Smashing Security

096: Bribing Amazon staff, and blinking deepfakes


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Amazon staff are being bribed to delete negative reviews and leak data, deepfakes are getting more dangerous, an update on John McAfee's bitcoin bet, and our guest gets a shock...

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 (for a while at least) by David Bisson.

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: David Bisson.

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Links:

  • 'Pull your finger out' - the phrase's meaning and origin
  • Amazon Investigates Employees Leaking Data for Bribes - WSJ
  • Amazon staff said to be taking bribes to leak data
  • Crooked firms bribe customers with free gifts to leave fake reviews
  • Smashing Security 063: Carole's back! (where Maria Varmazis discusses deepfakes)
  • Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop New Deepfake Method
  • Transferring One Video Into the Style of Another - YouTube
  • The Secret to Detecting Deep Fakes Is in the Eye Blinks
  • Reddit bans ‘deepfakes’ AI porn communities
  • Bitcoin Price Prediction Tracker
  • Serious Eats: The Destination for Delicious
  • JoyofBaking.com
  • How to cook the perfect ...
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OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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