Episode 983 • • 1:33:22 - 1:38:28
983: 3 Belts No Road
Etymology of "Drip" and TV5 Monde Cyber Attack
A linguistic tangent explores the origins of the slang term "drip," with the hosts tracing it back to the 1930s or potentially earlier. This is followed by a report on a massive cyber attack against France's TV5 Monde network by a group claiming ties to the Islamic State. The hosts express skepticism regarding the network's "strong firewalls" and suggest the incident may have involved ransomware.