Airline Wi-Fi Security Concerns

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 of the brand-new "The AI Fix" podcast (co-hosted with Graham!).

Talk about nepotism.

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

Episode links:

• Hoos Out Tonight? Dundee medical student launches new app which reveals ‘hot’ pubs - The Courier.
• ‘It’s completely invasive’: New app lets you spy on SF bars to see if they’re poppin’ - San Francisco Standard.
• Florida Man Convicted in Violent Crypto Theft Spree - Crypto Daily.
• Inside a Violent Gang's Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree - Wired.
• Man charged over creation of ‘evil twin’ free WiFi networks to access personal data  - Australian Federal Police.
• Police allege 'evil twin' in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal info - The Register.
• Australian charged for ‘Evil Twin’ WiFi attack on plane - Bleeping Computer.
• Suno - make a song about anything.
• The AI Fix podcast - hosted by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.
• Putty Pals - Nintendo Switch.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.