#128: State-Sponsored Cleaning Lady

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about: DDoS attack on DynDNS, DDoS Coin, and a USB killstick.

• Gunnar recommends following @MachinePix and @TheJoinery_jp on Twitter

• Your Nexus phone will soon automatically connect to open Wi-Fi networks
• Stealing login credentials from a locked PC or Mac just got easier
• USBee stings air-gapped PCs: Wirelessly leak secrets with a file write
• Now you can buy a USB stick that destroys anything in its path
• Someone Is Putting Malicious USB Sticks in Australian Mailboxes
  • Gunnar recommends the latest Mom and Dad are Fighting



• D&G Ad Experience Optimization of the Week: Facebook Testing Autoplay Video Ads That Have The Sound Turned On By Default
  • uBlock Origin working great



• Why the silencing of KrebsOnSecurity opens a troubling chapter for the ‘Net


• Record-breaking DDoS reportedly delivered by >145k hacked cameras


• Distributed Censorship or Extortion? The IoT vs Brian Krebs


• Hacker Releases Code That Powered Record-Breaking Botnet Attack


• DDoSCoin: Cryptocurrency using DDoS attacks as (malicious) proof of work


• The Terrible Security Of Bluetooth Locks


• Dave’s a blogger now? Government insight, Linux containers, and Microsoft: Three reasons you can’t miss this year’s Red Hat Government Symposium


• People, Please Don’t Store Private Data in Your Address Book


• 9 tricks to appear smart in brainstorming meetings

Cutting Room Floor

• Names For Emotions People Feel But Can’t Explain
• Angry Desert Rain Frog Squeaks With Displeasure
• Know Who’s at the Office with the Raspberry Pi
• Wheelie-popping, modified racing roomba
• Ultra Orthodox Rabbis Sing Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” on the Streets of Jerusalem
• Marionette playing Rush’s Tom Sawyer and 2112 Overture and Temples of Syrinx
• Musicians Obsolete? Sony A.I. Creates Beatles-Inspired Song
• Vintage driver’s licenses once issued to Alfred Hitchcock, Johnny Cash, James Brown, & more!
• HAARP Holds Open House To Dispel Rumors Of Mind Control
• Vintage Pocket Guides to Syria & Beyond for the WW II American Soldier
• Photos from Inside NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Combat Center
• National Air and Space Museum Offers Audio Tours in Klingon
• Ka-Bar Tactical Spork Tool
• Wizards Now Have Their Own Version Of Apple Pay
• Chinese tourist who lost wallet in Germany ends up in refugee shelter
• New Teddy Ruxpin: Adorable Or The Blinking Demon Of Your Nightmares?
• Lock Up Your Raspberry Pi with Google Authenticator
• HRROOGA! And Other Vintage Comic Book Monster Sounds
• Real-life Space Invaders with drones and lasers

We Give Thanks

• The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!