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Smashing Security

By: Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault
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  • A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... Winner of the "Best Cybersecurity Podcast" in 2018, 2019, and 2023, and the "Most Entertaining" in 2022 and 2023, Smashing Security has had over nine million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @smashinsecurity, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).
    © 2016-2023 Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault
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  • Gary Barlow, and a scam turns deadly

    Gary Barlow, and a scam turns deadly
    Apr 17 2024
    Take That's Gary Barlow chats up a pizza-slinging granny from Essex via Facebook, or does he? And a scam takes a sinister turn - for both the person being scammed and an innocent participant - in Ohio.All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Animal Crossing with Garry Kasparov - Smashing Security.Gary Barlow - Wikipedia.I was catfished by a fake Gary Barlow on Facebook - Daily Mail.Video shows Clark County man charged with murder confront Uber driver - Springfield News.Uber driver, 61, shot dead by Ohio man, 81, who was being targeted by scammers - Daily Mail.Boxfit classes - Better.Waschii - PocketSized SolarHeated Washjing Machine - Indiegogo.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)Sponsored by:Kiteworks – Step into the future of secure managed file transfer with Kiteworks.Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get 20% off!Kolide – Kolide ensures that if your device isn’t secure it can’t access your cloud apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today!SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!FOLLOW US:Follow us on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or Mastodon, or on the Smashing Security subreddit, and
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    37 mins
  • WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore

    WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore
    Apr 10 2024

    MPs aren't just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they're receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show?

    All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by John Hawes.

    Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

    Episode links:

    • Naked photos sent in WhatsApp ‘phishing’ attacks on UK MPs and staff - Politico.
    • How I was targeted in the Westminster honeytrap - BBC News.
    • The Westminster honeytrap plotter tried to catch me too - The Times.
    • How Westminster WhatsApp ‘honey trapper’ targeted party conference season - Politico.
    • William Wragg quits Commons roles over Westminster honeytrap - BBC News.
    • A new prescription - The Economist.
    • Change Healthcare faces second ransomware dilemma weeks after ALPHV attack - The Register.
    • ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Targeted by Fraudsters in Celebrity Scamming Effort - Yahoo! News.
    • ‘Drew Barrymore Show' Targeted in Hacking, ID Fraud Scam by Imposter Who Posed as Producer and More - Variety.
    • Guy Fieri Calls Drew Barrymore “Gangster” For Talking With Her “Mouth Full Of Food” On ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ - Decider.
    • Beware The Fake Drew Barrymore Le Creuset Cookware Giveaway Scam - Malware Tips.
    • Carmen - Royal Opera House.
    • Mandy - BBC iPlayer.
    • Anita de Monte Laughs Last - Bloomsbury.
    • Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

    Sponsored by:

    • Kiteworks – Step
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    52 mins
  • Money-making bots, and Incognito isn’t private

    Money-making bots, and Incognito isn’t private
    Apr 3 2024

    Google says it is deleting your Google Chrome Incognito private-browsing data that it should never have collected anyway. Can a zero-risk millionaire-making bot be trusted? And what countries are banned from buying your sensitive data?

    All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown's Thom Langford.

    Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

    Episode links:

    • Scammer Convinced Investors to Send Him $1.5 Million to Build Magic Money Making Bot - 404.
    • Biden Bans Rival Nations From Buying Sensitive US Data - Good Luck - Wired.
    • 6 practical reasons to use Incognito mode in your browser - USA Today.
    • Brown v. Google LLC Settlement Agreement - DocumentCloud.
    • Google agrees to settle $5bn lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked users - The Guardian.
    • Chrome updates Incognito warning to admit Google tracks users in “private” mode - Ars Technica.
    • Google changes wording for Incognito browsing in Chrome - Malwarebytes.
    • The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled - Wired.
    • Google Agrees to Delete ‘Incognito’ Browsing Data to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit - TIME.
    • Amazon refuses to refund me £700 for iPhone 15 it didn’t deliver - Graham Cluley.
    • Concorde - Lego.
    • Cover song: samsung dryer no. 2 - YouTube.
    • Play Drums on Samsung Washing Machine Song - YouTube.
    • With samsung washing machine violinist - YouTube.
    • Samsung Washing Machine Song with Piano [Franz Schubert's "Die Forelle"] - YouTube.
    • Duet for harp and dryer - YouTube.
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Informative and fun

They make security fun to hear about instead of boring and dry. and fifteen words.

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