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Keeping the lights on after a ransomware attack
Keeping the lights on after a ransomware attack

Episode 369

Leicester City Council suffers a crippling ransomware attack, and a massive data breach, but is it out of the dark yet? And as election fever hits In…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Gary Barlow, and a scam turns deadly
Gary Barlow, and a scam turns deadly

Episode 368

Take That's Gary Barlow chats up a pizza-slinging granny from Essex via Facebook, or does he? And a scam takes a sinister turn - for both the person…

2 years, 3 months ago

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WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore
WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore

Episode 367

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,…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Money-making bots, and Incognito isn’t private
Money-making bots, and Incognito isn’t private

Episode 366

Google says it is deleting your Google Chrome Incognito private-browsing data that it should never have collected anyway. Can a zero-risk millionaire…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Hacking hotels, Google’s AI goof, and cyberflashing
Hacking hotels, Google’s AI goof, and cyberflashing

Episode 365

Security researchers find a way to unlock millions of hotel rooms, the UK introduces cyberflashing laws, and Google's AI search pushes malware and sc…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Bing pop-up wars, and the British Library ransomware scandal
Bing pop-up wars, and the British Library ransomware scandal

Episode 364

There's a Bing ding dong, after Microsoft (over?) enthusiastically encourages Chrome users to stop using Google, and silence hits the British Library…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Stuck streaming sticks, TikTok conspiracies, and spying cars
Stuck streaming sticks, TikTok conspiracies, and spying cars

Episode 363

Roku users are revolting after their TVs are bricked by the company, we learn how to make money through conspiracy videos on TikTok, and just how muc…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Ransomware fraud, pharmacy chaos, and suicide
Ransomware fraud, pharmacy chaos, and suicide

Episode 362

Is there any truth behind the alleged data breach at Fortnite maker Epic Games? Who launched the ransomware attack that caused a fallout at pharmacie…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Wireless charging woe, AI romance apps, and ransomware revisited
Wireless charging woe, AI romance apps, and ransomware revisited

Episode 361

Your smartphone may be toast - if you use a hacked wireless charger, we take a closer look at the latest developments in the unfolding LockBit ransom…

2 years, 4 months ago

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LockBit locked out, and funeral Facebook scams
LockBit locked out, and funeral Facebook scams

Episode 360

Heaven's above! Scammers are exploiting online funerals, and LockBit - the "Walmart of Ransomware" - is dismantled in style by cyber cops.

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2 years, 5 months ago

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