Whopper-Sized Security Fiascos: Burger King’s DMCA Drama & More Cyber Mishaps
In a move that screams “Have it your way,” Burger King parent RBI used a DMCA complaint to deep-fry security research detailing vulnerabilities in their systems. The irony? The vulnerabilities were already fixed. Who knew even cybersecurity had a secret sauce?
Hot Take:
It’s a wild world out there in cybersecurity land, where fast-food giants are using legal spaghetti to silence researchers, big tech companies are throwing cash like it’s confetti at bug hunters, and malware is evolving faster than my New Year’s resolutions. From a burger chain trying to cover its buns to new laws in California that may just give privacy advocates something to chew on, this week’s cybersecurity news is as juicy as a double whopper with extra pickles. Grab your popcorn, because this ride through cyberspace is nothing short of a blockbuster!
Key Points:
- Burger King’s parent company used a DMCA complaint to suppress a security research blog post.
- Google dished out $1.6 million to bug hunters at a cloud hacking event.
- Microsoft is still battling a horde of XSS vulnerabilities, with nearly 1,000 found this year.
- A Kosovo national pleads guilty to running a cybercrime marketplace, facing up to 10 years in the slammer.
- California moves to require web browsers to let users opt out of data sharing.