Episode 8: Ep. 8 - Check ya self before you Petya self

Beards of Tech

Welcome to Episode 8!! A bit late this week, but that doesn't take away from the great topics we've got in store.

Topics for discussion

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/28/15887496/petya-virus-not-actually-ransomware-analysis-shows
“But Comae saw that code had been specifically modified to change it from a virus that encrypts a disk and demands a ransom into a virus that simply destroys the disk.” Named Petya, $300 ransom With Petya, it’s unclear if any systems were successfully decrypted before the email was blocked, although roughly 20 ransoms were paid. Companies can still pay money into the Bitcoin address, but with the named email blocked, it will be logistically impossible for the attackers to make good on their promises of decryption. https://www.cyberscoop.com/petya-ransomware-destructive-microsoft-windows-master-boot-record/

https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/facebook-2-billion-users/
Fb at 2 billion monthly active users

BREAK

Location based information (Snap Maps or w/e its called, Twitter in general)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/23/snapchat-maps-privacy-safety-concerns https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/28/15882272/twitter-riot-predict-faster-than-police-cardiff

SpaceX - 2 rockets, 1 weekend
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/25/15870934/spacex-second-launch-weekend-rocket-landing-success-falcon-9-landing

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

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