Smashing Security

Graham Cluley
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Oct 30, 2019 • 54min

Cats, hoodies, and rent

What's the problem with IoT-enabled pet feeders? Can hacking ever be illustrated without a hoodie? And just how are landlords using smart home technology to snoop upon their residents?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 and broadcaster David McClelland.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/152 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: David McClelland.Sponsored By:Immersive Labs: Immersive Labs provides the world's first fully interactive, on-demand, and gamified cyber skills platform.Try it for free at immersivelabs.com/lite/ and drive down your organisation’s cyber risk while reducing training costs.Code42: Code42 provides data loss protection for when employees quit. 60% of employees who quit their jobs admit to taking data. Your organization's data is more portable than ever and you have employees leaving everyday. Most organizations rely on prevention but there are simply too many ways for data to leave.To learn more about how to protect your company’s data from insider threats visit www.code42.com/smashingLastPass: 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:Security researcher gets access to all Xiaomi pet feeders around the world — ZDNet.Xiaomi crowdfunds the Furrytail Pet Smart Feeder with app control for 199 yuan ($28) — Gizmochina.How to say Xiaomi — BBC News.Xiaomi Furrytail Boss Cat Bed — YouTube.Remember that competition for non-hoodie hacker pics? Here's their best entries — The Register.Cybersecurity visuals challenge finalist catalog (PDF)SmartRent - Smart Apartment Solutions.Smart home tech can help evict renters, surveillance company tells landlords — CNet.SmartRent funding heralds new wave in 'smart home' market — Reuters.SmartRent's Privacy Policy.Sci-fi interfaces.Did Stanley Kubrick invent the iPad? — BFI.Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling — Amazon.The Joy of Stats, Hans Rosling's 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes — BBC Four.Joe Rogan Experience #1368 - Edward Snowden — YouTube.Joe Rogan Edward Snowden Podcast Interview Transcript: Rogan Spends Almost 3 Hours Interviewing Snowden.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 23, 2019 • 56min

Frankly, sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea

Remember how the City of Baltimore was badly hit by ransomware earlier this year? Turns out that wasn't the end of their problems. Also, Carole takes a look at how smart speakers can be hacked to trick you into giving criminals your passwords or even credit card details. And we discuss the findings of the LastPass global password security report.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, with a featured interview with Rachael Stockton from Logmein.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/151 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: Rachael Stockton.Sponsored By:Code42: Code42 provides data loss protection for when employees quit. 60% of employees who quit their jobs admit to taking data. Your organization's data is more portable than ever and you have employees leaving everyday. Most organizations rely on prevention but there are simply too many ways for data to leave.To learn more about how to protect your company’s data from insider threats visit www.code42.com/smashingImmersive Labs: Immersive Labs provides the world's first fully interactive, on-demand, and gamified cyber skills platform.Try it for free at immersivelabs.com/lite/ and drive down your organisation’s cyber risk while reducing training costs.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:Support Smashing Security on Patreon — Now also includes free stickers!RobbinHood ransomware attack brings down parts of City of Baltimore's computer network — Tripwire.Some Baltimore City Services Still Shut Down Due To Ransomware Attack — YouTube.Baltimore government could have lost its website last week. And not because of hackers — Baltimore Brew.Baltimore transfers $6 million to pay for ransomware attack; city considers insurance against hacks — Baltimore Sun.Baltimore IT department uses ‘mind-boggling,' outdated data storage method, audit findsCouncilman “mind-boggled” by Baltimore City IT department ineptitude — Ars Technica.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."Backin Up" by The Gregory Brothers — YouTube.Smart Spies: Alexa and Google Home expose users to vishing and eavesdropping — Security Research Labs.Zoomquilt 2.Arkadia Zoomquilt.Historia Civilis — YouTube.2019 Global Password Security Report — LastPass.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 16, 2019 • 51min

Liverpool WAGs, Facebook politics, and a selfie stalker

Footballers' wives go to war over Instagram leaks, it turns out fake news is fine on Facebook (just so long as it's in a political ad), and things take a horrific turn in Japan, as a stalker uses a scary technique to find out where his pop idol lives.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/150 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:Code42: Code42 provides data loss protection for when employees quit. 60% of employees who quit their jobs admit to taking data. Your organization's data is more portable than ever and you have employees leaving everyday. Most organizations rely on prevention but there are simply too many ways for data to leave.To learn more about how to protect your company’s data from insider threats visit www.code42.com/smashingImmersive Labs: Immersive Labs provides the world's first fully interactive, on-demand, and gamified cyber skills platform.Try it for free at immersivelabs.com/lite/ and drive down your organisation’s cyber risk while reducing training costs.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:Tweet by Coleen Rooney on Twitter.Tweet by Rebekah Vardy on Twitter.Prince Harry launches phone-hacking case against Sun and Mirror owners — The Guardian.Mark Zuckerberg: An Elizabeth Warren presidency would 'suck' for Facebook — CNN.In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook against critics, competitors, and Elizabeth Warren — The Verge.Elizabeth Warren Facebook ad mocks Facebook's fact checking policies — Engadget.Graham getting thrashed by Garry Kasparov — @gcluley on TwitterStalker zoomed in on Japanese idol's eyes to find out where she lived — Graham Cluley.Obsessed fan finds Japanese idol's home by zooming in on her eyes — AsiaOne.Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Nintendo Switch Trailer — YouTube.Funny English Idioms - and why we say them! — YouTube.Vice — Amazon Prime.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 9, 2019 • 46min

Falling in love with fraudsters

We take a trip to Staten Island, New York, to hear how a case of cyberstalking resulted in the arrest of 20 alleged mobsters, learn about the nude photo-loving insider threat at Yahoo, and discover how fraudsters might be boosting Match.com's profits.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 Ran Levi of the "Malicious Life" podcast.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/149 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:Code42: Code42 provides data loss protection for when employees quit. 60% of employees who quit their jobs admit to taking data. Your organization's data is more portable than ever and you have employees leaving everyday. Most organizations rely on prevention but there are simply too many ways for data to leave.To learn more about how to protect your company’s data from insider threats visit www.code42.com/smashingImmersive Labs: Immersive Labs provides the world's first fully interactive, on-demand, and gamified cyber skills platform.Try it for free at immersivelabs.com/lite/ and drive down your organisation’s cyber risk while reducing training costs.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:The "You Think I'm Funny?" scene from "Goodfellas" — YouTube.20 Defendants Charged with Crimes, Including Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking — Department of Justice.Indictment against Joseph Amato and others (PDF) — Department of Justice.GPS cyberstalking of girlfriend brings surveillance and indictment for alleged American mobster — The Register.How to Find a GPS Tracker on Your Vehicle.Former Yahoo Software Engineer Pleads Guilty To Using Work Access To Hack Into Yahoo Users’ Personal Accounts — Department of Justice.Former Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to searching 6,000 user accounts for nudes — The Verge.Using Match.com? Read this — FTC Consumer Information.Why Match.com allegedly luring lonely customers with fake ‘winks’ is just another form of ‘phishing’ — MarketWatch.Fembots land Ashley Madison in hot water with the FTC — Graham Cluley.Mark Lewisohn Official Website.Hornsey Road with Mark Lewisohn.The Beatles' Abbey Road (Super Deluxe Edition) — Spotify.Jigsaw Explorer — Online Jigsaw Puzzles.Criminal — Netflix.Criminal Review: Netflix Crime Drama With Parts Better Than the Whole — Collider.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 2, 2019 • 50min

Billboard boobs, face forensics, and Alexa gets way too personal

Drivers are distracted by a hacked billboard, we take a deeper look at how the deepfake problem has... uh... deepened, and Carole is less than happy about Amazon's announcement about new Alexa integrations.All this, an annoying goose, 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/148 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:Immersive Labs: Immersive Labs provides the world's first fully interactive, on-demand, and gamified cyber skills platform.Try it for free at immersivelabs.com/lite/ and drive down your organisation’s cyber risk while reducing training costs.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:Wonderbra 'Hello Boys' advert voted most iconic of all time — Daily Mail.Hello boys! The greatest billboard ads of all time — The Sun.Outdoor advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers (PDF) — UK Government.Pornographic video plays on I-75 billboard, police investigating — WXYZ Detroit.Porn plays on I-75 billboard, police searching for suspects caught on video — Detroit Free Press.Threesome Blowjob Scene on Giant Highway Billboard Could Have Caused an Accident, Police Say — Motherboard.Xev Bellringer's filmography — IMDB.Two people broke into shed, hacked into computers to put pornography on billboard — WXYZ Detroit.Motorists warned of “Zombies Ahead” on hacked road sign — Naked Security.Motorists warned of Dalek invasion by hacked road sign — Naked Security.Hacked Seattle road sign says ‘Impeach the Bastard’ — Q13Fox.Hackers have been f**king with downtown LA's road signs — Graham Cluley.The FaceForensics dataset — GitHub.This Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg Tests Facebook’s Fake Video Policies — Motherboard.The Deepfake Detection Challenge.Smashing Security episode 063 — The first time Maria discussed deepfakes.Amazon bolsters Alexa privacy after user trust takes a hit — CNET.Alexa’s new Echo eyeglasses and ring show big tech’s privacy conundrum — Vox.Amazon's Rekognition software lets cops track faces: Here's what you need to know — CNET.Amazon may soon be able to track your phone’s location, activists warn — Business Insider.Your Google history.Untitled Goose Game.Find wi-fi hotspots with hotspot directories — BT Wi-Fi.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 25, 2019 • 50min

Don't Snapchat and drive

How is private medical data leaking onto the streets of Milton Keynes, what is widening the cybersecurity skills gap, and how is Australia controversially tackling the problem of drivers using their mobile phones?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 Joe Carrigan of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/147 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: Joe Carrigan.Sponsored By:Detectify: Detectify will run over 1500 security tests against your website, identifying real problems with a list of constantly updated vulnerabilities submitted by a global network of over 150 handpicked ethical hackers.Go hack yourself! Take a 14-day free trial at smashingsecurity.com/detectifyLastPass: 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:50 reasons to love Milton Keynes (what, only 50?) — The Guardian.Logan's Run movie trailer — YouTube.Understanding Milton Keynes — YouTube.A Festival of Creative Urban Living.Tweet by @Costermk about "Utopia Station".Unshredded NHS records were dumped in a town centre to weigh down scaffolding at art festival — The Sun.Outrage as thousands of NHS patients' medical records are dumped in town centre — Daily Mail.The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Won't Be Solved in a Classroom — Forbes.Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Soars, Nearing 3 Million — (ISC)² Blog.What Cyber Skills Shortage? — Dark Reading.Australia Is Using New Technology to Catch Drivers on Phones — Time.com.Texting And Driving Statistics In America — Simply Insurance.Distracted Driving Worsens As Drivers Use Phones In Riskier Ways — Forbes.Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States — Wikipedia.RAC research: dangerous phone use at the wheel rockets among some age groups — RAC.Really Rude Map.Shitterton comes on top of list of Britain's worst place names including Pratts Bottom, Crapstone and Slag Lane... but those who live there insist it's still a lovely place to live — Daily Mail.Heavens-Above.Shower Orange an Enlightenment of the Soul — Reddit.Carole's shower adventures with an orange — @caroletheriault on Twitter.Graham's shower adventures with a banana — @gcluley on Twitter.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 18, 2019 • 39min

Password secrets and baking brownies

In the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast, hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, Carole has suffered an injury, we journey back in time to one of our earliest episodes to discuss the perils of passwords, and Rachael Stockton from LastPass drops by for a chat.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/146 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 Guests: Rachael Stockton and Vanja Švajcer.Sponsored By:Detectify: Detectify will run over 1500 security tests against your website, identifying real problems with a list of constantly updated vulnerabilities submitted by a global network of over 150 handpicked ethical hackers.Go hack yourself! Take a 14-day free trial at smashingsecurity.com/detectifyLastPass: 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 merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 11, 2019 • 44min

Apple and Google willy wave while home assistants spy - DoH!

Apple is furious with Google over iPhone hacking attacks against Uyghur Muslims in China, DNS-over-HTTPS is good for privacy but makes ISPs angry, and concern over digital assistants listening to our private moments continues to rise.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 web security journalist John Leyden.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/145 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: John Leyden.Sponsored By:MetaCompliance: People are the key to minimizing your Cyber Security risk posture. MetaCompliance makes this easier by providing a single platform for Phishing, Cybersecurity training, Policy, Privacy and Incident management.Go to smashingsecurity.com/metacompliance Promo Code: SMASHINGLastPass: 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.Recorded Future: For anyone who is baffled by threat intelligence, and the benefits that it can bring to your company, this is the book for you."The Threat Intelligence Handbook" is an easy-to-read guide will help you understand why threat intelligence is an essential part of every organisation's defence against the latest cyber attacks.Download it for free at smashingsecurity.com/intelligenceSupport Smashing SecurityLinks:A very deep dive into iOS Exploit chains found in the wild — Google Project Zero.Google finds 'indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years' — BBC News.A message about iOS security — Apple.Mobile & Tablet Operating System Market Share in China — Statcounter.Apple Disputes Google’s Claims of a Devastating iPhone Hack — Motherboard.What’s next in making Encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS the Default — Mozilla.Firefox DNS-over-HTTPS rollout starts later this month — The Daily Swig.ISP trade association backtracks on Mozilla ‘internet villain’ nomination — The Daily Swig.Apple apologises for allowing workers to listen to Siri recordings — The Guardian.Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings — The Guardian.Almost a quarter of Britons now own one or more smart home devices — YouGov.The Bright Side of Humans Eavesdropping on Your Alexa Recordings — Gizmodo.Smart Speakers That Listen When They Shouldn't — Consumer Reports.BetterTouchTool for Mac.The SwigCast — A security podcast from The Daily Swig, featuring John Leyden.The Wii — Wikipedia.Just Dance 4: Rock Lobster - The B-52's — YouTube.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 4, 2019 • 52min

Google helps the FBI, Twitter Jack’s hijack, and car data woes

Should Google really be helping the FBI with a bank robbery? What's the story behind the Twitter CEO claiming there's a bomb in their offices? And how much does your car really know about you?And we mourn the loss of Doctor Who legend Terrance Dicks...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/144 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.Detectify: Detectify will run over 1500 security tests against your website, identifying real problems with a list of constantly updated vulnerabilities submitted by a global network of over 150 handpicked ethical hackers.Go hack yourself! Take a 14-day free trial at smashingsecurity.com/detectifySupport Smashing SecurityLinks:Feds ordered Google location dragnet to solve Wisconsin bank robbery — The Verge.Google reverse location search warrant.Manhattan DA Got Innocent People's Google Phone Data Through A 'Reverse Location' Search Warrant — Gothamist.Jorge Molina: Avondale police used Google data to wrongfully arrest me — AZCentral.About the Twitter CEO '@jack hack' — Graham Cluley.Trump says it 'shouldn't be too bad' if someone hacks his Twitter — Business Insider.Chuckle Brothers — Wikipedia.Wipe Data From Your Car Before Selling It — Consumer Reports.Connected Cars, Telematics and Connectivity-as-a-Service ​: What's the Future? — Dataconomy.It looks like tech-savvy drivers will have to lead connected car data purge — The Register.It’s too easy to steal a second‑hand connected car — We Live Security.Doctor Who writer Terrance Dicks dies, aged 84 — Radio Times.Terrance Dicks inspired me to write – and not to feel ashamed of my stammer — New Statesman.Terrance Dicks obituary — The Guardian.On The Outside It Looked Like An Old Fashioned Police Box... — A radio documentary about the Doctor Who novelisations, many of which were written by Terrance Dicks.Cybercrime Investigations podcast — Features some chap called Geoff White.Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's appearance on the BBC's Desert Island Discs, 1958 — Where she chooses seven of her own songs.Intelligence Squared podcast.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 28, 2019 • 44min

Hacking from outer space, Ukrainian cryptomining, and deepfaked Canadians

Was a cybercrime committed on the International Space Station? What on earth were Ukrainian scientists thinking when they plugged a nuclear power station into the internet? And someone has cloned Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson's voice...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 Mark Stockley.Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/143 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: Mark Stockley.Sponsored By:MetaCompliance: People are the key to minimizing your Cyber Security risk posture. MetaCompliance makes this easier by providing a single platform for Phishing, Cybersecurity training, Policy, Privacy and Incident management.Go to smashingsecurity.com/metacompliance Promo Code: SMASHINGLastPass: 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:NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Accused by Spouse of Crime in Space — The New York Times.Space Station's Data Rate Increase Supports Future Exploration — NASA.Astronaut Anne McClain denies cybercrime allegations — @AstroAnnimal on Twitter.The Moon is Covered With 400,000 Pounds of Human Trash — Interesting Engineering.Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) — National Air and Space Museum. (Apparently it's top speed is a paltry 8 miles per hour, not the 17 miles per hour Graham claimed)Ukraine: Crypto Miners Arrested for Compromising Nuclear Plant Security — Coin Telegraph.A Site Faking Jordan Peterson's Voice Shuts Down After Peterson Decries Deepfakes — Motherboard.I Didn't Say That — Jordan Peterson.To fix the problem of deepfakes we must treat the cause, not the symptoms — The Guardian.Dr Jordan Peterson with Kermit the Frog — Twitter.Portsmouth Sinfonia — Wikipedia.Portsmouth Sinfonia perform "Also sprach Zarathustra" — YouTube.Portsmouth Sinfonia Plays the Popular Classics — YouTube.The Eden Project.Lebanese Mountain Bread Recipe — AllRecipes.comSourdough No-Knead Bread Recipe — The New York Times.Japanese Milk Bread Rolls recipe — King Arthur Flour.My Best Sourdough Recipe — The Perfect Loaf.Common Bread Baking Calculators — The Perfect Loaf.Beginner's Sourdough Bread — The Perfect Loaf.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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