{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Your iPhone Can Be Hacked - IRS Warns of \u201cIndustrial Scale\u201d Smishing surge - Crypto Scams Soar - Morgan Stanley fined millions - Why Nuclear Power is (quietly) making a big comeback","description":"How Your iPhone Can Be Hacked - IRS Warns of \u201cIndustrial Scale\u201d Smishing surge - Crypto Scams Soar - Morgan Stanley fined millions - Why Nuclear Power is (quietly) making a big comeback Cyber\u2026 Can your iPhone be hacked? What we know about iOS security https:\/\/www.welivesecurity.com\/2022\/09\/19\/can-iphone-be-hacked-what-know-ios-security\/ How can an iPhone be hacked? Sideloaded apps Fake apps in the App Store Calendar invites Configuration profiles How can you tell if your iPhone has been hacked? Battery levels Data Strange \u201cthings\u201d ++++++++ IRS Warns of \u201cIndustrial Scale\u201d Smishing surge https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/irs-warns-of-industrial-scale\/ The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned US taxpayers of an \u201cexponential\u201d increase in text-based phishing attempts and urged users to report campaigns to help the government disrupt them. Spoofed to appear as if sent from the IRS, these text messages often use lures like fake COVID relief, tax credits or help setting up an IRS online account. ++++++++ Crypto Scams Soar https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/crypto-scams-soar-as-domains-surge\/ Cryptocurrency scams are set to explode after researchers detected a 335% increase in registered domains in the first half of 2022. Although most fake sites target English and Spanish speakers, 63% were registered with Russian registrars. ++++++++ Ransomware Affiliates Adopt Data Destruction https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/ransomware-affiliates-adopt-data\/ Ransomware affiliates appear to be dabbling with new data destruction capabilities to evade detection, increase their chances of getting paid and minimize the opportunities for developing decrypter tools. In this tool version, the attacker attempts to corrupt files in the victim\u2019s system following filtration rather than encrypt them as usual. ++++++++ Morgan Stanley fined millions for selling off devices full of customer Personal Information https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2022\/09\/23\/morgan-stanley-fined-millions-for-selling-off-devices-full-of-customer-pii\/ Morgan Stanley, which bills itself in its website title tag as the \u201cglobal leader in financial services\u201d and states in the opening sentence of its main page that \u201cclients come first,\u201d has been fined $35,000,000 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)\u2026 \u2026for selling off old hardware devices online, including thousands of disk drives still loaded with personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to its clients. ++++++++ Power\u2026 Why Nuclear Power is (quietly) making a big comeback all around the world https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/why-nuclear-power-is-quietly-making-a-big-comeback-all-around-the-world\/ In California, France, Japan, Germany, and beyond, nuclear power is suddenly all the rage. Gov. Gavin Newsom spearheaded an eleventh-hour effort to pass legislation to extend a lifeline to Diablo Canyon. This 2,250-megawatt nuclear plant supplies 8 percent of the energy produced in the Golden State. Under pressure from lawmakers and environmental activists, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) agreed in 2016 to decommission Diablo when its operating licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. But in light of the recent energy policy environment, California lawmakers had second thoughts. ","author_name":"Craig Peterson - Secure Your Business, Your Privacy, and Save Your Sanity","author_url":"https:\/\/cptt.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"