Smashing Security

091: Sextortion, Las Vegas hotels, and Alex Jones


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Just how did sextortionists get (some) of the digits in your phone number? Why are some hackers saying they won't be going to DEF CON in Las Vegas anymore? And should Alex Jones from InfoWars be banned from Twitter?

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 special guest Maria Varmazis.

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Special Guest: Maria Varmazis.

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    • The Podcast Awards - The People's Choice
    • Sex extortion emails now quoting part of their victim's phone number
    • New Extortion Tricks: Now Including Your (Partial) Phone Number!
    • In post-massacre Vegas, security policies clash with privacy values
    • Katie Moussouris tweets about her Las Vegas hotel experience
    • Video Shows Hotel Security at DEF CON Joking About Posting Photos of Guests' Belongings to Snapchat
    • Google Spectre whizz kicked out of Caesars, blocked from DEF CON over hack 'attack' tweet
    • Open letter to the Hacker Community from DEF CON's Head of Security
    • Alex Jones banned from YouTube, Facebook, and Apple, explained
    • Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify ban Infowars' Alex Jones
    • Now even YouPorn has banned Alex Jones, but he’s still on Twitter
    • Twitter temporarily blocks Alex Jones from tweeting
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