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Dumbphone Sales are Soaring, John Oliver Blackmails Congress, Cicada Chinese APT Group

by Tom Eston on April 18, 2022

More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data brokers to obtain lawmakers’ digital footprints and promised to not release the data as long as Congress passes privacy legislation. Plus details about the Cicada state sponsored Chinese hacking group which hid inside their victims’ networks for nine months.

** Links mentioned on the show **

Dumbphone Sales Are Soaring As People Revolt Against “Overwhelming” Smartphones
https://www.activistpost.com/2022/03/dumbphone-sales-are-soaring-as-people-revolt-against-overwhelming-smartphones.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60763168?_hsenc=p2ANqtz–brM50u-TKJL3hsmOF1uEkSYZ-ZiWY2RuV7Gv_R46XTl5e4CMk7yQ7kf2bup635k-x1JHo
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/u106ob/why_have_we_decided_carrying_around/

John Oliver Blackmails Congress With Their Own Digital Data
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-recap-season-9-episode-7-congress-data-1335598/
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/ne9b3z/how-to-get-off-data-broker-and-people-search-sites-pipl-spokeo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Privacy_Protection_Act

Full Video – Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
https://youtu.be/wqn3gR1WTcA?t=1300

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These sneaky hackers hid inside their victims’ networks for nine months
https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-sneaky-hackers-hid-inside-their-victims-networks-for-nine-months/

Cicada: Chinese APT Group Widens Targeting in Recent Espionage Activity
https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/cicada-apt10-china-ngo-government-attacks

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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/2022/04/18/dumbphone-sales-are-soaring-john-oliver-blackmails-congress-cicada-chinese-apt-group/