Episode 253 - Mississippi's Dry Spell, Crypto Scams at Sea, Why One Hacker Gang Is Breaking All the Rules, Cheeto's Health Hack

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Mississippi's entire liquor supply chain ground to a halt after a contractor's botched software rollout left 170,000+ cases of alcohol stranded in a warehouse

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/one-of-americas-biggest-state-is-running-out-of-liquor-due-to-botched-up-it-upgrade/articleshow/130233165.cms

 

Scammers are impersonating Iranian authorities to extort crypto payments from ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz

• https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/scam-messages-offering-ships-safe-transit-through-hormuz-security-firm-warns

 

A single ransomware group exploiting one firewall brand now accounts for nearly half of all cyber insurance claims

• https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/one-ransomware-crew-now-drives-half-of-all-cyber-claims-atbay-573139.aspx
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kyber-ransomware-gang-toys-with-post-quantum-encryption-on-windows/

 

Food engineers deliberately design snacks like Cheetos to trick your brain into thinking you're eating nothing at all

• https://acrossthemargin.com/vanishing-caloric-density/

 

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