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Graphics Card Web Tracking, Fake Job Ad Scams, Hacker Takes Down North Korea’s Internet

by Tom Eston on February 7, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new web tracking technique using your graphics card, scammers are exploiting security weaknesses on job recruitment websites to post fraudulent job postings, and how a hacker single-handedly took down North Korea’s Internet.

** Links mentioned on the show **

Your graphics card could be used to track you across the web regardless of cookie consent
https://www.pcgamer.com/drawn-apart-gpu-web-tracking/

FBI warning: Scammers are posting fake job ads on networking sites to steal your money and identity
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warning-scammers-are-posting-fake-job-ads-on-networking-sites-to-steal-your-money-and-identity/

North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet
https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-hacker-internet-outage/
https://www.nknews.org/2022/02/new-cyberattack-hits-north-korea-after-hacker-claims-responsibility-for-outages/

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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2022/02/07/graphics-card-web-tracking-fake-job-ad-scams-hacker-takes-down-north-koreas-internet/