A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... 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 Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on ...
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I invite my guest to imagine sending their worst enemy to a desert island, accompanied only by the worst records ever made and a totally useless item.
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Who needs a laptop to hack when you have a Firestick?
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Arion Kurtaj, a teenager from the UK, amassed a fortune through audacious cybercrimes. From stealing Grand Theft Auto 6 secrets to erasing Brazil's COVID vaccination data, his exploits were legendary. But his hacking spree took a bizarre turn when he was placed under police protection... in a Travelodge outside Oxford. Plus Bengal cat lovers in Aus…
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Pasta spies and private eyes, and are you applying for a ghost job?
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Mamma Mia! A major hacking scandal in Italy has expanded to include alleged involvement from Israel and the Vatican, and just why are companies advertising jobs that don't exist? 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…
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The secret Strava service, deepfakes, and crocodiles
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In this week's episode your hosts practice standing on one leg, Carole gives Graham a deepfake quiz, and we investigate how Strava may be exposing the movements of world leaders. 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…
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When security firms get hacked, and your new North Korean remote worker
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The SolarWinds have returned to haunt four cybersecurity companies who tried to hide their breaches and ended up with their trousers around their ankles, and North Korea succeeds in getting one of its IT workers hired... but what's their plan? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cyber…
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WordPress vs WP Engine, and the Internet Archive is down
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WordPress's emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of websites hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive, a digital library preserving our online history, is under siege from hackers. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast …
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Vacuum cleaner voyeur, and pepperoni pact blocks payout
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Join us as we delve into the world of unexpected security breaches and legal loopholes, where your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you, and ordering a pizza could cost you your right to sue. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. W…
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Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag
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From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky's US customers are wondering - what on earth is UltraAV? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley …
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The $230 million crypto handbag heist, and misinformation on social media
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Two men are accused of stealing almost a quarter of a billion dollars from one person's cryptocurrency wallet, but why on earth would they be handing out handbags to strangers? And social media comes under the spotlight once more, as we ask if you are delving into misinformation in your most private moments... All this and more is discussed in the …
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TFL security derailed, and is Trump the king of crypto?
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Transport for London (TfL) suffers a cybersecurity incident and tells its 30,000 staff they will all have to their identities verified... in-person. Who might have been behind the attack and why? Meanwhile, Donald Trump's curious relationship with cryptocurrency is explored. All this and Demi Moore is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashin…
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A room with a view, AI music shenanigans, and a cocaine bear
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It's a case of algorithm and blues as we look into an AI music scam, Ukraine believes it has caught a spy high in the sky, and a cocaine-fuelled bear goes on the rampage. 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 con…
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The Godfather club, and AirTags to the rescue
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There's a whole new dating scam that could mean you end up out of pocket (or beaten up) after a first date with a glamorous admirer, and a woman in Los Alamos uses an Air Tag to entrap a thief. Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Maya Levine of Sysdig. All this, and a very bad Cockney accent, in the latest edition of the "Smashing Securit…
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Smashing Security presents The AI Fix: An AI cookery dumpster fire, the ARC prize, and a creepy new AI friend
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While "Smashing Security" is on its summer holiday, here's a chance to listen to an episode of its sister show - "The AI Fix". In episode ten of The AI Fix, Graham attempts to say "quinoa", Mark draws a line in the amper-sand, ChatGPT becomes an expert in solar panels and bomb disposal, and our hosts watch a terrifying trailer for a creepy new AI f…
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In episode nine of "The AI Fix", our hosts learn about the world's most dangerous vending machine, a cartoonist who hypnotises himself with AI, and OpenAI's plans to eat Google's lunch... Graham tells Mark about a pig-farming professor, and Mark tests Graham's tolerance with OpenAI's terrifying roadmap to Artificial General Intelligence. Episode li…
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CrowdStrike, Dark Wire, and the Paris Olympics
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Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app! All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole …
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Trump assassination conspiracies, Squarespace account hijacks, and the butt stops here
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Social media fuels conspiracies galore after Donald Trump is shot at a rally, cryptocurrency websites are hijacked after a screw-up at Squarespace, and our guest takes a close look at bottoms on Instagram. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Ca…
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Teachers TikTok targeted, and fraud in the doctors’ waiting room
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Execs at a health tech startup are sentenced to jail after a massive ad fraud, and a school is shaken after teachers are targeted via TikTok. 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 Jason Meller o…
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Private nights, evil twins, and crypto home invasions
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Apps can let you spy on strangers in bars, a gang of cryptocurrency thieves turns to kidnap and assault, and have you joined the mile-high evil twin club? 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 o…
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