No Fly lists, cell phones, and the end of ransomware riches?

Smashing Security

What are prisoners getting up to with mobile phones? Why might ransomware no longer be generating as much revenue for cybercriminals? And how on earth did an airline leave the US government's "No Fly" list accessible for anyone in the world to download?

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.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

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Episode links:

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Erotic Romance - Amazon.
• The Many Ingenious Ways People in Prison Use (Forbidden) Cell Phone - The Marshall Project.
• How Did They Run an Elaborate “Sextortion” Scam From Prison? Cellphones - The Marshall Project.
• Alarm Over Death Row Cell Phone Threats - CBS News.
• How to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps - Maia arson crimew.
• U.S. airline accidentally exposes ‘No Fly List’ on unsecured server - Daily Dot.
• Cyber-crime gangs' earnings slide as victims refuse to pay - BBC.
• Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay - ChainAnalysis.
• Leaked Ransomware Docs Show Conti Helping Putin From the Shadows - Wired.
• Luxe Listings Sydney trailer - YouTube.
• Luxe Listing Sydney - Wikipedia.
• Matt Shearer WBZ - Twitter.
• Hot Skull - Netflix.
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