We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “ransomware”.
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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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124: Poisoned porn ads, the A word, and why why why Wipro?
April 18th, 2019 | 52 mins 40 secs
alexa, amazon, angler exploit kit, brian krebs, ddos, malvertising, malware, porn, ransomware, reveton, wipro
The hacker who lived the high life after spreading malware via porn sites, Wipro demonstrates how to turn a cybersecurity crisis into a PR disaster, and why are humans listening in to your Alexa conversations?
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119: Hijacked homes, porn passports, and ransomware regret
March 14th, 2019 | 54 mins 8 secs
ageid, jon ronson, porn, ransomware, tetris, zillow
A $150 million mansion is hijacked online, Brits will soon have to scan their passport to watch internet porn, and are organisations right to pay up when hit by ransomware?
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089: Data breaches, ransomware, Bitcoin robberies, and typewriters
August 2nd, 2018 | 44 mins 31 secs
bitcoin, cosco, cryptocurrency, data breach, dixons, legion, port out, ransomware, sim swap, slow burn
Ransomware rears its head again, Dixons Carphone reveals its data breach was almost 1000% worse than they previously thought, a man is accused of stealing five million dollars worth of cryptocurrency through hijacking mobile phones, and a Canadian guy called Norman is rushing to get the typewriters out of storage.
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063: Carole's back!
February 1st, 2018 | 45 mins 26 secs
bob dylan, deepfakes, dexter the peacock, fitness trackers, ransomware, strava, the other favorites, tor
Fitness trackers breaching your privacy, how anyone can create convincing celebrity porn, how ransomware authors are getting ripped off by scammers, and much much more!
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043: Backups - a necessary evil?
September 21st, 2017 | 29 mins 18 secs
backups, cloud, ransomware, tina turner
When did you last backup your data? How and what should you backup? And where should you store them?
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031: Petya (don't know the name of this ransomware)
June 29th, 2017 | 44 mins 37 secs
alexa, amazon echo, driverless cars, notpetya, petya, ransomware
Another major ransomware outbreak rattles the world - but no-one can decide what it's called, the danger posed to driverless cars by kangaroos, and do you really want an Amazon Echo Show?
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021: WannaCry - Who's to blame?
May 18th, 2017 | 35 mins 15 secs
hp, malware, ransomware, vulnerability, wannacry
The WannaCry ransomware has struck! But before we tackle that subject, and who we should blame for one of the highest profile malware attacks for years, we discuss how HP has been unwittingly capturing the keystrokes of its laptop users. Then we...
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011: WikiLeaks and the CIA
March 9th, 2017 | 33 mins 45 secs
border control, cia, ransomware, signal, telegram, whatsapp, wikileaks
Has the CIA been using a Weeping Angel to spy on you via your Smart TV? Have WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal been compromised? What is the secret of the SATAN ransomware? And can you avoid having your data searched as you pass through border...