:18:53,980 --> 00:18:54,559 The campaign 491 00:18:54,859 --> 00:18:55,920 is described 492 00:18:57,099 --> 00:18:57,599 as 493 00:18:57,900 --> 00:18:59,599 aggressive and sophisticated. 494 00:19:00,845 --> 00:19:03,085 So what they do in the campaign, the 495 00:19:03,085 --> 00:19:06,365 hackers do not exploit exploit any vulnerabilities, but 496 00:19:06,365 --> 00:19:07,664 instead go for 497 00:19:08,125 --> 00:19:09,744 being creative and skilled 498 00:19:10,365 --> 00:19:12,445 in doing social and energy. They first reach 499 00:19:12,445 --> 00:19:14,545 out to the victim's IT desk, 500 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,039 impersonating an employee and asking for a reset 501 00:19:18,039 --> 00:19:20,940 on the on the employee's active directory account. 502 00:19:22,519 --> 00:19:24,759 And then after gaining initial foothold, they would 503 00:19:24,759 --> 00:19:27,259 scan the network to identify high value targets 504 00:19:28,544 --> 00:19:29,044 and 505 00:19:29,345 --> 00:19:30,644 using domain names, 506 00:19:31,505 --> 00:19:34,724 VMware, vSphere admins and other security departments. 507 00:19:35,505 --> 00:19:37,664 And then they would go after those folks 508 00:19:37,664 --> 00:19:39,924 by reaching out to IT again. 509 00:19:41,470 --> 00:19:43,569 So again, this is all 510 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:47,490 this is all done by social engineering. 511 00:19:51,470 --> 00:19:54,029 And they then, like, open up SSH connections 512 00:19:54,029 --> 00:19:55,329 and they have free will. 513 00:19:57,305 --> 00:19:58,904 And it happens within a one or two 514 00:19:58,904 --> 00:20:01,305 hour period. It's not over days. They do 515 00:20:01,305 --> 00:20:03,164 this very quickly trying to maybe, 516 00:20:04,025 --> 00:20:05,945 hit the same person on the staff that 517 00:20:05,945 --> 00:20:08,205 they're able to get a hit something 518 00:20:09,490 --> 00:20:09,990 reset. 519 00:20:10,929 --> 00:20:13,029 So, you know, if you run IT departments, 520 00:20:13,089 --> 00:20:15,269 this is this is really, really important. 521 00:20:16,529 --> 00:20:18,450 The BBC is also reporting that Apple and 522 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:19,349 Google effectively 523 00:20:19,730 --> 00:20:21,349 have an effective duopoly 524 00:20:22,130 --> 00:20:23,029 in The UK. 525 00:20:23,575 --> 00:20:25,035 And while this is no kidding, 526 00:20:25,894 --> 00:20:27,734 Apple and Google may be required to change 527 00:20:27,734 --> 00:20:29,575 the way they operate some of their mobile 528 00:20:29,575 --> 00:20:31,035 services in The UK 529 00:20:31,654 --> 00:20:34,394 according to the proposed decision by UK's competition 530 00:20:34,535 --> 00:20:35,035 regulator. 531 00:20:35,670 --> 00:20:38,570 Around 90 to 100% of UK's mobile devices 532 00:20:38,630 --> 00:20:40,710 are running on Apple or Google. Well, what 533 00:20:40,710 --> 00:20:42,970 else is there to run on? 534 00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:45,430 How can they 535 00:20:45,990 --> 00:20:47,690 yeah. There's open competition, 536 00:20:48,695 --> 00:20:49,914 but give me a break. 537 00:20:51,255 --> 00:20:52,795 They're gonna have to make changes 538 00:20:53,494 --> 00:20:55,654 because someone has not been able to compete 539 00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:57,835 with Android or Apple iOS. 540 00:20:58,934 --> 00:20:59,835 Thank god. 541 00:21:01,269 --> 00:21:01,769 Yeah. 542 00:21:02,150 --> 00:21:04,309 Can't be helped. It's the way we're at 543 00:21:04,309 --> 00:21:04,809 today. 544 00:21:07,109 --> 00:21:07,609 NASA 545 00:21:08,230 --> 00:21:10,630 and SpaceX are ready for crew 11 astronauts 546 00:21:10,630 --> 00:21:12,009 for historic liftoff. 547 00:21:13,765 --> 00:21:16,184 So the, astronauts arrived at KSC. 548 00:21:18,005 --> 00:21:19,924 Gearing up for the launch. Now when is 549 00:21:19,924 --> 00:21:20,904 this gonna happen? 550 00:21:23,445 --> 00:21:25,924 It looks like the thirty first. So just 551 00:21:25,924 --> 00:21:27,269 a couple of days from now. 552 00:21:29,190 --> 00:21:29,690 And, 553 00:21:30,630 --> 00:21:31,670 they're gonna be, 554 00:21:34,470 --> 00:21:37,190 they would join expedition seventy three and later 555 00:21:37,190 --> 00:21:39,830 expedition seventy four. The mission will showcase continued 556 00:21:39,830 --> 00:21:40,970 collaboration between 557 00:21:41,325 --> 00:21:41,825 NASA, 558 00:21:42,284 --> 00:21:43,265 JAXA, and Roscosmos. 559 00:21:45,164 --> 00:21:46,865 So, you got one Japanese, 560 00:21:47,404 --> 00:21:48,384 one Russian, 561 00:21:49,244 --> 00:21:50,464 and two Americans 562 00:21:50,924 --> 00:21:51,744 that are going. 563 00:21:52,605 --> 00:21:53,005 So, 564 00:21:53,804 --> 00:21:54,704 good for them. 565 00:21:55,220 --> 00:21:55,619 And, 566 00:21:56,019 --> 00:21:57,799 you know, look at look at how 567 00:21:59,059 --> 00:21:59,880 thus far 568 00:22:00,339 --> 00:22:02,440 SpaceX is knocking out of the ballpark 569 00:22:03,059 --> 00:22:04,680 and, and delivering, 570 00:22:06,099 --> 00:22:08,839 delivering on time to to the ISS. 571 00:22:09,585 --> 00:22:11,904 Microsoft according to Yahoo Finance has to hit 572 00:22:11,904 --> 00:22:12,964 its earnings not 573 00:22:13,265 --> 00:22:14,944 out has to hit its earnings out of 574 00:22:14,944 --> 00:22:15,605 the park. 575 00:22:16,865 --> 00:22:17,444 You know, 576 00:22:18,065 --> 00:22:20,964 why isn't making some earnings just good enough? 577 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,079 You know, everyone's pretty happy with this new 578 00:22:24,079 --> 00:22:25,299 EU trade, 579 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,220 trade agreement. People are going gaga over it. 580 00:22:29,599 --> 00:22:31,279 Can't believe they got that great of a 581 00:22:31,279 --> 00:22:31,779 deal. 582 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:33,220 And, 583 00:22:34,079 --> 00:22:35,759 of course, the eyes now turn to China, 584 00:22:35,759 --> 00:22:36,259 but 585 00:22:37,144 --> 00:22:40,605 they're basically people are really focused on Microsoft. 586 00:22:41,065 --> 00:22:43,944 Microsoft had a run-in its Wednesday afternoon earnings 587 00:22:43,944 --> 00:22:47,144 report. Stock is, up scoring 31% 588 00:22:47,144 --> 00:22:48,365 in the last three months. 589 00:22:48,980 --> 00:22:52,039 Now the tech giant has to deliver big. 590 00:22:52,660 --> 00:22:53,160 So 591 00:22:55,460 --> 00:22:56,840 did they report already? 592 00:22:59,460 --> 00:23:00,440 This is Thursday, 593 00:23:00,980 --> 00:23:03,220 so maybe we're waiting on the the earnings 594 00:23:03,220 --> 00:23:04,359 report. But, 595 00:23:04,694 --> 00:23:07,255 again, they gotta hit big. Gotta hit big 596 00:23:07,255 --> 00:23:08,875 or they were gonna hurt their stock. 597 00:23:10,294 --> 00:23:13,914 NASA is going to lose 4,000 employees after 598 00:23:14,134 --> 00:23:17,835 latest deferred resignation around. This is voluntary resignations. 599 00:23:18,730 --> 00:23:21,529 About 3,000 staffers applied to leave the Allen's 600 00:23:21,529 --> 00:23:22,029 agency 601 00:23:22,890 --> 00:23:24,089 after 870 602 00:23:24,089 --> 00:23:25,470 were already approved. 603 00:23:26,250 --> 00:23:26,990 So basically, 604 00:23:27,929 --> 00:23:30,409 they get some nine or ten months of 605 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:33,404 additional pay. They leave. They get their retirement 606 00:23:33,404 --> 00:23:35,505 if they qualify and so forth. 607 00:23:36,765 --> 00:23:38,204 So about 20% 608 00:23:38,204 --> 00:23:40,065 of NASA's workforce has decided 609 00:23:40,845 --> 00:23:43,404 it's time to do something else. So good 610 00:23:43,404 --> 00:23:44,065 for them. 611 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,019 There's a 612 00:23:49,079 --> 00:23:49,579 disparity 613 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:50,700 in 614 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,140 basically cloud provider share 615 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:55,339 and it's huge. 616 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:59,160 European cloud providers only make up 15% 617 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:00,299 of local market 618 00:24:01,634 --> 00:24:02,775 where basically 619 00:24:03,154 --> 00:24:06,295 everything else is owned by US cloud market. 620 00:24:07,075 --> 00:24:09,634 European cloud infrastructure make up 15% of their 621 00:24:09,634 --> 00:24:11,955 own market and the huge investment US giants 622 00:24:11,955 --> 00:24:14,275 can wield make their dominance and impossible to 623 00:24:14,275 --> 00:24:14,775 climb 624 00:24:15,190 --> 00:24:17,049 for any would be challenger. 625 00:24:18,230 --> 00:24:21,109 According to Synergy, local companies accounted for nearly 626 00:24:21,109 --> 00:24:21,910 29% 627 00:24:21,910 --> 00:24:24,170 of cloud infrastructure in 02/2017, 628 00:24:24,549 --> 00:24:26,070 but by 2022, 629 00:24:26,070 --> 00:24:27,930 they had dropped to 15%. 630 00:24:28,470 --> 00:24:29,609 Well, if you look 631 00:24:30,335 --> 00:24:33,555 if you look at the infrastructure that AWS 632 00:24:33,855 --> 00:24:34,755 has put together, 633 00:24:35,055 --> 00:24:36,994 and the tools they have put together, 634 00:24:37,295 --> 00:24:38,115 and the relative 635 00:24:38,414 --> 00:24:40,914 ease, if you have a good development team, 636 00:24:42,350 --> 00:24:44,369 it's it's it's a no brainer. 637 00:24:45,070 --> 00:24:46,690 It really, really is. 638 00:24:47,549 --> 00:24:50,350 So, you know, it's pretty remarkable to be 639 00:24:50,350 --> 00:24:51,330 honest with you. 640 00:24:52,910 --> 00:24:55,150 That, you know, this is another area of 641 00:24:55,150 --> 00:24:55,650 competition 642 00:24:55,950 --> 00:24:56,690 that has 643 00:24:57,904 --> 00:24:58,804 not expanded. 644 00:24:59,265 --> 00:25:01,744 And I understand the up the uphill battle 645 00:25:01,744 --> 00:25:01,984 these, 646 00:25:02,785 --> 00:25:03,444 these companies, 647 00:25:03,825 --> 00:25:06,224 face. On today's comments, feel free to drop 648 00:25:06,224 --> 00:25:08,224 me an email geeknews@gmail.com 649 00:25:08,224 --> 00:25:10,464 at any time. We appreciate our or or 650 00:25:10,464 --> 00:25:12,329 a comment on x as well as a 651 00:25:12,329 --> 00:25:13,869 great place to engage. 652 00:25:14,410 --> 00:25:18,349 Airloft, Aeroflops over IT issues after attackers claim 653 00:25:18,490 --> 00:25:20,109 year long compromise. 654 00:25:20,890 --> 00:25:24,589 Russia's top airline canceled 49 flights, delay affects 655 00:25:24,650 --> 00:25:25,789 many, many more. 656 00:25:26,535 --> 00:25:28,934 So AirFaust said via its Telegram channel was 657 00:25:28,934 --> 00:25:31,434 a failure in the airline's information services. 658 00:25:33,335 --> 00:25:35,494 So currently, team of specialists working to minimize 659 00:25:35,494 --> 00:25:37,914 the risk of fulfilling its production flight plan. 660 00:25:38,630 --> 00:25:40,710 So I don't know if they've if they 661 00:25:40,710 --> 00:25:41,210 were 662 00:25:43,670 --> 00:25:46,009 see here. Did they actually do a 663 00:25:47,670 --> 00:25:50,250 was it a, ransomware? Or what 664 00:25:50,884 --> 00:25:53,044 what was the effect of the hack? Does 665 00:25:53,044 --> 00:25:53,784 it say? 666 00:25:57,365 --> 00:25:57,865 Yeah. 667 00:26:01,204 --> 00:26:04,024 Doesn't say, oh, hacktivist crow about the attack. 668 00:26:04,410 --> 00:26:07,390 The silent crow and cyber partisan of Belarus, 669 00:26:07,690 --> 00:26:08,190 oh, 670 00:26:09,049 --> 00:26:11,850 claim responsibility for today's disruption, which is following 671 00:26:11,850 --> 00:26:14,190 year long compromise of the airline system. 672 00:26:14,570 --> 00:26:17,450 They claim to compromise all critical corporate systems 673 00:26:17,450 --> 00:26:18,509 including Aerofloss, 674 00:26:19,694 --> 00:26:22,494 SharePoint, and Microsoft Exchange, those used for personal 675 00:26:22,494 --> 00:26:23,714 surveillance and more. 676 00:26:24,095 --> 00:26:27,054 Pear also claimed destroyed 7,000 servers and stolen 677 00:26:27,054 --> 00:26:29,474 22 terabytes worth of data from databases, 678 00:26:30,095 --> 00:26:32,890 Windows sharing corporate email through these claims are 679 00:26:32,890 --> 00:26:35,390 unverified and can be exaggerated. 680 00:26:36,490 --> 00:26:39,390 So, if it's affecting flights, there's definitely something 681 00:26:40,089 --> 00:26:43,130 going on here. There's an interesting post on, 682 00:26:43,690 --> 00:26:44,990 Slashdot and 683 00:26:46,244 --> 00:26:48,325 when I read this, and this is definitely 684 00:26:48,325 --> 00:26:48,984 the techy, 685 00:26:49,285 --> 00:26:50,664 super techies out there, 686 00:26:52,404 --> 00:26:55,305 Google has a new security project called OSS 687 00:26:55,365 --> 00:26:55,865 rebuild, 688 00:26:56,805 --> 00:26:57,705 and it tackles 689 00:26:58,085 --> 00:26:58,585 package 690 00:26:59,045 --> 00:27:00,105 supply chain 691 00:27:00,849 --> 00:27:01,349 verification. 692 00:27:02,210 --> 00:27:05,009 Now I know what packages are in the 693 00:27:05,009 --> 00:27:06,230 development world, 694 00:27:07,490 --> 00:27:10,309 but this includes automation to to derive 695 00:27:11,490 --> 00:27:11,990 declarative 696 00:27:12,369 --> 00:27:13,269 build definitions, 697 00:27:13,809 --> 00:27:14,309 new 698 00:27:14,904 --> 00:27:16,285 new build observability, 699 00:27:18,025 --> 00:27:18,684 a mouthful, 700 00:27:19,065 --> 00:27:22,444 and verification tools for security teams and even 701 00:27:22,505 --> 00:27:23,005 infrastructure 702 00:27:23,464 --> 00:27:23,964 definitions 703 00:27:24,664 --> 00:27:25,404 help organizations 704 00:27:25,944 --> 00:27:28,285 rebuild, sign, and distribute 705 00:27:28,744 --> 00:27:29,244 provenance 706 00:27:30,039 --> 00:27:33,099 by running their own OSS rebuild instance. 707 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,400 And as part of the initiative, the team 708 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:36,940 also published SLSA 709 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:38,140 provenance 710 00:27:39,559 --> 00:27:42,440 at attestations for thousands of packages across our 711 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,500 supported ecosystem. 712 00:27:43,799 --> 00:27:44,940 Now that's a mouthful. 713 00:27:45,815 --> 00:27:48,214 Our aim at OSS rebuild is empower the 714 00:27:48,214 --> 00:27:50,775 security community deeply understand and control their supply 715 00:27:50,775 --> 00:27:53,595 chain, their patch supply chain, I'm assuming, 716 00:27:54,055 --> 00:27:56,954 by making package consumption, in other words, software 717 00:27:57,015 --> 00:27:57,515 packages, 718 00:27:58,269 --> 00:28:01,089 as transparent as using a source repository. 719 00:28:02,029 --> 00:28:03,730 A rebore rebuild platforms 720 00:28:04,029 --> 00:28:07,410 unlocks transparency by utilizing a declarative 721 00:28:07,789 --> 00:28:10,109 build process, which is interesting. I wonder if 722 00:28:10,109 --> 00:28:11,009 that's a blockchain, 723 00:28:11,755 --> 00:28:14,414 build instrumentation and network monitoring capabilities, 724 00:28:14,794 --> 00:28:15,294 which 725 00:28:16,075 --> 00:28:17,294 within the SLSA 726 00:28:17,674 --> 00:28:19,855 build framework. Boy, this is a mouthful. 727 00:28:20,474 --> 00:28:22,734 So they're gonna be supporting Python, 728 00:28:23,674 --> 00:28:24,174 JS, 729 00:28:25,679 --> 00:28:27,460 TS, and Rust, 730 00:28:28,879 --> 00:28:30,419 package registries providing 731 00:28:30,879 --> 00:28:32,419 build rebuild provenance 732 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,359 for many of the most popular package. Now 733 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,279 this is very, very curious here. In other 734 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:37,779 words, 735 00:28:38,154 --> 00:28:40,795 did the package that's being submitted, is it 736 00:28:40,795 --> 00:28:42,795 from the person that's supposed to be submitting 737 00:28:42,795 --> 00:28:43,775 it and 738 00:28:44,875 --> 00:28:46,015 is it not full 739 00:28:46,394 --> 00:28:47,134 of spyware? 740 00:28:48,154 --> 00:28:48,654 So 741 00:28:49,674 --> 00:28:51,720 there was a mouthful there. That was a 742 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,640 mouthful and a half. But let me let 743 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:54,700 me just say this, 744 00:28:55,319 --> 00:28:57,980 about time, we have much more deeper 745 00:28:58,519 --> 00:29:00,700 tracking of this kind of stuff for sure. 746 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,400 If you're a NASCAR fan, NASCAR confirms personal 747 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,740 information stolen in a ransomware attack. 748 00:29:06,105 --> 00:29:08,585 NASCAR says names, social security numbers, and other 749 00:29:08,585 --> 00:29:11,164 person's information was stolen in April 2025, 750 00:29:12,265 --> 00:29:15,644 a ransomware attack. Now who was these individuals? 751 00:29:22,119 --> 00:29:23,259 Must have been employees. 752 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,960 Active individual provides one or two years for 753 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,980 your credit identity monitoring services, 754 00:29:31,035 --> 00:29:33,275 and they also begin sending running notifications to 755 00:29:33,275 --> 00:29:35,535 impacted individuals. Must've been these were employees 756 00:29:36,634 --> 00:29:38,575 and not people that were buying NASCAR, 757 00:29:39,914 --> 00:29:40,975 products and services. 758 00:29:42,475 --> 00:29:44,975 Amazon Fresh is gonna open its first Philadelphia 759 00:29:45,195 --> 00:29:45,695 location. 760 00:29:46,069 --> 00:29:48,150 So if you live in Philly, have an 761 00:29:48,150 --> 00:29:49,049 Amazon Fresh. 762 00:29:49,429 --> 00:29:51,910 If you run WordPress, there's a plugin that 763 00:29:51,910 --> 00:29:52,390 has, 764 00:29:53,269 --> 00:29:54,650 160,000 765 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:57,769 sites at risk. If you're running post SMTP 766 00:29:59,984 --> 00:30:00,884 post SMTP 767 00:30:02,545 --> 00:30:03,924 let me has it been updated? 768 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:12,420 See here. 769 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,539 You know, they have 770 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:17,220 a patch. 771 00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:20,100 So there's 400,000 772 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,740 active installations. So 160,000 773 00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:24,019 have not updated 774 00:30:24,815 --> 00:30:27,394 post SMTP, you need to have your 775 00:30:27,855 --> 00:30:29,875 WordPress sign up. This automatically 776 00:30:30,335 --> 00:30:31,795 apply plug in updates. 777 00:30:32,575 --> 00:30:34,035 Don't don't delay. 778 00:30:34,654 --> 00:30:36,734 Have plug in updates be set now. You 779 00:30:36,734 --> 00:30:38,035 want to watch your host, 780 00:30:38,609 --> 00:30:41,329 they will also warn you and take plug 781 00:30:41,329 --> 00:30:42,150 ins offline, 782 00:30:43,329 --> 00:30:45,190 when they hit that severe severity, 783 00:30:47,569 --> 00:30:48,069 level 784 00:30:48,529 --> 00:30:49,269 as well. 785 00:30:50,130 --> 00:30:52,849 Now this is, goes way back to 2023, 786 00:30:52,849 --> 00:30:53,910 this next one. 787 00:30:54,404 --> 00:30:57,625 And it's interesting. Google has admitted its earthquake 788 00:30:57,845 --> 00:31:00,565 early warning system failed to accurately alert people 789 00:31:00,565 --> 00:31:03,625 during Turkey's deadly quake in 2023. 790 00:31:04,085 --> 00:31:06,725 10,000,000 people in the 98 miles epicenter could 791 00:31:06,725 --> 00:31:09,065 have been sent Google's highest level alert, 792 00:31:09,580 --> 00:31:11,980 giving up to thirty five seconds of warning 793 00:31:11,980 --> 00:31:13,039 to find safety. 794 00:31:13,660 --> 00:31:15,900 Instead, only 469 795 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:17,680 take action warnings were sent 796 00:31:17,980 --> 00:31:21,259 out for the first 7.8 magnitude quake. Google 797 00:31:21,259 --> 00:31:23,180 told BBC half a million people were sent 798 00:31:23,180 --> 00:31:25,424 a lower level warning, which is designed for 799 00:31:25,424 --> 00:31:25,924 light 800 00:31:26,305 --> 00:31:28,225 shaking and does not alert users in the 801 00:31:28,225 --> 00:31:29,765 same prominent way. 802 00:31:30,465 --> 00:31:32,965 And this alert system has been working 803 00:31:33,345 --> 00:31:35,424 since then in a 100 different countries and 804 00:31:35,424 --> 00:31:37,924 they have resolved whatever issues there were. 805 00:31:38,609 --> 00:31:39,109 So, 806 00:31:39,809 --> 00:31:42,630 interesting that Google did actually announce this. 807 00:31:43,009 --> 00:31:45,089 Now in probably the most bizarre thing that 808 00:31:45,089 --> 00:31:45,750 I have 809 00:31:47,009 --> 00:31:47,910 seen today, 810 00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:53,644 the president has temporarily dropped export controls to 811 00:31:53,644 --> 00:31:55,825 smooth negotiations with China. 812 00:31:58,285 --> 00:32:01,164 After previously saying US would block exports for 813 00:32:01,164 --> 00:32:01,664 key 814 00:32:01,965 --> 00:32:03,025 AI chips to China, 815 00:32:04,369 --> 00:32:05,429 The administration 816 00:32:05,809 --> 00:32:08,230 may have backtracked. The US will now temporarily 817 00:32:08,289 --> 00:32:11,329 block restriction export chips and other technology to 818 00:32:11,329 --> 00:32:11,829 China. 819 00:32:13,409 --> 00:32:16,470 The Financial Times report aims to help him 820 00:32:17,894 --> 00:32:18,394 get 821 00:32:18,934 --> 00:32:21,495 this trade deal due through export controls are 822 00:32:21,495 --> 00:32:23,195 dictated by US Commerce Department, 823 00:32:24,055 --> 00:32:27,115 which was reportedly told to avoid tough measures. 824 00:32:28,375 --> 00:32:30,900 Last week, Nvidia said it would resume selling 825 00:32:30,900 --> 00:32:33,700 key AI chips to China after being blocked 826 00:32:33,700 --> 00:32:34,200 earlier. 827 00:32:35,539 --> 00:32:36,039 So 828 00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:41,480 what's the truth here? 829 00:32:43,715 --> 00:32:46,035 This is a bad move. I agree. If 830 00:32:46,035 --> 00:32:48,914 they've opened up export of top end AI 831 00:32:48,914 --> 00:32:49,414 chips. 832 00:32:53,795 --> 00:32:54,914 Okay. This is a 833 00:32:55,669 --> 00:32:56,309 okay, this 834 00:32:57,029 --> 00:32:58,869 again, this science has a way of just 835 00:32:58,869 --> 00:33:01,669 kind of sometimes you're you're like, okay. How 836 00:33:01,669 --> 00:33:02,809 did they miss that? 837 00:33:03,829 --> 00:33:05,609 Trapped by moon dust, 838 00:33:06,710 --> 00:33:09,269 there's a physics era that fooled NASA for 839 00:33:09,269 --> 00:33:09,769 years. 840 00:33:10,805 --> 00:33:11,545 Earth test 841 00:33:12,964 --> 00:33:14,265 missed a key variable 842 00:33:15,045 --> 00:33:18,184 saying sand acts firmer under Earth gravity 843 00:33:18,724 --> 00:33:20,184 than lunar gravity, 844 00:33:21,444 --> 00:33:25,059 and it showed that rovers that we sent 845 00:33:25,059 --> 00:33:27,380 to the moon in the, what, sixties or 846 00:33:27,380 --> 00:33:27,880 seventies 847 00:33:28,820 --> 00:33:31,240 lose more traction than previously believed. 848 00:33:32,019 --> 00:33:34,180 Engineers at the university was kind of uncovered 849 00:33:34,180 --> 00:33:35,859 a critical flaw on how lunar and martin 850 00:33:35,859 --> 00:33:37,320 rovers are tested on Earth, 851 00:33:37,774 --> 00:33:41,054 simulations of Mars as well. Simulations reveal that 852 00:33:41,054 --> 00:33:44,194 test results was misleading for decades because researchers 853 00:33:44,335 --> 00:33:45,875 only adjusted rover weight 854 00:33:46,335 --> 00:33:48,815 to simulate low gravity but ignored how Earth's 855 00:33:48,815 --> 00:33:50,835 gravity affects the terrain itself. 856 00:33:51,380 --> 00:33:54,200 Viewing a powerful seven simulation tool called chrono, 857 00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:57,539 the team showed that sandy surface behave very 858 00:33:57,539 --> 00:33:58,039 differently 859 00:33:58,580 --> 00:33:59,480 on the moon 860 00:34:00,180 --> 00:34:02,119 where they where they are fluffier 861 00:34:03,539 --> 00:34:06,840 and less supportive. Okay. So we know that 862 00:34:08,195 --> 00:34:10,355 that spirit and it got stuck for a 863 00:34:10,355 --> 00:34:11,974 little bit in 2009 864 00:34:12,434 --> 00:34:14,614 and some other stuff has happened. So 865 00:34:15,954 --> 00:34:16,454 Well 866 00:34:17,235 --> 00:34:19,110 wonder what difference that's gonna make. 867 00:34:20,950 --> 00:34:23,510 Rumored iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max 868 00:34:23,510 --> 00:34:26,630 feature suggests Apple's planning its biggest camp camera 869 00:34:26,630 --> 00:34:27,130 upgrade 870 00:34:27,670 --> 00:34:30,309 for many, many years. The top iPhone 17 871 00:34:30,309 --> 00:34:32,809 models could get an eight times optical zoom, 872 00:34:33,085 --> 00:34:35,505 an extra camera button could also be added, 873 00:34:35,565 --> 00:34:37,724 and Apple said to be working a pro 874 00:34:37,724 --> 00:34:38,224 level 875 00:34:38,525 --> 00:34:39,585 camera app. 876 00:34:39,885 --> 00:34:41,985 I would not be surprised at all. 877 00:34:42,364 --> 00:34:44,785 Ladies, if you're using the t app, 878 00:34:45,260 --> 00:34:47,119 the Tea app has been hacked 879 00:34:47,739 --> 00:34:50,859 and that it's filled thousands of photos from 880 00:34:50,859 --> 00:34:52,480 the from this app 881 00:34:52,859 --> 00:34:55,019 and there's not a lot you can do. 882 00:34:55,019 --> 00:34:57,839 Tea is a popular dating safety tool. 883 00:34:58,295 --> 00:34:59,175 72,000 884 00:34:59,175 --> 00:35:01,255 images pertaining to the app were involved. Some 885 00:35:01,255 --> 00:35:03,275 of which were user photo IDs. 886 00:35:05,255 --> 00:35:06,215 And it's, 887 00:35:06,614 --> 00:35:09,835 worry here is potential identity theft, etcetera. So 888 00:35:11,369 --> 00:35:13,230 again, if you've used t, 889 00:35:16,409 --> 00:35:18,670 what is what can you do if anything? 890 00:35:22,664 --> 00:35:23,164 Yeah. 891 00:35:23,785 --> 00:35:26,445 Not much you can do. Just be aware. 892 00:35:27,385 --> 00:35:27,885 Insurance 893 00:35:28,184 --> 00:35:30,905 company Alliance Life says data on over a 894 00:35:30,905 --> 00:35:33,485 million US customers stolen in breach. 895 00:35:34,344 --> 00:35:34,844 So 896 00:35:35,210 --> 00:35:36,670 these customers should be getting 897 00:35:37,210 --> 00:35:38,029 some notification, 898 00:35:38,889 --> 00:35:40,170 but 1,400,000 899 00:35:40,170 --> 00:35:41,710 customers could be at risk. 900 00:35:43,690 --> 00:35:45,789 And what did they get? Did they say? 901 00:35:48,985 --> 00:35:50,844 They did not say what was revealed. 902 00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:54,045 Now this should not come as a surprise. 903 00:35:54,105 --> 00:35:57,485 VPN top download charts' age verification verification 904 00:35:58,744 --> 00:35:59,885 law kicks in. 905 00:36:00,469 --> 00:36:02,630 So VPN apps have become the most downloaded 906 00:36:02,630 --> 00:36:04,409 in Apple's App Store in The UK 907 00:36:04,949 --> 00:36:08,230 after sites such as Pornhub, Reddit, and x 908 00:36:08,230 --> 00:36:10,569 began requiring add age verification 909 00:36:11,589 --> 00:36:13,049 of users on Friday. 910 00:36:13,704 --> 00:36:16,344 The VPNs can disguise your local location means 911 00:36:16,344 --> 00:36:19,304 people are likely using to bypass requirements of 912 00:36:19,304 --> 00:36:20,684 online safety act. 913 00:36:21,065 --> 00:36:22,605 So if you have kids, 914 00:36:23,864 --> 00:36:24,364 again, 915 00:36:24,744 --> 00:36:25,644 in The UK, 916 00:36:26,344 --> 00:36:27,864 you need to ask them or look at 917 00:36:27,864 --> 00:36:29,324 their phone and see if they're 918 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:30,900 using VPN 919 00:36:31,519 --> 00:36:33,519 to get access to porn. Believe me, they're 920 00:36:33,519 --> 00:36:35,039 gonna get access to it one way or 921 00:36:35,039 --> 00:36:35,699 the other. 922 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:36,739 But, 923 00:36:37,599 --> 00:36:39,780 I guess VPNs are the way to, 924 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,219 to that to that data 925 00:36:43,674 --> 00:36:44,494 or to that, 926 00:36:45,355 --> 00:36:46,714 I guess, what do we want to call 927 00:36:46,714 --> 00:36:47,214 that? 928 00:36:48,394 --> 00:36:48,894 Information. 929 00:36:50,315 --> 00:36:50,714 So, 930 00:36:51,275 --> 00:36:52,474 you know, a lot of good a law 931 00:36:52,474 --> 00:36:54,154 does when you can just use a VPN 932 00:36:54,154 --> 00:36:55,375 to bypass it. 933 00:36:56,809 --> 00:37:00,170 Insta three sixty is has unveiled anti gravity, 934 00:37:00,170 --> 00:37:02,010 the world's first three sixty drone. Well, at 935 00:37:02,010 --> 00:37:04,250 least they've talked about it. They've done a 936 00:37:04,250 --> 00:37:05,390 pretty cool video, 937 00:37:06,650 --> 00:37:08,969 but apparently there is a drone that's being 938 00:37:08,969 --> 00:37:10,809 in work, but a three sixty camera on 939 00:37:10,809 --> 00:37:11,390 a drone. 940 00:37:12,625 --> 00:37:13,525 We will see 941 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:15,364 where this one goes. 942 00:37:15,984 --> 00:37:18,784 So how does DJI minutes match? I don't 943 00:37:18,784 --> 00:37:19,284 know. 944 00:37:19,904 --> 00:37:20,404 But, 945 00:37:21,264 --> 00:37:23,025 I just you know, the stuff drones can 946 00:37:23,025 --> 00:37:25,125 do these days is so cool. 947 00:37:26,319 --> 00:37:28,639 Google has confirmed new Pixel phones, a watch, 948 00:37:28,639 --> 00:37:29,460 and earbuds, 949 00:37:29,839 --> 00:37:32,000 and, you know, these have been already kinda 950 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:32,819 talked about. 951 00:37:33,199 --> 00:37:35,280 A matter of fact, they released the, the 952 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:36,179 Pixel image, 953 00:37:37,039 --> 00:37:37,539 but, 954 00:37:38,319 --> 00:37:39,699 the earbuds and 955 00:37:40,224 --> 00:37:42,545 and watch have already been posted all over 956 00:37:42,545 --> 00:37:43,045 social. 957 00:37:43,905 --> 00:37:44,304 So, 958 00:37:45,744 --> 00:37:47,585 you know, if you're a Pixel fan, a 959 00:37:47,585 --> 00:37:50,644 watch fan, or Buds fan, this is forthcoming 960 00:37:51,425 --> 00:37:54,085 from Google and no surprise on the confirmation. 961 00:37:54,780 --> 00:37:57,260 Also, if you're having problems with searching public 962 00:37:57,260 --> 00:37:59,519 transit routes on Google Maps, you're not alone. 963 00:38:00,300 --> 00:38:02,400 So there's been apparently an issue. 964 00:38:03,340 --> 00:38:03,840 And, 965 00:38:04,619 --> 00:38:07,179 I tell you, I used Google Maps almost 966 00:38:07,179 --> 00:38:07,679 exclusively 967 00:38:07,980 --> 00:38:08,880 when I was 968 00:38:09,305 --> 00:38:11,965 in Japan to ride the train system there. 969 00:38:13,465 --> 00:38:14,684 In The UK, 970 00:38:15,305 --> 00:38:16,364 definitely used 971 00:38:16,785 --> 00:38:17,285 the, 972 00:38:18,105 --> 00:38:20,184 the local app. That was much better. And 973 00:38:20,184 --> 00:38:21,965 once you learn how to use it, man, 974 00:38:22,105 --> 00:38:22,605 fabulous 975 00:38:23,390 --> 00:38:25,710 fabulous app. They've done a good job in 976 00:38:25,710 --> 00:38:27,730 The UK on that mass transit piece. 977 00:38:28,030 --> 00:38:29,250 Took me maybe 978 00:38:29,710 --> 00:38:31,309 two or three rides to kind of get 979 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,010 the total hang of it, 980 00:38:33,469 --> 00:38:35,630 because it's not super intuitive. But once you 981 00:38:35,630 --> 00:38:38,065 learn how to operate around its quirks it's 982 00:38:38,065 --> 00:38:38,565 fantastic 983 00:38:41,265 --> 00:38:42,965 but it's difficult to assess 984 00:38:43,344 --> 00:38:45,125 how widespread the problem is. 985 00:38:47,105 --> 00:38:49,025 Some people are seeing it. Some people are 986 00:38:49,025 --> 00:38:50,805 not. So just be 987 00:38:51,410 --> 00:38:51,910 aware. 988 00:38:53,329 --> 00:38:55,269 Also, a man has been awarded, 989 00:38:56,210 --> 00:38:57,730 $12,500 990 00:38:57,730 --> 00:39:00,769 after Google Street View camera caught caught him 991 00:39:00,769 --> 00:39:01,269 naked 992 00:39:01,969 --> 00:39:03,510 in his yard in Argentina. 993 00:39:05,234 --> 00:39:05,734 So, 994 00:39:06,674 --> 00:39:09,815 why was he naked in his yard? 995 00:39:10,194 --> 00:39:12,194 His house number and street name were also 996 00:39:12,194 --> 00:39:14,775 laid bare and no pun intended. 997 00:39:17,404 --> 00:39:17,904 So 998 00:39:18,300 --> 00:39:20,940 he only had himself to blame, but Google 999 00:39:20,940 --> 00:39:21,599 is gonna 1000 00:39:21,900 --> 00:39:22,719 have to pay. 1001 00:39:23,980 --> 00:39:27,199 Apparently, the perimeter wall around his home, 1002 00:39:27,980 --> 00:39:29,360 was not tall enough 1003 00:39:32,175 --> 00:39:34,494 because, you know, the camera sits on top 1004 00:39:34,494 --> 00:39:35,315 of the car. 1005 00:39:35,934 --> 00:39:36,434 So 1006 00:39:40,894 --> 00:39:42,735 yeah. It was when the kind it was 1007 00:39:43,055 --> 00:39:44,594 they were behind a fence 1008 00:39:45,295 --> 00:39:46,835 that was taller than average 1009 00:39:48,559 --> 00:39:51,140 privacy. Well, at least that's what he said. 1010 00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:53,360 But, you know, if we think about a 1011 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,840 Google car and how high the antenna is 1012 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,400 or the camera is, you could see how 1013 00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:59,940 it would see over a fence. 1014 00:40:02,545 --> 00:40:05,265 And they didn't catch it and, were not 1015 00:40:05,265 --> 00:40:06,244 able to, 1016 00:40:07,184 --> 00:40:09,204 to blur him. So, yeah. 1017 00:40:10,625 --> 00:40:13,345 Imagine being sunbathing or whatever you may be 1018 00:40:13,345 --> 00:40:15,929 doing in the confines of your backyard and 1019 00:40:15,929 --> 00:40:16,429 and 1020 00:40:18,329 --> 00:40:21,230 being, being seen. 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