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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.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

Security researchers find a way to unlock millions of hotel rooms, the UK introduces cyberflashing laws, and Google's AI search pushes malware and scams.

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 T-Minus's Maria Varmazis.

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

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Unsaflok - Security vulnerabilities in Saflok hotel locks.3 million doors open to uninvited guests in keycard exploit - The Register.Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds - Wired.Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams - Bleeping Computer.Man who sent nude picture to teenage girl is jailed under new cyberflashing laws  - The Independent.Cyber-flashing convict is first to be jailed under new law - BBC News.What to do if you?re a victim of cyber flashing and how to report it - Metro.The first cyberflasher has been convicted: meet the woman who made it happen - Yahoo!What is cyber flashing? 'Banter' ? or a sinister breach of consent - UK News.Love Island star sent unsolicited pictures online calls for tougher cyber laws - Bristol Live.Secret Agent Shenanigans: 13 Weird Spy Weapons And Gadgets - Stay Weird.Baldur?s Gate 3.Merlin Bird ID - Conell Labs.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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There's a Bing ding dong, after Microsoft (over?) enthusiastically encourages Chrome users to stop using Google, and silence hits the British Library as it shares its story of a ransomware attack. 

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the ?Smashing Security? podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Plus: Don't miss our featured interview with Kolide founder Jason Meller about his firm's acquisition by 1Password.

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Search engine market share - Oberlo.A compilation of Bing ads - YouTube.With Edge, Microsoft?s forced Windows updates just sank to a new low - The Verge.Microsoft fixes Edge browser bug that was stealing Chrome tabs and data - The Verge.Is this Microsoft Bing Popup Malware? - Reddit.Microsoft confirms Bing pop-up ads in Chrome on Windows 11 & Windows 10 - Windows Latest.?A 22-carat disaster?: what next for British Library staff and users after data theft? - The Guardian.LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE CYBER-ATTACK British Library cyber incident review - British Library.The Disturbing Impact of the Cyberattack at the British Library - The New Yorker.Thanks to a shadowy hacker group, the British Library is still on its knees. Is there any way to stop them? - The Guardian.Have we literally broken the English language? - The Guardian.According to the dictionary, "literally" now also means "figuratively" - Salon.Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery - Amazon.Good Morning, Monster - Apple Podcasts.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and...

Roku users are revolting after their TVs are bricked by the company, we learn how to make money through conspiracy videos on TikTok, and just how much is your car snooping on your driving?

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 Dave Bittner from "The Cyberwire" podcast.

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

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Smashing Security episode 317 - Includes a discussion of which came first - Battle Bots or Robot Wars??Disgraceful?: Messy ToS update allegedly locks Roku devices until users give in - Ars Technica.Dispute resolution terms - Roku.Enshittification - Wikipedia.Craig Shergold - Wikipedia.?Why TikTok Is Becoming A Conspiracy Playground? - YouTube.Dave Bittner?s AI-generated image of Graham Cluley - Twitter.Graham?s AI-generated video about pig butchering - Twitter.Automakers Are Sharing Consumers? Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies - New York Times.Drivers concerned as automakers share driving data with insurance companies - NewsByte.Carmakers are sharing driving habits with insurance companies, unbeknownst to owners - TechSpot.Google Arts & Culture.WELI - Kangaroo Time (Club Edit) (From Dance Your PhD 2024 - OVERALL WINNER) - YouTube.Dance Your Ph.D. - Wikipedia.Animal DNA Run - CrazyGames.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Is there any truth behind the alleged data breach at Fortnite maker Epic Games? Who launched the ransomware attack that caused a fallout at pharmacies? And what's the latest on the heart-breaking hack of Finnish therapy clinic Vastaamo?

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 Jessica Barker.

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

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Mogilevich claims it has breached Epic Games - Twitter.Fraudster?s fake data breach claims should remind media to be carefu what we report - DataBreaches.net.Prescription orders delayed as US pharmacies grapple with "nation-state" cyber attack - Bitdefender.US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say - Reuters.Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment - Wired.Vastaamo data breach - Wikipedia.The CEO who also ran IT, Strava strife, and TikTok tall tales - Smashing Security podcast.Ex-CEO of hacked therapy clinic sentenced for failing to protect patients' session notes - Bitdefender.Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security ? Sophos.Vastaamo victims' lawyer: Some took their own lives after patient record leak - Yle.Prosecutors call for maximum penalty over Vastaamo hacking - Helsinki Times.Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can?t handle Leap Day - Ars Technica.Citrix, Sophos software impacted by 2024 leap year bugs - Bleeping Computer.Resident Alien trailer - YouTube.

Your smartphone may be toast - if you use a hacked wireless charger, we take a closer look at the latest developments in the unfolding LockBit ransomware drama, and Carole dips her toe into online AI romance apps.

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 Paul Ducklin.

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

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VoltSchemer: Use Voltage Noise to Manipulate Your Wireless Charger - ArXiv.FBI offers free decryption help for LockBit ransomware victims - Paul Ducklin.LockBitsupp unmasked!!? Graham?s reaction to the FBI and NCA?s LockBit ransomware revelation - YouTube.Dating Statistics And Facts In 2024 ? Forbes Health.Romantic AI Chatbots Don't Have Your Privacy at Heart - Mozilla Privacy Not Included.Promptsmart.Solving a celestial mystery: the Sun, Earth and Moon model - Museum of Natural History, Oxford.Lotus Bud.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Heaven's above! Scammers are exploiting online funerals, and LockBit - the "Walmart of Ransomware" - is dismantled in style by cyber cops.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the ?Smashing Security? podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Keiron Holyome about how BlackBerry is using predictive AI to stay one step ahead against threats.

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Law enforcement disrupt world?s biggest ransomware operation - EuropolFeds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates - Krebs on Security.International investigation disrupts the world?s most harmful cyber crime group - UK National Crime Agency.LockBit Victim Reporting Form - FBI.Fake Funeral Live Stream Scams Are All Over Facebook - 404 Media.Closed Captions (CC) vs Subtitles - Subly.Fingernails ? Official Trailer - YouTube.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Holy mackerel! AI is jumping on the religion bandwagon, ransomware gangs target hospitals, and what's happened to your old mobile phone number?

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 "Ransomware Sommelier" Allan Liska.

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

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I changed my number and now i can log into others accounts - Reddit.Post by Alexander Hanff - LinkedIn.Meta says risk of account theft after phone number recycling isn't its problem to solve - The Register.Things to bear in mind when you change your mobile number - T-Mobile.20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider - Graham Cluley.Ransomware gang claims responsibility for Christmas attack on Massachusetts hospital - The Record.Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at Chicago Children?s Hospital: An Examination of the Threat and Its Impact - Medriva.Gods in the machine? The rise of artificial intelligence may result in new religions - The Conversation.AI: a way to freely share technology and stop it being misused already exists - The Conversation.The Friar Who Became the Vatican?s Go-To Guy on AI - The New York Times.How AI could change our relationship with religion - The Conversation.Meet the Vatican?s AI mentor ? POLITICO.Focus Areas - AI and Faith - Rome Call.Are chatbots changing the face of religion? Three faith leaders on grappling with AI - The Guardian.?One Day? - Netflix.[Clicks...

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? A company in Hong Kong suffers a sophisticated deepfake duping, be one your guard from pig butchers as Valentine's Day approaches, and spare a moment to feel sorry for poor ransomware gangs.

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 Lianne Potter from the "Compromising Positions" podcast.

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

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?Everyone looked real?: multinational firm?s Hong Kong office loses HK$200 million after scammers stage deepfake video meeting - South China Morning Post.Countdown?s Rachel Riley is deepfaked by HSBC - Vimeo.Scameter - Cyber Defender HK.Warning as scammers fake police Scameter app - The Standard.Ransomware payment rates drop to new low ? now 'only 29% of victims' fork over cash - The Register.New Ransomware Reporting Requirements Kick in as Victims Increasingly Avoid Paying - Coveware.Romance scam reports rose by a fifth in 2023, says Lloyds Bank - The Independent. What is a ?pig-butchering? scam ? and why is it on the rise? - BBC. Pig butchering mining scams: What they are and how to stop them - SC Media.No love for romance scammers in 2024 - Consumer Advice.Romance scammer reveals how he tricks women after failing to fool Go Public reporter - CBC.Sudoku Exchange.Learn Improv at Laugh at Leeds.Mr Mercedes - Disney+.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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The iPhone security setting that you should enable right now, the worrying way that AI is predicting what criminals look like, and we play a game of face fake or real...

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 Mark Stockley.

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

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Mobile phone stolen every six minutes in London, says Met Police - BBC News.iPhone Thief Explains How He Breaks Into Your Phone - YouTube.About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone - Apple.Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect?s Face?and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It - Wired.Will ChatGPT write ransomware? Yes - Malwarebytes.AI chatbots are making scams more convincing than ever, warn spy chiefs - The Telegraph.Test yourself: which faces were made by AI? - New York Times.AI vs. Human Writing: Experts Fooled Almost 62% of the Time- Neuroscience News.I know that I know nothing - Wikipedia.Yours truly, Johnny Dollar - Comic book.I Heart Umami.Libby.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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This week the podcast is more lavatorial than usual, as we explore how privacy may have gone to sh*t on Google Maps, our guest drives hands-free on Britain's motorways (and is defamed by AI), and ransomware attacks an airplane-leasing firm.

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 BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.

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

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The Great British Public Toilet Map.How one man?s pay-to-use toilet gag revealed Google Maps can be used to track people - Crikey.Please Rob Me site exposes danger of sharing too much information online - Graham Cluley.Artist creates a virtual traffic jam in Google Maps - YouTube.How to Get Google to Quit Tracking Your Location - PC Magazine.Grieving With Google Street View - Slate.Zoe describes her curious tangle with AI - Twitter.What happens when you think AI is lying about you? - BBC News.Aercap confirms cyber threat involving ransomware - Air Finance.Ransomware crims slime AerCap, claim to have stolen 1TB - The Register.AerCap discloses cybersecurity incident - Reuters.BBC staffers warned of payroll data breach. BA and Boots also affected by MOVEit vulnerability - Graham Cluley.Randy Rainbow - YouTube.Donald in the John With Boxes - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody - YouTube.Zoe drives hands-free on a British motorway - Twitter.How to Play Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza - Wikihow.Asmodee Taco Cat Card Game - John Lewis.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and...

Has the British Prime Minister been caught secretly profiting from a cryptocurrency app? Were 23andMe right to blame their users after a data breach? And Indian men have hard feelings after falling for a money-for-sex scam.

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.

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What Rishi Sunak gets up to over Christmas? - YouTube.Boris Johnson's Love Actually parody (Conservative Party election broadcast) - YouTube.UK's Rishi Sunak becomes richest ever occupant of Number 10 - Reuters.Over 100 Deep-Faked Rishi Sunak Ads Found on Meta?s Platform - Fenimore Harper Communications.Slew of deepfake video adverts of Sunak on Facebook raises alarm over AI risk to election - The Guardian.23andMe Blames User ?Negligence? for Data Breach - Infosecurity Magazine.All India Pregnant Job service: Indian men conned by 'impregnating women' scam - BBC News.World War II: From the Frontlines - Netflix.Spintronics - Upper Story.Reacher - Amazon Prime.The Trust - Netflix.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Chuck Norris gives a helping hand to a mysterious cryptocurrency CEO who may have separated investors from over a billion dollars, generative AI creates a nightmare for those wanting to Know Their Customer, and a determined journalist finally gets their revenge on a sneaky Airbnb scammer.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the ?Smashing Security? podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who are joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.

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Chief executive of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse does not appear to exist - The Guardian.Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity - Ars Technica.BUSTED: Fake HyperVerse CEO Who Stole $1.3 Billion Unmasked! - YouTube.Hyperverse?s Steven Reece Lewis outed as Steve Harrison - Behind MLM.HyperVerse crypto promoter ?Bitcoin Rodney? arrested and charged in US - The Guardian.GenAI could make KYC effectively useless - TechCrunch.Airbnb Grifter Busted for $7.5 Million 'Bait-and-Switch' Scam, Feds Say - The Daily Beast.I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam Run by Fake Hosts on Airbnb - Vice.Percentage Point vs. Percent Difference - Macroption.?Is Math Real?? - Book by Eugenia Cheng.?Julia? trailer - YouTube.Watch Before We Die - Channel 4.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Piers Morgan is less than happy after a judgement that there is "no doubt" he knew phone hacking was going on at the Daily Mirror, and a shopper comes a-cropper just before Christmas.

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.

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Piers Morgan denies knowing of phone hacking after judge rules he did - The Guardian.I've never told anyone to hack a phone - Piers Morgan tells Laura Kuenssberg - BBC News.Piers Morgan interviewed by BBC?s Amol Rajan about phone hacking at Daily Mirror  - BBC News.Piers Morgan will find many ways to deny phone hacking ? but how long before his number is up? - Archie Bland?s article in The Guardian.Piers Morgan tells Charlotte Church how to stop her mobile phone from being hacked - YouTube.I'm sorry, Macca, for introducing you to this monster - Piers Morgan describes in the Daily Mail a voicemail he heard between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.The human cost of phone hacking - Graham Cluley.Eudesignhouse.shop Review ? Unmasking the Store Closing Scam - MyAntiSpyware.Whois Domain Lookup.Myth Maker: The Lost Legacy of Donald Cotton - SoundCloud.15 virtual Christmas party games to play this festive season - Country Living.21 Virtual Christmas Games To Play On Zoom With Adults - Team Building.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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A hacker bursts the bubble of inflatable fetish fans, Hollywood celebrities unwittingly record videos in a Kremlin plot, and there's a particularly devious WordPress-related malware campaign.

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 Paul Ducklin.

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

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Fuzzy Duck - Wikipedia.Cybercrime author Geoff White demonstrates his NSFW balloon trick at the "Smashing Security" podcast Christmas party - Reddit.Rule 34 - Wikipedia.We are (temporarily) offline - InflateVids on Patreon.Fast Company?s Apple News access hijacked to send an obscene push notification - The Verge.Fast Company Hacker on Rogue Apple News Notification: ?Anyone Could Have Done It? - Vice.The WordPress backdoor with its own backdoor! (And fake CVE numbers, too) - Paul Ducklin.Russian influence and cyber operations adapt for long haul and exploit war fatigue  - Microsoft.How Zelensky became Hollywood man of the hour - The Guardian.Nigel Farage wishes Hugh Janus a happy birthday - YouTube.Don Johnson - Cameo.Hollywood plays unwitting Cameo in Kremlin plot to discredit Zelensky - The Register.Winning hearts and minds - Military Wiki.AdGuard Home - GitHub.Garmin Edge 130 Plus - Garmin.Garmin Connect IQ - Garmin.The Thermapen.Flat Whisk Stainless Steel Egg Beater Mixer Kitchen Tool - Amazon.

Hacking fears are raised at Western Europe's most hazardous building, why porn sites might soon be scanning your face, and our guest narrowly avoids a Facebook Marketplace scammer.

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 Dinah Davis.

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

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Why Facebook Is Rebranding Itself as Meta - INSEAD.Windscale fire - Wikipedia.Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China - The Guardian.Response to a news report on cyber security at Sellafield - UK Government.Response to Guardian news article - Office for Nuclear Regulation.Common Facebook Marketplace scams and how to avoid them - Comparitech.Advice from Google on how to remove malware and unsafe software from Android devices - Google.New Report Reveals Truths About How Teens Engage with Pornography - Common Sense Media.?A lot of it is actually just abuse?- Young people and pornography - Children's Commissioner for England.Implementing the Online Safety Act: Protecting children from online pornography - Ofcom.UK age assurance guidance for porn sites gives thumbs up to AI age checks, digital ID wallets and more - TechCrunch.Meet Your Second Wife - Saturday Night Live sketch, YouTube.?Modern Love Podcast?: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn?t Matter, Until It Did - New York Times.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Don't minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?

All this and 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 technology journalist Jane Wakefield.

Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Push Security founder and CEO Adam Bateman.

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XtraVue Trailer demo - YouTube.Nvidia sued after video call mistake showed 'stolen' data - BBC News.Valeo v. Nvidia complaint - DocumentCloud.Fake BBC news article using Jane Wakefield?s name - Twitter.Report a fraudulent webpage to Google Safe Browsing - Google.Meta's EU ad-free subscription faces early privacy challenge - Yahoo!Meta to offer ad-free subscription in Europe in bid to keep tracking other users - TechCrunch.Meta?s EU ad-free subscription faces early privacy challenge - TechCrunch.Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe - Facebook. noyb files GDPR complaint against Meta over ?Pay or Okay?  - NOYB. Big Mac index 2023 - Statista.Euro aea wages 2023 - Take-profit.org.Boat Story review - The Guardian.GlasgowGPT - the world's first Scottish artificial intelligence chatbot.Gergely Orosz uncovers fake female speakers at a tech conference - Twitter. Eliza-May Austin shares her experiences of being invited to speak at tech conferences - LinkedIn. 

Who gets to decide who should be CEO of OpenAI? ChatGPT or the board? Plus a ransomware gang goes a step further than most, reporting one of its own data breaches to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Hackers Use Online Casinos to Gamble Mountains of Cash They Steal from Victims - 404.AlphV files an SEC complaint against MeridianLink for not disclosing a breach to the SEC - DataBreaches.net.SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies - US Securities and Exchange Committee.OpenAI announces leadership transition - OpenAI.The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman?s Ouster at OpenAI - The New York Times.Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI - The New York Times.What We Know About Sam Altman?s Ouster From OpenAI  - The New York Times.Ousted OpenAI C.E.O. Makes Plans for New Artificial Intelligence Company - The New York Times.Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return - The New York Times.In the battle to bring ousted founder Sam Altman back to OpenAI, Microsoft and Satya Nadella hold the trump cards - Fortune.Rate your resignation letter - Twitter account.Suella Braverman?s resignation letter - Twitter.Analysis of letter by Dame Andrea Jenkyns - Twitter.Thread about letter from Dame Andrea Jenkyns - Twitter.The Future by Naomi Alderman review - The Guardian.The Future by Naomi Alderman - Harper Collins.

Who's more incompetent - the cryptocurrency exchanges or some of the people who hack them? Plus a closer look at the reliability of AI chatbots.

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.

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Bored Ape NFT Partygoers Blame UV Lights For Burned Eyes And Skin - Kotaku.Poloniex crypto-exchange offers 5% cut to thieves if they return that $120M they nicked - The Register.Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit That Drove Down Stablecoin 50%, but Hacker Likely Lost Money on Attack - CoinDesk.Leaderboard Comparing LLM Performance at Producing Hallucinations when Summarizing Short Documents - Github.Cut the Bull?. Detecting Hallucinations in Large Language Models - Vectara.Chatbots May ?Hallucinate? More Often Than Many Realize - The New York Times.Bing's ChatGPT-Powered Search Has a Misinformation Problem - Vice.ChatGPT gets code questions wrong 52% of the time - The Register.FreeTube.The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Netflix.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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A woman's attempt to hire an assassin online backfires badly, it's scary just how cheap it is to buy information about US military personnel, and trolls and tattoos don't mix.

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 The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.

Plus don?t miss our featured interview with Jason Meller of Kolide.

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Woman jailed after RentaHitman.com assassin turned out to be ? surprise ? FBI - The Register.Zandra Ellis criminal complaint (PDF).Rent-A-Hitman: Your Point & Click Solution! - YouTube.It?s shockingly easy to buy sensitive data about US military personnel - MIT Technology Review.This Guy Trolls His TikTok Haters By Getting Tattoos of Them - Vice.Man Gets Back at Trolls Online With Revenge Tattoos - MSN.The Beatles - ?Now and Then? music video - YouTube.?The Last of Us? piano scene, episode 3 - YouTube.Celeritas podcast.Pick of the week archive - Smashing Security.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Workers wonder if their colleagues are actually AI, and we take a deeper look into the curious scams going on via Booking.com.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Art Musings - Gratuitous plug for Carole?s new podcast with Sally Anne-Stewart.Smashing Security #344: What?s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI - Smashing Security.Fraudsters target Booking.com customers claiming hotel stay could be cancelled - Graham Cluley.Scammers try to trick Graham again via Booking.com - Twitter.'Thieves used fake Booking.com emails to steal £1,000 from me before my wedding' - The Mirror. Includes gratuitous mention of Graham?s hunt for aubergines.Unmasking a Sophisticated Phishing Campaign That Targets Hotel Guests - Akamai.Did AI Write Product Reviews? Gannett Says No - The New York Times.Is my co-worker AI? Bizarre product reviews leave Gannett staff wondering - The Verge.How to spot a fake review - Which?Lonely Water - Public information film from 1973.Scarred for Life Volume 1: The 1970s - Lulu.Scarred for Life Volume 2: Television in the 1980s - Lulu.Scarred for Life Twitter account.Say More with Dr? Sheila - Apple Podcasts.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Ahoy! There's trouble in the South China Seas as Filipino organisations fail to secure their systems, we take a close look at Google IP protection, and we take a look at just how so much genetic profile data leaked out of 23andMe.

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 Mark Stockley.

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Philippines? cybersecurity failures exposed as hackers leak state secrets, people?s data - South China Morning Post.IT admins are just as culpable for weak password use - Outpost24.Google Chrome wants to hide your IP address - MalwareBytes.The 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data - The Conversation.23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews - Wired.Worried about the 23andMe hack? Here's what you can do - Washington Post.Paris Police 1905 - BBC iPlayer.British Hen Welfare Trust.Art Musings - Art Musings podcast.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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How hunting for an aubergine could be all it takes for you to hand your credit card details over to a scammer, and just how good is a podcast entirely built by AI?

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Support Alie Hothersall?s fundraising for Mind - JustGiving.Fraudsters target Booking.com customers claiming hotel stay could be cancelled - Graham Cluley.Security.txt - A proposed standard which allows websites to define security policies.Develop AI launches a completely synthetic podcast - Develop AI. Develop AI podcast.Is It Legal To Pay - The err.. https version of a map of which countries allow you to pay ransom demands.Licorice Pizza - BBC iPlayer.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Dream girlfriends, AI love scams, and an alleged spy who is said to have made a series of blunders.

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.

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Former Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense Information to People?s Republic of China - US Department of Justice.?Dream? AI Girlfriend Randomly Turns Into Nude Jennifer Lopez, Has Four Legs - 404 Media.LoveGPT: How ?single ladies? looking for your data upped their game with ChatGPT - Avast Threat Labs.5 Signs Your Tinder Match Is a Scam Bot - LifeWire.Support Alie Hothersall?s fundraising for Mind - JustGiving.?The Last Action Heroes? by Nick de Semlyen - Pan Macmillan.Life Kit  - NPR.Tom Hanks has made a complaint - Twitter.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Is a deepfake Tom Hanks better than the real thing? Who has been attacking the British Royal Family's website, and why? And how can you protect your vehicle from the spate of keyless car thefts?

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 Maria Varmazis.

Plus don't miss our featured interview with Devo CISO Kayla Williams.

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The disturbing uncanny valley of Robert Zemeckis film 'Polar Express' - Far Out magazine.Tom Hanks warns of deepfake video promoting dental plan - Instagram.Fuming Tom Hanks says he had nothing to do with that AI dental ad clone of him - The Register.Tom Hanks warns dental plan ad image is AI fake - BBC News.Robin Williams? Daughter Zelda Criticizes Use of AI to Re-create His Voice: ?I Find It Personally Disturbing? - Hollywood Reporter.Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face - BBC News.Deepfake Bruce Willis in Russian telecoms advert - YouTube.Could you get "carhacked"? The growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts and how to protect yourself - CBS News.Keyless car theft: What is a relay attack, how can you prevent it, and will your car insurance cover it? - Leasing.com.Testing Phone-Sized Faraday Bags - Matt Blaze.Famous DDoS attacks - Cloudflare.The sinister Russian hackers who've claimed responsibility for crashing Buckingham Palace website - Daily Mail.King Charles rebukes Russia's 'horrifying' invasion of Ukraine in unprecedented speech - Express.Visually, how much paper would a GB and a TB of data fill in terms of physical size? - Quora.?The shop around the corner? - Wikipedia.

Mix TikTok with facial recognition, and you've got a doxxing nightmare, T-Mobile users report bizarre behaviour in their accounts, and a Windows flaw provides a new means of infecting users.

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 Paul Ducklin.

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T-Mobile customer reports privacy breach - Twitter.T-Mobile US exposes some customer data ? but don't call it a breach - The Register.T-Mobile denies new data breach rumors, points to authorized retailer - Bleeping Computer.Connectivity Source - Despite appearances, don?t confuse it with T-Mobile.ThemeBleed exploit is another reason to patch Windows quickly - MalwareBytes.If I Embarrass My Baby on TikTok, Will He Stay My Baby Forever? - New York Times.They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There's a Mob After Them - Rolling Stone.The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok Account Armed with Facial Recognition Tech - 404 Media.Egg crack challenge,the last baby is so cute - YouTube.Trailer for ?The Deepest Breath? - YouTube.?The Deepest Breath? - Netflix.Nitpick: Meaningless communications.Naked Security.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Do you know what data your car is collecting about you? Do you think it's right for a car manufacturer to collect a subscription to keep your bottom warm? And just why has YouPorn sent an email to Graham about his sex video?

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 Andrew Agnês.

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Yikes! My sex video has been uploaded to YouPorn, apparently - Graham Cluley.1 million YouPorn users exposed; data breach required no security penetration - Computer World article from 2012.The YouPorn Sextortion Email Spam Campaign Explained - MalwareTips.BMW deems drivers worthy of warmth, ends heated car seat subscription - The Register.Hackers crack Tesla software to get free features - The Independent.It's Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy  - Mozilla Foundation.Car Companies: Stop Your Huge Data Collection Programs  - Mozilla Foundation.Programming language inventor or serial killer? - Vole.wtf.Rask - AI video localisation.Verbalate - Video translation and lip sync software.The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies review - The Guardian.The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies - BBC iPlayer.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Deepfakes are being used for good (perhaps), common usernames could pose a security threat, and someone has paid a $500,000 fee... just to send $1,865.

Oh, and our guest mentions Mr Blobby (to the horror of the show's hosts...)

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 The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.

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Tweet by Jameson Lopp.Bitcoin user?s costly error leads to record transaction fee of $510,000 - Cryptoslate.Root Admin User: When Do Common Usernames Pose a Threat? - GovInfoSecurity.Dave?s conversation with Crosstalk?s Chris Sherwood - Hacking Humans podcast.Passkey authentication - Wikipedia.Passkeys: Accelerating the Availability of Simpler, Stronger Passwordless Sign-Ins - FIDO Alliance.Test your mental image ability - Aphantasia.How to create your own personal deepfake - Axios.Deepfakes are being used for good ? here?s how - Connecting Research - University of Reading.Six things you need to know about deepfakes - BBC Radio 4.Mitigating Aphantasia with Generative Reality - Medium.Ethical Deepfake Maker - Synthesia.HeyGen deepfakes - HeyGen.Deepfakes are being used for good ? here's how - The Conversation.Search engines required to stamp out AI-generated images of child abuse under Australia?s new code  - The Guardian.Induction Hob with Rotary Controls - Cookology.Top 10 WTF Mr Blobby Moments - YouTube.

AI news is bad news, an online service to catch your cheating partner, and an IoT-enabled dick cage fails to keep a grip on its own security.

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 Mark Stockley.

Plus don't miss our featured interview with Alex Lawrence, principal security architect at Sysdig.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. May? Who are we kidding...

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199: A few tech cock-ups, and one cock lock-up - Smashing Security.Smart male chastity lock cock-up - Pen Test Partners.?My sexual urges are so out of control I?m considering buying a chastity cage? - Dear Deidre, The Sun.Maker of ?smart? chastity cage left users? emails, passwords, and locations exposed - TechCrunch.Dispatch pauses AI sports writing program - Axios.Would Your Partner Cheat? These ?Testers? Will Give You an Answer - The New York Times.Loyalty Test.Nitpick: Why don?t induction hobs have knobs?Longevity? simplified - book by Dr Howard J Luks.Oxford Art Society Open Exhibition 2023.Carole Theriault art website.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Seized cryptocurrency is stolen from the DEA, blue-ticks are being exploited, a bath full of dollar bills, the comfort offered by an ostrich's head, and how Graham is refusing to call Twitter "X".

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.

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The DEA Accidentally Sent $50,000 Of Seized Cryptocurrency To A Scammer - Forbes.Stranger sent dick pics so I convinced him he was dying - YouTube.Creeps Airdropping Dick Pics Is the Latest Air Travel Nightmare - Vice.Airdrop scam tokens - Trezor.Brother of Criminal Bitcoin Mixing CEO Pleads Guilty to Stealing 712 Bitcoins From IRS - CoinDesk.Blue-tick scammers target consumers who complain on X - The Guardian.Infinite Mac.Classic Mac OS - Wikipedia.Perplexity AI - chatbot.CrazyGames.Braingle. 40 Weirdest Things on Amazon That People Actually Love to Buy - Good Housekeeping.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Surely you should be able to order pizza without being pestered for sex? And Carole takes a look at the what and why of wearables...

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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One in three young people falling prey to ?text pests? as ICO calls for victims to come forward - ICO.My pizza order turned into a terrifying ordeal after creepy delivery driver stole my data & I was sent sinister messages - The Sun.Share your experience of unwanted contact after giving your personal information to a business for a legitimate reason - ICO.IoT, wearables and the new health insurance paradigm - IT-Online.Top 10 Innovative Wearable IoT Devices - IOT Design Pro.Explosive Growth Forecasted: IoT in Healthcare Market Set to Reach US$ 952.3 Billion by 2032 with a Remarkable CAGR of 18.0% - PharmiWeb.Sweat it out: Novel wearable biosensor for monitoring sweat electrolytes for use in healthcare and sports -Science Daily.New Apple Watch X Leaked: MAJOR Redesign & Magnetic Band System! -YouTube.Wearables | Privacy & security guide - Mozilla Foundation.5 trending wearables in 2023 to look out for - Ignitec.Internet of Things Becomes Greater Focus for Pharma -Health Leaders media.Hospitals are selling treasure troves of medical data ? what could go wrong? - The Verge.Opt out of sharing your health records - NHS.Legal lullabies - Drift asleep listening to Instagram's terms of service.The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs,...

AI chatbots are under fire in Las Vegas, the secrets of hackers' passwords are put under the microscope, and Graham reveals (possibly) the greatest TV programme of all time.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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100,000 Hackers Exposed from Top Cybercrime Forums - Hudson Rock.Prominent Threat Actor Accidentally Infects Own Computer with Info-Stealer - Hudson Rock.People coaxed AI into saying 9+10=21 and giving instructions for spying ? it shows how these systems are prone to flaws and bias - Business Insider.These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI - Rolling Stone.Chatbots: Why does White House want hackers to trick AI? - BBC News.I, Claudius - BBC iPlayer.Drama Connections: I, Claudius - BBC documentary from 2005, on YouTube.'Painkiller' Review: Netflix Series Fails To Capture Opioid Crisis - Variety.?Painkiller? trailer - YouTube.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Razzlekhan, the self-proclaimed Crocodile of Wall Street, pleads guilty to the biggest crypto laundering scheme in history, and just how safe are you typing while on a Zoom call?

Meanwhile, Graham rants about public EV chargers.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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With Nvidia Eye Contact, you?ll never look away from a camera again - Ars Technica.?A Practical Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Side Channel Attack on Keyboards? - Technical paper (PDF).New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy - Bleeping Computer.Bitfinex users to share 36% of bitcoin losses after hack - BBC News.Bitfinex?s Latest News & Updates - BitFinex blog.Heather R. Morgan - Wikipedia.Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder - BBC News.Record-high seizure of $4bn in stolen Bitcoin - BBC News.?Sexy horror comedy?: Bitcoin laundering suspect is also ?raunchy rapper? Razzlekhan - The Guardian.?Versace Bedouin? music video by Razzlekhan - YouTube.?Pho King Badd Bhech? music video by Razzlekhan - YouTube.SWARCO - Nit Pick of the Week.Esim Holafly  - Holafly.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Carole takes us into the sinister side of Barbie, while Graham describes a stalkerware operation that has been spilling its secrets.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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SpyHide couldn?t hide forever - Maia arson crimew.Spyhide stalkerware is spying on tens of thousands of phones - ?TechCrunch.Coalition against Stalkerware.Use Google Play Protect to help keep your apps safe and your data private - Google.Eyeing Barbie movie download? Beware of online scam, says McAfee - Tech News.A Complete History of the Barbie Movie - Vanity Fair.20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Barbie - Readers Digest.Influencer's 'Honest Review' of 'Barbie' Goes Viral - Newsweek.How scammers are using ?Barbie? craze to steal personal information - The Hill.?Barbie? Box Office to Blast Past $700M Globally After Record Week - The Hollywood Reporter.Scammers Love Barbie: Fake Videos Promote Bogus Ticket Offers That Steal Personal Info - McAfee.History vs Hollywood.Weird: The Al Yankovic story - History vs Hollywood.The News Meeting - Tortoise podcasts.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Dr 90210 finds himself in a sticky situation after his patients' plastic surgery photos AND more end up in the hands of hackers, emails to the US military end up in the wrong hands, and script kiddies salivate at the thought of Business Email Compromise powered by generative AI.

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 T-Minus Space Daily?s Maria Varmazis.

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

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90210 plastic surgeon Dr Gary Motykie.Dr Gary Motykie videos - YouTube.More plastic surgery patients have their nude photos and information leaked - DataBreaches.net.Typo watch: 'Millions of emails' for US military sent to .ml addresses in error - The Register.Hundreds of thousands of US military e-mails wind up in Mali - Le Monde.Beware of WormGPT: AI Tool Enables Cyber Attacks and Impersonation Scams - IB Times.WormGPT: a generative AI tool to compromise business emails - CSO Online.WormGPT - The Generative AI Tool Cybercriminals Are Using to Launch BEC Attacks - SlashNext.?Who shat on the floor at my wedding??Futurama - Wikipedia.Radiooooo.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to hand over his WhatsApp messages - or does he? And a couple of fun-loving girls from Aberdeen have come up with a sinister twist on sextortion scams.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley (from a mystery location) and Carole Theriault.

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

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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry.Court orders ministers to hand Boris Johnson?s WhatsApps to Covid inquiry - The Guardian.Boris Johnson ?has forgotten? passcode for phone wanted by Covid inquiry - The Guardian.The Lockdown Files: Matt Hancock rejected expert advice on care home testing, WhatsApp messages reveal - The Telegraph.Boris Johnson's Personal Phone Number Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight Online For 15 Years - Vice.Party girls netted £120,000 from terrified men in ?sextortion? scam -The Times.Exclusive: Women posed as underage girls to blackmail men out of nearly £122000 -Press and Journal.Musicless music video of Lionel Richie?s ?Hello? - YouTube.Musicless music video of Rolling Stones performing live in 1964 - YouTube.Intrigue: Burning Sun - BBC podcast.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Going for a jog can be bad for your privacy (but even worse for your health), and Britain's consumer finance champion finds his face is being faked.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Russian commander shot dead after posting runs on Strava running app - Kyiv Post.Martin Lewis felt 'sick' seeing deepfake scam ad on Facebook - BBC News.How synthetic media, or deepfakes, could soon change our worldeing deepfake scam ad on Facebook - 60 Minutes on YouTube.Nicki Minaj wants to delete the ?whole internet? after viral AI deepfake video -Technology Inquirer.Fears grow of deepfake ID scams following Progress hack - Ars Technica.?Deep Fake Neighbour Wars?: ITV?s comedy shows how AI can transform popular culture -The Conversation.?My Old School? - BBC Scotland.?My Old School? trailer - YouTube.MP doesn?t know whether she attended Downing St Party - YouTube.?Non-Censored? with Rosie Holt podcast - Audioboom.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Just how much do porn websites know about your sexual peccadillos? How are Barbie dolls involved in identity scams? And would you trust a completely free telly?

Oh, and Graham has some opinions to share about "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny".

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 Matt Davey from the "Random but Memorable" podcast.

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Pornhub Is Being Accused of Illegal Data Collection - Wired.StopDataPorn brings Pornhub to court for abusing users? personal data with GDPR complaints - StopDataPorn.The Password Game - Neal.fun.The True Cost of a Free TV - Wired.Telly dual-screen TV first look: it?s free and may be the future - The Verge.Swindlers Used Barbie Dolls to Rob COVID Relief Program - The Messenger.How rampant abuse by fintech fueled covid relief fraud - The Washington Post.'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan known as PPP - NBC News."We Are Not the Fraud Police": How Fintechs Facilitated Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program - Fox News.?The Dial Of Destiny? Is Now The Worst-Reviewed ?Indiana Jones? Movie - Forbes.?Jury Duty? TV series - Wikipedia.?Jury Duty? trailer - YouTube.Spray Cork: What Is It? - Build with Rise.CorkSol.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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UPS delivers some smishing advice (but have they kept something under wraps?), we ask ChatGPT to take a long hard look at itself, and we debate what the penalty should be for taking national secrets home with you.

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 sole founder Thom Langford.

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UPS discloses data breach after exposed customer info used in SMS phishing - Bleeping Computer.Example of UPS SMS phishing message related to Lego order - Twitter.Another example of a Lego-related UPS phishing message - Twitter.Former FBI Analyst Sentenced for Retaining Classified Documents - US Department of Justice.How The Intercept might have helped unmask Reality Winner to the NSA - Graham Cluley.Bad adverts leave people scratching their heads - MSN.How Cybercriminals Can Perform Virtual Kidnapping Scams Using AI Voice Cloning Tools and ChatGPT - Trend Micro.Which Jobs Will Be Most Impacted by ChatGPT? - Visual Capitalist.Unraveling an AI Scam with AI - Imperva.100,000 Hacked ChatGPT Accounts Discovered on Dark Web - Hackread.97+ ChatGPT Statistics & User Numbers In June 2023 (New Data)  - Nerdy Nav.?Speed Cubers? - Netflix.Trailer for ?Speed Cubers? - YouTube.KBDcraft.?How to Win Friends and Disappear People? - Qcode Podcasts.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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There's some funny business going on on Google, and Zuckerberg's $14 billion bet on the metaverse is beginning to look a little childish...

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Google sues alleged scammer over fake business and review scheme - The Verge.Meta to Lower Age for Users of Virtual Reality Headset to 10 From 13 - New York Times.Introducing New Parent-Managed Meta Accounts for Families - Meta Blog.Keep Connected - ages 10?14 - Keep Connected.The Metaverse Police: A VR content moderator shares his insights - Mixed News.?Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist? - Netflix.Tommy Siegel - Some candy hearts comics I drew, a thread - Twitter.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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There are shocking revelations about a US Government data suck-up, historic security breaches at Windsor Castle, and the MOVEit hack causes consternation.

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 The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.

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

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Declassified files reveal ?large number? of security scares at Windsor Castle - Metro.Intruder at Windsor: Security 400 scared of unpleasant Andrew' to turn away fantasist - Express.The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens - Wired.I don?t care about cookies browser plugin.MOVEit hack: Media watchdog Ofcom latest victim of mass hack - BBC News.BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop - BBC News.Ukrainian police arrest multiple Clop ransomware gang suspects - TechCrunch.BBC and British Airways affected by data breach at payroll company Zellis - The Record.BA, Boots and BBC staff details targeted in Russia-linked cyber-attack - The Guardian.Zero-Day Vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer Exploited for Data Theft - Mandiant.MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Cloud Vulnerability - Progress.MOVEit announces second vulnerability; Minnesota schools agency breached with original bug - The Record.An Update on the Steps We are Taking to Protect MOVEit Customers  - Ipswitch.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - IMDB.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer - YouTube.The Muppets Mayhem - Disney+.The Muppets Mayhem trailer - YouTube.

Australia's signal intelligence agency calls upon an Eighties popstar to fight terrorism, and a simple act of kindness leads to a woman being scammed for thousands.

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

Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Max Power of Bitwarden.

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

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Australian cyber-op attacked ISIL with the terrifying power of Rickrolling - The Register.?Breaking the code: Cyber Secrets Revealed? - ABC.Scam Alert: Woman tries helping injured bird, ends up losing Rs 1 lakh to cyber criminals - MSN News.Toll-free Hijack Alert (misdial scam) - AT&T.?Connected: the hidden science of everything? - Netflix.?Connections? with James Burke - YouTube.?I wanna marry Harry? reality show    - Wikipedia.?Space cadets? reality show - Wikipedia.Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV - Apple Podcasts.Famous Studios - Famous Studios website.Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV - BBC Sounds.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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ChatGPT hallucinations cause turbulence in court, a riot in Wales may have been ignited on social media, and do you think .MOV is a good top-level domain for "a website that moves you"?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley.

Plus don't miss our featured interview with David Ahn of Centripetal.

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8 new top-level domains for dads, grads and techies - Google.Tweet by Citizen Lab?s John Scott-Railton - Twitter.File Archiver in the browser - mr.d0x.A Lawyer's Filing "Is Replete with Citations to Non-Existent Cases" - Thanks, ChatGPT? - Reason.Ely riot: Live updates as police investigate CCTV showing police van following bike moments before fatal crash - Wales Online.Cardiff riot: Police force refers itself to watchdog as CCTV shows its van following e-bike before fatal crash - Sky News.Two boys killed in Cardiff crash which was followed by riot are named - Sky News.Cardiff riots: social media rumours about crash started unrest, says police commissioner - The Guardian.Black Butterflies - Netflix.Black Butterflies trailer - YouTube.?The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization? by Peter Zeihan - Amazon.Science Vs - Gimlet Media Podcast.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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13 years jail for spoofing scammer, a rogue IT security expert's Bitcoin blackmail goes wrong, and Facebook's eyewatering GDPR fine may be only the beginning of its problems.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by the Imposter Syndrome Network podcast's Zoë Rose.

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Man convicted of blackmail and other offences - SEROCU.EU hits Meta with record ?1.2B privacy fine - Politico.Police text 70,000 victims in UK's biggest anti-fraud operation - BBC News.iSpoof fraudster guilty of £100m scam sentenced to 13 years - BBC News.Fraudster pleads guilty to £100m iSpoof scam - BBC News.300: Interplanetary file systems, iSpoof, and don?t delete Twitter - Smashing Security."John Was Trying to Contact Aliens" - Netflix.Sleep mask - Amazon.Blackout blind with suction cups - Amazon.Jewish Matchmaking - Netflix.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Personal information is going for a song, and the banks want social media sites to pay when their users get scammed.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Vote for "Smashing Security" in the European Security Blogger Awards.Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones - Krebs on Security.Fraud Strategy: stopping scams and protecting the public - UK Gov.Spanish Police Takes Down Massive Cybercrime Ring, 40 Arrested - Hacker News.Social media firms should reimburse online fraud victims, say UK bankers - The Guardian.How Many People Use Social Media in 2023? - Oberlo.Scam social media quizzes dupes people into revealing personal details - ITV News.Where are you most likely to be scammed: phone, text or social media? - This is Money.Major bank calls out Meta for huge rise in scams on its platforms -  This is Money.The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo.ScanSnap SV600 - Fujitsu.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Twitter shares explicit photos without users' permission, one US company can look forward to a $1.4 billion payout seven years after an infamous cyberattack, and how might hackers target Eurovision?

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

Plus don't miss our featured interview with Outpost24's John Stock.

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Introducing Twitter Circle, a new way to Tweet to a smaller crowd - Twitter.Twitter Circles Is Broken, Revealing Nudes Not Meant For The General Public - Buzzfeed News.Insurers can't use 'act of war' excuse to avoid Merck's $1.4B NotPetya payout - The Register.What is Hostile or Warlike?:  An in-depth look at the Merck war exclusion decision and its shortfalls - Kennedys Law.Eurovision voting scandal: Six juries cheated and voted for each other - EuroVision World.Eurovision: MP seeks assurances contest voting will be protected from Russian threats - Sky News.Fears pro-Russian hackers could ruin Eurovision by disrupting broadcasts and silencing the song contest next week - Daily Mail.Cyber security experts hope to protect Eurovision voting from possible Russian threat - ITV News.The technology of the Eurovision Song Contest - Technology and Engineering.Cyber security experts hope to protect Eurovision voting from possible Russian threat - Eurovision News.Eurovision voting scandal: Six juries cheated and voted for each other - Eurovision News.Eurovision 2023: Tickets for Liverpool sell out after huge demand - BBC News.Eurovision 2023: Hotel...

Two unsavoury websites suffer from a worrying leak, scientists are going animal crackers over AI, and the BBC is intercepting scammers' live phone calls with victims.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Lazarus Heist's Geoff White.

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Hackers steal emails, private messages from hookup websites - TechCrunch.Scam Interceptors - BBC.?They?re coming up with devious ways to take your money?: the TV hackers taking on the scammers - The Guardian.Did BBC break the law by using a botnet to send spam? - Naked Security.How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots - Science Daily.How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals - Scientific American.?I don?t know?, sung by 76-year-old Paul McCartney - YouTube.?I don?t know?, sung by AI Paul McCartney - YouTube.AI makes Paul McCartney?s voice youthful - The Daily Beatle.?New?, sung by the AI Beatles - YouTube.AI Freddie Mercury sings ?Yesterday? - YouTube.The Evaporated - Campside Media.Tetris - Apple TV+.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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A boss is bitten in the bottom after being struck by one of the worst crimes in Finnish history, Strava's privacy isn't so private, and a private investigator uncovers some TikTok tall tales.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by T-Minus's Maria Varmazis.

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

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Finnish therapy clinic?s CEO fired after despicable data breach and blackmail threats - Graham Cluley.Lizard Squad Member: Why I Took Down Xbox and PlayStation - Sky News on YouTube.Hacker Charged With Extorting Online Psychotherapy Service - Krebs on Security.Finland?s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France - Krebs on Security.Ex-CEO of hacked therapy clinic sentenced for failing to protect patients' session notes - Bitdefender.Hackers can find your home on Strava even if you use privacy settings, researchers find - Yahoo Sports.Iron Bianca hashtag on TikTok - TIkTok.Investigators warn of fake suicide scams on social media platforms - MSN News.How did Iron Bianca die? Tribute Pours In As Tiktok Star Passed Away - PBK News.Spill-the-Tea-007 TikTok Channel - TikTok.Mike Bolhius Private Investigator - Mike Bolhius homepage.Paint trailer - YouTube.Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed - Netflix.Star Trek: Picard - Paramount Plus.The Diplomat - Netflix.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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