Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 192

Jeff and Dave discuss deepfakes, doxing, ransomware, and the Microsoft Exchange Server attack.

This week on the Kaspersky podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss deepfakes, doxing, ransomware, and the Microsoft Exchange Server attack

In episode 192 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Jeff and I discuss a new ransomware attack with a surprising doxing angle.

From there we move to a story on Threatpost about Google’s decision to begin removing third-party tracking cookies from its browser and turning to a controversial technology called Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC).

After that, we talk about deepfakes and their potential for business opportunities, as well as the many concerns people still have about them. To wrap up, we briefly touch on a breaking-news story about the European Banking Authority being hit by a Microsoft Exchange attack.

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