Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 341

Episode 341 of the Kaspersky podcast has nueral implants, Google review chase, data broker exposure and more.

Episode 341 of the Kaspersky podcast has nueral implants, Google review chase, data broker exposure and more.

Episode 341 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that a data broker leak has revealed sensitive data about people who visited the infamous island. From there, the team discuss news that the UN peace keepers are being told to shore up their cyber-defences, after warnings that nation-state attackers are actively looking to target them.

To wrap up the team discuss look at a story which is itself baffling: one of the world’s most wanted men is leaving restaurant reviews on Google, and has done for the last 5 years. The second story is around Elon Musk’s Neuralink project, with the first ever patient using the tool to play Mario Kart with his dad.

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