Published: Dec. 6, 2023, 1:55 a.m.
\n- How masked domain owners can be unmasked through ICANN's new Registration Data Request Service (RDRS)
\n- WhatsApp's addition of Secret Code for extra privacy protection in Chat Lock
\n- Iranian hackers exploited default passwords in programmable logic controllers at US water facilities
\n- Attempt by Montana to ban TikTok statewide was stalled by a federal judge ruling
\n- Over 1 billion Android devices now have RCS messaging enabled
\n- EU Cyber Resilience Act will improve security of Internet of Things devices sold in the EU
\n- Black Basta ransomware group has netted over $107 million since early 2022
\n- Google's new .meme top-level domain allowing meme-related web properties
\n- CISA's Secure by Design initiative echoes security best practices frequently recommended on the podcast
\n- France plans to ban use of "foreign" end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Telegram and require use of French app Olvid instead
\n- Concerns raised by industry experts Ivan Ristic and Ryan Hurst about EU's eIDAS 2.0 legislation undermining certificate authority trust
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Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-951-Notes.pdf
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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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