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Episode #970 Quiz

GhostRace
Date: 2024-04-16 | Length: 1.75 hrs | Episode page at twit.tv

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AT&T confirmed a breach affecting 51,226,382 customers, exposing names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, birth dates, account numbers, and passcodes; identity theft risk is mitigated by freezing credit reports. Researchers also found 65.4% of websites ignore cookie refusals, and GDPR disclosures revealed Microsoft shares data with 772 third parties.

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Question 1: According to the episode, what exact scope did AT&T eventually say was impacted by the breach after its investigation and rolling disclosure?

Question 1

According to the episode, what exact scope did AT&T eventually say was impacted by the breach after its investigation and rolling disclosure?

51,000,000 customers 340,000 customers 51,226,382 customers 70,000,000 customers

Question 2: What did the GMA breach notification say was likely affected in the incident involving 341,650 Social Security numbers?

Question 2

What did the GMA breach notification say was likely affected in the incident involving 341,650 Social Security numbers?

Names, dates of birth, home addresses, Medicare claim numbers, and Social Security numbers Names, tax filings, bank routing numbers, and call history Names, email addresses, payment card numbers, and account passwords Names, phone numbers, device identifiers, and browser cookies

Question 3: What was the key compliance finding from the automated study of cookie notices on 97,090 websites?

Question 3

What was the key compliance finding from the automated study of cookie notices on 97,090 websites?

32.0% of sites ignored explicit negative consent 73.4% of sites ignored explicit negative consent 56.7% of sites ignored explicit negative consent 65.4% of sites ignored explicit negative consent

Question 4: What did Microsoft’s GDPR-required Windows Outlook consent dialog say about third parties processing user data?

Question 4

What did Microsoft’s GDPR-required Windows Outlook consent dialog say about third parties processing user data?

We and 772 partners process data We and 772 third parties process data We and 277 third parties process data We and 727 third parties process data

Question 5: In GhostRace, what did the researchers identify as the practical effect of mistraining the branch predictor around synchronization primitives?

Question 5

In GhostRace, what did the researchers identify as the practical effect of mistraining the branch predictor around synchronization primitives?

Turning the primitive into a speculative no-op Making the primitive permanently block all threads Rewriting the primitive into a serializing instruction Forcing the primitive to trap into kernel panic

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