Was it really a big hack? Bloomberg claims that a Chinese hardware hack affected Apple, Amazon, and others, but the companies deny this accusation. And we look back on the first year of the podcast. Episode #6: Passwords Are Hard (correcthorsebatterystaple) Episode #5: Two-Factor Authentication; Should You Be Worried about Bitcoin? Episode #15: What's a VPN, and Why Should You Use One? Episode #7: Tom Cruise Is in the Row Behind You Episode #51: Facebook Blunders, Sloppy Russian Hackers, and More Episode #30: What Is a Firewall, and How Does it Work? Episode #31: Delete Your Social Media History Episode #36: Lock Down and Secure Your Router The Intego Mac Podcast Google Shuttering Google+ for Consumers After Undisclosed Data Breach (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/08/google-plus-shutting-down-data-breach/) The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies) Bloomberg’s spy chip story reveals the murky world of national security reporting (https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/04/bloomberg-spy-chip-murky-world-national-security-reporting/) Tampered Chinese Ethernet port used to hack ‘major US telecom,’ says Bloomberg report (https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/9/17955848/supermicro-telecom-server-hack-apple-amazon) Get 50% off Intego's Mac Premium Bundle X9 with the code PODCAST19. Download now and try it for free at intego.com. Intego Mac Security Podcast Survey: Win a $100 gift card (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/integopodcast)