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Podcast: Tech Gumbo
Episode: The Start Of Season 12! Louvreâs âLOUVREâ Password, Rogue Ransomware Experts, YouTube TV Drops Disney
Description: News and Updates:
⢠Franceâs famed Louvre museum suffered an âŹ88M jewel heist, later exposed for using âLOUVREâ as its surveillance passwordâhighlighting decades of neglected cybersecurity and outdated systems.
⢠Two U.S. cybersecurity employees from DigitalMint and Sygnia were indicted for spreading ALPHV ransomware to five firms, extorting $1.2M before one confessed and both were fired.
⢠YouTube TV lost Disney networksâincluding ESPN and ABCâafter contract talks collapsed. Disney accuses Google of underpaying; Google blames Disneyâs pricing demands and promises $20 credits.