We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “apple”.
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279: Encrypted notes, and a deadly case of AirTag spying
June 16th, 2022 | 36 mins 50 secs
airtag, apple, blockchain, cryptocurrency, encryption, kgb, relationships, soviet union, surveillance
How did a saxophonist sneak sensitive information in and out of the Soviet Union? How might an Apple AirTag have led to murder? And isn't the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain doing just great?
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271: Crypto break-in, Google blurring, and mics not muting
April 21st, 2022 | 50 mins 46 secs
apple, cryptocurrency, google, icloud, metamask, microphone, privacy, russia, social engineering, ukraine, zoom
A man loses $650,000 from his cryptocurrency wallet after his Apple iCloud account is hacked, video conferencing apps may not be muting your mic quite the way you imagined, and Google has unblurred military bases in Russia... or has it?
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267: Virtual kidnapping, two helipads, and a naughty Apple employee
March 24th, 2022 | 53 mins 50 secs
apple, banking, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, fraud, kidnapping, malware, npm, open source, protestware, russia, supply chain, ukraine
A Russian bank tells its customers to stop installing security updates, an Apple employee ends up in hot water, and learn our tips to avoid being virtually kidnapped.
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266: Cyberflashing, Kaspersky, and secret spies
March 17th, 2022 | 58 mins 21 secs
airdrop, airtag, apple, bluetooth, bsi, cyberflashing, dick pics, eugene kaspersky, germany, kaspersky, osint, russia, ukraine
Germany tells consumers to stop using Kaspersky anti-virus products, OSINT reveals a secret government department (with help from an Apple AirTag), and the UK says it's taking a hard line on cyberflashing.
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243: Breaking news, Apple zero-clicks, and bad blood
September 16th, 2021 | 48 mins 26 secs
apple, cryptocurrency, litecoin, malware, nso group, spyware, theranos, vulnerability, walmart
A Walmart press release says it's jumping aboard the cryptocurrency bus - but is it true? Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial, and have you updated your Apple gadgets to protect against the latest NSO Group spyware attack?
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231: Sexy snaps and encrypted chat traps
June 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
an0m, anom, apple, australian federal police, encryption, fbi, privacy, usa today
Criminals are caught in a encrypted chat trap, should you trust Apple's repair team with your sexy snaps, and do you think the FBI should be able to tell who has been reading the USA Today website?
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227: Phishing foul-up, Twitter tip jars, and Facebook's Apple fury
May 13th, 2021 | 49 mins 9 secs
apple, facebook, ios, paypal, phishing, twitter
Facebook says it's sticking up for the little guys as it picks a fight with Apple, there are testing times on the trains, and Twitter takes a tip.
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209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts
December 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 secs
amazon aws, apple, christmas, cisco, ios, opera, privacy, rogue employee, santa, scam, zodiac killer
Watch out for Santas wearing hoodies! A rogue employee takes down WebEx for thousands of people, and Apple forces apps to show a privacy health warning.
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154: A buttock of biometrics
November 14th, 2019 | 50 mins 2 secs
apple, credit card, ddos, fitness, google, health data, labour, monopoly
The UK's Labour Party kicks off its election campaign with claims that it has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack, Apple's credit card is accused of being sexist, and what is Google up to with Project Nightingale?
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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.