Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app! All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by cybersecurity journalist and the author of “Dark Wire”, Joseph Cox. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: How a single IT update caused global havoc - BBC News. Anti-Vi ..read more

Social media fuels conspiracies galore after Donald Trump is shot at a rally, cryptocurrency websites are hijacked after a screw-up at Squarespace, and our guest takes a close look at bottoms on Instagram. 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 Zoë Rose. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: Killed by Google. Squarespace Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Google Domains Assets - Squarespace. A Squares ..read more

Execs at a health tech startup are sentenced to jail after a massive ad fraud, and a school is shaken after teachers are targeted via TikTok. 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 Jason Mellor of 1Password. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: Outcome, a hot tech startup, misled advertisers with manipulated information, sources say - Wall Street Journal. Three Former Executives Sentenced f ..read more

Apps can let you spy on strangers in bars, a gang of cryptocurrency thieves turns to kidnap and assault, and have you joined the mile-high evil twin club? 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 of the brand-new "The AI Fix" podcast (co-hosted with Graham!). Talk about nepotism. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: Hoos Out Tonight? Dundee medical student launches new app which reveals ‘hot ..read more

Wikileaks's Julian Assange is a free man, deepfakes cause trouble in the playground, and we hear hot takes about ransomware and tales from inside a devastating denial-of-service attack. 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 Eleanor Dallaway. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: Julian Assange lands in Australia a free man - BBC News. Smashing Security episode 245: The Julian Assange assassination plot ..read more

Apple announces a new privacy feature in iOS that will allow you to hide and lock away your apps - but will be philanderers who benefit the most? And an ex-police officer is arrested for extortion. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by... Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: Graham’s video thanking people for voting for “Smashing Security” - Twitter. iOS 18 makes iPhone more personal, capable, and intelligent tha ..read more

Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber's name to defraud a TV company. 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: Riding Baidu's self-driving robo-taxi - YouTube. Malicious Attacks against Multi-Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Driving - Research paper. Researchers warn robot cars can b ..read more

Microsoft gets itself into a pickle with a privacy-popping new feature on its CoPilot+ PCs, the FTC warns of impersonated companies, and has your company hiring North Korean IT workers? 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 author, journalist, and podcaster Geoff White. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: Microsoft's new Windows 11 Recall is a privacy nightmare - Bleeping Computer. Statement in respons ..read more

iPhone photos come back from the dead! Scarlett Johansson sounds upset about GPT-4o, and there's a cockup involving celebrity fakes. 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 special guest Anna Brading of Malwarebytes. Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Sandy Bird of Sonrai Security. Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Episode links: When NASA Lost a Spacecraft Due to a Metric Math Mistake - Simscale. The worst sale ..read more

Remember when a US mother was accused of distributing explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter's cheerleading rivals kicked off the team? Well, there has been a surprising development. And learn how cybercriminals have been stealing boomers' one-time-passcodes via a secretive online service. 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: ‘Got that boomer!’: How cybercriminals ..read more