SN 832: Microsoft's Culpable Negligence - Firefox Update, Magniber, Merger of Avast and NortonLifeLock - a podcast by TWiT

• Picture of the week.


• Firefox Update.


• Facebook finally adds end-to-end encryption to Messenger.


• Exploitation of PrintNightmare has begun.


• And "Magniber" Ransomware Uses PrintNightmare.


• Crypto-mining botnet modifies CPU configurations to increase its mining power.


• NortonLifeLock and Avast are merging their users.


• ASUS updates 207 motherboard BIOSes!


• Errata.


• Closing the Loop.


• Microsoft's Culpable Negligence.

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-832-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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