Smashing Security

019: The Love Bug virus

May 4th, 2017  |  29 mins 20 secs

love bug, malware

On May 4th 2000, the Love Bug virus (also known as ILOVEYOU or LoveLetter) rapidly spread around the world, clogging up email systems. Computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault are joined this week by special guest John Hawes...

018: Windows is a virus. True or False?

April 27th, 2017  |  30 mins 42 secs

Security firm Webroot drops a clanger when it declared Windows was malicious and borked customers' PCs, millennials are streaming a lot of movies illegally, and blackmailers are targeting members of the Ashley Madison cheating site again. All this and...

017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

April 20th, 2017  |  30 mins 37 secs

burger king, data breach, google home, malware, microsoft, vulnerability, zero-day

Hotel malware has been stealing guests' payment card details... again, should businesses relay delay rolling out vulnerability patches, and Burger King's Whopper TV ad campaign tries to take advantage of viewers' Google Home devices with predictable...

016: Wonga wronga!

April 13th, 2017  |  27 mins 15 secs

data breach, diabetic, malware, spyware, wonga

Spyware companies are filmed plotting to break global sanctions to ship surveillance and spying equipment to dodgy authoritarian regimes, an unsecured database exposed diabetics’ sensitive data, and a massive data breach leaves hundreds of...

015: Bad vibrations

April 6th, 2017  |  26 mins 54 secs

android, epicenter, nfc, samsung, sex toy

Don't let an internet-enabled sex toy make your most private moments oh-so-public. Samsung's wannabe-Android-killer is found lacking.  And did you hear about the firm that is micro-chipping its employees?  All this and more is discussed by...

014: Protecting webmail - a Smashing Security splinter

March 30th, 2017  |  30 mins 33 secs

2fa, fappening, passwords, phishing

What can you do to better protect your online email accounts? In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault discuss with Paul Ducklin tips on how to defend your...

013: Assault with a deadly tweet

March 23rd, 2017  |  33 mins 58 secs

animated gif, social engineering, twitter

Graham is embarrassed by a Twitter security snafu. How an animated GIF could prove deadly. Social engineering threats against your workforce. And will you be able to do any work on your laptop next time you catch an airplane?  All this and more...

012: Eau de Eugene Kaspersky

March 16th, 2017  |  28 mins 43 secs

android, eugene kaspersky, malware, wikileaks

Androids pre-installed with malware - can the supply chain be trusted? Will WikiLeaks help vendors get zero-days fixed? And what on earth has the Kaspersky marketing department dreamt up this time? Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and special guest...

011: WikiLeaks and the CIA

March 9th, 2017  |  33 mins 45 secs

border control, cia, ransomware, signal, telegram, whatsapp, wikileaks

Has the CIA been using a Weeping Angel to spy on you via your Smart TV? Have WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal been compromised? What is the secret of the SATAN ransomware? And can you avoid having your data searched as you pass through border...

010: The dolls must be destroyed

March 2nd, 2017  |  36 mins 10 secs

boeing, cloudbleed, cloudpets, data breach, microsoft, windows 10

A creepy teddybear leaks two million voicemail messages, Windows 10 pushes you into only installing vetted apps, and Boeing warns 36,000 employees their personal information could have been exposed after a worker sends a spreadsheet to his wife. All...

009: False flags and hacker clues

February 23rd, 2017  |  26 mins 22 secs

cars, lazarus, malware, russia

The Lazarus malware attempts to trick you into believing it was written by Russians, second-hand connected cars may be easier to steal, and is your child a malicious hacker? All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley,...

Macs and malware - a Smashing Security splinter

February 21st, 2017  |  16 mins 26 secs

apple, mac, malware

Do you run an anti-virus on your Mac?  Should you? In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss the malware threat for Apple Macs and MacBooks. SHOW NOTES:...

008: I'll give you my Android when you pry it from my cold, dead paws

February 16th, 2017  |  28 mins 14 secs

android, crowdstrike, donald trump, facebook, malware, nss labs, stalkscan

Handbags at dawn for CrowdStrike and NSS Labs! Donald Trump's insecure Android phone! File-less malware - is that so new? And StalkScan makes it easier to reveal what Facebook users have been carelessly sharing...  Computer security veterans...

Using public Wi-Fi - a Smashing Security splinter

February 13th, 2017  |  21 mins 28 secs

privacy, vpn, wi-fi

The tricky problem of public Wi-Fi hotspots. In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss, and offer some advice and tips for computer users....

007: ASCII art attack

February 9th, 2017  |  22 mins 55 secs

ascii art, donald trump, smart tv, twitter, vulnerability

Printers start churning out ASCII art after a vigilante hacker hijacks 160,000 devices, a researcher reveals how you can get Donald Trump to tweet an embarrassing spoof video of himself, and has your smart TV been snooping on you? Computer security...

Email attachment malware - a Smashing Security splinter

February 8th, 2017  |  18 mins 27 secs

anna kournikova, avril lavigne, love bug, macros, malware, melissa

Email attachment malware is the thorny topic tackled by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer in this "splinter" episode from the Smashing Security team.  Listen to this before you click! Oh, and Carole...