The Security box, podcast 63: Psychology of passwords 2021, ransomware paid or not, news notes and more

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Welcome to podcast number 63 of the Security Box series. On this podcast, come and learn about the password trends of 2021, thanks to lastpass's article. Next, a 5.9 million dollar ransomware paid by a farming co-op and a very interesting discussion I heard recently about this. We'll definitely have some news and notes from around the landscape, and even some commentary from any guests that participated through Clubhouse on the live program as well as anyone else through email, imessage and other contact points.

Topics

• New Report: 2021 Psychology of Passwords Lastpass
• $5.9 million ransomware attack on farming co-op may cause food shortage Ars Technica

• Phone scammers use COVID-19 vaccine appointments to try tricking victims into downloading malware Cyberscoop
• Nation-state espionage group breaches Alaska Department of Health Ars Technica
• Hackers are using CAPTCHA techniques to scam email users Cyberscoop
• Apple users warned: Clicking this attachment will take over your macOS Ars Technica

Thanks so much for listening to today's program, and we'll be back for a month of NCSAM. Enjoy!