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Smashing Security podcast #184: Vanity Bitcoin wallets, BlueLeaks, and a Coronavirus app conspiracy
Jun 25, 2020A conspiracy spreads on social media about Coronavirus tracing apps, US police find decades’ worth of sensitive data leaked online, and is there a Bitcoin bonanza to be had from watching Elon Musk YouTube videos? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman.
“Rebooting” – a video chat with Lisa Forte
Jun 16, 2020Lisa Forte interviews me about how someone once turned me into a computer virus, some of the ethical issues that come out of blogging about security, and what you say when hackers contact you asking for help in blackmailing their victims.
Smashing Security podcast #179: Deepfake Jay-Z, and beer apps spilling your data
May 21, 2020Apps that belch out sensitive military information, what could the world learn from South Korea’s digital response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and who has been deepfaking Bill Clinton, Jay-Z, and Donald Trump… and why? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest episode by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Brian Klaas of the “Power Corrupts” podcast.
Phishing attacks exploit YouTube redirects to catch the unwary
Mar 12, 2020Attackers are increasingly exploiting the fact that email gateways turn a blind eye to links to popular sites such as YouTube, in order to phish passwords from unsuspecting computer users. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Smashing Security podcast #155: Juice jacking, YouTube hacking, password slacking
Nov 21, 2019A 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 computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Geoff White.
YouTube joins Facebook and Twitter, disabling accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Aug 23, 2019Good luck to the social media sites playing whack-a-mole as they try to police the activities of state-sponsored groups trying to influence the public’s opinion with co-ordinated campaigns. This isn’t going to be a problem that’s easy to fix.
Smashing Security podcast #130: Doctored videos, Bcc blunders, and a diva
May 30, 2019You won’t believe who had to report themselves to the data protection agency for a breach, or who has been sharing doctored videos of political rivals, or how much money you can make selling a laptop infected with malware… and how Carole gets her diva on. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Smashing Security podcast #109: Grinches target Amazon and Reddit, stealing Christmas from the poor
Dec 20, 2018Join us for our special Christmas episode as we tell tales of printer hacking, website defacement, Grinches, and how Google is snooping on your private YouTube videos. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The CyberWire’s Dave Bittner.
Twitter CEO says they’re taking no action against InfoWars and Alex Jones
Aug 8, 2018It’s the same content that Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple banned. But Twitter isn’t doing anything.
Smashing Security podcast #086: Elon Musk submarine scams and 2FA bypass
Jul 12, 2018Crypto scamming Thai cave scoundrels! $25 million to make anti-fake news videos! TimeHop data breach! Phone number port out scams! All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by B J Mendelson.
Facebook doesn’t want to eradicate fake news. If it did they’d kick out InfoWars
Jul 12, 2018Facebook would like you to believe that it’s serious about ridding its platform of fake news. So how come InfoWars, one of the most notorious outlets of sick conspiracy theories, is allowed to maintain a page on the social network?
The world’s most popular YouTube video has been hacked
Apr 10, 2018Hackers have managed to deface an array of popular YouTube music videos, changing titles and thumbnail images. Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
YouTube isn’t for kids
Mar 26, 2018YouTube continues to recommend young kids watch some deeply weird (and sometimes downright disturbing) videos.
Smashing Security podcast #065: Cryptominomania, Poppy, and your Amazon Alexa
Feb 15, 2018Cryptomining goes nuclear, YouTube for Kids gets scary, and TV ads have been given the green light to mess with your Amazon Alexa. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who are joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.
Stop dilly-dallying. Block all ads on YouTube
Jan 30, 2018Even Google, one of the world’s largest advertising companies, seems to be incapable of guaranteeing a stream of safe ads.
A desperate YouTube moderator scam spam
Jan 2, 2018Times must be getting tough for spammers if they’re having to resort to these types of tricks to get their unwanted messages seen.