We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “malware”.
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165: Cheapfakes, deepfakes, and Ashley Madison
February 13th, 2020 | 48 mins 29 secs
ashley madison, cheapfakes, deepfakes, emotet, extortion, malware, wi-fi
Wi-Fi hopping malware, the return of Ashley Madison extortion scams, and should social media be doing anything about cheapfakes?
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163: Russian heists and Ring wrongs
January 30th, 2020 | 58 mins 7 secs
amazon, cryptocurrency, jeff bezos, just a minute, malware, marina hyde, maryland, nicholas parsons, ring, russia
Should possessing malware be illegal in itself? How did a Russian cryptocurrency exchange millionaire lose his fortune? And what on earth are Amazon Ring doorbell cams up to now?
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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...
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155: Juice jacking, YouTube hacking, password slacking
November 21st, 2019 | 50 mins 38 secs
aberfan, banking, dolly parton, juice jacking, malware, password, privacy, the crown, usb, youtube
A bank has some of the worst password advice ever, travellers are told to be wary when USB charging their smartphones and laptops, and a gamer has his YouTube account hacked.
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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.
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142: Mercedes secret sensors, smart cities, and ransomware runs riot
August 22nd, 2019 | 49 mins 30 secs
car, facebook, malware, mercedes, privacy, ransomware, smart cities, tracking
Darknet Diaries host Jack Rhysider joins us to discuss how cities in Texas are being hit by a wave of ransomware, how Mercedes Benz has installed a tracker in your car (but not for the reason you think), the security threats impacting smart cities, and a new feature coming to your Facebook app.
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141: Black Hat and Bridezillas
August 15th, 2019 | 51 mins 30 secs
black hat, cable, camera, crown sterling, dslr, encryption, iphone, lightning, malware, ransomware, time ai, vulnerability
Say cheese to ransomware on your camera! A sponsored speech at Black Hat causes uproar, and should you trust that Lightning cable you're about to plug into your MacBook?
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136: Oops, we created Iran's hacking exploit
July 11th, 2019 | 49 mins 59 secs
business email compromise, deepfake, deepnude, iran, malware, outlook, privacy, trevor noah, vulnerability, webcam, zoom
Mac users of the Zoom video conferencing app are warned their webcams could be hijacked, security firms warn of how scammers are deepfaking audio to steal from businesses, and our guest owns up to the role he played in an Iranian cyberattack against US organisations.
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135: Zombie grannies and unintended leaks
July 4th, 2019 | 56 mins 26 secs
android, apollo 11, chillow, dark, facebook, fediverse, iot, malware, pillow, smart lock, twitter
We take a bloodied baseball bat to Android malware, and debate the merits of a social media strike, as one of the team bites the bullet and buys a smart lock for the office.
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133: Cookie cock-ups, Hong Kong protests, and smart TV virus scans
June 20th, 2019 | 56 mins 25 secs
china, cookies, firechat, gdpr, hong kong, ico, malware, samsung, smart tv, telegram, tiananmen square
We head to Hong Kong to look at how technology has helped anti-government protesters (and how China has tried to disrupt it), Samsung is skittish over whether to tell TV owners to virus-scan their devices, and you won't believe whose website is not GDPR-compliant.