Smashing Security podcast #155: Juice jacking, YouTube hacking, password slacking

A bank has some of the worst password advice ever, travellers are told to be wary when USB charging their smartphones and laptops, and a gamer has his YouTube account hacked.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by cybercrime journalist Geoff White.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Guest:

Geoff White – @GeoffWhite247

Show notes:

• Giorgio Bonfiglio tweets about Fineco's bizarre attitude to passwords — Twitter.
• This Bank Had the Worst Password Policy We've Ever Seen — Motherboard.
• NIST password guidelines.
• Officials warn about the dangers of using public USB charging stations — ZDNet.
• MarcoStyle on Twitter.
• A YouTuber With 350,000 Subscribers Was Hacked, YouTube Verified His Hacker — Forbes.
• Massive wave of account hijacks hits YouTube creators — ZDNet.
• Popular gaming channel MarcoStyle has been hacked for days, running scams, but YouTube isn't responding — Reclaim the net.
• How my Youtube Channel got hacked for 2 weeks — MarcoStyle on YouTube.
• The Crown — Netflix.
• Aberfan disaster — Wikipedia.
• Aberfan – 50 years on — WalesOnline.
• Cliff Michelmore eyewitness report from Aberfan — YouTube.
• Dolly Parton's America — WNYC Studios.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
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Graham Cluley •   @gcluley

Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and is the co-host of the popular "Smashing Security" podcast. Follow him on Twitter, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, or drop him an email.