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 Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: veeam.com legatosecurity.com threatlocker.com for Security Now bitwarden.com/twit vanta.com/SECURITYNOW