Episode 151: August 30, 2026
This episode digs into Berlin's refusal to pay ransomware hackers, critical ServiceNow vulnerabilities scoring a perfect ten, and newly revealed Chinese state-sponsored breaches targeting the Federal Reserve and NASA. We also catch a dominant marathon performance and a journalist's experiment testing how well companies actually honor data privacy requests. Stories covered: - Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City's State Network (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/berlin-refuses-to-pay-hackers-who-stole.html - Three CVSS 10.0 ServiceNow Flaws Could Let…
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