Steve Gibson, the man who coined the term spyware and created the first anti-spyware program, creator of SpinRite and ShieldsUP, discusses the hot topics in security today with Leo Laporte. Records live every Tuesday at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific / 21:30 UTC.
SN 1023: Preventing Windows Sandbox Abuse - Microsoft Says "Don't Delete This Folder"
- Why did a mysterious empty "inetpub" directory appear after April's Patch Tuesday?
- And what new Windows Update crashing hack did this also create?
- North Korea is now creating fake US companies to lure would-be employees.
- The "Inception" attack subverts all GPT conversational AIs.
- New information about data loss in unpowered SSD mass storage.
- Lots of terrific feedback from our listeners.
- How malware has taken to hiding inside the Windows Sandbox and what you can do to stop it
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1023-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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