We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “data breach”.
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213: No security smarts at Mensa, long-term identity theft, and GameStop's share frenzy
February 4th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
data breach, encryption, gamestop, harvard university, identity theft, mensa, password, shares, short selling
Mensa - the social club for people with high IQs - is accused of not being so smart about security, an Indian TV journalist gets an unbelievable job offer from Harvard, and we take a look at what's being going on with GameStop short selling.
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212: Dutch leaks, Peeping Toms, and researchers under fire
January 28th, 2021 | 44 mins 12 secs
apt, cctv, coronavirus, data breach, google, malware, netherlands, north korea, privacy, surveillance, vulnerability
Google warns security researchers that North Korean hackers are pretending to be their buddies, sensitive information connected to Coronavirus testing is available for sale in the Netherlands, and is a Peeping Tom at your home security provider spying on you through CCTV?
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211: Fleeking, COVID-19 hacking, and Bitcoin balls-ups
January 21st, 2021 | 47 mins 23 secs
bitcoin, covid-19, cryptocurrency, data breach, fleek, hacking, michael caine, privacy, vaccine, wales
Your privacy may be at risk if you're on Fleek, hackers not only steal COVID-19 vaccine data but then tamper with it to spread mistrust, and the Bitcoin bungles keep on coming...
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187: Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up
July 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
contact tracing, coronavirus, data breach, huawei, mgm resorts, password, seminconductors
Login chaos for England's contact tracing service, our drill-down on the Britain's Huawei 5G ban, MGM's blockbuster breach, and how to pronounce "Gigabyte."
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184: Vanity Bitcoin wallets, BlueLeaks, and a Coronavirus app conspiracy
June 25th, 2020 | 51 mins 11 secs
bitcoin, blueleaks, coronavirus, data breach, ddosecrets, elon musk, police, tracing, youtube
A conspiracy spreads on social media about Coronavirus tracing apps, US police find decades' worth of sensitive data leaked online, and is there a Bitcoin bonanza to be had from watching Elon Musk YouTube videos?
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182: Space Force, credit card fraud, and beep-ti-beep
June 11th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
credit card, cybersecurity awareness, data breach, devs, knots, privacy, shoelaces, space force, trademark
Graham finds himself in hot water with a security firm after a data breach, Carole discusses credit card fraud, and we have a pleasant surprise for Thom Langford, who appears to have mostly agreed to be a guest to promote his own podcast.
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178: Office pranks, meat dresses, and robocop dogs
May 14th, 2020 | 50 mins 42 secs
coronavirus, data breach, email storm, hacking, k2, lady gaga, microsoft, mountaineering, nuclear waste, onkalo, reply all, social distancing, sourdough
Graham shares stories of email storms, Carole describes the steps being taken by firms as they try to coax employees back to the office, and guest Lisa Forte details a hack that has impacted Lady Gaga and other celebrities.
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169: Burglaries, breaches, and bidets
March 12th, 2020 | 51 mins 5 secs
burglary, coronavirus, data breach, google, location data, microsoft, ultimate chicken horse, virgin media
How one guy's exercise routine made him a burglary suspect, how multi-factor authentication can cause headaches as well as stop hacks, and how Virgin Media got itself in a pickle over its sloppy data security.
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162: Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears
January 23rd, 2020 | 52 mins 17 secs
data breach, facial recognition, harvey weinstein, medical, nhs, robocall
A hospital gets hacked because of an ex-employee's grudge, robocalls are on the rise, and we share a scary story about the future of facial recognition.
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161: Love, lucky dips, and 23andMe
January 16th, 2020 | 42 mins 21 secs
23andme, credential stuffing, data breach, dna, genetics, hacking, love hotel, messiah, national lottery
The man who hacked the UK National Lottery didn't end up a winner, Japanese Love hotel booking tool suffers a data breach, and just what is 23andMe planning to do with your DNA?