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Smashing Security

Stories from the world of hacking, cybersecurity, and rogue AI.Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, it serves up weekly tales of cybercrime, hacking horror stories, privacy blunders, and tech mishaps - all with sharp insight, a sense of humour, and zero tolerance for tech waffle.Winner of the best and most entertaining cybersecurity podcast awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Smashing Security has had over ten million downloads

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48:40

Chuck Norris and the fake CEO, artificial KYC, and an...

Smashing Security ·

2024/01/11

Chuck Norris gives a helping hand to a mysterious cryptocurrency CEO who may have separated investors from over a billion dollars, generative AI creates a nightmare for those wanting to Know Their Customer, and a determined journalist finally gets their revenge on a sneaky Airbnb scammer.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who are joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.Warning:

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44:39

Phone hacking, Piers Morgan, and Carole’s Christmas...

Smashing Security ·

2023/12/21

Piers Morgan is less than happy after a judgement that there is "no doubt" he knew phone hacking was going on at the Daily Mirror, and a shopper comes a-cropper just before Christmas.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Piers Morgan denies knowing of phone hacking after judge rules he did - The

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56:51

For research purposes only

Smashing Security ·

2023/12/14

A hacker bursts the bubble of inflatable fetish fans, Hollywood celebrities unwittingly record videos in a Kremlin plot, and there's a particularly devious WordPress-related malware campaign.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Paul Ducklin.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Fuzzy Duck - Wikipedia.Cybercrime

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01:04:03

Think before you shrink! And our guest is faked

Smashing Security ·

2023/11/30

Don't minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by technology journalist Jane Wakefield.Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Push Security founder and CEO Adam

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43:26

Ransomware gang reports its own crime, and what...

Smashing Security ·

2023/11/23

Who gets to decide who should be CEO of OpenAI? ChatGPT or the board? Plus a ransomware gang goes a step further than most, reporting one of its own data breaches to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Hackers Use Online Casinos to Gamble Mountains of Cash They

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36:08

Hacking for chimp change, and AI chatbot birthday

Smashing Security ·

2023/11/16

Who's more incompetent - the cryptocurrency exchanges or some of the people who hack them? Plus a closer look at the reliability of AI chatbots.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Bored Ape NFT Partygoers Blame UV Lights For Burned Eyes And Skin - Kotaku.Poloniex crypto-exchange offers 5% cut to thieves

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01:04:59

Trolls, military data, and the hitman and her

Smashing Security ·

2023/11/09

A woman's attempt to hire an assassin online backfires badly, it's scary just how cheap it is to buy information about US military personnel, and trolls and tattoos don't mix.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.Plus don’t miss our featured interview with Jason Meller of Kolide.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes,

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41:40

How hackers are breaching Booking.com, and the...

Smashing Security ·

2023/11/02

Workers wonder if their colleagues are actually AI, and we take a deeper look into the curious scams going on via Booking.com.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Art Musings - Gratuitous plug for Carole’s new podcast with Sally Anne-Stewart.Smashing Security #344: What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a

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54:35

Cyber sloppiness, and why does Google really want to...

Smashing Security ·

2023/10/26

Ahoy! There's trouble in the South China Seas as Filipino organisations fail to secure their systems, we take a close look at Google IP protection, and we take a look at just how so much genetic profile data leaked out of 23andMe.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode

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44:40

What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI

Smashing Security ·

2023/10/19

How hunting for an aubergine could be all it takes for you to hand your credit card details over to a scammer, and just how good is a podcast entirely built by AI?All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Support Alie Hothersall’s fundraising for Mind - JustGiving.Fraudsters target Booking.com customers

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48:24

Four-legged girlfriends, LoveGPT, and a military...

Smashing Security ·

2023/10/12

Dream girlfriends, AI love scams, and an alleged spy who is said to have made a series of blunders.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown's Thom Langford.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Former Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense Information to People’s Republic of China - US

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01:08:08

Royal family attacked, keyless car theft, and a...

Smashing Security ·

2023/10/05

Is a deepfake Tom Hanks better than the real thing? Who has been attacking the British Royal Family's website, and why? And how can you protect your vehicle from the spate of keyless car thefts?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis.Plus don't miss our featured interview with Devo CISO Kayla Williams.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult

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58:15

Another T-Mobile breach, ThemeBleed, and farewell...

Smashing Security ·

2023/09/28

Mix TikTok with facial recognition, and you've got a doxxing nightmare, T-Mobile users report bizarre behaviour in their accounts, and a Windows flaw provides a new means of infecting users.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Paul Ducklin.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:T-Mobile customer reports privacy

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51:44

Bitcoin boo-boo, deepfakes for good, and time to say...

Smashing Security ·

2023/09/14

Deepfakes are being used for good (perhaps), common usernames could pose a security threat, and someone has paid a $500,000 fee... just to send $1,865.Oh, and our guest mentions Mr Blobby (to the horror of the show's hosts...)All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude

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01:07:19

Catfishing services, bad sports, and another cockup

Smashing Security ·

2023/09/07

AI news is bad news, an online service to catch your cheating partner, and an IoT-enabled dick cage fails to keep a grip on its own security.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley.Plus don't miss our featured interview with Alex Lawrence, principal security architect at Sysdig.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude

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37:59

The DEA’s crypto calamity, and scammers’ blue tick...

Smashing Security ·

2023/08/31

Seized cryptocurrency is stolen from the DEA, blue-ticks are being exploited, a bath full of dollar bills, the comfort offered by an ostrich's head, and how Graham is refusing to call Twitter "X".All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:The DEA Accidentally Sent $50,000 Of Seized Cryptocurrency To A

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38:45

Pizza pests, and securing your wearables

Smashing Security ·

2023/08/24

Surely you should be able to order pizza without being pestered for sex? And Carole takes a look at the what and why of wearables...All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:One in three young people falling prey to ‘text pests’ as ICO calls for victims to come forward - ICO.My pizza order turned into a

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34:18

AI chat wars, and hacker passwords exposed

Smashing Security ·

2023/08/17

AI chatbots are under fire in Las Vegas, the secrets of hackers' passwords are put under the microscope, and Graham reveals (possibly) the greatest TV programme of all time.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:100,000 Hackers Exposed from Top Cybercrime Forums - Hudson Rock.Prominent Threat Actor

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