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Al Qaeda tries its hand at inspiration. MoneyTaker cyber bank robbers. Dark web database holds a billion credentials. Bitcoin speculation and Bitcoin fraud.

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 8:37 p.m.

In today's podcast, we hear that al Qaeda\xa0is working\xa0on ISIS-style inspiration. The\xa0MoneyTaker\xa0gang has been raiding banks quietly for about a year and a half. HP fixes an inadvertent keylogger in its laptops. 4iQ finds a huge database of aggregated credentials from many breaches for sale on the dark web. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies attract scams and hackers. Why? That's where the money is.\xa0Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on the proposed Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 legislation.\xa0An ICO scam artist is in the SEC's crosshairs, but they'll have to wait until Qu\xe9bec is through with him.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices