A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... Winner of the "Best Cybersecurity Podcast" in 2018, 2019, and 2023, and the "Most Entertaining" in 2022 and 2023, Smashing Security has had over nine million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @smashinsecurity, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).
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092: Hacky sack hack hack
Is your used car still connected to its old owner? Just how did Apple manage to identify the teenager hacker who stole 90GB of the firm's files? And why on earth would a firm of lawyers start producing pornographic videos? You'll be surprised by the answers!
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 Paul Ducklin.
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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.
Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.
Special Guest: Paul Ducklin.
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- Shock Land Rover Discovery: Sellers could meddle with connected cars if not unbound
- The hidden data danger of the ‘Connected’ car
- Your BMW or Merc may also be at risk of being hacked, because of your iOS app
- Samy, the MySpace worm written by Samy Kamkar
- Apple hacked by 16-year-old who “dreamed” of working for firm
- Melbourne teen hacked into Apple's secure computer network, court told
- Prenda Law stories at Techdirt
- Minneapolis lawyer pleads guilty to federal fraud, money laundering charges in porn troll scheme
- Cybercrime Investigations podcast with Geoff White
- Flash Drives for Freedom
- Final Space
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