Ransomware, WhatsApp Spyware - CS50 Podcast, Ep. 5

The CS50 Podcast is hosted by CS50's own David J. Malan and Colton Ogden at Harvard University. Each episode focuses on (and explains!) current events and news in tech and computer science more generally.
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In this week's episode of the CS50 Podcast, David and Colton discuss the woes of ransomware (and the companies that claim to fight it), a vector for spyware injection in WhatsApp, and much more.
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Links to the articles in this episode:
FCC Robocall Banning Proposal
www.fcc.gov/document/chairman...
Virtual Kidnappings
www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/tech/v...
"High-Tech" Ransomware Solutions
features.propublica.org/ranso...
WhatsApp Vulnerability
9to5mac.com/2019/05/13/whatsa...
ZombieLoad Intel Exploit
techcrunch.com/2019/05/14/zom...
Unlimited Google Drive
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...
Microsoft Patches Older Windows'
krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/m...
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Neat, I appreciate you guys reading my questions and talking about those topics. I think you discussed this area a bit already, but IoT devices would make for a good talk. I was reading about future plans for Smart Cities, which I thought was pretty cool.

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Do a podcast with some other members of the CS50 team (David everytime + someone else sometimes)

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Episode 5 zero indexed :D

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