DTNS 3087 – Ransomware Savior Arrested

The man who stopped the WannaCry arrested arrested on accusations of building a banking trojan, how to USB charge safely, and Facebook’s fight against falsity.

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Show Notes
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• News You Should Know
  • (00:55) Google Play Store downranks poorly performing apps
  • (02:20) Symantec sells web certificate business to DigiCert
• More Top Stories
  • (02:55) Facebook fights fake news with facts
  • (08:35) Facebook stories coming to desktop
  • (10:55) Asus’ ZenFone AR coming to Verizon
  • (12:10) Uber Frieght expands coverage, distances, features
  • (14:05) Marcus Hutchins arrested for “creating and distributing” Kronos trojan
    • The Indictment
    • MalwareTech’s Twitter
• Discussion
  • (20:45) Travel Tech Safety
    • Make a USB Cable ‘power only’ – instructables
    • How to Make a USB No-data Charger Cable – instructables
    • DTNS Weekly Tech Update (Associate Producer Patrons Only)
    • DTNS Picks of the Day
• Message of the Day
  • (22:45) Bill Burlingame – Android Plex
  • (23:50) Adam Hughes – eSport fandom
  • (27:00) Byron and Alan – Plex and ISOs
  • (28:40) Chip – Apple ‘scrambling’
  • (32:50) Brian – Simple.TV