Smashing Security

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...

130: Doctored videos, Bcc blunders, and a diva

May 30th, 2019  |  48 mins 10 secs

data breach, deepfakes, email, facebook, fake news, gdpr, google, malware, privacy, samantha-antoinette smith, twitter, video

You won't believe who had to report themselves to the data protection agency for a breach, or who has been sharing doctored videos of political rivals, or how much money you can make selling a laptop infected with malware... and how Carole gets her diva on.

129: Too Long; Didn't Listen

May 23rd, 2019  |  51 mins 34 secs

2fa, china, google, hackers, phishing, scam, social media

Don't hire a hacker, they might scam you! What works and what doesn't when it comes to protecting your email account? And China's controversial social credit system comes under the microscope.

115: Love, Nests, and is 2FA destroying the world?

February 14th, 2019  |  38 mins 52 secs

2fa, apple, catfishing, google, iphone, nest

Is two factor authentication such a pain in the rear end that it's costing the economy millions? Do you feel safe having a Google Nest in your home? And don't get caught by a catfisher this Valentine's Day.

112: Payroll scams, gold coin heists, web giants spanked

January 24th, 2019  |  43 mins 7 secs

boars, business email compromise, coin, facebook, gdpr, google, payroll, privacy, the office quest

Business email compromise evolves to target your company's payroll, how the world's largest gold coin was stolen from a Berlin museum, and are internet giants feeling the heat yet over data security?

109: Grinches target Amazon and Reddit, stealing Christmas from the poor

December 20th, 2018  |  46 mins 58 secs

amazon, bigfoot, christmas, google, grinch, hacking, paul mccartney, pewdiepie, printer, reddit, ringo starr, t-series, womble, youtube

Join us for our special Christmas episode as we tell tales of printer hacking, website defacement, Grinches, and how Google is snooping on your private YouTube videos.

094: Rogue browser extensions, Twitter presence, and how to cheat in exams

September 6th, 2018  |  52 mins

browser, cheating, chrome, examinations, extension, google, mega, privacy, proctoru, twitter

What's the danger when browser extensions go bad? Is Twitter sharing your online status a boon for stalkers? And which of the show's hosts is going to admit to cheating in their exams?

088: PayPal’s Venmo app even makes your drug purchases public

July 26th, 2018  |  42 mins 55 secs

drugs, google, google chrome, http, https, venmo

Websites still using HTTP are marked as "not secure" by Chrome, 85,000 Google employees haven't been phished for a year, and if you're buying drugs via PayPal’s Venmo app you should say goodbye to privacy.

087: How Russia hacked the US election

July 19th, 2018  |  44 mins 32 secs

amazon, donald trump, elon musk, facial recognition, google, hacking, ice, jeff bezos, privacy, russia, surveillance, vladimir putin, walmart

Regardless of whether Donald Trump believes Russia hacked the Democrats in the run-up to the US Presidential election or not, we explain how they did it. And Carole explores some of the creepier things being done in the name of surveillance.