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Smashing Security

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. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Jack

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51:30

Bing pop-up wars, and the British Library ransomware...

Smashing Security ·

2024/03/21

There's a Bing ding dong, after Microsoft (over?) enthusiastically encourages Chrome users to stop using Google, and silence hits the British Library as it shares its story of a ransomware attack.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Plus: Don't miss our featured interview with Kolide founder Jason Meller about his firm's acquisition by 1Password.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts,

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51:11

Stuck streaming sticks, TikTok conspiracies, and...

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2024/03/14

Roku users are revolting after their TVs are bricked by the company, we learn how to make money through conspiracy videos on TikTok, and just how much is your car snooping on your driving?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 Dave Bittner from "The Cyberwire" podcast.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Smashing

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50:21

Ransomware fraud, pharmacy chaos, and suicide

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2024/03/07

Is there any truth behind the alleged data breach at Fortnite maker Epic Games? Who launched the ransomware attack that caused a fallout at pharmacies? And what's the latest on the heart-breaking hack of Finnish therapy clinic Vastaamo?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 Jessica Barker.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude

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53:46

Wireless charging woe, AI romance apps, and...

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2024/02/29

Your smartphone may be toast - if you use a hacked wireless charger, we take a closer look at the latest developments in the unfolding LockBit ransomware drama, and Carole dips her toe into online AI romance apps.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:VoltSchemer:

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52:43

LockBit locked out, and funeral Facebook scams

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2024/02/22

Heaven's above! Scammers are exploiting online funerals, and LockBit - the "Walmart of Ransomware" - is dismantled in style by cyber cops.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Keiron Holyome about how BlackBerry is using predictive AI to stay one step ahead against threats.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude

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51:09

Declaring war on ransomware gangs, mobile muddles,...

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2024/02/15

Holy mackerel! AI is jumping on the religion bandwagon, ransomware gangs target hospitals, and what's happened to your old mobile phone number?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 "Ransomware Sommelier" Allan Liska.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:I changed my number and now i can log into others accounts -

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51:10

Hong Kong hijinks, pig butchers, and poor ransomware...

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2024/02/08

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? A company in Hong Kong suffers a sophisticated deepfake duping, be one your guard from pig butchers as Valentine's Day approaches, and spare a moment to feel sorry for poor ransomware gangs.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 Lianne Potter from the "Compromising Positions" podcast.Warning: This podcast may contain

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58:57

Interview with an iPhone thief, anti-AI, and have we...

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2024/02/01

The iPhone security setting that you should enable right now, the worrying way that AI is predicting what criminals look like, and we play a game of face fake or real...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 links:Mobile phone stolen every six minutes in London, says

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46:03

Big dumpers, AI defamation, and the slug that slurped

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2024/01/25

This week the podcast is more lavatorial than usual, as we explore how privacy may have gone to sh*t on Google Maps, our guest drives hands-free on Britain's motorways (and is defamed by AI), and ransomware attacks an airplane-leasing firm.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 BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult

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47:05

Fishy Rishi, 23andMe, and the labour of love

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2024/01/18

Has the British Prime Minister been caught secretly profiting from a cryptocurrency app? Were 23andMe right to blame their users after a data breach? And Indian men have hard feelings after falling for a money-for-sex scam.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

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48:40

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

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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...

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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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