Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 8

This week’s Transatlantic Cable podcast dishes on a hacked plastic surgeon, unsafe dating apps, new forms of 2FA, and more.

In this week’s edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, we dish on a hacked plastic surgeon, unsafe dating apps, new forms of two-factor authentication, and more. As always, we do this in 20 minutes or less to fit into your busy life. For more on this week’s topics, see:

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Bad Rabbit: A new ransomware epidemic is on the rise

The post is being updated as our experts find new details on the malware.

We’ve already seen two large-scale ransomware attacks this year — we’re talking about the infamous WannaCry and ExPetr (also known as Petya and NotPetya). It seems that a third attack is on the rise: The new malware is called Bad Rabbit — at least, that’s the name indicated by the darknet website linked in the ransom note.

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How to eavesdrop on a neural network

The Whisper Leak attack allows its perpetrator to guess the topic of your conversation with an AI assistant — without decrypting the traffic. We explore how this is possible, and what you can do to protect your AI chats.

The pros and cons of AI-powered browsers

A race between tech giants is unfolding before our very eyes. Who’ll be the first to transform the browser into an AI assistant app? As you test these new products, be sure to consider their enormous impact on security and privacy.