Facebook Doesn’t Know Where Your Data Is, New Hire Spearmishing Attack, Smart Thermostat Lock Out
In recent court testimony two Facebook engineers were asked what information, precisely, does Facebook store about us, and where is it? Surprisingly they said, they don’t know. Details on how brand new employees of companies are being “spearmished” (hat tip to @ErinInfosec and @RachelTobac via Twitter), and how thousands of Colorado residents found themselves locked out of their smart thermostats to help prevent the power grid from failing.
** Links mentioned on the show **
Facebook Engineers: We Have No Idea Where We Keep All Your Personal Data
https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/facebook-personal-data-no-accountability/
New Hire SMS Phish Attack Method – Spearmishing?
https://twitter.com/RachelTobac/status/1568656397637947392
A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/5/23337864/xcel-locked-out-customers-smart-thermostats-colorado-heatwave
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/xbj024/a_utility_company_locked_thousands_of_customers/
Click Armor’s Cyber Security Awareness Forum
https://clickarmor.ca/live-cyber-security-awareness-forum/
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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/2022/09/19/facebook-doesnt-know-where-your-data-is-new-hire-spearmishing-attack-smart-thermostat-lock-out/
