Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber’s name to defraud a TV company.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Hosts:
Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault
Episode links:
- Riding Baidu’s self-driving robo-taxi – YouTube.
- Malicious Attacks against Multi-Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Driving – Research paper.
- Researchers warn robot cars can be crashed with tinfoil and paint daubed on cardboard – The Register.
- Gang of Hackers Tries to Steal Baidu’s Driverless Car Secrets – Bloomberg.
- Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud – AP News.
- Sean Kingston Extradited From California to Florida in Fraud and Theft Case – Entertainment Tonight.
- Rapper Sean Kingston, his mother arrested on fraud charges after SWAT raid at his Southwest Ranches home – Sun Sentinel.
- What is fraudulent use of personal identification information? – Pumphrey Law.
- Google’s AI really is that stupid, feeds people answers from The Onion – AV Club.
- Some of Google’s “best” AI search results – Twitter.
- Google Rolls Back A.I. Search Feature After Flubs and Flaws – NY Times.
- Sure, Google’s AI overviews could be useful – if you like eating rocks – The Guardian.
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