Radio Leo (MP3)   /     Security Now 1013: Chrome Web Store is a mess

• US lawmakers respond to the UK's outrageous demand about Apple's encryption.
• What, exactly, is a "backdoor", and can a "backdoor" NOT be secret?
• Highlights from last week's Windows' Patch Tuesday.
• A look into RansomHub: The latest king of the Ransomware hill.
• "TOAD": Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery.
• The state of Texas -versus- DeepSeek.
• Disabling Apple's "Restricted Mode".
• Where did I put that $800 million in Bitcoin?
• A Sci-Fi author update.
• And a deep dive into the misoperation of Chrome's critically important Web Extension Store

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1013-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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