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VPNFilter takedown. Low-cost Android phones with preloaded adware. Alexa's selective attention. BMW patches connected cars. Cryptocurrency crimes. New swatting charges. GDPR is here.

Published: May 25, 2018, 6:53 p.m.

In today's podcast, we hear that the FBI's takedown of\xa0VPNFilter\xa0may have averted a major state-directed campaign. Some discount Android phones come with preloaded adware. Amazon's Echo echoed a little too much. BMW patches some potentially serious vulnerabilities in its connected cars. Cryptocurrency exchanges hit by a double-spending crook. The US Justice Department investigates crypto exchange price manipulation. New charges have been filed in the December Kansas swatting death. And GDPR is now with us. Let the lawsuits begin.\xa0Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI, comparing the security of iOS vs. Android. Guest is Mischel Kwon from\xa0MKACyber\xa0on the evolving role of SOCs.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices