Former FBI Special Agent Chris Tarbell and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and podcast co-hosts. Listen to Tarbell, co-founder of the elite cybersecurity firm NAXO, and Monsegur, a top network penetration tester and security engineer, break down the must-know cybersecurity news and topics of the week. You’ll walk away from each episode with unique perspectives on keeping your family, your company, and yourself safe from cyber attacks.
Your Car’s Data Might Be For Sale, a New Malware Payload Vector Using DNS, and Listener Questions
This week on Hacker And The Fed your car may be collecting up to 25 GB per hour of data about you and a new malware payload vector is using DNS, what is “encryptionless ransomware”. We also answer listener questions about a variety of topics, including how to prepare for a cybersecurity career in the US government, banking security, and hack-backs.
Links from the episode:
How Your New Car Tracks You
https://www.wired.com/story/car-data-privacy-toyota-honda-ford/
DNS TXT Records Can Be Used by Hackers to Execute Malware
https://cybersecuritynews.com/dns-txt-records-to-execute-malware/?amp
Encryption-less ransomware: Warning issued over emerging attack method for threat actors
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