Smashing Security

191: We are on the bird

August 13th, 2020  |  54 mins 14 secs

byte, hacking, password, privacy, satellite, tiktok, triller, video game

Can a video game help your company's staff choose stronger passwords? Why might satellite-based internet communications be bad for security? And what are the alternatives to TikTok?

190: Twitter hack arrests, email bad behaviour, and Fawkes vs facial recognition

August 6th, 2020  |  48 mins 40 secs

facial recognition, fawkes, getemails, hacking, ogusers, privacy, twitter

Special guest Geoff White can't resist using the podcast to promote his new book, "Crime Dot Com", but other than that we also discuss the creepy (and apparently legal) way websites can find out your email and postal address even if you don't give it to them, take a look at how the alleged Twitter hackers were identified, and learn about Fawkes - the technology fighting back at facial recognition.

188: Dinner with Elon Musk and Kris Jenner

July 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

binance, coinbase, coronavirus, cryptocurrency, elon musk, hacking, kanye west, russia, stalkerware, twitter, vaccine

Who stopped Twitter's hackers from stealing more money? Why are Covid-19 researchers being told to ramp up their cybersecurity? How can you find out if your smartphone is infected with stalkerware? And who does Graham think he is turning down a celebrity dinner invite?

185: Bieber fever, Roblox, and ransomware

July 2nd, 2020  |  47 mins 10 secs

conspiracy theory, donald trump, hacking, justin bieber, netwalker, pizzagate, ransomware, roblox, tiktok

Who's been dressing Robox players up in red baseball caps? Which ransomware victim's negotations got spied on by the media? And should Jason Bieber think twice before touching his hat? Oh, and we need to talk about squirrels...

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.

176: Hacking hacks and university attacks

April 30th, 2020  |  45 mins 8 secs

coronavirus, financial times, hacking, malware, remote working, surveillance, the independent, tracing, tracking, university, zoom

Journalists spying on their rivals, the NHS rejects Apple and Google's approach to Coronavirus-tracing, and universities are hit by an old-fashioned sexy lady attack.

164: A bitter pill to swallow

February 6th, 2020  |  34 mins 14 secs

art, google maps, hacking, healthcare, john constable, medical, opioid, painting, scam, traffic jam

A gallery is tricked into giving millions to a fraudster, software tells doctors to push opioids onto patients, and an artist finds a novel way to trick Google Maps into thinking there's a traffic jam.

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?

158: The man behind The Missing Cryptoqueen

December 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins

alexa, amazon, dr ruja ignotova, dridex, evil corp, hacking, malware, nhs, onecoin, russia, the missing cryptoqueen

We're joined by special guest Jamie Bartlett, of the chart-topping "The Missing Cryptoqueen" podcast, in this bumper episode where we discuss his investigation into the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, the Russian cybercriminals behind Evil Corp, and the mysterious leaks about the NHS that have turned oh-so-political...

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!