Episode 100 - Can We Go Home Now

<p><strong>This Week In InfoSec (10:15)</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>1st April 1998: Hackers changed the MIT home page to read "Disney to Acquire MIT for $6.9 Billion".</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1245550127806201857">https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1245550127806201857</a></p><p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/1998/disney">MIT says "Disney buys MIT" hack revealed by low price</a></p><p>1st April 2004: The now ubiquitous Gmail service is launched as an invitation-only beta service. At first met with skepticism due to it being launched on April Fool’s Day, the ease of use and speed that Gmail offered for a web-based email service quickly won converts. The fact that Gmail was invitation-only for a long time helped fuel a mystique that those who had a Gmail address were hip and uber-cool. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Rant of the Week: (16:25)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/05/mahesh_bank_no_firewall_attack/">Bank had no firewall license, intrusion or phishing protection – guess the rest</a></p><p>An Indian bank that did not have a valid firewall license, had not employed phishing protection, lacked an intrusion detection system and eschewed use of any intrusion prevention system has, shockingly, been compromised by criminals who made off with millions of rupees.</p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/k_8yvYuxGtyINS8pRV4z1BeM6aFbtSDQw6aAIwtyf4FjC8HpOrwVCnXvsuItNuv7JejUUHsSMniDPLBIMeF7nLnJuKOd4frHuiORyj3_leRvruSIcP0WYiYNp6aR1gqEpAbvV2Lw" /><p> </p><p><strong>Billy Big Balls of the Week (23:20)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bearded-barbie-hackers-catfish-high-ranking-israeli-officials/">Bearded Barbie hackers catfish high ranking Israeli officials</a></p><p>The Hamas-backed hacking group tracked as 'APT-C-23' was found catfishing Israeli officials working in defense, law, enforcement, and government agencies, ultimately leading to the d