Smashing Security

246: Facebook has fallen

October 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

facebook, hospital, instagram, malware, ransomware, ryuk, whatsapp

Facebook suffers a massive (and very public) failure, Britain announces plans for counter-attacking nation states in cyberspace, and there's a tragic story related to ransomware.

237: NuNa, NuNu, NaNa

July 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

freedom phone, iphone, malware, nso group, pegasus, ransomware, spyware

Spy software known as Pegasus has been used to carry out surveillance on the smartphones of journalists, activists, and political leaders. Can a "Freedom Phone" be trusted? And a ransomware-hit law firm demonstrates how not to keep its customers informed.

235: REvil returns, TikTok grows, and Gettr defaced

July 8th, 2021  |  59 mins 9 secs

gettr, kaseya, malware, privacy, ransomware, revil, tiktok, vulnerability

A ransomware gang has exploited a security hole in software used by many businesses, and are demanding $70 million for a decryption tool. Plus we take a close look at TikTok, and a website which seems to have entirely ripped-off Twitter.

228: Pipeline pickle, Blockchain bollocks, and Eufy SNAFU - with Rory Cellan-Jones

May 20th, 2021  |  1 hr 12 mins

bitcoin, blockchain, colonial pipeline, cryptocurrency, darkside, dogecoin, elon musk, eufy, ransomware

The Colonial Pipeline attack has shone light on the activities of the Darkside ransomware gang, we take a skeptical look at cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, and Eufy security cameras suffer an embarrassing security failure.

224: The Lazarus Heist, Facebook faux pas, and no-cost security

April 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

data breach, facebook, lazarus, malware, north korea, pisces, ransomware, sony pictures

Facebook has managed to do the seemingly impossible - and had a data breach about its handling of a data breach. Meanwhile, we chat to the host of the brand new podcast about North Korea's hackers targeting the rest of the world, and discuss if an intern can be trusted to monitor your security.

Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault are joined this week by Geoff White of "The Lazarus Heist" podcast.

223: Booze, nudes, and insurance dudes

April 15th, 2021  |  51 mins 34 secs

alcohol, domain, insurance, malware, motor vehicle, phishing, ransomware, scam, wine

Should insurance companies be banned from helping companies pay ransomware demands? How has malware messed with motorcars in the United States? And how are cybercriminals exploiting alcohol drinking during the pandemic?

221: God bless his hairy palms

April 1st, 2021  |  49 mins 19 secs

conti, data breach, extortion, fatface, identity theft, malware, mobikwik, privacy, property, ransomware

FatFace stumps up $2 million to its ransomware extortionists, an IT administrator is caught with his pants down, Mobikwik blames its users for a data breach, and we burgle a house... virtually.

220: Ransoms, scandals, and glitter bombs

March 25th, 2021  |  47 mins 39 secs

acer, data breach, facebook, glitter bomb, hoax, password, ransomware, revil, sci hub

PC manufacturer Acer might have received a $50 million ransom demand, a warning spreads on Facebook about a trick being used by hackers, and why are the City of London's police not happy about Sci Hub?

210: DC rioters ID'd, Energydots, and ransomware gets you in a pickle

January 14th, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

capitol, cellmate, crowd source, emf, energydots, qiui, ransomware, riot, washington dc

Penile penal problems, identifying rioters in Washington DC, and can a sticker protect you from radiation?

207: Cyber biowarfare, giant ladybugs, and strippers

December 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 12 mins

amazon, bioterrorism, cfaa, chess, cyber biosecurity, dna, farming, iot, ransomware, synthetic dna, the queen's gambit

Fears are raised about cyber bioterrorists, there's a widespread blackout for IoT devices caused by a cloud cock-up, and what role do strippers play in a revamp of the United States's computer crime laws?