{"id":18021,"date":"2021-02-12T21:14:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-188\/18021\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T21:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:14:01","slug":"transatlantic-cable-podcast-188","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-188\/18021\/","title":{"rendered":"Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 188"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve got a jumbo version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?s=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky <em>Transatlantic Cable<\/em> podcast<\/a> for you this week, replete with the usual array of stories, plus an interview that helps shed some light on recent financial news.<\/p>\n<p>We start episode 188 with a dive into the world of cryptocurrency. First, it\u2019s the purchase of $1.5 billion in Bitcoin by Tesla, and then: Dogecoin is surging? Both of those stories tie in nicely with the recent Robinhood and WallStreetBets (WSB) hullabaloo, so Dave talked with Alexey Pupyshev, Waves Technology evangelist and cofounder of the Neutrino and Gravity protocols, to discuss crypto and what\u2019s really been happening during the past couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>From there, we head to the state of Florida, where a water treatment system was accessed not once, but <em>twice<\/em>, by an unidentified hacker who altered the water composition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here's a story I wrote in 2012 about critical industrial control systems accessible over the internet and easily discovered through a Shodan search <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FKUnf09AKJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/FKUnf09AKJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimZetter\/status\/1358887460135079938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Our fourth story is about the group behind Ziggy ransomware, which closed shop and posted its decryption keys online.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we look at the really weird story of cow photos deemed too racy for Facebook ads.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked the podcast, please consider subscribing and sharing with your friends. For more information on the stories we covered, visit the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-55939972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla buys $1.5bn of Bitcoin causing currency to spike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2021-02-08\/why-elon-musk-s-dogecoin-tweets-have-hit-a-bitcoin-nerve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why Elon Musk\u2019s Dogecoin tweets have hit a Bitcoin nerve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/pinellas\/2021\/02\/08\/someone-tried-to-poison-oldsmars-water-supply-during-hack-sheriff-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Someone tried to poison Oldsmar\u2019s water supply during hack, sheriff says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2012\/01\/10000-control-systems-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10K reasons to worry about critical infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/ziggy-ransomware-shuts-down-and-releases-victims-decryption-keys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ziggy ransomware shuts down and releases victims\u2019 decryption keys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-55981602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018Overtly sexual\u2019 cow blocked as Facebook ad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17912036\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/00a88e\/\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-subscribe\"><a data-omniture-download-button-type=\"TrialBuilds\" data-omniture-product-name=\"podcast-itunes\" class=\"itunes\" 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