Smashing Security
Episodes
063: Carole's back!
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fitness trackers breaching your privacy, how anyone can create convincing celebrity porn, and how ransomware authors are getting ripped off by scammer...
062: Tinder spying, Amazon shoplifting, and petrol pump malware
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
061: Fallout over Hawaii missile false alarm
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
User interfaces and poor procedures lead to pandemonium in Hawaii, hackers are attempting to trick victims into opening cryptocurrency-related email a...
060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The chips are down, as tech companies struggle to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The White House is getting tough on leakers by banni...
059: An intro to Bitcoin and Blockchain
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we take a look at Bitcoin and Blockchain. What's all the fus...
058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?All this and much mu...
057: Mikko Hyppönen - live from the sauna - talks Bitcoin security
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How to protect yourself from Bitcoin hackers, why you should think twice before giving Amazon the keys to your house, and how a private investigator t...
056: Peeping Toms, prison hacks, and parliamentary passwords
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why you should check your Airbnb for hidden cameras, a hacker attempts a different kind of jailbreak, and British MPs prove that they really are cluel...
055: Uber, net neutrality, and website hacks
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Uber covers up a data breach, the noose tightens on net neutrality, and Bulletproof's website spills the data beans.All this and much much more is...
054: A great big fat macOS bug
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, you can log into macOS High Sierra's root account with no password.In this special "emergency" edition of the podcast computer securi...
053: Game of Thrones, a major Amazon cloud leak, and web tracking gone crazy
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI think they've identified the HBO hacker, the US military have been caught with a leaky bucket, and web tracking has just got scarier than ...
052: Facebook tackles vengeful scumbags, and a sex toy privacy boob
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is your dildo listening to you? Do you trust Facebook with your most intimate photos? And just how did a vengeful DDoSer come up with that nickname?Al...
051: Robots, romance, passwords, and CrunchyRoll
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Passwords are under the microscope again, CrunchyRoll leads anime fans to malware, a sexy robot gains Saudi citizenship, and Carole begins her career ...
050: MailChimp, Piers Morgan, and The Dark Overlord
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's little time to celebrate our 50th episode, because there are rants to be had about MailChimp's switch to single opt-in, Graham upsets ...
049: Hacking funeral homes, crypto mining websites, and careful with that hairspray
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Scammers show a lack of imagination after hacking a funeral home, more websites are secretly stealing visitors' resources to mine for cryptocurren...
048: KRACK, North Korea, and an 18th century cyber attack
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
KRACK! Has the Wi-Fi vulnerability got you worried? Did North Korea hack a British TV company to prevent a "slanderous farce" from being made?...
047: Kaspersky, AI, and a well-handled data breach
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
America turns the heat up on Kaspersky anti-virus, Disqus announces a data breach, Elon Musk plans a bolthole on Mars to escape our robot overlords, a...
046: Good beard bad beard
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bearded man entangled in dark web drugs market bust, Google researches how to make browser security warnings less confusing, and (ahem) "bedroom e...
045: Deloitte fail, CCleaner, and dotards on Twitter
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Deloitte suffers an embarrassing hack, CCleaner spreads malware, and Twitter explains why it isn't planning to ban Donald Trump from Twitter anyti...
044: Bonus behind the scenes - shower time
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Carole wants to know why Graham keeps FaceTiming her from the shower.Can you help solve the mystery?("Bonus" behind-the-scenes content.)Follow...
043: Backups - a necessary evil?
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we tackle the tricky subject of backups - when did you last back...
042: Equifax, BlueBorne, and the iPhone X
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Equifax's shambolic response to its huge data breach, a scary-sounding Bluetooth exploit, and Apple's iPhone X comes with Face ID.All this and...
041: Hacking Instagram, facial failures, and spying bosses
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to phone up a celebrity on Instagram following security breach, facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival can't tell the girls fro...
040: The show that cost Troy Hunt 14 dollars
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Are public figures lying about being hacked? What were online criminals doing with 711 million email addresses? And how could scammers profit from Hur...
039: Woah - are we talking to a cyborg?
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hackers could change emails in your inbox after they are delivered, the web is getting more and more encrypted, and hacked robots can be commanded to ...
038: Gents! Stop airdropping your pics!
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) pleads not guilty to malware charges, the Scottish parliament is hit by a brute force attack, IoT smar...
037: Boobs, dragons and data breaches
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hackers are holding HBO to ransom after a massive data breach, and have leaked the phone numbers and email addresses of "Game of Thrones" cast...
036: Flash? Clunk flush... and hacking security researchers
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A security threat researcher is badly hacked in a revenge attack. Some people want to save Adobe Flash, but is that wise? And a poorly-secured electro...
035: Up the Roomba with mandatory Chinese spyware
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
China is forcing people to install smartphone spyware, young cyberoffenders are offered rehab, and robot vacuum cleaners want to sell maps of the insi...
034: The pen is mightier than the password
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government wants you to give your credit card details to porn sites, Ashley Madison offers compensation to the people whose lives it ruined, an...
033: 1Password, net neutrality, and spatchcock chicken
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is password manager 1Password treating its customers unfairly? Are autonomous cars driving us around the bend? And what is this Net Neutrality thing a...
032: The iPhone 8, a data breach at the AA, and a mystery no show
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The iPhone 8 is on its way and may use 3D facial recognition rather than a fingerprint sensor to lock out intruders, and the UK's Automobile Assoc...
031: Petya (don't know the name of this ransomware)
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Another major ransomware outbreak rattles the world - but no-one can decide what it's called, the danger posed to driverless cars by kangaroos, an...
030: GDPR - The good and the bad
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this special "splinter" episode, regular hosts Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault are joined by special guest Kevin Gorsline to discuss the...
029: Exploits to get your English teeth into
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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. All th...
024: Reality Winner, Gordon Ramsay and a leaky bucket
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Evidence of Russia hacking the US election leaks from the NSA and Reality is not a winner, confidential data is accidentally exposed in the cloud by a...
023: Covfefe
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hackers are blackmailing cosmetic surgery patients, and threatening to release their naked photos. A British Airways IT snafu causes travel chaos for ...
022: Walk this way... to defeat biometrics
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Samsung Galaxy S8 claims that its iris recognition technology provides "airtight security", but the Chaos Computer Club knows better and s...
021: WannaCry - Who's to blame?
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 year...
020: Phishing for Donald Trump
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gizmodo's attempt to reveal Donald Trump's administration ineptitude when it comes to cybersecurity fails to impress. Mac users are warned tha...
019: The Love Bug virus
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On May 4th 2000, the Love Bug virus (also known as ILOVEYOU or LoveLetter) rapidly spread around the world, clogging up email systems. Computer securi...
018: Windows is a virus. True or False?
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Security firm Webroot drops a clanger when it declared Windows was malicious and borked customers' PCs, millennials are streaming a lot of movies ...
017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings
20 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hotel malware has been stealing guests' payment card details... again, should businesses relay delay rolling out vulnerability patches, and Burger...
016: Wonga wronga!
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Spyware companies are filmed plotting to break global sanctions to ship surveillance and spying equipment to dodgy authoritarian regimes, an unsecured...
015: Bad vibrations
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Don't let an internet-enabled sex toy make your most private moments oh-so-public. Samsung's wannabe-Android-killer is found lacking. And di...
014: Protecting webmail - a Smashing Security splinter
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do to better protect your online email accounts?In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular h...
013: Assault with a deadly tweet
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Graham is embarrassed by a Twitter security snafu. How an animated GIF could prove deadly. Social engineering threats against your workforce. And will...
012: Eau de Eugene Kaspersky
16 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Androids pre-installed with malware - can the supply chain be trusted? Will WikiLeaks help vendors get zero-days fixed? And what on earth has the Kasp...
011: WikiLeaks and the CIA
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
010: The dolls must be destroyed
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A creepy teddybear leaks two million voicemail messages, Windows 10 pushes you into only installing vetted apps, and Boeing warns 36,000 employees the...
009: False flags and hacker clues
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Lazarus malware attempts to trick you into believing it was written by Russians, second-hand connected cars may be easier to steal, and is your ch...
Macs and malware - a Smashing Security splinter
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you run an anti-virus on your Mac? Should you?In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graha...
008: I'll give you my Android when you pry it from my cold, dead paws
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Handbags at dawn for CrowdStrike and NSS Labs! Donald Trump's insecure Android phone! File-less malware - is that so new? And StalkScan makes it ...
Using public Wi-Fi - a Smashing Security splinter
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The tricky problem of public Wi-Fi hotspots.In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Clul...
007: ASCII art attack
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Printers start churning out ASCII art after a vigilante hacker hijacks 160,000 devices, a researcher reveals how you can get Donald Trump to tweet an ...
Email attachment malware - a Smashing Security splinter
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Email attachment malware is the thorny topic tackled by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer in this "spli...
Passwords - a Smashing Security splinter
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Passwords - everything you need to know about how to make them safer, and better secure your online accounts.In this special "splinter" episod...
006: A romantic ransomware hotel break
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Were hotel guests really trapped in their rooms by ransomware? Does anti-virus increase your attack surface so much that it's not worth running at...
005: Upskirt insecurity
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An alleged hacker finds the downside to car rental, a New York Times Twitter account announces Vladimir Putin is planning to launch a missile attack a...
004: You don't mess with Brian Krebs
19 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Spora ransomware offers you more than just your encrypted files back, Brian Krebs busts the alleged masterminds behind the Mirai botnet, and be ca...
003: Alexa! Get me an axe!
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump and that secret dossier, MongoDB databases under attack, Microsoft employees suffering from PTSD and Alexa buying doll houses.Computer se...
002: Invest in carrier pigeons
05 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump talks cybersecurity and explains how to keep your messages top secret, Ukrainian soldiers are being spied upon by Android malware and an ...
001: One cup, two hotel guests
22 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the pains of providing tech support to family and friends, when writing down your passwords is actually a good idea, and muse on cloud bac...
000: Coming up...
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A trailer for the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined each week...