Smashing Security

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Latest Episodes

For research purposes only
December 13, 2023

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 o

Nuclear cybersecurity, Marketplace scams, and face up to porn
December 06, 2023

Hacking fears are raised at Western Europe's most hazardous building, why porn sites might soon be scanning your face, and our guest narrowly avoids a Facebook Marketplace scammer.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smas

Think before you shrink! And our guest is faked
November 29, 2023

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 lates

Ransomware gang reports its own crime, and what happened at OpenAI?
November 22, 2023

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

Hacking for chimp change, and AI chatbot birthday
November 15, 2023

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 veter

Trolls, military data, and the hitman and her
November 08, 2023

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

How hackers are breaching Booking.com, and the untrustworthy reviews
November 01, 2023

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 a

Cyber sloppiness, and why does Google really want to hide your IP address?
October 25, 2023

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 mo

What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI
October 18, 2023

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 c

Four-legged girlfriends, LoveGPT, and a military intelligence failure
October 11, 2023

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 Theriau