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Olympic hacking, cryptojacking and other illicit coin mining. Ransomware updates. The curious case of an alleged kompromat buy. Bots turn to ticket scalping.

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In today's podcast we hear that the the Winter Olympics report ongoing hacking. Cryptojacker hits government websites in the UK, Australia, and the US. Engineers use a research institute's supercomputer to mine Bitcoin in Sarov, Russia. The Equifax breach may be bigger and worse than hitherto believed. The Sacramento Bee deletes encrypted database rather than pay ransom. IBM patches Spectre and Meltdown. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs offers a dark web scorecard on the 2018 Olympics and the 2018 elections, specifically addressing how matters stand in comparison with the last round of games and voting. The CIA says it was no way bilked by a proffered sale of kompromat. And bots scalp airline seats.

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In today's podcast we hear that the the Winter Olympics report ongoing hacking. Cryptojacker hits government websites in the UK, Australia, and the US. Engineers use a research institute's supercomputer to mine Bitcoin in Sarov, Russia. The Equifax breach may be bigger and worse than hitherto believed. The Sacramento Bee deletes encrypted database rather than pay ransom. IBM patches Spectre and Meltdown. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs offers a dark web scorecard on the 2018 Olympics and the 2018 elections, specifically addressing how matters stand in comparison with the last round of games and voting. The CIA says it was no way bilked by a proffered sale of kompromat. And bots scalp airline seats.

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