{"id":19253,"date":"2021-12-16T15:56:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-232\/19253\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T15:56:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:56:58","slug":"transatlantic-cable-podcast-232","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-232\/19253\/","title":{"rendered":"Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 232"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?s=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky <em>Transatlantic Cable<\/em> podcast<\/a>, our good friend Ahmed is a bit under the weather, so we return temporarily to our original podcast lineup.<\/p>\n<p>We jump right in with the story everyone\u2019s been talking about: Log4J. We start out with an overview of what is going on there and then hop into a second story about botnets leveraging the vulnerability. After that, we discuss a case of fat fingers causing an NFT to be sold for $3,000 \u2014 sounds like no big deal, but it was valued at $300,000. Once that cheap sales went through, the item was flipped for a whole lot more money. Talk about an oopsie.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalwareTechBlog\/status\/1469289471463944198<\/p>\n<p>From there, our discussion shifts to Instagram. Prior to its grilling by the US Congress, the social network announced some changes to the platform. The changes aim to improve users\u2019 experiences and avoid some of the associated harms such as bullying, damage to self-image, and more. Dave and I debate a bit whether it\u2019s just a PR stunt or something that will really benefit society.<\/p>\n<p>Our fourth story has us diving into a lawsuit Google filed against some hackers. The problem is that it appears largely symbolic.<\/p>\n<p>For our final story, we head to China, where a man stole more than $20,000 from an ex-girlfriend by unlocking her phone and bank account while she was sleeping \u2014 creepy! And to close out the podcast for the year, we offer some tips for anyone who gets new electronics over the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked what you heard, please consider subscribing and sharing with your friends. For more information on the stories we covered, see the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/log4j-rce-activity-began-on-december-1-as-botnets-start-using-vulnerability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Log4j RCE activity began on December 1 as botnets start using vulnerability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/threatpost.com\/log4shell-attacks-origin-botnet\/176977\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Where the latest Log4Shell attacks are coming from<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-59638565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bored Ape NFT accidentally sells for $3,000 instead of $300,000<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-59565631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram announces changes ahead of political grilling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-59571417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google sues alleged Russian cyber criminals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/13\/man-steals-23k-using-exs-phone-through-facial-recognition-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Man stole $23K using ex\u2019s phone through facial recognition while she slept: report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21504437\/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\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/talk-security\/id909407206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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