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081: Hacker no-hopers, Wessex Water has a word, and we win an award
The mastermind behind the Owari botnet doesn't seem to have learnt anything from his victims, and someone at Wessex Water forgets to remove an embarr…
7 years, 10 months ago
080: Country bans Facebook, eavesdropping Alexa, and PornHub VPN
The country of Papua New Guinea is planning a month-long nationwide ban of Facebook, PornHub wants to keep your online activities more private, and A…
7 years, 10 months ago
079: Mugshots, mobile mania, and backend gurus
A website which demands money if you want your police mugshot removed, could "sharenting" lead to a rise in fraud and identity theft, and how could t…
7 years, 10 months ago
078: Hounds hunt hackers, too-human Google AI, and ethnic recognition tech - WTF?
Dogs are trained to sniff out hackers' hard drives, facial recognition takes an ugly turn, and do you trust Google to book your hair appointment?
All …
7 years, 10 months ago
077: Why Paris Hilton doesn’t use iCloud, lottery hacking, and Facebook dating
The tricky-to-pronounce Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan is jailed for hacking Paris Hilton, we hear the story of the man who hacked the lottery and almost got a…
7 years, 11 months ago
076: Spying phones, hacked ski lifts, and World Password Day
Cheap Android smartphones sold on Amazon have been sending customers' full text messages to a Chinese server, ski lifts are found to be the latest de…
7 years, 11 months ago
075: Quitting Facebook
Should you quit Facebook? How do you delete your Facebook account? What do you need to consider before leaving Facebook for good? And what's the easi…
7 years, 11 months ago
074: Smashing Security isn't bullsh*t
Crime forums on Facebook, fraudsters pose as anti-fraud hotlines, and how big advertising companies are in bed with the rampant data collection of in…
7 years, 11 months ago
073: Rick Astley: Never gonna hack you up...
Episode 73
Politician admits to hacking a rival's website, T-Mobile Austria ends up in a Twitter security storm, and siren systems are hit by a Rick Astley atta…
7 years, 11 months ago
072: Why are firms so cr*p with our private data?
Grindr, MyFitnessPal, and Panera Bread. They've all had data breach scares of varying degrees this week. Some handled the security breaches well, som…
8 years ago