Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking
In episode 160: An attacker tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply, a popular Android app was hacked to display malicious ads, and how smartphone location data was used to track the US Capitol rioters.
** Links mentioned on the show **
A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply, Officials Say
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/cybersecurity-advisory-for-public-water-suppliers
https://www.wired.com/story/oldsmar-florida-water-utility-hack/
With one update, this malicious Android app hijacked millions of devices
https://www.zdnet.com/article/with-one-update-this-malicious-android-app-hijacked-10-million-devices/
They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/opinion/capitol-attack-cellphone-data.html?mc_cid=7a7bd73939&mc_eid=f1ab7621fc
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2021/02/15/water-supply-hack-android-app-hijack-us-capitol-riot-phone-tracking/