Geoff White

190: Twitter hack arrests, email bad behaviour, and Fawkes vs facial recognition

August 6th, 2020  |  48 mins 40 secs

facial recognition, fawkes, getemails, hacking, ogusers, privacy, twitter

Special guest Geoff White can't resist using the podcast to promote his new book, "Crime Dot Com", but other than that we also discuss the creepy (and apparently legal) way websites can find out your email and postal address even if you don't give it to them, take a look at how the alleged Twitter hackers were identified, and learn about Fawkes - the technology fighting back at facial recognition.

177: Elon Musk, Roblox, and Love Bug author found

May 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 30 secs

elon musk, grimes, love bug, malware, onel de guzman, password, roblox, worm

What can X Æ A-12 Musk teach us about passwords? How did our guest finally hunt down the man behind one of history's biggest virus outbreaks in Manila? And what on earth is a hacker doing breaching Roblox security?

171: WhatsApp hoaxes, Zoombombs, and 8-bit love

March 26th, 2020  |  45 mins 30 secs

coronavirus, dr negrin, hoax, pornhub, retro, scam, sextortion, whatsapp, zoom, zoombombing

Blackmailers are threatening to infect your family with Coronavirus, trolls are making Zoom an unsafe place for those of a sensitive disposition, and what is the mysterious Dr Negrin audio message spreading on WhatsApp?

155: Juice jacking, YouTube hacking, password slacking

November 21st, 2019  |  50 mins 38 secs

aberfan, banking, dolly parton, juice jacking, malware, password, privacy, the crown, usb, youtube

A bank has some of the worst password advice ever, travellers are told to be wary when USB charging their smartphones and laptops, and a gamer has his YouTube account hacked.

144: Google helps the FBI, Twitter Jack’s hijack, and car data woes

September 5th, 2019  |  51 mins 34 secs

android, car, doctor who, fbi, google, jack dorsey, location services, privacy, terrance dicks, twitter

Should Google really be helping the FBI with a bank robbery? What's the story behind the Twitter CEO claiming there's a bomb in their offices? And how much does your car really know about you?

And we mourn the loss of Doctor Who legend Terrance Dicks...

118: The 's' in IoT stands for security

March 7th, 2019  |  42 mins 49 secs

absher, didgeridoo, fleabag, iot, jibo, saudi arabi, skiing, snoring, vulnerability

Twerking robot assistants, an app from Saudi Arabia that lets men track women, and a gnarly skiing security snarl-up!

Oh, and find out how a didgeridoo could change your life and that of your loved ones.

089: Data breaches, ransomware, Bitcoin robberies, and typewriters

August 2nd, 2018  |  44 mins 31 secs

bitcoin, cosco, cryptocurrency, data breach, dixons, legion, port out, ransomware, sim swap, slow burn

Ransomware rears its head again, Dixons Carphone reveals its data breach was almost 1000% worse than they previously thought, a man is accused of stealing five million dollars worth of cryptocurrency through hijacking mobile phones, and a Canadian guy called Norman is rushing to get the typewriters out of storage.

078: Hounds hunt hackers, too-human Google AI, and ethnic recognition tech - WTF?

May 17th, 2018  |  43 mins 51 secs

dog, facial recognition, google assistant, google duplex, hacking, phishing, signal

Dogs are trained to sniff out hackers' hard drives, facial recognition takes an ugly turn, and do you trust Google to book your hair appointment?

038: Gents! Stop airdropping your pics!

August 17th, 2017  |  44 mins 55 secs

airdrop, bluetooth, brute force, car hacking, chess, email, garry kasparov, iot, lovefilm, malwaretech, marcus hutchins, sam harris, smart lock

WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) pleads not guilty to malware charges, the Scottish parliament is hit by a brute force attack, IoT smart locks aren't so smart, and.. ahem.. someone is sending intimate pics via AirDrop to unsuspecting commuters.