Smashing Security
Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault
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286: Hackers doxxed, Pornhub probs, and Co-op security measures
Smashing Security
08/03/22 • 53 min
Pornhub has a problem, the UK's Co-op supermarket is accused of big brother tactics, and we take a look at a security researcher's attempt to reveal the true identify of hackers.
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.
Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/286 to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.
Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Follow us 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:
- Gigamon: Gigamon's latest report into the state of ransomware reveals how insider threats are evolving, what impact cyber insurance and the ‘blame culture’ are having on the cybersecurity industry, and why deep observability is the new frontier for tackling the ransomware crisis. Download it at gigamon.com/smashing
- Bitwarden: A password manager is an important tool for generating and saving secure credentials for every online account. Bitwarden makes it easy to stay secure and for businesses to share logins with team members and departments. Open source with published 3rd party security audits, Bitwarden is transparent and secure, utilizing end-to-end and zero knowledge encryption with source code that can be scrutinized by all. Learn how Bitwarden can help you do business faster and more securely at bitwarden.com/smashing and start a free business plan trial today.
Links:
- On security researcher's newsletter, exposing cybercriminals behind ransomware — CyberScoop.
- ‘Imma Make U Dig Ur Own Grave’: He Doxes Ransomware Hackers and Gets Death Threats in Return — Vice.
- Intrusion Truth - Five Years of Naming and Shaming China’s Spies — Kim Zetter.
- Who Is 'Intrusion Truth,' Group Exposing Alleged Chinese Hackers? — Daily Dot.
- The Leopards Eating People's Faces Party meme — Know Your Meme.
- Tweet by Bill Ackman.
- Judge Refuses Visa’s Request to Escape Pornhub-Related Lawsuit — The New York Times.
- How to Prevent and Handle Robberies and Theft in Retail — Vend Retail Blog.
2 Listeners
10/12/23 • 48 min
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 Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown's Thom Langford.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- Former Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense Information to People’s Republic of China - US Department of Justice.
- ‘Dream’ AI Girlfriend Randomly Turns Into Nude Jennifer Lopez, Has Four Legs - 404 Media.
- LoveGPT: How “single ladies” looking for your data upped their game with ChatGPT - Avast Threat Labs.
- 5 Signs Your Tinder Match Is a Scam Bot - LifeWire.
- Support Alie Hothersall’s fundraising for Mind - JustGiving.
- “The Last Action Heroes” by Nick de Semlyen - Pan Macmillan.
- Life Kit - NPR.
- Tom Hanks has made a complaint - Twitter.
- Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
Sponsored by:
- Kolide – Kolide ensures that if your device isn’t secure it can’t access your cloud apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today!
- Devo – Register now to join Devo and other cybersecurity industry professionals on October 18 for sessions and panels focused on de-stressing, SOC career development, and more!
- Moonlock — cybersecurity wing of MacPaw. Developers of the antimalware tech in CleanMyMac X — Moonlock Engine.
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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.
Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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003: Alexa! Get me an axe!
Smashing Security
01/12/17 • 26 min
Donald Trump and that secret dossier, MongoDB databases under attack, Microsoft employees suffering from PTSD and Alexa buying doll houses.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
Recorded live: Thursday 12 January, 2017
Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwpXbrEtgNg.
SHOW NOTES
- Donald Trump finally believes Russia hacked the DNC
- 27,000 MongoDB servers have their data wiped, receive ransom demand for its safe return
- Advice on how to secure MongoDB
- Microsoft Anti-Porn Workers Sue Over PTSD
- TV News anchor says 'Alexa, buy me a dollhouse' with predictable results...
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.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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001: One cup, two hotel guests
Smashing Security
12/22/16 • 27 min
We discuss the pains of providing tech support to family and friends, when writing down your passwords is actually a good idea, and muse on cloud backup services. Cool gadgetry, smart basketballs, below-par hotel services and, of course, Christmas being "..in TWO days".
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
Recorded live, December 22 2016. Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDfVI_EJWW0
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.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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Mark’s metaverse for minors, and getting down to business
Smashing Security
06/22/23 • 37 min
There's some funny business going on on Google, and Zuckerberg's $14 billion bet on the metaverse is beginning to look a little childish...
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:
- Google sues alleged scammer over fake business and review scheme - The Verge.
- Meta to Lower Age for Users of Virtual Reality Headset to 10 From 13 - New York Times.
- Introducing New Parent-Managed Meta Accounts for Families - Meta Blog.
- Keep Connected - ages 10–14 - Keep Connected.
- The Metaverse Police: A VR content moderator shares his insights - Mixed News.
- “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist” - Netflix.
- Tommy Siegel - Some candy hearts comics I drew, a thread - Twitter.
- Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
Sponsored by:
- Bitwarden – Password security you can trust. Bitwarden is an open source password manager trusted by millions of individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide for secure password storage and sharing.
- Kolide – Kolide ensures that if your device isn’t secure it can’t access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust for Okta. Watch a demo today!
- Drata – With over 14 frameworks including SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001, Drata gets you audit-ready for crucial security standards needed to scale your business. As a listener to Smashing Security you can save 10% off Drata and have implementation fees waived.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.
Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!
FOLLOW US:
Follow us on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and visit our website for more episodes.
THANKS:
Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.
Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
1 Listener
Royal family attacked, keyless car theft, and a deepfake Tom Hanks
Smashing Security
10/05/23 • 68 min
Is a deepfake Tom Hanks better than the real thing? Who has been attacking the British Royal Family's website, and why? And how can you protect your vehicle from the spate of keyless car thefts?
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 Maria Varmazis.
Plus don't miss our featured interview with Devo CISO Kayla Williams.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- The disturbing uncanny valley of Robert Zemeckis film 'Polar Express' - Far Out magazine.
- Tom Hanks warns of deepfake video promoting dental plan - Instagram.
- Fuming Tom Hanks says he had nothing to do with that AI dental ad clone of him - The Register.
- Tom Hanks warns dental plan ad image is AI fake - BBC News.
- Robin Williams’ Daughter Zelda Criticizes Use of AI to Re-create His Voice: “I Find It Personally Disturbing” - Hollywood Reporter.
- Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face - BBC News.
- Deepfake Bruce Willis in Russian telecoms advert - YouTube.
- Could you get "carhacked"? The growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts and how to protect yourself - CBS News.
- Keyless car theft: What is a relay attack, how can you prevent it, and will your car insurance cover it? - Leasing.com.
- Testing Phone-Sized Faraday Bags - Matt Blaze.
- Famous DDoS attacks - Cloudflare.
- The sinister Russian hackers who've claimed responsibility for crashing Buckingham Palace website - Daily Mail.
- King Charles rebukes Russia's 'horrifying' invasion of Ukraine in unprecedented speech - Express.
- Visually, how much paper would a GB and a TB of data fill in terms of physical size? - Quora.
- “The shop around the corner” - Wikipedia.
- Evan Designs.
- “Eight Detectives” by Alex Pavesi - Penguin Books.
- Review of “Eight Detectives” - The Guardian.
- Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
Sponsored by:
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Encrypted notes, and a deadly case of AirTag spying
Smashing Security
06/15/22 • 36 min
How did a saxophonist sneak sensitive information in and out of the Soviet Union? How might an Apple AirTag have led to murder? And isn't the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain doing just great?
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/279 to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.
Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Follow us 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:
- Kolide: Kolide is a SaaS app that sends employees important, timely, and relevant security recommendations concerning their Mac, Windows, and Linux devices, right inside Slack.
- Kolide is perfect for organizations that want to move beyond a traditional lock-down model and move to one where employees are educated about security and device management while fixing nuanced problems. We call this approach Honest Security.
- You can try Kolide on an unlimited number of devices with all its features for free and without a credit card for 14 days.
- Bitwarden: A password manager is an important tool for generating and saving secure credentials for every online account. Bitwarden makes it easy to stay secure and for businesses to share logins with team members and departments. Open source with published 3rd party security audits, Bitwarden is transparent and secure, utilizing end-to-end and zero knowledge encryption with source code that can be scrutinized by all.
- Learn how Bitwarden can help you do business faster and more securely at bitwarden.com/smashing and start a free business plan trial today.
- Drata: Is your organization finding it difficult to achieve compliance and scale its security posture? As G2’s highest rated cloud compliance software, Drata streamlines your SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR & HIPAA compliance and provides 24-hour continuous control monitoring so you focus on scaling securely. Drata is also the only compliance automation platform with a private tenant database. That’s like having your cake and securing it too
- Countless security professionals from companies including Notion, FullStory, & BambooHR have shared how crucial it has been to have Drata as a trusted partner in the compliance process.
- Listeners of Smashing Security can get 10% off Drata and waived implementation fees at smashingsecurity.com/drata
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Hacking hotels, Google’s AI goof, and cyberflashing
Smashing Security
03/28/24 • 53 min
Security researchers find a way to unlock millions of hotel rooms, the UK introduces cyberflashing laws, and Google's AI search pushes malware and scams.
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 T-Minus's Maria Varmazis.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- Unsaflok - Security vulnerabilities in Saflok hotel locks.
- 3 million doors open to uninvited guests in keycard exploit - The Register.
- Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds - Wired.
- Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams - Bleeping Computer.
- Man who sent nude picture to teenage girl is jailed under new cyberflashing laws - The Independent.
- Cyber-flashing convict is first to be jailed under new law - BBC News.
- What to do if you’re a victim of cyber flashing and how to report it - Metro.
- The first cyberflasher has been convicted: meet the woman who made it happen - Yahoo!
- What is cyber flashing? 'Banter' – or a sinister breach of consent - UK News.
- Love Island star sent unsolicited pictures online calls for tougher cyber laws - Bristol Live.
- Secret Agent Shenanigans: 13 Weird Spy Weapons And Gadgets - Stay Weird.
- Baldur’s Gate 3.
- Merlin Bird ID - Conell Labs.
- Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
Sponsored by:
- Kiteworks – Step into the future of secure managed file transfer with Kiteworks.
- Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation... while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get 10% off!
- Kolide – Kolide ensures that if your device isn’t secure it can’t access your cloud apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today!
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.
Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!
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002: Invest in carrier pigeons
Smashing Security
01/05/17 • 22 min
Donald Trump talks cybersecurity and explains how to keep your messages top secret, Ukrainian soldiers are being spied upon by Android malware and an artist has devised a novel way of avoiding facial recognition technology.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
Recorded live: Thursday 5 January, 2017.
Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfvNSbSpt8
SHOW NOTES
- Trump's 'no computer is safe' stance could be disastrous for US and others, cybersecurity experts say
- Danger Close: Fancy Bear Tracking of Ukrainian Field Artillery Units
- This camouflage makes you ‘immune’ from facial recognition cameras
- "Sophos RAPIL: Wiping the smile off virus writers' faces" (starring a young Vanja Svajcer)
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.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
1 Listener
281: Debug ransomware and win $1,000,000, period-tracking apps, and AI gets emotional
Smashing Security
06/29/22 • 59 min
A new version of the LockBit ransomware offers a bug bounty, women uninstall period-tracking apps in fear of how their data might be used against them, and Microsoft's facial recognition tech no longer wants to know how you're feeling.
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 Thom Langford from The Host Unknown podcast.
Plus don't miss our featured interview with Bitwarden founder and CTO Kyle Spearrin.
Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/281 to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.
Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Follow us 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: Kyle Spearrin and Thom Langford.
Sponsored By:
- Kolide: At Kolide, we believe the supposedly Average Person is the key to unlocking a new class of security detection, compliance, and threat remediation. So do the hundreds of organizations that send important security notifications to employees from Kolide’s Slack app. Collectively, we know that organizations can dramatically lower the actual risks they will likely face with a structured, message-based approach. More importantly, they’ll be able to engage end-users to fix nuanced problems that can’t be automated. Try Kolide Free for 14 Days; no credit card required.
- Snyk: Snyk is a developer security platform. Integrating directly into development tools, workflows, and automation pipelines, Snyk makes it easy for teams to find, prioritize, and fix security vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure as code. Supported by industry-leading application and security intelligence, Snyk puts security expertise in any developer's toolkit. Get started right now, with a free forever account, at snyk.co/smashing
- Bitwarden: A password manager is an important tool for generating and saving secure credentials for every online account. Bitwarden makes it easy to stay secure and for businesses to share logins with team members and departments. Open source with published 3rd party security audits, Bitwarden is transparent and secure, utilizing end-to-end and zero knowledge encryption with source code that can be scrutinized by all. Learn how Bitwarden can help you do business faster and more securely at bitwarden.com/smashing and start a free business plan trial today.
Links:
- LockBit 3.0 introduces the first ransomware bug bounty program — Bleeping Computer.
- Fake copyright infringement emails install LockBit ransomware — Bleeping Computer.
- Why US women are deleting their period tracking apps — The Guardian.
- Privacy not included — Mozilla Foundation.
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How many episodes does Smashing Security have?
Smashing Security currently has 403 episodes available.
What topics does Smashing Security cover?
The podcast is about News, Tech News, Podcasts and Technology.
What is the most popular episode on Smashing Security?
The episode title '286: Hackers doxxed, Pornhub probs, and Co-op security measures' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Smashing Security?
The average episode length on Smashing Security is 47 minutes.
How often are episodes of Smashing Security released?
Episodes of Smashing Security are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Smashing Security?
The first episode of Smashing Security was released on Dec 20, 2016.
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