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Episode #196 - Easy to Exploit Vulnerabilities Affecting 40% of Ubuntu Systems; CRA Moves Into Negotiations With The Council; Hackers unleash ZIP Domains; Smart Car Data; This Day, July 30 & 31 in Tech History
Episode 196 β€’ 31st July 2023 β€’ It's 5:05! Daily cybersecurity and open source briefing β€’ Contributors from Around the World
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Easy to Exploit Vulnerabilities Affecting 40% of Ubuntu Systems

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia β†—

40% of Ubuntu cloud workloads are affected by two easy-to-exploit privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Ubuntu has an approximate user base of over 40 million.

CRA Moves Into Negotiations With The Council

πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania β†—

The Cyber Resilience Act, a significant piece of legislation, has caused a stir among the foundations backing open source software. The endorsement from the Industry, Research, and Energy Committee of the EU has only added fuel to the fire. 

Hackers unleash ZIP Domains

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Katy Craig, San Diego, California β†—

Phishing attacks are getting sneakier, my cyber-savvy friends. The bad guys have found a new trick by exploiting the newly introduced '.ZIP' Top-Level Domain. You know, those final bits of a website, address like '.COM,' or '.ORG.' 

Hillary Coover: Smart Car Data

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Hillary Coover, Washington, DC β†—

Connected cars can gather a wealth of information through free built-in apps, sensors, and cameras, raising concerns about who controls this data. Do you know how valuable you are as a product or how your data is being used? 

Marcel Brown: This Day, July 30 & 31 in Tech History

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri β†—

July 31st, 1971. Using the battery-powered Lunar Roving Vehicle, Astronaut David Scott of the Apollo 15 mission becomes the first person to drive a vehicle on the Moon.

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