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066: Passwords, pirates, and postcards
Flight simulators packed with password-grabbing malware, Facebook fighting Russian trolls, and how vulnerability researchers fear being sued.
All this…
8 years, 5 months ago
065: Cryptominomania, Poppy, and your Amazon Alexa
Cryptomining goes nuclear, YouTube for Kids gets scary, and TV ads have been given the green light to mess with your Amazon Alexa.
All this and much …
8 years, 5 months ago
064: So just a "teeny tiny" security issue then?
A Namecheap vulnerability allows strangers to make subdomains for your website, Troy Hunt examines password length, and ex-Google and Facebook employ…
8 years, 5 months ago
063: Carole's back!
Fitness trackers breaching your privacy, how anyone can create convincing celebrity porn, and how ransomware authors are getting ripped off by scamme…
8 years, 5 months ago
062: Tinder spying, Amazon shoplifting, and petrol pump malware
Your Tinder swipes can be spied upon, Amazon is opening high street stores that don't require any staff, and Russian fuel pumps are being infected wi…
8 years, 6 months ago
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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 months ago