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Vigilantes and hacktivists. Point-of-sale malware source code leaks. Malicious extensions and apps. US Federal indictments: spying and hacking. Robo-caller gets record fine.

Published: May 11, 2018, 8:13 p.m.

In today's podcast, we hear that vigilantes\xa0have\xa0visited\xa0ZooPark, and the lights go out\u2014voluntarily\u2014on some Georgia hacktivists. Treasure Hunter source code posted to a criminal forum. Malicious Chrome extensions and malicious Android photo-editing apps.\xa0GrandCrab\xa0ransomware served by compromised legitimate sites. Russian influence ops. Concerns about a resumption of Iranian hacking.\xa0Ex-CIA officer\xa0charged with espionage. Hobby hacker indicted on Federal charges. FCC hits a\xa0robo-caller with a record fine.\xa0Jonathan Katz from UMD on why cryptography is more challenging than many software engineers think. Guest is Cyrus\xa0Farivar, author of the book Habeas Data, Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices