MSP Dispatch 1/13/23: FAA Computer Outage Causes Flight Delays, Cyberattack Forces Schools to Close (Audio)

MSP Dispatch (Audio)

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On today’s MSP Dispatch, we cover Flight delays in U.S. after FAA computer outage, TikTok CEO questioned by EU official over reports of ‘aggressive data harvesting and surveillance’, and Cyberattack Cancels Classes for Des Moines Public Schools.

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Flight delays in U.S. after FAA computer outage
- https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/11/flight-delays-u-s-faa-computer-outage-00077400
TikTok CEO questioned by EU official over reports of ‘aggressive data harvesting and surveillance’
- https://therecord.media/tiktok-ceo-questioned-by-eu-official-over-reports-of-aggressive-data-harvesting-and-surveillance/
Cyberattack Cancels Classes for Des Moines Public Schools
- https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/cyberattack-cancels-classes-for-des-moines-public-schools

Notable Mentions

Trojan Puzzle attack trains AI assistants into suggesting malicious code
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trojan-puzzle-attack-trains-ai-assistants-into-suggesting-malicious-code/
Windows 11 KB5022303 and KB5022287 cumulative updates released
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5022303-and-kb5022287-cumulative-updates-released/
A government watchdog spent $15,000 to crack a federal agency’s passwords in minutes
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/10/interior-department-watchdog-passwords/
MetaMask warns of new ‘Address Poisoning’ cryptocurrency scam
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/metamask-warns-of-new-address-poisoning-cryptocurrency-scam/

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