In episode 426 of the “Smashing Security” podcast, Graham reveals how you can hijack a train’s brakes from 150 miles away using kit cheaper than a second-hand PlayStation.
Meanwhile, Carole investigates how Grok went berserk, which didn’t stop the Department of Defense signing a contract with Elon’s AI chatbot. So who is responsible when your chatbot becomes a bigot?
Plus: Email headaches, SPF rage, and a glowing review for… Taskmaster SuperMax Plus?
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.
Smashing Security #426:
Choo Choo Choose to ignore the vulnerability
Hosts:
Graham Cluley:
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Episode links:
- Schoolboy hacks into city’s tram system – The Telegraph.
- Caboose – Wikipedia.
- Neil Smith discusses his findings – Twitter thread.
- End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol – CISA.
- The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System – Wired.
- Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Shares Antisemitic Posts on X – The New York Times.
- X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began – Washington Post.
- Hacker uses Elmo’s X account to post antisemitic rant and demand release of Epstein files – ABC News.
- Elon Musk Announces Sensuous Grok AI Companion – Mashable.
- Grok Rolls Out Pornographic Anime Companion, Lands Department of Defense Contract – The Rolling Stone.
- Learn DMARC.
- TASKMASTER SUPERMAX+.
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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.
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