Episode Details

MPs aren't just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they're receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show?

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 John Hawes.

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

Episode links:

• Naked photos sent in WhatsApp ‘phishing’ attacks on UK MPs and staff - Politico.
• How I was targeted in the Westminster honeytrap - BBC News.
• The Westminster honeytrap plotter tried to catch me too - The Times.
• How Westminster WhatsApp ‘honey trapper’ targeted party conference season - Politico.
• William Wragg quits Commons roles over Westminster honeytrap - BBC News.
• A new prescription - The Economist.
• Change Healthcare faces second ransomware dilemma weeks after ALPHV attack - The Register.
• ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Targeted by Fraudsters in Celebrity Scamming Effort  - Yahoo! News.
• ‘Drew Barrymore Show' Targeted in Hacking, ID Fraud Scam by Imposter Who Posed as Producer and More - Variety.
• Guy Fieri Calls Drew Barrymore “Gangster” For Talking With Her “Mouth Full Of Food” On ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ - Decider. 
• Beware The Fake Drew Barrymore Le Creuset Cookware Giveaway Scam - Malware Tips.
• Carmen - Royal Opera House.
• Mandy - BBC iPlayer.
• Anita de Monte Laughs Last - Bloomsbury.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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