February 4, 2024 at 08:38PM
A SIM-swapping ring indictment may clear Sam Bankman-Fried of a $400 million crypto theft from FTX before its bankruptcy. The Powell gang stole from an unnamed firm, likely FTX, and were caught. Apple patched a pre-release security flaw in its Vision Pro headset. Numerous vulnerabilities in Docker, OCI, and various software and systems were discovered. Joseph Garrison was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing $600,000 from DraftKings users.
From the meeting notes:
1. A trio of individuals led by Robert Powell were indicted for committing SIM swapping attacks, stealing over $400 million in cryptocurrency, potentially from FTX, just before it declared bankruptcy.
2. Apple has patched security holes in its Vision Pro headset with a pre-release patch for a known WebKit vulnerability that was actively exploited.
3. Moby and the Open Container Initiative (OCI) have released updates addressing Docker-related vulnerabilities.
4. Multiple critical vulnerabilities have been identified in various systems, including emergency lighting management systems, gas chromatographs, FA engineering software, FactoryTalk, and CNC devices, among others.
5. Security researchers at Qualys have discovered vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library (glibc), which could lead to root access on affected Linux distributions.
6. The Wisconsin teenager behind the theft of $600,000 from DraftKings users has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, with additional indictments and arrests announced in the case.
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