Episode 148 - The Short And Not-So-Sweet Episode

<p><strong>This week in InfoSec</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>19th April 1965: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics_(magazine)">Electronics magazine</a> publishes an article by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore">Gordon Moore</a>, head of research and development for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor">Fairchild Semiconductor</a> and future co-founder of Intel, on the future of semiconductor components. In the article, Moore predicts that transistor density on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuits">integrated circuits</a> will double every eighteen months for “at least” the next ten years. This theory will eventually come to be known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_Law">Moore’s Law</a> and has largely held true to this day. Controversy exists over whether Moore’s Law remains applicable, however time will tell just how long Moore’s Law will continue to remain true.</p><p> </p><p>19th April 2010: The OWASP Top 10 for 2010 was officially released.</p><p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100628190859/http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASPTop10-2010-PressRelease">http://web.archive.org/web/20100628190859/http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASPTop10-2010-PressRelease</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1251895022598803457">https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1251895022598803457</a>  </p><p> </p><p>Rant of the Week</p><p>Background: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/18/capita_breach_gets_worse/">Capita IT breach gets worse as Black Basta claims it's now selling off stolen data</a></p><p>Black Basta, the extortionists who claimed they were the ones who lately broke into Capita, have reportedly put up for sale sensitive details, including bank account information, addresses, and passport photos, stolen from the IT outsourcing giant.</p><p>A spokesperson for the London-based corporation, which has UK government co