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061: Fallout over Hawaii missile false alarm
User interfaces and poor procedures lead to pandemonium in Hawaii, hackers are attempting to trick victims into opening cryptocurrency-related email …
8 years, 2 months ago
060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House
The chips are down, as tech companies struggle to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The White House is getting tough on leakers by bann…
8 years, 2 months ago
059: An intro to Bitcoin and Blockchain
In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we take a look at Bitcoin and Blockchain. What's all the fuss about cryptocurre…
8 years, 3 months ago
058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
All this and much m…
8 years, 3 months ago
057: Mikko Hyppönen - live from the sauna - talks Bitcoin security
How to protect yourself from Bitcoin hackers, why you should think twice before giving Amazon the keys to your house, and how a private investigator …
8 years, 3 months ago
056: Peeping Toms, prison hacks, and parliamentary passwords
Why you should check your Airbnb for hidden cameras, a hacker attempts a different kind of jailbreak, and British MPs prove that they really are clue…
8 years, 4 months ago
055: Uber, net neutrality, and website hacks
Uber covers up a data breach, the noose tightens on net neutrality, and Bulletproof's website spills the data beans.
All this and much much more is di…
8 years, 4 months ago
054: A great big fat macOS bug
Yes, you can log into macOS High Sierra's root account with no password.
In this special "emergency" edition of the podcast computer security veterans…
8 years, 4 months ago
053: Game of Thrones, a major Amazon cloud leak, and web tracking gone crazy
The FBI think they've identified the HBO hacker, the US military have been caught with a leaky bucket, and web tracking has just got scarier than eve…
8 years, 4 months ago
052: Facebook tackles vengeful scumbags, and a sex toy privacy boob
Is your dildo listening to you? Do you trust Facebook with your most intimate photos? And just how did a vengeful DDoSer come up with that nickname?
A…
8 years, 4 months ago