Smashing Security

157: A biometric knuckle duster

December 5th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

biometrics, disney+, fingerprint, hacking, kaspersky, nordvpn, vpn

What is Kaspersky's ugly ring for? Is there something suspicious about how NordVPN lets you stream Disney+? And why did a hacker impersonate a music producer?

Plus we have a bonus feature interview with Rachael Stockton from Logmein, the folks behind LastPass, all about behavioral biometrics!

084: No! My voice is not my password

June 28th, 2018  |  33 mins 54 secs

biometrics, domestic abuse, hmrc, iot, privacy, smartphone, spying, voice prints

Who's been collecting the voice prints of millions of people saying "My voice is my password"? Why has it become tougher for law enforcement to scoop up cellphone data? And who's been turning up your central heating?

034: The pen is mightier than the password

July 20th, 2017  |  48 mins 35 secs

ashley madison, biometrics, fleabag, porn

The UK government wants you to give your credit card details to porn sites, Ashley Madison offers compensation to the people whose lives it ruined, and an adult website wants you to pass its unorthodox and below-the-belt biometric identity check... gulp!

032: The iPhone 8, a data breach at the AA, and a mystery no show

July 6th, 2017  |  35 mins 26 secs

aa, apple, biometrics, data breach, ear wax, facial recognition, iphone 8

The iPhone 8 is on its way and may use 3D facial recognition rather than a fingerprint sensor to lock out intruders, and the UK's Automobile Association claims it hasn't leaked any credit card data, so why is it getting so upset about security researchers publishing screenshots of leaked data?

022: Walk this way... to defeat biometrics

May 25th, 2017  |  31 mins 47 secs

biometrics, mac, malware, samsung

The Samsung Galaxy S8 claims that its iris recognition technology provides "airtight security", but the Chaos Computer Club knows better and shows how it can be easily bypassed. Australian researchers create a wearable gizmo that authenticates you...