A Rainy Night and the Outrageous Tale of 'Cocaine Bear'

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 contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

• Ukrainian detained for allegedly installing CCTV cameras to aid Russian attacks - The Record.
• Russia calls for restrictions on surveillance cameras, dating apps in cities under attack from Ukraine - The Record.
• Christo and Jeanne-Claude art projects.
• North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence - United States Department of Justice.
• Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With Bots - The Futurist.
• Kobo Clara BW ereader - Kobo.
• Cocaine Bear: Why? - The Atlantic.
• Cocaine Bear Official trailer - YouTube.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

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