Smashing Security

174: Garry Kasparov and Animal Crossing

April 16th, 2020  |  46 mins 26 secs

android, animal crossing, chess, coronavirus, fleeceware, garry kasparov, ios

World-chess-champion-turned-activist Garry Kasparov joins us as we discuss celebrity lookalikes, smartphone fleeceware, the impact Coronavirus is having on security, and how a popular new video game is being used for political ends.

145: Apple and Google willy wave while home assistants spy - DoH!

September 12th, 2019  |  44 mins 21 secs

alexa, android, apple, dns, doh, google, home assistant, https, ios, malware, nintendo wii, siri

Apple is furious with Google over iPhone hacking attacks against Uyghur Muslims in China, DNS-over-HTTPS is good for privacy but makes ISPs angry, and concern over digital assistants listening to our private moments continues to rise.

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...

135: Zombie grannies and unintended leaks

July 4th, 2019  |  56 mins 26 secs

android, apollo 11, chillow, dark, facebook, fediverse, iot, malware, pillow, smart lock, twitter

We take a bloodied baseball bat to Android malware, and debate the merits of a social media strike, as one of the team bites the bullet and buys a smart lock for the office.

114: Darknet Diaries, death, and beauty apps

February 7th, 2019  |  50 mins 27 secs

android, cryptocurrency, darknet diaries, digital legacy, hacker giraffe, malware, pewdiepie

Jack Rhysider from the "Darknet Diaries" podcast joins us to chat about his interview with the elusive Hacker Giraffe, how a death is preventing cryptocurrency investors from reaching their money, and how 'beauty camera' apps are redirecting users to phishing websites and stealing their selfies.

090: Fortnite for Android, and the FCC's DDoS BS

August 9th, 2018  |  36 mins 47 secs

android, ddos, fcc, fortnite, google play, overcooked, verizon, vpn

Fortnite players are told they'll have to disable a security setting on Android, the FCC finally admits that it wasn't hit by a DDoS attack, and Verizon's VPN smallprint raises privacy concerns.

076: Spying phones, hacked ski lifts, and World Password Day

May 3rd, 2018  |  44 mins

abba, android, blu, chess, hacking, mobile, password, ski lift, smartphone, sound effects, vulnerability

Cheap Android smartphones sold on Amazon have been sending customers' full text messages to a Chinese server, ski lifts are found to be the latest devices left open to abuse by hackers, and we remind you why password managers are a good idea on World Password Day. Oh, and our guest serenades us with a hit from the 1980s!

061: Fallout over Hawaii missile false alarm

January 18th, 2018  |  50 mins 28 secs

android, cryptocurrency, false alarm, google play, hawaii, malware, missile, nuclear, phishing, usb stick

User interfaces and poor procedures lead to pandemonium in Hawaii, hackers are attempting to trick victims into opening cryptocurrency-related email attachments, and yet more pox-ridden apps are found in Android's Google Play store.

052: Facebook tackles vengeful scumbags, and a sex toy privacy boob

November 16th, 2017  |  39 mins 27 secs

android, ddos, facebook, google, privacy, revenge porn, sex toy, vulnerability

Is your dildo listening to you? Do you trust Facebook with your most intimate photos? And just how did a vengeful DDoSer come up with that nickname?

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...