Steve Gibson, the man who coined the term spyware and created the first anti-spyware program, creator of SpinRite and ShieldsUP, discusses the hot topics in security today with Leo Laporte. Records live every Tuesday at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific / 21:30 UTC.
SN 1055: React's Perfect 10 - RAM Is the New Lobster
A devastating new React vulnerability earned a "perfect 10" for risk, letting attackers remotely run code on a million-plus servers with a single HTTP request. Find out what happened, how fast attackers moved in, and why this bug changes everything for web security.
- France's VanityFair face a stiff fine over cookies.
- GrapheneOS pulls out of France over coercion worries.
- The EU adds to the pile-on over underage social media.
- India mandates the tracking of all smartphones.
- Apple says no.
- India abandons its smartphone tracking mandate.
- India requires all encrypted messaging to be SIM-tied.
- Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters --becomes--> SLH.
- AI demand has driven RAM pricing sky high.
- GRC's DNS Benchmark is finished and available.
- Cisco may talk a good game, but they're still Cisco.
- Browsers to ask users for local network access permission.
- React: The worst remote code exploit in a LONG time.
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1055-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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