Global Scams and Cybersecurity Heroes: Google’s Legal Battle, D-Link’s Backdoor Vulnerability, and an Engineer’s Sharp Instincts

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Global Scams and Cybersecurity Heroes: Google's Legal Battle, D-Link's Backdoor Vulnerability, and an Engineer's Sharp Instincts

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Dive into today’s pressing cybersecurity issues with our latest episode. We unravel Google’s legal battle against app developers involved in a massive ‘pig butchering’ crypto scam, affecting over 100,000 users. We also delve into the startling discovery of a critical vulnerability in 92,000 D-Link NAS devices, exploring the risks and preventive measures. Finally, we celebrate the sharp instincts of Microsoft engineer Andres Freund, whose curiosity unveiled a potential devastating cyber-attack through XZ Utils, spotlighting the fragile security in our tech ecosystem.

Source Articles:

Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam: https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/google-sues-app-developers-over-fake.html
Over 92,000 exposed D-Link NAS devices have a backdoor account: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/04/08/cve-2024-3273/
One engineer’s curiosity may have saved us from a devastating cyber-attack: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/06/xz-utils-linux-malware-open-source-software-cyber-attack-andres-freund

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Google lawsuit, cryptocurrency scams, pig butchering scam, D-Link NAS, cybersecurity, CVE-2024-3273, backdoor vulnerability, Microsoft engineer, SSH tool, XZ Utils malware, supply-chain attack, network security, open-source software