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Frankly, sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea
Episode 151
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 take…
6 years, 5 months ago
Liverpool WAGs, Facebook politics, and a selfie stalker
Episode 150
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 ta…
6 years, 5 months ago
Falling in love with fraudsters
Episode 149
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 ph…
6 years, 6 months ago
Billboard boobs, face forensics, and Alexa gets way too personal
Episode 148
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 …
6 years, 6 months ago
Don't Snapchat and drive
Episode 147
How is private medical data leaking onto the streets of Milton Keynes, what is widening the cybersecurity skills gap, and how is Australia controvers…
6 years, 6 months ago
Password secrets and baking brownies
Episode 146
In the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast, hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, Carole has suffere…
6 years, 6 months ago
Apple and Google willy wave while home assistants spy - DoH!
Episode 145
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, an…
6 years, 6 months ago
Google helps the FBI, Twitter Jack’s hijack, and car data woes
Episode 144
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 ho…
6 years, 7 months ago
Hacking from outer space, Ukrainian cryptomining, and deepfaked Canadians
Episode 143
Was a cybercrime committed on the International Space Station? What on earth were Ukrainian scientists thinking when they plugged a nuclear power sta…
6 years, 7 months ago
Mercedes secret sensors, smart cities, and ransomware runs riot
Episode 142
Darknet Diaries host Jack Rhysider joins us to discuss how cities in Texas are being hit by a wave of ransomware, how Mercedes Benz has installed a t…
6 years, 7 months ago