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Carole details how companies are spying on their stay-at-home workers, Mikko Hyppönen discusses the trustworthiness of video chat apps, and Graham gets embarrassed when he admits he's bought a Facebook Portal for his in-laws.All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast with Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/172 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Mikko Hyppönen.Sponsored By:DomainTools: DomainTools helps security analysts turn threat data into threat intelligence. Its solutions give organizations the ability to use and create a forensic map of criminal activity, assess threats and prevent future attacks.Learn more about their products at domaintools.com, or visit domaintools.com/smashing to enter their Capture The Flag competition and be in with a chance to win a $100 gift card.LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Herrasmieshakkerit — Mikko's security podcast (in Finnish) with Tomi Tuominen.Video trailer for Herrasmieshakkerit — YouTube.Has Houseparty really been hacked? $1 million reward offered to unearth who is behind widespread claims — Graham Cluley.Houseparty declares that all accounts are safe — Twitter.Houseparty announces $1,000,000 bounty — Twitter.Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption — The Intercept.The most popular smartphones in 2019 — DeviceAtlas.The Zoom IPO (with Santi Subotovsky) — Acquired podcast.Cyber Volunteers – Protecting and Responding for our healthcare services! — CV19.Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers — Bloomberg.Your Bosses Are Trying To Spy On You Now More Than Ever — Futurism.Companies are using webcams to monitor employees working from home — Business Insider.Something Rhymes with Purple — Acast.Susie Dent on Twitter.Virtual choir from Finland: "Song of the Fearless" — YouTube.Someone's built the entire Earth in Minecraft - to scale — Eurogamer.The Earth in Minecraft, 1:1 scale ...for the first time — YouTube.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blackmailers are threatening to infect your family with Coronavirus, trolls are making Zoom an unsafe place for those of a sensitive disposition, and what is the mysterious Dr Negrin audio message spreading on WhatsApp?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 technology journalist Geoff White.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/171 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Geoff White.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:"Stay home and help flatten the curve!" — Tweet by Pornhub.‘Dirty little secret’ extortion email threatens to give your family coronavirus — Naked Security.Google Assistant calling the hairdresser for an appointment — YouTube.Geoff White tweets about the "Dr Negrin" audio message. — Twitter.Priest in Italy live streams mass, activates filters by mistake — Reddit.Beware of ‘ZoomBombing:’ screensharing filth to video calls — TechCrunch.‘Zoombombing’: When Video Conferences Go Wrong — The New York Times.How to prevent your Zoom meetings being Zoom-bombed (gate-crashed) by trolls — ZDNet.Students Are Targeting Zoom and Classroom With Bad Reviews To End Homework During Coronavirus Outbreak — Newsweek. MS-DOS Games you can play in your browser — The Internet Archive.Humbug by Graham Cluley — The Internet Archive.A New Map of Wonders: A Journey in Search of Modern Marvels — Amazon.com.Revolution [8 Bit Tribute to The Beatles] — YouTube.8 Bit Universe — YouTube.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a self-isolated Coronavirus special as we discuss with our quarantined special guest how COVID-19 is making itself felt in the world of cybersecurity, and we offer tips on how to better protect yourself if you're unexpectedly working from home.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 Malicious Life's Ran Levi from his attic.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/170 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Ran Levi.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.DomainTools: DomainTools helps security analysts turn threat data into threat intelligence. Its solutions give organizations the ability to use and create a forensic map of criminal activity, assess threats and prevent future attacks.Learn more about their products at domaintools.com, or visit domaintools.com/smashing to enter their Capture The Flag competition and be in with a chance to win a $100 gift card.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:CovidLock: Mobile Coronavirus Tracking App Coughs Up Ransomware — DomainTools.CovidLock Update: Deeper Analysis of Coronavirus Android Ransomware — DomainTools.Israel to use anti-terror tech to counter coronavirus 'invisible enemy' — Reuters.Coronavirus: Sophie Trudeau had event with Idris Elba, Lewis Hamilton — Business Insider.Porn Sets Asked to Stop Production to Help Slow the Spread of Coronavirus — VICE.People who work from home earn more than those who commute—here's why — CNBC.Twitter orders all employees worldwide to work from home — The Verge.NASA chief urges space agency employees work from home amid coronavirus outbreak — Space.JPMorgan tells employees around the world to work from home — CNBC.Pornhub handing out free premium subs to help Italy fight coronavirus — The Next Web.Tweet from ProtonVPN.PornHub Insights.Coronavirus insights — PornHub Insights.A global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions.Cold podcast — Wondery.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How one guy's exercise routine made him a burglary suspect, how multi-factor authentication can cause headaches as well as stop hacks, and how Virgin Media got itself in a pickle over its sloppy data security.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/169 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Maria Varmazis.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Leave Smashing Security a voicemail!Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. — NBC News.Smashing Security episode 144: "Google helps the FBI, Twitter Jack’s hijack, and car data woes."Breaking Password Dependencies: Challenges in the Final Mile at Microsoft — YouTube.FYI: When Virgin Media said it leaked 'limited contact info', it meant p0rno filter requests, IP addresses, IMEIs as well as names, addresses and more — The Register.Data Breach Information FAQ — Virgin Media.Virgin Media Disclosure Statement — TurgenSec.Virgin Media breach 'linked customers to porn' — BBC News.Ultimate Chicken Horse — Clever Endeavour Games.Ultimate Chicken Horse - Trailer - Nintendo Switch — YouTube.Coronavirus prevention: 10 songs for hand washing — Los Angeles Times.New currency circulation in Australia — Reddit.Lisa Forte reports on loo roll stocks in the Abu Dhabi Waitrose — Twitter.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fraudsters steal millions from those hoping to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon, Twitter verifies a fake US politician, and it's another face palm for facial recognition.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 The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/168 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Dave Bittner.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.DomainTools: DomainTools turns threat data into threat intelligence, giving organizations the ability to use and create a forensic map of criminal activity, assess threats and prevent future attacks. Read a free report into how automation is changing IT security, and specifically the staffing of IT departments.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Inside the Kiev fraud factory stealing senior citizens’ savings — Dagens Nyheter.Revealed: fake 'traders' allegedly prey on victims in global investment scam — The Guardian.Inside the Kiev Bitcoin fraud factory — YouTube.A high school student created a fake 2020 candidate. Twitter verified it — CNN.Verified account FAQs — Twitter.London's Dazzle Club uses makeup to protest police use of facial recognition technology — WKSU.CV Dazzle: Camouflage from Face Detection.Clearview AI's Facial Recognition Tech Is Being Used By The Justice Department, ICE, And The FBI — BuzzFeed.Amazon Dating: The Future of Dating — Not the real Amazon.Carole's ideal date — Amazon Dating.My Word! — BBC.My Word recording from early 1960s — YouTube.Solve podcast.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scammers from Africa are preying on US businesses, a drug dealer makes a mistake when hiding his Bitcoin fortune, and the Coronavirus pandemic is causing scams to soar and raising questions about facial recognition.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 Naked Security's Anna Brading.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/167 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Anna Brading.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Business Email Compromise (BEC) and G Suite: How the Exaggerated Lion Cybercrime Group Cashes Out — Agari.A weed dealer’s $59M lesson: Don’t hide Bitcoin keys with a fishing rod — Ars Technica.Chance encounter with gardaí unmasked bitcoin millionaire drug dealer — Irish Times.Man who ‘threw away’ bitcoin haul now worth over $80m wants to dig up landfill site — The Independent.Novel Coronavirus Update — RSA Conference.The Coronavirus Is Swiftly Breaching Defenses Across The World — Peak Prosperity.Scores of Hongkongers hit by mask scam on Facebook, hundreds more could be fraud victims since coronavirus outbreak — South China Morning Post.How Big of a Scam Are 'Coronavirus Protection Kits?' — Vice.Wearing a mask won’t stop facial recognition anymore — Abacus News.Coronavirus phishing scam targets victims with false information — Business Insider.This Cat Does Not Exist.These Cats Do Not Exist.Intelligence — Sky.This Country — BBC Three.Farkle — Wikipedia.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to stop dick pics on Twitter, and a new way bad guys are extorting money from websites earning cash from Google ads.All this and much 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/166 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.DomainTools: DomainTools turns threat data into threat intelligence, giving organizations the ability to use and create a forensic map of criminal activity, assess threats and prevent future attacks. Read a free report into how automation is changing IT security, and specifically the staffing of IT departments.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Tweet from Kelsey Bressler.safeDM – Making the Internet Safer.@showYoDiq — Twitter.This Dick Pic Filter For Your Inbox Does Block Most Pictures Of Dicks, And Some Dick-Like Things — Buzzfeed.Smashing Security 034: The pen is mightier than the password — With special guest David McClelland.Pay Up, Or We’ll Make Google Ban Your Ads — Krebs on Security.The Personal History of David Copperfield (Trailer) — YouTube.The Personal History of David Copperfield — Wikipedia.Hunted — Endeavor Audio.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wi-Fi hopping malware, the return of Ashley Madison extortion scams, and should social media be doing anything about cheapfakes?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 Jessica Barker.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/165 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: 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.Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.Special Guest: Jessica Barker.Sponsored By:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Smashing Security #162: Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears — Carole talks about the activities of Clearview AI.‎The Daily: The End of Privacy as We Know It? — Apple Podcasts.Emotet Malware Advisory — US Department of Homeland Security.Emotet Wishes You a Merry Christmas from Greta Thunberg — Proofpoint.Coronavirus - hackers exploit fear of infection to spread malware — Graham Cluley.Emotet evolves with new Wi-Fi spreader — Binary Defense.Dear Ashley Madison user, I know everything about you. Pay up or else — Ars Technica.Here's what an Ashley Madison blackmail letter looks like — Graham Cluley.Nancy Pelosi rips up Trump's speech after divisive State of the Union address — The Guardian.Tweet by Dan Scavino Jr.Video of Pelosi brings renewed attention to 'cheapfakes' — AP News.Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images Is Unveiled by Jigsaw — The New York Times.Smashing Security #143: Hacking from outer space, Ukrainian cryptomining, and deepfaked Canadians.First survey of its kind for 50 years finds most Americans still think they have above average intelligence — Research Digest.Grumpy Website.The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness — Amazon.Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy — Amazon.com.Fake Heiress – The woman who scammed New York — BBC Radio Four.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A gallery is tricked into giving millions to a fraudster, software tells doctors to push opioids onto patients, and an artist finds a novel way to trick Google Maps into thinking there's a traffic jam.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who ended up recording without a guest this week.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/164 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: Subscribe on Castbox, 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:LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Fraudsters Posing as Art Dealer Got Gallery to Pay Millions — Bloomberg.‘Hampstead Heath, Harrow in the Distance’, John Constable, David Lucas, published 1855 — Tate.Electronic Health Records Vendor to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations — Department of Justice.In secret deal with drugmaker, health-records tool pushed opioids — Los Angeles Times.Practice Management Software — Practice Fusion.Opioid epidemic in the United States — Wikipedia.Exclusive: OxyContin maker Purdue is 'Pharma Co X' in U.S. opioid kickback probe - sources — Reuters.Smashing Security 122: The big fat con at Office Depot.Google Maps hacks — Simon Weckert.Google Maps Hacks by Simon Weckert — YouTube.Telling Lies launch trailer — YouTube.‎Telling Lies — iOS App Store.Telling Lies — Steam.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should possessing malware be illegal in itself? How did a Russian cryptocurrency exchange millionaire lose his fortune? And what on earth are Amazon Ring doorbell cams up to now?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 Lisa Forte.And don't miss our special featured interview with Adrian Sanabria, all about Thinkst Canary.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/163 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: Subscribe on Castbox, 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: Adrian Sanabria and Lisa Forte.Sponsored By:Thinkst: Most companies discover they’ve been breached way too late. Thinkst Canary fixes this: just 3 minutes of setup; no ongoing overhead; nearly 0 false positives, and you can detect attackers long before they dig in. Go to canary.tools to find out why its Physical, VM and Cloud Based Canaries are deployed and loved on all 7 continents...Listeners who mail in referencing Smashing Security get a 10% discount on their order!LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Senate Bill 30 (PDF)Maryland: Make malware possession a crime! Yes, yes, researchers get a free pass — The Register.The City Of Baltimore Blew Off A $76,000 Ransomware Demand Only To Find Out A Bunch Of Its Data Had Never Been Backed Up — Techdirt.Smashing Security 151: Frankly, sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea.Maryland Computer Crimes Laws — FindLaw.Maryland Cookies TV advert — YouTube.Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency — BBC News.Inside the hellish workday of an Amazon warehouse employee — New York Post.Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers — Electronic Frontier Foundation.Nicholas Parsons: 'Broadcasting legend' dies at 96 after short illness — BBC News.Just a Minute — Wikipedia.Nicholas Parsons interviewed by Richard Herring — YouTube.Her Story - A Video Game About a Woman Talking to the Police.Her Story trailer — YouTube.Her Story follow-up takes place on a stolen NSA hard drive — Polygon.Bezos learns the harsh lesson of texting a crown prince fond of crucifixions — Marina Hyde, writing in The Guardian.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.