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Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Exploited by Russian Hackers | Homeland Security Degrees
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The 14 security bulletins released on Tuesday by Microsoft address many serious issues, including a couple of Windows vulnerabilities actively exploited by malicious actors and bugs for which exploits are already publicly available.
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On this episode we go over some of the recent random news with our awesome IRC chat group!
Win10 Users out pace Win7 users in some countries:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/windows-10-already-has-more-users-than-windows-7-in-some-countries-504829.shtml
Partly because it is forcing users to update to 10:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-makes-blocking-windows-10-recommended-update-near-impossible-report/
Win10 Updates:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-releases-major-windows-10-app-updates-batch-504827.shtml
BT Sync spins off to another company:
BitTorrent Spins Off Sync App Into Separate Company to Focus on Media (EXCLUSIVE)
Malware devs using Github for new ideas:
Malware devs scour GitHub for new ideas for bypassing Android security
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/06/03/malware-devs-scour-github/embed/#?secret=yybA1z7pRo
Test your flashdrive:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/test_your_usb_flashdrive_with_usb_flash_benchmark.html
Ransomware domains on the rise:
http://www.darkreading.com/cloud/ransomware-domains-up-by-3500–in-q1-/d/d-id/1325748?_mc=RSS_DR_EDT
Ubuntu banking games on snaps:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/it-will-soon-be-possible-to-deliver-many-popular-games-as-snaps-for-ubuntu-16-04-504812.shtml
Scene by scene remake of Indian Jones by kids:
Self Driving car report:
https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//selfdrivingcar/files/reports/report-0516.pdf
Big Florida Gator from another angle:
Lenovo’s insecure app:
https://support.lenovo.com/de/en/product_security/len_6718
Don’t get too close to the wildlife:
https://www.facebook.com/jody.tibbitts/videos/1026062140804814/
Where do the coins you toss into fountains go?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/coins-fountains-charity/485300/
Fixing iphone 6 screen:
What is a Ubuntu Snap:
https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/build-apps/
Squatting Dog Labtech Plugin Have I been pwned:
LabTech Plugin: Have I Been Pwned?
https://squattingdog.net/labtech-plugin-have-i-been-pwned/embed/#?secret=Gu6DFIarca
Latest Kernel Released:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-4-6-gets-its-first-point-release-brings-f2fs-x86-and-arm64-fixes-504763.shtml
Shooter claimed code was stolen:
http://laist.com/2016/06/02/ucla_shooter_accused_victim_of_stea.php
Russia arrests 50 bank hackers:
http://thehackernews.com/2016/06/russian-bank-hackers.html
Bookmark that’s a reading light:
http://gizmodo.com/add-a-battery-and-this-ultra-thin-bookmark-becomes-a-re-1780065553
Windows 0-day being sold:
http://thehackernews.com/2016/06/windows-zero-day-exploit.html
Encryption or Intelligence is your messenger choice:
http://thehackernews.com/2016/06/facebook-messenger-encryption.html
Over 100 million copies of miecraft:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/mojang-has-sold-over-100-million-copies-of-minecraft/
US Death Rate Rises:
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/u-s-death-rate-rises-health-officials-aren-t-sure-n583991
E2B add rescue disks:
http://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/2016/06/add-anvi-rescue-disk-sophos-bootable-av.html
New Pi Emulator OS:
http://lifehacker.com/recalbox-is-a-dead-simple-game-emulator-operating-syste-1780158824
Tattoo Recognition Research:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/06/tattoo-recognition-research-threatens-free-speech-and-privacy
Turn Pi into a full page Kiosk:
http://lifehacker.com/fullpageos-automatically-boots-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-1779862376
SuperCell Lightning storm:
Falcon chases Wingsuiter:
YOLO:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YOLO_(motto)
CLoud based auth for ldap:
https://jumpcloud.com/
Steam Controller:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/353370/announcements/detail/883083192033975013
Maps of the Internet:
http://www.opte.org/maps/
http://blyon.com/blyon-cdn/opte/maps/static/1105841711.LGL.2D.1024×1024.png
Facebook listens to your microphone:
http://thehackernews.com/2016/06/facebook-microphone-ads.html
Create Network Diagrams:
http://www.simplediagrams.com/
OEMs and preinstalling malware:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/06/how-pc-makers-make-you-vulnerable-to-man-in-the-middle-attacks-out-of-the-box/
Hotline Bling parody:
If Medical Jobs were like tech jobs:
https://www.netmeister.org/blog/md-or-equivalent.html
Cards against humanity it style:
https://info.varonis.com/cards?portalId=142972&hsFormKey=95c14f1f2cd4c71a0d7f819cf27cc8c8&submissionGuid=de57e911-e692-438f-a04c-56306816b0e3#main_form
Bacon Dream Job:
http://www.refinery29.com/2016/06/112498/time-inc-bacon-critic-dream-job
http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/136/now-hiring-extra-crispy-is-looking-for-a-bacon-critic
Mr. Robot Season 2 trailer:
90’s Kid Snacks:
http://www.refinery29.com/kids-snacks-90s-brands
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