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Signalgate sucks, and the quandary of quishing
Episode 412
QR codes are being weaponised by scammers — so maybe think twice before scanning that parking meter. And in a blunder so dumb it makes autocorrect lo…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The fall of Troy, and whisky barrel scammers
Episode 411
Renowned cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt falls victim to a phishing attack, resulting in the exposure of thousands of subscriber details, and don't lo…
1 year ago
Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers - now!
Episode 410
A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into …
1 year ago
Peeping perverts and FBI phone calls
Episode 409
In episode 409 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, we uncover the curious case of the Chinese cyber-attack on Littleton's Electric Light Company, and…
1 year ago
A gag order backfires, and a snail mail ransom demand
Episode 408
What happens when a healthcare giant’s legal threats ignite a Streisand Effect wildfire… while a ransomware gang appears to ditch the dark web for po…
1 year ago
HP's hold music, and human trafficking
Episode 407
Journey with us to Myanmar's shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find…
1 year, 1 month ago
History's biggest heist just happened, and online abuse
Episode 406
We explore how the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been hacked to the jaw-dropping tune of $1.5 billion, and we look at what is being done to bette…
1 year, 1 month ago
A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams
Episode 405
From shadowy Bitcoin exchanges to Interpol’s most wanted, Alexander Vinnik was the alleged kingpin behind BTC-e, a $4bn crypto laundering empire. Lea…
1 year, 1 month ago
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Episode 404
The story of how hackers managed to compromise the US Government's official SEC Twitter account to boost the price of Bitcoins, AI isn't helping redu…
1 year, 1 month ago
Coinbase crypto heists, QR codes, and ransomware in the classroom
Episode 403
In episode 403 of "Smashing Security" we dive into the mystery of $65 million vanishing from Coinbase users faster than J-Lo slipped into Graham's DM…
1 year, 2 months ago