We found 10 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “vulnerability”.
-
275: Jail for Bing, and mental health apps may not be good for you
May 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
hacking, malware, mental health, privacy, ransomware, telegram, vulnerability
A man hacks his employer to prove its security sucks, Telegram provides a helping hand to the Eternity Project malware, and what the heck do mental health apps think they're up to?
-
265: The Nigerian supercop and Alexa vs. Alexa
March 10th, 2022 | 54 mins 10 secs
abba kyari, alexa, amazon, bec, drugs, echo, fraud, hushpuppi, nigeria, police, smart speaker, vulnerability
The most famous policeman in Nigeria is in hot water over his links to Hushpuppi, has your Amazon Echo been talking to itself, and can an AI girlfriend save your marriage?
-
261: North Korea hacked, DEA cosplay, and Horizon Worlds drama
February 10th, 2022 | 50 mins 42 secs
dea, facebook, meta, metaverse, north korea, social engineering, vulnerability
Who's wearing the pyjamas while they take down North Korea's internet? Is it a case of cop or cosplay in Oregon? And what's to fear about the metaverse?
-
258: Tesla remote hijacks and revolting YouTubers
January 20th, 2022 | 33 mins 4 secs
david colombo, google, nft, tesla, vulnerability, vulnerability disclosure, youtube
Carole's still on jury service, but the show must go on! We take a look at how some Tesla owners are at risk of having their expensive cars remotely hijacked, and why YouTubers are up in arms over NFTs.
-
256: Virgin Media just won't take no for an answer, NFT apes, and bad optics
December 16th, 2021 | 50 mins 9 secs
facial recognition, log4j, log4shell, nft, opensea, spam, virgin media, vulnerability
After a brief discussion of the Log4Shell vulnerability panic, we chat about how Virgin Media has got itself into hot water, a fat-fingered fumble at the Bored Ape Yacht Club, and how to hack around your sleeping girlfriend's facial recognition.
-
255: Revolting receipts, a Twitter fandango, and shopkeeper cyber tips
December 9th, 2021 | 53 mins 27 secs
antiwork, ecommerce, printer, privacy, small business, twitter, vulnerability
"Demonically" possessed devices print out antiwork propaganda, advice on how to secure your store, and is Twitter's new photo privacy policy practical?
-
253: Cybercrime unicorns, HVAC hacks, and NFT piracy - with Mikko Hyppönen
November 25th, 2021 | 48 mins 5 secs
cybercrime, hacking, hvac, nft, password, piracy, vulnerability, wireless
Heating systems are left vulnerable to attack in the high courts, cybercrime unicorns have become a reality (but what are they?), over 15 Terabytes of NFTs are made available for anyone to download ... and Carole reveals her Pick of the Year.
-
252: Hotel hacks, workplace spies, and the FBI
November 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
booking.com, data breach, email, fbi, hotel, middle east, privacy, spyware, surveillance, vinny troia, vulnerability
Booking.com got hacked five years ago, and didn't tell its customers... but now we know who might have been behind it. Bossware rears its ugly head again in the workplace, spying on employees. And did you receive a warning email from the FBI?
-
248: Press F12 to hack
October 21st, 2021 | 45 mins 31 secs
amazon, data breach, facial recognition, missouri, responsible disclosure, ring, vulnerability
A journalist is threatened with prosecution after choosing to "View Source" on a public webpage, Amazon Ring owners might be in line for a hefty fine if their neighbours complain, and is the school lunch queue a good place for facial recognition?
-
243: Breaking news, Apple zero-clicks, and bad blood
September 16th, 2021 | 48 mins 26 secs
apple, cryptocurrency, litecoin, malware, nso group, spyware, theranos, vulnerability, walmart
A Walmart press release says it's jumping aboard the cryptocurrency bus - but is it true? Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial, and have you updated your Apple gadgets to protect against the latest NSO Group spyware attack?