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Hak5 -- Cyber Security Education, Inspiration, News & Community since 2005: A severe flaw was found in the RealTek SDK, national cybersecurity initiatives happen at a government meeting, and that Razer privilege escalation flaw? Yeah, it works with other devices too! All that coming up now on ThreatWire. #threatwire #hak5 Links: Weekly security and privacy news, brought to you by Shannon Morse. ThreatWire is a weekly news journalism show covering security and privacy topics for network admins and users. Watch this on youtube (video may be “private” until the scheduled publish time): xxx Shop ThreatWire Merch Directly! - https://snubsie.com/shop Shop ThreatWire Merch on Teespring! - https://morsecode.creator-spring.com/ Support ThreatWire! https://www.patreon.com/threatwire Links: Realtek https://www.iot-inspector.com/blog/advisory-multiple-issues-realtek-sdk-iot-supply-chain/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/botnet-targets-hundreds-of-thousands-of-devices-using-realtek-sdk/ https://securingsam.com/realtek-vulnerabilities-weaponized/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/actively-exploited-bug-bypasses-authentication-on-millions-of-routers/ Cybersecurity Initiatives https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/25/fact-sheet-biden-administration-and-private-sector-leaders-announce-ambitious-initiatives-to-bolster-the-nations-cybersecurity/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apple-google-amazon-ceos-head-to-white-house-for-cybersecurity-meeting/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/tech-giants-make-cybersecurity-commitments-after-white-house-meeting/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-and-google-to-invest-billions-to-bolster-us-cybersecurity/ https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/microsoft-google-to-invest-30-billion.html Razer Peripheral Zero Day https://twitter.com/j0nh4t/status/1429049506021138437 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/steelseries-bug-gives-windows-10-admin-rights-by-plugging-in-a-device/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2021/08/28/new-windows-10-hacking-warning-for-millions-of-users/?sh=60a1002b1bb7 https://twitter.com/hak5darren/status/1429463473700888577 https://twitter.com/_MG_/status/1431059999866843137 -----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ Our Site → https://www.hak5.org Shop → http://hakshop.myshopify.com/ Subscribe → https://www.youtube.com/user/Hak5Darren?sub_confirmation=1 Support → https://www.patreon.com/threatwire Contact Us → http://www.twitter.com/hak5 Threat Wire RSS → https://shannonmorse.podbean.com/feed/ Threat Wire iTunes → https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/threat-wire/id1197048999 -----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ ____________________________________________ Founded in 2005, Hak5's mission is to advance the InfoSec industry. We do this through our award winning educational podcasts, leading pentest gear, and inclusive community – where all hackers belong.