Off The Hook - Sep 01, 2021 HOPE keynote speaker Robert Steele has died, the sale and use of fake vaccine cards is on the rise, Quebec's vaccine passports could expose personal info, the value of landlines.
Testing positive for COVID, Florida judge overturns CDC travel mask mandate, Brazilian judge fines Apple for not including charger with new phones, listener emails, an update on Virgil Griffith, warnings of an APT threat to the energy sector.
Listener emails, Microsoft and Okta reportedly hacked, Karina Shedrofsky - Head of Research at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project joins the panel to discuss their public database of oligarch assets.
Hijacking common words, donation site for Ottawa "Freedom Convoy" exposed user data, arrest warrant issued for University of Waterloo student in $15 million crypto theft, feds arrest NY couple and seize $3.6 billion in stolen bitcoin, HOPE conference update, hacking a hardware crypto wallet, Russian number station update.…
Alex is in another part of the world, (im)patience around the world, keeping the wild boars out, an upgrade to stereo, former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko accuses company of cybersecurity negligence, listener email.
FBI email system hacked, Hotel Penn update, school district Zoom meeting hacked, the next chapter in the McDonald's ice cream machine saga, an update on the Virgil Griffith case.
NYC requires proof of vaccination for some indoor activities, Alexa "upgrade" woes, Australian payphone calls are now free, lost audio archives at 2600.com/audio-segments , 2600 meetings are this Friday.
The physical version of the 2600 Summer issue is finally available, Louisville braces for protests after charges are announced in Breonna Taylor death, sleazy politics, hackers blamed in death of German woman, backlash after publishing company conducts tone-deaf phishing test, listener emails.
Skype account issues, flawed student contact tracing apps, zoom audio issues, the rest of the panel joins the show, comparing and contrasting the RNC and DNC, Hatch Act violations, the nation's attention deficit problem, social media's effect on discourse.
It's the post-election day show, Welton Chang of Pyrra joins the panel to discuss election disinformation, how the media influenced expectations for the midterms, political spam, election day experiences.