• How fake drives continue to be sold on Amazon despite negative reviews
• Microsoft is discontinuing support for the VBScript language
• The 30-year old NTLM authentication protocol will eventually be removed from Windows
• Two new vulnerabilities found in cURL
• A new Cisco router vulnerability rated CVSS 10.0 was used to hack over 40,000 devices
• Debate over whether "lib" should rhyme with "vibe" or "air"
• Instructions for accessing the SpinRite 6.1 pre-release version
• Feedback on passkey exportability and server IP address encryption
• A listener asks if ransomware can encrypt already encrypted files
• How Privacy Badger un-rewrites Google's search result links
• The NSA and CISA warn about the power of privilege and the dangers of account misconfigurations like privilege creep, elevated service account permissions, and non-essential use of elevated accounts

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-945-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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