A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is.

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.

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: Maria Varmazis.

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Robber contacts victim on Facebook to apologize, Reading police say — Reading Eagle
Maria Varmazis spots a promoted, verified scam tweet — Twitter
Why is Elon Musk promoting this Bitcoin scam? (He’s not) — Naked Security
Twitter thought Elon Musk's bizarre tweets were evidence he'd been hacked — Graham Cluley
Hack on 8 adult websites exposes oodles of intimate user data — Ars Technica
Wife Lovers website snapshot — Wayback Machine
Friends Reunited — Wikipedia
The Beano — Wikipedia
Former CIA Chief Explains How Spies Use Disguises — YouTube
What Makes ‘The Good Place’ So Good? — The New York Times
The Good Place Season 1 Trailer — YouTube
Trolley problem — Wikipedia
IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You — Wired
IRL Glasses - Glasses that Block Screens by Ivan Cash — Kickstarter
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