We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “scam”.
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257: Pokemon-hunting cops and the Spine Collector scammer
January 13th, 2022 | 44 mins 16 secs
books, jingles, pest control, pokemon, pokemon go, police, publishing, scam, spine collector, steven pinker, surveillance
Who has been playing video games rather than hunting down criminals? How is a man alleged to have stolen manuscripts of unpublished books from celebrity authors? Which pot contains an elephant? And why has Graham been listening to podcasts about pest control marketing?
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226: Cryptocrazies and NFTs
May 6th, 2021 | 50 mins 56 secs
ads, cryptocurrency, google, nft, scam, tiktok
How did the SCAM cryptocurrency become a success? Why is Google allowing government rip-off ads to still appear on search results? And why on earth is everyone suddenly spending millions of dollars on NFTs?
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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?
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215: Sexy cows banned on Facebook
February 18th, 2021 | 47 mins 43 secs
capitol, cows, cryptocurrency, facebook, fbi, meme, scam, sedition hunters
The FBI is hoping that its hunt for Capitol rioters will go viral, a cryptocurrency con lets its perpetrator live the high life... for a while, and just what does Facebook have against cows and a team of cricketers?
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209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts
December 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 secs
amazon aws, apple, christmas, cisco, ios, opera, privacy, rogue employee, santa, scam, zodiac killer
Watch out for Santas wearing hoodies! A rogue employee takes down WebEx for thousands of people, and Apple forces apps to show a privacy health warning.
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192: Ritz and robocalls - with Rory Cellan-Jones
August 20th, 2020 | 49 mins 27 secs
contact tracing, coronavirus, robocall, scam, the ritz
A scam involving restaurant bookings at The Ritz is suitably sophisticated, the second wave of UK coronavirus testing apps, and we take a look at one of the biggest studies ever into the scourge of robocalls.
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171: WhatsApp hoaxes, Zoombombs, and 8-bit love
March 26th, 2020 | 45 mins 30 secs
coronavirus, dr negrin, hoax, pornhub, retro, scam, sextortion, whatsapp, zoom, zoombombing
Blackmailers are threatening to infect your family with Coronavirus, trolls are making Zoom an unsafe place for those of a sensitive disposition, and what is the mysterious Dr Negrin audio message spreading on WhatsApp?
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168: The Bitcoin fraud factory
March 5th, 2020 | 52 mins 10 secs
bitcoin, clearview, cryptocurrency, facial recognition, scam, twitter, ukraine
Fraudsters steal millions from those hoping to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon, Twitter verifies a fake US politician, and it's another face palm for facial recognition.
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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.
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134: Sextortion, silicone face masks, and a DDoS doofus
June 27th, 2019 | 47 mins 3 secs
belgium, ddos, fire bomb, france, scam, sextortion
Scammers steal millions by impersonating a French politician, we offer fashion tips for DDoS attackers, and hear how a small town fought a sextortionist preying on young women.