We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “malware”.
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114: Darknet Diaries, death, and beauty apps
February 7th, 2019 | 50 mins 27 secs
android, cryptocurrency, darknet diaries, digital legacy, hacker giraffe, malware, pewdiepie
Jack Rhysider from the "Darknet Diaries" podcast joins us to chat about his interview with the elusive Hacker Giraffe, how a death is preventing cryptocurrency investors from reaching their money, and how 'beauty camera' apps are redirecting users to phishing websites and stealing their selfies.
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095: British Airways hack, Mac apps steal browser history, and one person has 285,000 texts leaked
September 13th, 2018 | 42 mins 21 secs
apple, british airways, browser, hacking, mac app store, malware, paul manafort, privacy, trend micro
Malicious script is being blamed for the British Airways hack, Trend Micro's apps are booted out of the Mac App Store for snaffling private data, and Paul Manafort's daughter wants Twitter to remove a link.
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068: Malware from outer space!
March 8th, 2018 | 44 mins 57 secs
aliens, car rental, cycling, eti, extra terrestrial, infocom, interactive fiction, malware, moviepass, privacy, text adventure, wethepeople
If aliens did contact us would it be safe to open the email? Why would MoviePass track film lovers after they leave the cinema? Would you know how to get around Malaysia when your car rental website lets you down? And will Graham please stop talking about text adventure games?
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066: Passwords, pirates, and postcards
February 22nd, 2018 | 39 mins 31 secs
credit card, facebook, flight simulator, idn, malware, password, phishing, punycode, russia, vulnerability
Flight simulators packed with password-grabbing malware, Facebook fighting Russian trolls, and how vulnerability researchers fear being sued.
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062: Tinder spying, Amazon shoplifting, and petrol pump malware
January 25th, 2018 | 44 mins 10 secs
amazon, blake's seven, carrot weather, cuba, encryption, https, malware, tinder, wi-fi
Your Tinder swipes can be spied upon, Amazon is opening high street stores that don't require any staff, and Russian fuel pumps are being infected with malware in an elaborate scheme to make large amounts of money.
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061: Fallout over Hawaii missile false alarm
January 18th, 2018 | 50 mins 28 secs
android, cryptocurrency, false alarm, google play, hawaii, malware, missile, nuclear, phishing, usb stick
User interfaces and poor procedures lead to pandemonium in Hawaii, hackers are attempting to trick victims into opening cryptocurrency-related email attachments, and yet more pox-ridden apps are found in Android's Google Play store.
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055: Uber, net neutrality, and website hacks
November 30th, 2017 | 28 mins 5 secs
bitcoin, bulletproof, data breach, doctor who, malware, net neutrality, privacy, uber, youtube
Uber covers up a data breach, the noose tightens on net neutrality, and Bulletproof's website spills the data beans.
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051: Robots, romance, passwords, and CrunchyRoll
November 9th, 2017 | 41 mins 33 secs
agony aunt, crunchyroll, doctor who, malware, passwords, privacy, robot, sophia, star trek, stranger things
Passwords are under the microscope again, CrunchyRoll leads anime fans to malware, a sexy robot gains Saudi citizenship, and Carole begins her career as an agony aunt.
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045: Deloitte fail, CCleaner, and dotards on Twitter
September 28th, 2017 | 36 mins 25 secs
ccleaner, deloitte, donald trump, klingon, malware, star trek, twitter, wildergorn
Deloitte suffers an embarrassing hack, CCleaner spreads malware, and Twitter explains why it isn't planning to ban Donald Trump from Twitter anytime soon.
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029: Exploits to get your English teeth into
June 15th, 2017 | 38 mins 8 secs
mac, malware, microsoft, mouse, patch tuesday, vulnerability
Microsoft gives us a Patch Tuesday shock, malware grows up for the Mac, and your mouse movements might reveal if you're an identity thief.