Episode 122 - Dedicated to our friend Javvad

<p><strong>This week in InfoSec (06:37)</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>27th September, 1998: For some peculiar reason, Google has at times chosen the date of September 27th as their birthday, even though it is more officially <a href="https://thisdayintechhistory.com/09/04/google-files-for-incorporation/">September 4th or 7th</a>. Google has no explanation for celebrating their birthday on different days over the years other than to say:</p><p><a href="http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/006264.html">Google opened its doors in September 1998. The exact date when we celebrate our birthday has moved around over the years, depending on when people feel like having cake.</a></p><p>27th September 1997: Just a little over two weeks after <a href="https://thisdayintechhistory.com/2012/09/16/steve-jobs-named-interim-ceo-of-apple/">naming Steve Jobs interim CEO</a>, Apple launches their “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Different">Think Different</a>” ad campaign. Designed to reintroduce the Apple brand, the campaign was nearly universally praised by the press, general public, and advertising industry, winning several awards along the way. Looking back in context, Think Different was the symbolic start of Apple’s resurgence from near-collapse in the 1990’s into the most valuable company in the world.</p><p>27th September 1996: Hacker Mitnick Indicted on Charges.  Kevin Mitnick, 33, was indicted on charges resulting from a 2 ½-year hacking spree. Police accused the hacker, who called himself "Condor," of stealing software worth millions of dollars from major computer corporations. The maximum possible sentence for his crimes was 200 years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rant of the Week (12:07)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/30/microsoft_north_korea_zinc_threat/">Microsoft warns of North Korean crew posing as LinkedIn recruiters</a></p><p>Microsoft has claimed a North Korean crew poses as LinkedIn recruiters to distr