Smashing Security podcast #009: False flags and hacker clues

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 child a malicious hacker?

All this and more is discussed by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault.

Oh, and Carole makes Graham and Vanja apologise for their past mistakes.

Show notes:

• You Only Live Twice – space capsule scene
• Lazarus’s false flag malware
• Hackers behind bank attack campaign use Russian as decoy
• It’s too easy to steal a second-hand connected car
• Nissan Figaro
• Is your child a hacker? Liverpudlian parents get warning signs checklist
• How do I remove a tag from a Facebook photo or post I’m tagged in?
• Code Red IIS worm

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Graham Cluley is a veteran of the cybersecurity industry, having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky, or drop him an email.