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Never knock on the door of a nuclear submarine base and ask for a selfie
Episode 460
A disgruntled data analyst decides that the best response to losing his contract is to steal the entire company payroll database and demand $2.5 mill…
2 months, 1 week ago
This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO's Apple ID
Episode 459
In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg - involv…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How not to steal $46 million from the US government
Episode 458
A Wikipedia security engineer accidentally wakes a dormant JavaScript worm that hadn't stirred since 2024 - and within minutes, giant woodpecker imag…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
Episode 457
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
How to lose friends and DDoS people
Episode 456
When the mysterious operator of an internet archiving-service decided to silence a curious Finnish blogger, they didn’t just send a stroppy email - t…
3 months, 1 week ago
Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch
Episode 455
Could America turn off Europe's internet?
That’s one of the questions that Graham and special guest James Ball will be exploring as they discuss tech …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were
Episode 454
AI bots are having existential crises, inventing religions, and allegedly plotting against humanity... or so the internet would have you believe.
We d…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well
Episode 453
Supposedly redacted Jeffrey Epstein files can still reveal exactly who they’re talking about - especially when AI, LinkedIn, and a few biographical b…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The dark web's worst assassins, and Pegasus in the dock
Episode 452
In episode 452, a London-based YouTuber wins a landmark court case against Saudi Arabia after his phone was hacked with Pegasus spyware — exposing ho…
4 months ago
I hacked the government, and your headphones are next
Episode 451
In episode 451 of "Smashing Security," we meet the cybercriminal who hacked the US Supreme Court, Veterans Affairs, and more - and then helpfully pos…
4 months, 1 week ago