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048: KRACK, North Korea, and an 18th century cyber attack Oct 18, 2017

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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? And what have Dutch police learnt from Pokémon?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Virus Bulletin's Martijn Grooten.

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Special Guest: Martijn Grooten.

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047: Kaspersky, AI, and a well-handled data breach Oct 11, 2017

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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, and Graham gets to play chess with Garry Kasparov.

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Special Guest: David McClelland.

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046: Good beard bad beard Oct 04, 2017

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Bearded man entangled in dark web drugs market bust, Google researches how to make browser security warnings less confusing, and (ahem) "bedroom entertainment systems" probed for security holes.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Rich Baldry.

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Special Guest: Rich Baldry.

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045: Deloitte fail, CCleaner, and dotards on Twitter Sep 27, 2017

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Deloitte suffers an embarrassing hack, CCleaner spreads malware, and Twitter explains why it isn't planning to ban Donald Trump from Twitter anytime soon.

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Special Guest: Phil Wood.

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044: Bonus behind the scenes - shower time Sep 25, 2017

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Carole wants to know why Graham keeps FaceTiming her from the shower.

Can you help solve the mystery?

("Bonus" behind-the-scenes content.)

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043: Backups - a necessary evil? Sep 20, 2017

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In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we tackle the tricky subject of backups - when did you last backup your data? how and what should you backup? and where should you store them?

Lots of questions and Graham gets to do his Tina Turner impression.

Listen to the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.

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Special Guest: Maria Varmazis.

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042: Equifax, BlueBorne, and the iPhone X Sep 13, 2017

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Equifax's shambolic response to its huge data breach, a scary-sounding Bluetooth exploit, and Apple's iPhone X comes with Face ID.

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Special Guest: Javvad Malik.

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041: Hacking Instagram, facial failures, and spying bosses Sep 07, 2017

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It's easy to phone up a celebrity on Instagram following security breach, facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival can't tell the girls from the boys, and companies are spying on their workers' activities.

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Special Guest: David Bisson.

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040: The show that cost Troy Hunt 14 dollars Aug 30, 2017

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Are public figures lying about being hacked? What were online criminals doing with 711 million email addresses? And how could scammers profit from Hurricane Harvey?

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Troy Hunt.

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Special Guest: Troy Hunt.

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Trump appointee says for the 'past several years' he has been the victim of 'multiple cyber attacks' — Graham Cluley.
Trump appointee: Comment calling Obama's mother a 'w@!re' result of 'Internet crimes' against me — CNN.
Inside the Massive 711 Million Record Onliner Spambot Dump — Troy Hunt.
Have I been pwned? — Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
Harvey Hoax: There are no sharks on Houston's flooded freeways — WCVB 5.
Photo of planes at flooded Houston airport is a fake — Daily Mail.
Charity Listing - BBB Wise Giving Alliance — Give.org.
Wise giving in the wake of Hurricane Harvey — FTC.
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Little Ripper Lifesaver Drones Spot Sharks Electronically — YouTube.
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039: Woah - are we talking to a cyborg? Aug 24, 2017

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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 umm... stab you.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by researcher Scott Helme.

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Special Guest: Scott Helme.

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