{"id":36906,"date":"2020-09-03T04:48:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T08:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=36906"},"modified":"2021-07-10T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T20:06:20","slug":"transatlantic-cable-podcast-158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-158\/36906\/","title":{"rendered":"Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 158"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dave and I kick off the 158<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tag\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kaspersky <em>Transatlantic Cable<\/em> podcast<\/a> by looking at some malware that is now on \u2014 gasp \u2014 Macs.<\/p>\n<p>In a new post, Patrick Wardle talks about how Shlayer malware was actually approved by Apple. So much for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sdF5IsyOxU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Macs not getting viruses<\/a>. From there, we move to a story that was practically made for a TV or Netflix movie. The tale looks at espionage and how the FBI and Tesla halted a cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>Our third story heads to the gaming sector and the illicit marketplace for Fortnite accounts. After that, we discuss a vulnerability in Slack. To close out the podcast, we look at an advisory from the FBI about older daters being targeted in a scam.<\/p>\n<p>If you like what you heard, please consider sharing with your friends or subscribing. For more information on the topics discussed, please click on the links below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/threatpost.com\/apple-accidentally-notarizes-shlayer-malware\/158818\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Apple accidentally notarizes Shlayer malware used in adware campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securelist.com\/threats-to-macos-users\/93116\/#malicious-and-unwanted-programs-for-macos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Threats to macOS users<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2020\/08\/27\/tesla-fbi-prevent-ransomware-hack-gigafactory-nevada\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tesla and FBI prevented $1 million ransomware hack at Gigafactory Nevada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-08-27\/stolen-fortnite-accounts-sold-as-part-of-1-billion-black-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stolen Fortnite accounts sold as part of $1 billion black market<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/threatpost.com\/critical-slack-bug-access-private-channels-conversations\/158795\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Critical Slack bug allows access to private channels, conversations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/field-offices\/saltlakecity\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-warns-of-fraud-trend-online-romance-scams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FBI warns of fraud trend: Online romance scams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15854129\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/00a88e\/\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-subscribe\"><a data-omniture-download-button-type=\"TrialBuilds\" 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