Episode 43 - The Avengers Snitched and Assembled

<p><strong>This week in Infosec</strong></p><p>Not liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account:</p><p>12th February 2009: </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009: Microsoft announced a $250,000 reward for info resulting in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Conficker worm. As of 2018, Microsoft's offer was still open.</p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120418094401/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/feb09/02-12confickerpr.aspx">https://web.archive.org/web/20120418094401/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/feb09/02-12confickerpr.aspx</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6058565/Microsoft-offering-hackers-250-000-bounty-remove-Conficker-malware.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6058565/Microsoft-offering-hackers-250-000-bounty-remove-Conficker-malware.html</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1227775375565918208">https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1227775375565918208</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Billy Big Balls</strong></p><p>After the failure of the Facebook Phone, get ready for a Facebook Watch</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/after-the-failure-of-the-facebook-phone-get-ready-for-a-facebook-watch/">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/after-the-failure-of-the-facebook-phone-get-ready-for-a-facebook-watch/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Rant of the Week</strong></p><p>Password manager LastPass is making its free accounts effectively useless by limiting account holders to one type of device, leaving millions of users stranded.</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2021/02/17/lastpass-breaks-free-accounts-where-to-store-your-passwords-now/?ss=cybersecurity">https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2021/02/17/lastpass-breaks-free-accounts-where-to-store-your-passwords-now/?ss=cybersecurity</a></p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DFDITH-kSfQkVBwjsuuutJYssTSXYxzsqvfCdAvgaEI7dmfnuOgqwMOvqKuq03d5m4f7wRoNWUqyff6FP