Podcast Episodes

Zoom.. just one click and your data goes boom!

Episode 414

Graham explores how the Elusive Comet cybercrime gang are using a sneaky trick of stealing your cryptocurrency via an innocent-appearing Zoom call, and Carole goes under the covers to explore the ext…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hacking the hackers... with a credit card?

Episode 413

A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you?

And over in Nigeria, even if romance scammers would like to update their LinkedIn…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Signalgate sucks, and the quandary of quishing

Episode 412

QR codes are being weaponised by scammers — so maybe think twice before scanning that parking meter. And in a blunder so dumb it makes autocorrect look smart, the White House explains how it leaked w…

Published on 5 months ago

The fall of Troy, and whisky barrel scammers

Episode 411

Renowned cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt falls victim to a phishing attack, resulting in the exposure of thousands of subscriber details, and don't lose your life savings in a whisky scam...

All this a…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers - now!

Episode 410

A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into the intricate web of global money laundering.

All t…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Peeping perverts and FBI phone calls

Episode 409

In episode 409 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, we uncover the curious case of the Chinese cyber-attack on Littleton's Electric Light Company, and a California landlord's hidden camera scandal.

Al…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

A gag order backfires, and a snail mail ransom demand

Episode 408

What happens when a healthcare giant’s legal threats ignite a Streisand Effect wildfire… while a ransomware gang appears to ditch the dark web for postage stamps?

Find out about this, and more, in the…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

HP's hold music, and human trafficking

Episode 407

Journey with us to Myanmar's shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company's mandatory hold time for tech …

Published on 6 months ago

History's biggest heist just happened, and online abuse

Episode 406

We explore how the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been hacked to the jaw-dropping tune of $1.5 billion, and we look at what is being done to better defend women and girls' safety online.

All this a…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams

Episode 405

From shadowy Bitcoin exchanges to Interpol’s most wanted, Alexander Vinnik was the alleged kingpin behind BTC-e, a $4bn crypto laundering empire. Learn more about him, and how he became a geopolitica…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago