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Welcome to the security box, program 233. On this edition of the podcast, we’ve got news, notes and the landscape. We’ve even got our topic dealing with 1rep. What are they up to and why is it hitting the news in such a bad way?
News, notes and the landscape
- Crocodilus is new, steals crypto wallets, abuses accessibility features
- The U.S. Government seized $8.2m in crypto that were linked to romance baiting
- Mozilla releases new firefox, patches sand box escape
- Solar converter flaws were once vulnerable, now fixed
- jaredrimer.com is now mine
- We’re learning more about these groups sending messages through imessage, RCS
Trivia
Here was the trivia question last week.
It’s another wonderful Wednesday, friend. Let’s kick off today’s tech knowledge drop with trivia. Your phone’s maps work like magic. But it’s actually satellites doing the heavy lifting. So, how many GPS satellites are zipping around Earth right now? Is it … A.) 15, B.) 25, C.) 31 or D.) 75? Navigate to the answer at the end!
The answer was given, but the letter was wrong, so we corrected it.
The answer: C) 31. While the GPS system only needs 24 satellites to work, there are actually 31 orbiting Earth right now. The extras are for better accuracy, especially in tough spots like big cities, canyons or thick forests. Your phone is constantly chatting with at least four satellites at once, pinpointing your location within just a few feet. Pretty amazing, right?
Question for this week
In 2004, Google launched a real product on April 1 that people thought was a prank. Was it … A.) Google
Maps, B.) Gmail, C.) Google Earth or D.) Google Translate?
What is going on with 1rep?
The article this time comes from KrebsOnSecurity who has covered this company before. Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep is the article. We’ll be breaking this down, and we’ll discuss it.
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