Smashing Security podcast #297: Mastodon 101, and the Hushpuppi saga

Graham offers some security and privacy advice for those exodusing Twitter to Mastodon, and Carole slams the door shut on a notorious scammer with a huge Instagram following.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who aren’t joined by a guest this week.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Episode links:

• Mastodon: What you need to know for your security and privacy – Graham Cluley.
• Follow Graham Cluley on Mastodon.
• Hushpuppi: Notorious Nigerian fraudster jailed for 11 years in US – BBC. 
• Influencer involved in $1.1 million Qatar school financing scam jailed – Alarabiya. 
• Influencer ‘Ray Hushpuppi’ jailed over plan to launder $300m – The Guardian. 
• Hushpuppi’s wife, Imams write judge as US court sentences fraudster today – Premium Times.
• Living trailer – YouTube.
• Kleo – Netflix. 
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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.
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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.