Smashing Security

Graham Cluley

Stories from the world of hacking, cybersecurity, and rogue AI.

Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity keynote speaker and industry 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 Rhysider.

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New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).

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Mar 13, 2019 · 54 min
Hijacked homes, porn passports, and ransomware regret
A $150 million mansion is hijacked online, Brits will soon have to scan their passport to watch internet porn, and are organisations right to pay up when hit by ransomware? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by technology broadcaster David McClelland. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: David McClelland. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Mimecast: Grab your FREE Cybersecurity Awareness Training Kit from Mimecast, and share it throughout your company. Give your employees the information they need to make the best cybersecurity decisions. Get your free kit at smashingsecurity.com/mimecast Support Smashing Security Links: What Is a Zillow Zestimate? — YouTube. Zillow sued over hacked listing of $150 million California mansion — Chicago Tribune. The Headington Shark, Oxford. UK Digital Economy Act 2017 — Legislation.gov.uk. AgeID | Your Access to the World of Age-Restricted Websites. CleanBrowsing DNS. — Free DNS Parental Control, DNS Filter and Web filter. Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind — YouTube. Rural Jackson County, Georgia. recovering from ransomware attack — StateScoop. Georgia county pays a whopping $400,000 to get rid of a ransomware infection — ZDNet. Confidential report: Atlanta's cyber attack could hit $17 million — Atlanta Journal-Constitution. EmojiTetra (@EmojiTetra) on Twitter. Emoji Snake Game (@EmojiSnakeGame) on Twitter. The Butterfly Effect — Podcast with Jon Ronson. So You've Been Publicly Shamed — Amazon.com. How old do I look? Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Mar 6, 2019 · 42 min
The 's' in IoT stands for security
Twerking robot assistants, an app from Saudi Arabia that lets men track women, and a gnarly skiing security snarl-up! Oh, and find out how a didgeridoo could change your life and that of your loved ones. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by technology journalist Geoff White. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Geoff White. Sponsored By: Recorded Future: For anyone who is baffled by threat intelligence, and the benefits that it can bring to your company, this is the book for you. "The Threat Intelligence Handbook" is an easy-to-read guide will help you understand why threat intelligence is an essential part of every organisation's defence against the latest cyber attacks. Download it for free at smashingsecurity.com/intelligence LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: A Jibo twerking — YouTube. Tweet by Dylan Martin about Jibo — Twitter. After Being Sold to a VC Firm, this $899 IoT Robot Will Soon Brick Itself — Motherboard. Your $350 Nike self-lacing sneakers aren't as smart as you hoped — Graham Cluley. Absher app — Wikipedia. Apple and Google Urged to Dump Saudi App That Lets Men Track Women — New York Times. Hacking ski helmet audio — Pen Test Partners. That's a nice ski speaker you've got there. Shame if it got pwned — The Register. Fleabag is back - and she's found religion — BBC News. Fleabag — BBC iPlayer. Jill Abramson: Ex-New York Times editor accused of plagiarism — BBC News. Password advice. Don't tell people to not reuse passwords. You might get a letter from this guy's solicitors... — Twitter. Moneyland: Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back — Amazon.com. Play the Didgeridoo for Sleep Apnea and Snoring Relief — YouTube. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Feb 27, 2019 · 57 min
SWATs on a plane
Why is Tampa's mayor tweeting about blowing up the airport? Are hackers trying to connect with you via LinkedIn? And has Maria succeeded in her attempt to survive February without Facebook? All this and much much more in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis. Plus, after last week's discussion about the legal battle between Mondelez and Zurich Insurance, we have a chat with security veteran Martin Overton to take a deeper look into cyberinsurance. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guests: Maria Varmazis and Martin Overton. Sponsored By: Mimecast: Grab your FREE Cybersecurity Awareness Training Kit from Mimecast, and share it throughout your company. Give your employees the information they need to make the best cybersecurity decisions. Get your free kit at smashingsecurity.com/mimecast LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Pornography, racism and threats of missile attack fill Tampa mayor's Twitter feed during hack — WTSP News. How to use the Teams feature on TweetDeck — Twitter. I Blocked Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple — Gizmodo. Half Of U.S. Employees Are Actively Searching For A New Job — Forbes. Fake Jobs: Campaigns Delivering More_eggs Backdoor via Fake Job Offers — Proofpoint. Perfect night in — A podcast by Neil Perryman. Tetris® 99 for Nintendo Switch — Nintendo. Every British swear word has been officially ranked in order of offensiveness — The Independent. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Feb 20, 2019 · 45 min
Stalking debtors, Facebook farce, and a cyber insurance snag
How would you track someone who owed you money? What was the colossal flaw Facebook left on its website for anyone to exploit and hijack accounts? And what excuse are insurance companies giving for not paying victims of the NotPetya malware millions of dollars? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Joe Carrigan of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Joe Carrigan. Sponsored By: Recorded Future: For anyone who is baffled by threat intelligence, and the benefits that it can bring to your company, this is the book for you. "The Threat Intelligence Handbook" is an easy-to-read guide will help you understand why threat intelligence is an essential part of every organisation's defence against the latest cyber attacks. Download it for free at smashingsecurity.com/intelligence LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: In first such case, Chinese police arrest hacker for selling tracking app to debt collectors — Global Times. Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal — Urban Dictionary. "I just had to download a software update for my shoes" — Thread from @GK3 on Twitter. Marty McFly Gets Power Laces — YouTube. Nike Adapt BB Self-Lacing Shoe — SneakerNews. Here's Why the Nike Adapt BB Is Worth $350 — YouTube. Facebook CSRF protection bypass which leads to Account Takeover — Samm0uda. Everything you need to know about the Petya, er, NotPetya nasty trashing PCs worldwide — The Register. The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History — Wired. A Moment of Truth for Cyber Insurance — Lawfare. Manufacturers Remain Slow to Recognize Cybersecurity Risks — New York Times. UK and US blame Russia for 'malicious' NotPetya cyber-attack — BBC News. thispersondoesnotexist.com. This website uses AI to generate faces of people who don't exist — Mashable. ESPN+ Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times - "My Computer Just Became Self Aware" — YouTube. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Feb 13, 2019 · 38 min
Love, Nests, and is 2FA destroying the world?
Is two factor authentication such a pain in the rear end that it's costing the economy millions? Do you feel safe having a Google Nest in your home? And don't get caught by a catfisher this Valentine's Day. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by B J Mendelson. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: B J Mendelson. Sponsored By: Boxcryptor: Boxcryptor encrypts your sensitive files and folders in Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and many other cloud storages. It combines the benefits of the most user friendly cloud storage services with the highest security standards worldwide. Encrypt your data right on your device before syncing it to the cloud providers of your choice. Listeners can get a 40% discount on the Boxcryptor Personal License (private use) and Boxcryptor Business (perfect for self-employed) by visiting smashingsecurity.com/boxcryptor LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Hello by Lionel Richie — YouTube. Apple being sued because two-factor authentication on an iPhone or Mac takes too much time — Apple Insider. Brodsky versus Apple, alleging that two-factor authentication is abusive to users — Class action complaint. 'Why are you looking at me? I see you watching me.' Smart devices like Nest getting hacked in digital home invasions — Chicago Tribune. 8-year-old 'scared to death' after hacked Nest security camera warns of missile attack — Bitdefender. Letter in The Times, "Alexa gets fired up" — Reddit. Diana Rigg — Wikipedia. Scam alert: £50 million lost to romance and online dating scams — Which? 17 Of The Most Insane Catfish Stories That Will Make You Cringe — Buzzfeed. How Expensive Are Catfishing Scams? See Where Your State Ranks — High Speed Internet. It's National Catfish Day, So Here Are 8 Bizarre Catfishing Stories To Remind You That Sometimes The Internet Is A Blackhole Of Awful — Bustle. How Long to Read — HowLongToReadThis.com. How Long to Read The Joy of Sex: The Ultimate Revised Edition — HowLongToReadThis.com. Music telling someone to get off the stage at the Grammy Awards — YouTube. B J Mendelson's "A Christmas Carol" The Sopranos — HBO. Soul Mates — What If? Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Smashing Security on Reddit. Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Feb 6, 2019 · 50 min
Darknet Diaries, death, and beauty apps
Jack Rhysider from the "Darknet Diaries" podcast joins us to chat about his interview with the elusive Hacker Giraffe, how a death is preventing cryptocurrency investors from reaching their money, and how 'beauty camera' apps are redirecting users to phishing websites and stealing their selfies. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Jack Rhysider of the "Darknet Diaries" podcast. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Jack Rhysider. Sponsored By: Recorded Future: For anyone who is baffled by threat intelligence, and the benefits that it can bring to your company, this is the book for you. "The Threat Intelligence Handbook" is an easy-to-read guide will help you understand why threat intelligence is an essential part of every organisation's defence against the latest cyber attacks. Download it for free at smashingsecurity.com/intelligence LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: This hypnotist helps people recover lost bitcoin passwords — CNBC. Good News! You Are a Bitcoin Millionaire. Bad News! You Forgot Your Password — Wall Street Journal. Quadriga CX announces the death of their CEO Gerald Cotten — Facebook. Set Up and Manage Emergency Access — LastPass. What is the Emergency feature and how to use it? — Dashlane. Inactive Account Manager — Google. Banks Hate Crypto In Canada: QuadrigaCX Exchange Sees $28M Frozen — NewsBTC. QuadrigaCX Owes Customers $190 Million, Court Filing Shows — Coindesk. John Darwin ("Canoe man") disappearance case — Wikipedia. Is it ever acceptable for a journalist to hack into somebody else’s email? — Naked Security. Hacker Giraffe — Darknet Diaries podcast. The PewDiePie Hackers: Could hacking printers ruin your life? — BBC News. Smashing Security on Hacker Giraffe's printer hacking exploits. Behind the apps: Why we want to look different online — BBC News. Various Google Play 'Beauty Camera' Apps Send Users Pornographic Content, Redirect Them to Phishing Websites and Collect Their Pictures — Trend Micro. Mr. Puzzle — YouTube. Dawn of the Code War: America's Battle Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat — Amazon. Everything That Will Kill You... From A to Z — YouTube. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 30, 2019 · 45 min
FaceTime, Facebook, faceplant
A FaceTime bug allows callers to see and hear you before you answer the phone, Facebook's Nick Clegg tries to convince us the social network is changing its ways, and IoT hacking is big in Japan. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by John Hawes from AMTSO. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: John Hawes. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Boxcryptor: Boxcryptor encrypts your sensitive files and folders in Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and many other cloud storages. It combines the benefits of the most user friendly cloud storage services with the highest security standards worldwide. Encrypt your data right on your device before syncing it to the cloud providers of your choice. Listeners can get a 40% discount on the Boxcryptor Personal License (private use) and Boxcryptor Business (perfect for self-employed) by visiting smashingsecurity.com/boxcryptor Support Smashing Security Links: Smashing Security on Reddit. Apple has a huge privacy ad at CES 2019 — CNBC. Apple races to fix FaceTime bug that lets you spy on someone *before* they pick up your call — Graham Cluley. Tweet about teen who found FaceTime issue — Tweet from MGT7. iPhone Facetime Hack (EMBARRASSING!) Caught Slippin — YouTube (NSFW). A discussion with Nick Clegg — Facebook Brussels. Facebook pledges to do more on self-harm — BBC News. World Happiness Report — Wikipedia. 2020 Olympics: Japanese chains scrap porn magazines — BBC News. Japan’s Cybersecurity Strategy (PDF). Govt. to access home devices in security survey — NHK. Japan plans to hack into millions of its citizens’ connected devices — MIT Technology Review. Alphaville - Big In Japan (Official Music Video) — YouTube. Teletext — YouTube. Teletext generator — Teletext the World. The teletext versions of Graham, Carole, and John Hawes — Twitter. Cosmic Eye — YouTube. ChronoZoom. Putting Time In Perspective — Wait But Why. Cows: Small Or Far Away? | Father Ted — YouTube. Jonathan Pie's American Pie — BBC Three. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 23, 2019 · 43 min
Payroll scams, gold coin heists, web giants spanked
Business email compromise evolves to target your company's payroll, how the world's largest gold coin was stolen from a Berlin museum, and are internet giants feeling the heat yet over data security? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by people hacker Jenny Radcliffe. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Jenny Radcliffe. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Recorded Future: For anyone who is baffled by threat intelligence, and the benefits that it can bring to your company, this is the book for you. "The Threat Intelligence Handbook" is an easy-to-read guide will help you understand why threat intelligence is an essential part of every organisation's defence against the latest cyber attacks. Download it for free at smashingsecurity.com/intelligence Support Smashing Security Links: Smashing Security on Reddit Business Email Compromise Scams Have Netted $12.5 Billion, Says FBI — Bitdefender. The 2 Investigators: Theft By 'Business Email Compromise' — YouTube. The Secret of My Success Soundtrack - "Oh yeah" by Yello — YouTube. How one company lost $44 million through an email scam — Tripwire. BEC Gangs Focus on Executives for Payroll Diversion Scams — Agari. Daring robbery: Rare gold coin worth millions stolen from Berlin’s Bode Museum — YouTube. Trial begins for 4 accused in gold coin heist — CBC. Four men go on trial for giant gold coin heist from Berlin museum — The Guardian. The CNIL’s restricted committee imposes a financial penalty of 50 Million euros against Google — CNIL. Portuguese hospital appeals GDPR fine — IT Governance blog. German chat site faces fine under GDPR after data breach — We Live Security. First GDPR fine issued by Austrian data protection regulator — Freshfields Digital. F.T.C. Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines — The New York TImes. The Office Quest Game. Office Quest - Nintendo Switch Official Trailer — YouTube. Radioactive wild boars rampaging around Fukushima nuclear site — The Independent. Maniac — Netflix. Waking Up Podcast #145 - The Information War — Sam Harris. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 16, 2019 · 40 min
When rivals hack, and "extreme" baby monitors
Why a business spat resulted in Liberia falling off the internet, how the US Government shutdown is impacting website security, and the perplexing world of extreme IoT devices. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Zoë Rose. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Zoë Rose. Sponsored By: Boxcryptor: Boxcryptor encrypts your sensitive files and folders in Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and many other cloud storages. It combines the benefits of the most user friendly cloud storage services with the highest security standards worldwide. Encrypt your data right on your device before syncing it to the cloud providers of your choice. Listeners can get a 40% discount on the Boxcryptor Personal License (private use) and Boxcryptor Business (perfect for self-employed) by visiting smashingsecurity.com/boxcryptor LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Mirai Botnet DDoS (Sky News) — YouTube. Massive Cyber Attack Knocks Out Access To Websites (CNBC) — YouTube. Download the Mirai source code, and you can run your own IoT botnet — Graham Cluley. The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced — Tripwire State of Security. Danny Kaye — Wikipedia. "Wonderful Copenhagen" — Danny Kaye from the movie "Hans Christian Andersen". International hacker-for-hire jailed for cyber attacks on Liberian telecommunications provider — National Crime Agency. Courts Hand Down Hard Jail Time for DDoS — Krebs on Security. Liberian ISP sues rival for hiring hacker to attack its network — ZDNet. .gov security falters during U.S. shutdown — Netcraft. TLS Certificates for Many .gov Domains Not Renewed Due to Government Shutdown — Security Week. Owlet. Snuza. These ‘extreme baby monitors’ claim to track your child’s breathing, heartbeat and every movement — MarketWatch. Fisher-Price’s wearable baby monitor is an unreliable rash machine — Engadget. Threema - Seriously secure messaging. Africa by Toto to play 'for all eternity' in Namib desert — YouTube. Africa by Toto to play on eternal loop 'down in Africa' — BBC News. "The Brain: The Story of You" by David Eagleman — Amazon. "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure" by Greg Lukianoff — Amazon. How Trigger Warnings Are Hurting Mental Health on Campus — The Atlantic. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 9, 2019 · 51 min
What? You can get paid to leave Facebook?
Twitter and the not-so-ethical hacking of celebrity accounts, study discovers how you can pay someone to quit Facebook for a year, and the millions of dollars you can make from uncovering software vulnerabilities. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Maria Varmazis. Sponsored By: Recorded Future: For anyone who is baffled by threat intelligence, and the benefits that it can bring to your company, this is the book for you. "The Threat Intelligence Handbook" is an easy-to-read guide will help you understand why threat intelligence is an essential part of every organisation's defence against the latest cyber attacks. Download it for free at smashingsecurity.com/intelligence LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Dad pays girl $200 to give up Facebook — YouTube. How much is social media worth? Estimating the value of Facebook by paying users to stop using it — PLOS. Being paid to quit Facebook — Graham Cluley. This account has been hijacked (temporarily)! — Insinia. Security firm hijacks high-profile Twitter accounts — BBC News. 'Serious' Twitter flaw allows hackers to post on other people's accounts — Computer Weekly. Twitter is Broken — The AntiSocial Engineer. About Twitter's SMS PIN feature — Twitter. How to Tweet via text message — Twitter. Earn $2,000,000 by remotely jailbreaking an iPhone — Graham Cluley. Zerodium Offers $2 Million for iOS Hacks, $1 Million for Chat App Exploits — Security Week. Life as a bug bounty hunter: a struggle every day, just to get paid — MIT Technology Review. Yahoo changes bug bounty policy following 't-shirt gate' — ZDNet. Equifax Was Warned — Motherboard. Remove Background from Image - remove.bg. 'Tidying Up With Marie Kondo' Is a Quiet Delight — The Atlantic. Tidying Up with Marie Kondo | Official Trailer — YouTube. Bear Brook podcast. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dec 19, 2018 · 46 min
Grinches target Amazon and Reddit, stealing Christmas from the poor
Join us for our special Christmas episode as we tell tales of printer hacking, website defacement, Grinches, and how Google is snooping on your private YouTube videos. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Dave Bittner from The Cyberwire. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Dave Bittner. Sponsored By: Smashing Security: We're sponsoring ourselves this week! Get in touch at studio@smashingsecurity.com if you're interested in partnering with us for a future episode of the show. Support Smashing Security Links: PewDiePie printer hackers strike again — BBC News. ASCII art attack — Smashing Security episode 007. TheHackerGiraffe — Patreon. Buying PewDiePie a $1M Billboard in Times Square! — YouTube. I Bought Every Billboard In My City For This — YouTube. PewDiePie Billboards in INDIA | T-Series vs PewDiePie — YouTube. WSJ website defaced by PewDiePie fan in ongoing YouTube subscribers battle — ZDNet. Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Posts — Wall Street Journal. TheHackerGiraffe comments on WSJ defacement — Twitter. Cockwomble definition — Urban Dictionary. The Wombles Season 1 — YouTube. YouTube is reading text in users’ videos — Naked Security. Google is Scanning for (and Crawling) URLs in Your Private YouTube Videos — Austin Burk. Santa's Little Helpers — Reddit. Posts about Christmas Grinches — Reddit. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch — Flearoy. Paul McCartney at O2 Arena, London — YouTube. Ronnie Wood praised by fans as he catches TUBE home after joining Paul McCartney on stage — Daily Mail. Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke — YouTube. Wild Thing podcast. Analysis, The Replication Crisis — BBC Radio Four. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dec 12, 2018 · 48 min
Hoaxes, Huawei and chatbots - with Mikko Hyppönen
The curious case of George Duke-Cohan, Huawei's CFO finds herself in hot water, and the crazy world of mobile phone mental health apps. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guests Mikko Hyppönen from F-Secure and technology journalist Geoff White. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Mikko Hyppönen. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Three years in jail for teenager who spammed out school bomb threats, and made hoax call about hijacked plane — Graham Cluley. Schools bomb hoaxes: Bodycam shows George Duke-Cohan arrest — BBC News. Bomb Threat Hoaxer, DDos Boss Gets 3 Years — Krebs on Security. Estonian DDoS revenge worm crafter jailed — The Register. Canada could be at risk of ‘nasty’ retaliation from China — Vancouver Star. Bad news for scammers. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has been released on bail — Graham Cluley. Child advice chatbots fail to spot sexual abuse — BBC News. Alibaba already has a voice assistant way better than Google’s — MIT Technology Review. Making a Murderer — Netflix. Making a Murderer lawyer Kathleen Zellner is true crime's new star — BBC News. Rebutting a Murderer podcast — Spreaker. DOOM (Shareware Episode) — Internet Archive. Doom (1993 video game) — Wikipedia. Points of Egress — Love + Radio. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dec 5, 2018 · 44 min
Sextorting the US army, and a Touch ID scam
Fitness apps exploit TouchID through a sneaky user interface trick, tech giants claim to have a plan to banish passwords, and you won't believe who was behind a sextortion scam that targeted over 400 members of the US military. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by ferret-loving ethical hacker Zoë Rose. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Zoë Rose. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Military criminal investigative organizations crack down on sextortion ring targeting service members — NCIS. Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead — WeLIveSecurity. Mastercard, Microsoft to Advance Digital Identity Innovations — Mastercard press release. China's Surveillance State Should Scare Everyone — The Atlantic. Mastercard and Microsoft to jointly develop universal digital ID technology — IT Pro. A Victorian point and click adventure game — Bertram Fiddle. Bertram Fiddle: A Bleaker Predicklement Trailer — YouTube. Oura Ring sleep and activity tracker. Learn how Oura ring works. Marriott warns of hack. 500 million Starwood hotel guests' personal data could be exposed — Graham Cluley. Marriott breach: What to do when hackers steal your passport number — CNet. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 28, 2018 · 1 hr
Google Maps, Fed phishing, and Grinch bots
How are scammers stealing your money through Google Maps? Why did the FBI create a fake FedEx website? And how are US senators hoping to stop Grinch bots ruining Christmas? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis. And don't miss our special bonus interview about passwords with Rachael Stockton of LastPass, sponsors of this week's show. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guests: Maria Varmazis and Rachael Stockton. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: A new bank scam using Google Maps loophole — The Hindu. Google’s sorry that this crudely offensive image of the Apple logo turned up in Maps — The Washington Post. ‘Edwards Snow Den’ infiltrates the White House on Google Maps — The Washington Post. The FBI Created a Fake FedEx Website to Unmask a Cybercriminal — Motherboard. what3words | Addressing the world. When the FBI rather than the fraudsters make a fake FedEx website — Graham Cluley. Fingerlings — YouTube. Lawmakers introduce bill to stop bots from ruining holiday shopping — CNET. The Internet Arcade. Alley Cat — The Internet Arcade. On November 26th, a mole will land on Mars — The Oatmeal. Why did Apple remove the iPhone headphone jack? — Fast Company. A simple, cheap and very reliable solution for phones without headphone jack — Reddit. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 21, 2018 · 44 min
Facebook, Nietzsche, Tesla, and Nicole
Tesla takes customer service a step too far, is it a romantic gesture or stalking when you email 246 women called Nicole, and Carole finds herself in a Facebook dilemma. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Jessica Barker. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Jessica Barker. Sponsored By: Smashing Security: We're sponsoring ourselves this week! Get in touch at studio@smashingsecurity.com if you're interested in partnering with us for a future episode of the show. Support Smashing Security Links: How I Went From Tesla Delivery Hell To Tesla Giving Me Control Of Their Site Forums With Over 1.5 Million Tesla Account Contacts — DansDeals.com. Customer Complains About Tesla Forums, Tesla Accidentally Gives Him Control Over Them — Motherboard. A Guy Emailed 246 Nicoles Trying To Find The One He Met At A Bar And Now They're All Friends — Buzzfeed News. Facebook exodus: 44 percent of American users ages 18-29 have deleted app — CNBC. How Facebook employees reacted to NYT report on leadership, scandals — Business Insider. Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis — New York Times. Facebook’s top execs ‘make tobacco executives look like Mister Rogers’ — Recode. Facebook Morale, Hurt by Share Drop, Suffers Another Hit — Bloomberg. “I Hope It Cracks Who She Is Wide Open”: Inside Silicon Valley, Many Have Long Known Sheryl Sandberg Isn’t a Saint — Vanity Fair. Now eight parliaments are demanding Zuckerberg answers for Facebook scandals — TechCrunch. The Beatles - Glass Onion (2018 Mix) — YouTube. The Beatles (White Album) 50th Anniversary Edition — The Beatles. American Animals. Krissy Brierre-Davis (@krissys_kitchen) — Twitter. iPhone hack: Thousands of people just discovered the 'life-changing' space bar trick — The Independent. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 14, 2018 · 54 min
The world's most evil phishing test, and cyborgs in the workplace
Does your employer want to turn you into a cyborg? Was this phishing test devised by an evil genius? And how did a cinema chain get scammed out of millions, time and time again...? Oh, and the subject of erasable pens comes up again. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Scott Helme. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Scott Helme. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Cinema Chain Sees Bad Movie Script Play Out As It Loses Millions In Email Scam — Martijn Grooten writes on Forbes. Internet con men ripped off Pathe NL for €19m in sophisticated fraud — DutchNews.nl. Court documents describing the scam — It's in Dutch. Don't ask us to translate it. Tweet from InfoSecSherpa describing diabolical phishing test. BBC Click on Twitter: "Could you be paying for things using just your hand?" — Scott Helme is filmed getting an implant. The future prospects of embedded microchips in humans as unique identifiers: the risks versus the rewards (PDF) — University of Wollongong, Australia. Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips — The Guardian. I, Tonya trailer — YouTube. Rocketbook. Introducing Rocketbook Everlast — YouTube. Bohemian Rhapsody Performed in 42 Styles — YouTube. Open Culture. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 7, 2018 · 52 min
An Instagram nightmare, crazy iPhone deaths, and election hack claims
One travel blogger finds you don't have to be Kylie Jenner to be targeted by an Instagram hacker. When 40 iPhones at a hospital mysteriously die, what could be the explanation? And, surprise surprise, political parties in the USA are throwing around hacking accusations. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Naked Security's Mark Stockley. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Mark Stockley. Sponsored By: MetaCompliance: People are the key to minimizing your Cyber Security risk posture. MetaCompliance makes this easier by providing a single platform for Phishing, Cybersecurity training, Policy, Privacy and Incident management. Go to smashingsecurity.com/metacompliance Promo Code: SMASHING LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Kylie Jenner — Instagram. Hacker, angry over unpaid $200, deletes Abu Dhabi-based travel blogger's account — Gulf News. Of Travels & Tales — Delaine Maria D’Costa's blog. Delaine Maria D’Costa's Instagram account IG hacked! — Delaine Maria D’Costa posts an Instagram story about how she was hacked. Instagram finally supports third-party authentication apps for greater account security — Graham Cluley. Spooky miasmic gas bricks hospital iPhones (mwah ha ha ha) — Naked Security. MRI disabled every iOS device in facility — Reddit. Voting Machine Manual Instructed Election Officials to Use Weak Passwords — Motherboard. After failed hacking attempt SoS launches investigation into Georgia Democratic party — Press release on Secretary of State's website (which, by the way, doesn't use HTTPS). Mid-term elections 2018: Race rows mire campaign home stretch — BBC News. The Cybersecurity 202: Brian Kemp's hacking allegations highlight the challenges of preserving voter confidence — The Washington Post. Georgia governor’s race roiled by election security charges — Associated Press. Elections security: Federal help or power grab? — Politico (2016). Georgia Officials Quietly Patched Security Holes They Said Didn't Exist — ProPublica. The Erasable Pen - Pilot Frixion - Gear for Back to School — YouTube. FriXion Family by Pilot Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari — We're not listing the Pick of the Week Mark eventually chose as it's too rude. Isle of Dogs movie Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 31, 2018 · 47 min
Ethical dilemmas, Girl Scouts, and porn-loving US officials
Who deserves to die in a driverless car crash? Who has been sniffing around the Girl Scouts' email account? And just how long would it take for a geologist to visit 9,000 adult web pages? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by journalist and "Friends" fan Dan Raywood. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Dan Raywood. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Self-Driving Cars: The Ethical Dilemma — YouTube. Moral Machine — A platform for gathering a human perspective on moral decisions made by machine intelligence, such as self-driving cars. Moral Machine - Human Perspectives on Machine Ethics — YouTube. Girl Scouts' personal information affected by recent data breach — ABC30. Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach — Infosecurity Magazine. Where does Girl Scout cookie money go? — SAS Learning Post. "You're a Big Scrud" — YouTube. USGS IT Security vulnerabilities (PDF) — Office of Inspector General management advisory. Porn-Watching Employee Infected Government Networks With Russian Malware, IG Says — NextGov. 100 Feds Found to Be Frequent Workplace Porn-Watchers — Government Executive. Ten Years Ago — See what the internet was doing... The Wayback Machine Dead Rock Stars podcast Free Rice World Food Programme Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 24, 2018 · 50 min
Rule 34, Twitter scams, and Facebook fails
A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Special Guest: Maria Varmazis. Sponsored By: MetaCompliance: People are the key to minimizing your Cyber Security risk posture. MetaCompliance makes this easier by providing a single platform for Phishing, Cybersecurity training, Policy, Privacy and Incident management. Go to smashingsecurity.com/metacompliance Promo Code: SMASHING LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Support Smashing Security Links: Robber contacts victim on Facebook to apologize, Reading police say — Reading Eagle Maria Varmazis spots a promoted, verified scam tweet — Twitter Why is Elon Musk promoting this Bitcoin scam? (He’s not) — Naked Security Twitter thought Elon Musk's bizarre tweets were evidence he'd been hacked — Graham Cluley Hack on 8 adult websites exposes oodles of intimate user data — Ars Technica Wife Lovers website snapshot — Wayback Machine Friends Reunited — Wikipedia The Beano — Wikipedia Former CIA Chief Explains How Spies Use Disguises — YouTube What Makes ‘The Good Place’ So Good? — The New York Times The Good Place Season 1 Trailer — YouTube Trolley problem — Wikipedia IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You — Wired IRL Glasses - Glasses that Block Screens by Ivan Cash — Kickstarter Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 17, 2018 · 52 min
IoT failures, and Donald Trump dating disaster
Yes, Smashing Security has reached its 100th episode! Despite our celebratory mood, we don't forget to take a look at the security stories of the last week - including an alarming IoT failure and a dating app disaster for Donald Trump devotees. All this and much more is discussed in this very special 100th edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Sponsored By: LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps. But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users. Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses. Boxcryptor: Boxcryptor encrypts your sensitive files and folders in Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and many other cloud storages. It combines the benefits of the most user friendly cloud storage services with the highest security standards worldwide. Encrypt your data right on your device before syncing it to the cloud providers of your choice. Listeners can get a 40% discount on the Boxcryptor Personal License (private use) and Boxcryptor Business (perfect for self-employed) by visiting smashingsecurity.com/boxcryptor Support Smashing Security Links: The very first episode of Smashing Security: "One cup, two hotel guests" — Sorry about the poor audio quality. Turns out we got better... Yale UK announces some "unplanned network maintenance" — Twitter Yale UK's network maintenance isn't going well — Twitter Cllr Steve Wortley is not very happy with Yale UK — Twitter Beth is not impressed with Yale UK either — Twitter Kirstie Pendry doesn't fancy waking her entire street at 5am — Twitter Yale Smart Home Borkage: Server Issues Cause Alarm App Fail — Computer Business Review Yale Weds: Just some system maintenance, nothing to worry about. Yale Thurs: Nobody's smart alarm app works — The Register Hundreds of 'smart' locks bricked by flubbed remote update — Graham Cluley Hotel guests locked in their rooms by ransomware? It doesn't make sense — Graham Cluley 71% of Tinder users say political differences are a deal breaker — MSNBC New Dating App for Trump Supporters Seeks to ‘Make America Date Again’ — Newsweek The ‘Donald Daters’ Trump Dating App Exposed Its Users’ Data — Motherboard Donald Daters, a dating app for Trump supporters, leaked its users’ data — Techcrunch How I “found” the database of the Donald Daters App Robert Baptiste's video of Donald Daters vulnerability — Twitter Blue Peter — Wikipedia Tony Walsh's beautiful tribute to Blue Peter will give you goosebumps — CBBC on Twitter Janet Ellis — Wikipedia Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Wikipedia Tony Walsh's performance of 'This Is The Place' at the Manchester attack vigil — YouTube A Scary Time by Lynzy Lab — YouTube Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy