SN 794: Cicada - Ongoing WordPress Attack, RCS Gets End-to-End Encryption - a podcast by TWiT

Ongoing WordPress attack, RCS gets End-to-end encryption.

• Chrome moves to release 87.


• Explicit Publication of Privacy Practices.


• Firefox 83 gets HTTPS-only Mode.


• Mozilla seeks consultation on implementing DNS-over-HTTPS.


• The comical announcement strategy of the Egregor Ransomware.


• Large-scale attacks targeting Epsilon Framework Themes in WordPress.


• Cybercrime gang installs hidden e-commerce stores on WordPress sites.


• 245,000 Windows systems still vulnerable to BlueKeep RDP bug.


• Google's Rich Communication Services is getting E2EE via Signal.


• Cicada, a Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group.

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