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Grok the stalker, the Louvre heist, and Microsoft 365 mayhem
Episode 447
On this week's show we learn that AI really can be a stalker’s best friend, as we explore a strange tale that starts with a manatee-shaped mailbox on…
7 months, 1 week ago
A hacker doxxes himself, and social engineering-as-a-service
Episode 446
A teenage cybercriminal posts a smug screenshot to mock a sextortion scammer... and accidentally hands over the keys to his real-world identity. Mean…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse
Episode 445
America's airwaves are haunted by zombies again, as we dig into a decade of broadcasters leaving their hardware open to attack, giving hackers the ch…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
We’re sorry. Wait, did a company actually say that?
Episode 444
Stop the press - a company has actually said "sorry" after a data breach, and hotels are helping hackers phish their own guests.
In episode 444 of "Sm…
8 months ago
Tinder’s camera roll and the Buffett deepfake
Episode 443
Tinder has got a plan to rummage through your camera roll, and Warren Buffett keeps popping up in convincing deepfakes dishing "number one investment…
8 months, 1 week ago
The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransomware negotiators
Episode 442
Time itself comes under attack as a state-backed hacking gang spends two years tunnelling toward a nation’s master clock — with chaos potentially onl…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the mob's million-dollar poker hack, and a Formula 1 fumble
Episode 441
Basketball stars have allegedly joined forces with the mafia to fleece high-rollers in a poker scam involving hacked shufflers, covert cameras, and a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How to hack a prison, and the hidden threat of online checkouts
Episode 440
A literal insider threat: we head to a Romanian prison where “self-service” web kiosks allowed inmates to run wild. Then we head to the checkout aisl…
9 months ago
A breach, a burnout, and a bit of Fleetwood Mac
Episode 439
A critical infrastructure hack hits the headlines - involving default passwords, boasts on Telegram, and a finale that will make a few cyber-crooks w…
9 months, 1 week ago
When your mouse turns snitch, and hackers grow a conscience
Episode 438
Your computer's mouse might not be as innocent as it looks - and one ransomware crew has a crisis of conscience that nobody saw coming.
We talk about …
9 months, 2 weeks ago