Random but Memorable - Episode 14.5: Triple Hollywood Movie Sabotage with Ralph Echemendia
Why does Hollywood get hacking wrong in so many movies and TV series? 🎬🎥 In this episode, we invite Ralph Echemendia to share his wild stories of working as a technical supervisor in Hollywood, on award-winning projects like Mr. Robot, Snowden, Savages, and Nerve. We also shine a spotlight on the work Ralph is doing to help the world’s most influential record labels and movie studios protect what they’re working on.
In Watchtower Weekly, we learn how a resentful developer used a kill switch to sabotage employer's systems. 👨💻
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🏰 Watchtower Weekly
Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/medusa_ransomware_infects_300_critical/
Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer's systems: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/developer-guilty-of-using-kill-switch-to-sabotage-employers-systems/
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