This week, technology expert Dinah Davis joins the conversation, sharing her experience with her daughter’s hacked Instagram account and how parental controls unexpectedly came to the rescue. The discussion dives into a massive blackout in Spain and Portugal, pondering everything from cyberattacks to playful theories about aliens. Dinah and the hosts also tackle the alarming UK legal aid hack, emphasizing the dire need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to protect vulnerable communities. A whirlwind of intriguing insights awaits!
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Iberian Power Outage Theories
The Iberian Peninsula blackout was initially ruled out as a cyberattack by officials.
Various theories like renewable energy failure and atmospheric events were spread but debunked.
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Debunking Blackout Misinformation
Fake technical explanations and media misinformation caused confusion about the blackout.
Portuguese energy grid organisation denied claims about low frequency oscillations causing the outage.
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Cyberattack Probe Reopens
Spain is now investigating if a cyberattack caused the blackout after initial denials.
Authorities are probing small renewable power plants as potential vulnerabilities.
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In this week’s episode, Graham investigates the mysterious Iberian Peninsula blackout (aliens? toaster? cyberattack?), Carole dives in the UK legal aid hack that exposed deeply personal data of society's most vulnerable, and Dinah Davis recounts how Instagram scammers hijacked her daughter’s account - and how a parental control accidentally saved the day.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Dinah Davis.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
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