Smashing Security

WordPress's emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of websites hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive, a digital library preserving our online history, is under siege from hackers.

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.

Episode links:

• WP Engine is not WordPress - WordPress.
• Secure Custom Fields - ​​WordPress.
• Tweet from Advanced Custom Fields.
• Advisory: Advanced Custom Fields changes - Tim Nash.
• WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly - The Register.
• Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users - Bleeping Computer.
• The Internet Archive is still down but will return in ‘days, not weeks’ - The Verge.
• Dimsdale podcasts - OTR radio drama comedy and more.
• Jeff Goldblum’s furiously fun Greek gods drama is a masterpiece - The Guardian.
• KAOS - Netflix.
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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Join us as we delve into the world of unexpected security breaches and legal loopholes, where your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you, and ordering a pizza could cost you your right to sue.

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.

Episode links:

• We hacked a robot vacuum — and could watch live through its camera - ABC News.
• Their Uber Driver Crashed. A Pizza Order Unraveled Their Injury Lawsuit - NY Times.
• A court blocks a couple from suing Uber over a crash, citing terms and conditions - NPR.
• Taken for a Ride: Parents Can't Sue Uber Over Crash After Daughter's Uber Eats Order - Law.inc
• New Jersey Court Bars Uber Crash Victims from Lawsuit, Citing App Agreement - The Legal Journal.
• Couple Seriously Injured in Uber Crash Blocked From Court by Uber Eats Terms - The Insurance Journal.
• Disney axes bid to stop wrongful death lawsuit over Disney+ terms - BBC.
• Sherwood - BBC iPlayer.
• Chocolate Guinness Cake - Nigella.
• The Best Banana Cake I've Ever Had - Sally's Baking Addiction.
• My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe - Sally's Baking Addiction.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

Sponsored by:

• SentinelOne - secure and protect every aspect of your cloud in real-time.
• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky's US customers are wondering - what on earth is UltraAV?

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.

Episode links:

• U.K. National Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Hack-to-Trade Fraud Scheme - US Department of Justice.
• Sophos punts anti-virus for Klingons - The Register.
• Designating Kaspersky Lab Leadership in Response to Continued Cybersecurity Risks - US Department of Treasury.
• Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed its verification proposal - The Register.
• Use Kaspersky Antivirus Software? You'll Be Migrated to Pango's UltraAV  - PC Mag. 
• Kaspersky software replaced by 'UltraAV' on some US PCs -   The Register.
• Need Instructions on Refunds for those who bought multi-year subscriptions - Kaspersky.
• US bans Kaspersky antivirus software for alleged Russian links - BBC News.
• Who gave you permission to put UltraAV on my computer? - Kaspersky Total Security.
• MusicBrainz Picard - Cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.
• 100 Chefs Will Slice Through the Competition in Culinary Class Wars - Netflix.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

Sponsored by:

• SentinelOne - secure and protect every aspect of your cloud in real-time.
• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Two men are accused of stealing almost a quarter of a billion dollars from one person's cryptocurrency wallet, but why on earth would they be handing out handbags to strangers? And social media comes under the spotlight once more, as we ask if you are delving into misinformation in your most private moments...

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.

Episode links:

• ZachXBT’s thread on Twitter.
• Indictment Charges Two in $230 Million Cryptocurrency Scam - Department of Justice.
• Two men arrested one month after $230 million of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim - Bitdefender.
• Skylar Harrison tells her handbag story - TikTok.
• Social media’s role in fueling extremism and misinformation in a divided political climate - PBS News.
• Misinformation on social media - statistics & facts - Pew Research.
• Social Media and News Fact Sheet, 2024  - Pew Research Center.
• "Hyperactive" by Lasse Gjertsen - YouTube.
• Cribbage JD - Play Online - Cardsjd.
• Paddlers Cribbage - L.L. Bean.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

Sponsored by:

• SentinelOne - secure and protect every aspect of your cloud in real-time.
• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Transport for London (TfL) suffers a cybersecurity incident and tells its 30,000 staff they will all have to their identities verified... in-person. Who might have been behind the attack and why? Meanwhile, Donald Trump's curious relationship with cryptocurrency is explored.

All this and Demi Moore 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.

(This episode was recorded before the former US President survived a second assassination attempt)

Episode links:

• TFL cybersecurity incident announcement.
• TFL Employee Hub.
• DICK'S shuts down email, locks employee accounts after cyberattack - Bleeping Computer.
• MGM Resorts shuts down IT systems and slot machines go quiet following "cybersecurity incident" - Hot for Security.
• Teenage suspect in MGM Resorts hack arrested in Britain - The Record.
• Arrest made in NCA investigation into Transport for London cyber attack - NCA.
• Donald Trump Prepares to Unveil World Liberty Financial, a Cryptocurrency Business  - The New York Times.
• Behind the Trump Crypto Project Is a Self-Described ‘Dirtbag of the Internet’ - Bloomberg. 
• Cryptocurrency price on July 22: Bitcoin hits $68,000 level, Dogecoin, Avalanche surge up to 11% - The Economic Times.
• Trump vows to make US ‘world capital of crypto,’ taps Musk for new task force - CoinTelegraph.
• What bankers need to know about Trump's World Liberty Financial - Yahoo! Finance. 
• Bitcoin soars to two-week high after Trump attack - Reuters.
• Trump pitches himself as 'crypto president' at San Francisco tech fundraiser -  Reuters.
• Aave fork on Blast mistakenly liquidated $26m - Crypto news. 
• Crypto Talk With Chase Hero - Ep.7 (The Watchers) - YouTube. 
• Tamdrum.
• ”Inside Out” by Demi Moore - HarperCollins. 
• THE SUBSTANCE trailer - YouTube. 
• Demi's Big Moment - Vanity Fair. 
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Flashpoint - Access the industry’s best threat data and intelligence.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!

FOLLOW US:

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THANKS:

Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

It's a case of algorithm and blues as we look into an AI music scam, Ukraine believes it has caught a spy high in the sky, and a cocaine-fuelled bear goes on the rampage.

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.

Episode links:

• Ukrainian detained for allegedly installing CCTV cameras to aid Russian attacks - The Record.
• Russia calls for restrictions on surveillance cameras, dating apps in cities under attack from Ukraine - The Record.
• Christo and Jeanne-Claude art projects.
• North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence - United States Department of Justice.
• Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With Bots - The Futurist.
• Kobo Clara BW ereader - Kobo.
• Cocaine Bear: Why? - The Atlantic.
• Cocaine Bear Official trailer - YouTube.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Sysdig - Secure your cloud in real time. Detect, investigate, and respond to threats at cloud speed.
• Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

There's a whole new dating scam that could mean you end up out of pocket (or beaten up) after a first date with a glamorous admirer, and a woman in Los Alamos uses an Air Tag to entrap a thief.

Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Maya Levine of Sysdig.

All this, and a very bad Cockney accent, in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

• Mail Theft Suspect Apprehended Using AirTag - Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
• Google and Apple deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in Android and iOS - Google Security blog.
• Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android - Apple.
• Barclays Scams Bulletin: Men more likely to fall victim to romance scams, while women lose more money - Barclays.
• 3 men trapped by same woman: Journalist on modus operandi of dating app scams -  India Today. 
• Mumbai club under fire for 'dating scam' after man gets Rs 61,000 bill - India News.
• Romance scams in 2024 + online dating statistics - Norton.
• Tips for romance scams - Better Business Bureau.
• What to know about romance scams - Consumer Advice.
• The Godfather club dating app scam in Mumbai - YouTube.
• What accent does Butcher have in ‘The Boys’? - NME.
• Shokz bone conduction headphones - Shokz.
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Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management - Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• Sysdig - Secure your cloud in real time. Detect, investigate, and respond to threats at cloud speed.
• Material Security – email security that covers the full threat landscape – stopping new flavors of phishing and pretexting attacks in their tracks, while also protecting accounts and data from exploit or exposure.

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

While "Smashing Security" is on its summer holiday, here's a chance to listen to an episode of its sister show - "The AI Fix".

In episode ten of The AI Fix, Graham attempts to say "quinoa", Mark draws a line in the amper-sand, ChatGPT becomes an expert in solar panels and bomb disposal, and our hosts watch a terrifying trailer for a creepy new AI friend.

Graham discovers that the world of AI cookery is a soggy, limey mess, and learns an unusual trick for making a great mojito, while Mark pits his co-host against the cleverest AI brains in the world.

Episode links:

• OpenAI starts rollout of Advanced Voice Mode.
• UK Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans.
• Friend trailer.
• Artificial intelligence has hard time with accents.
• Netherlands court uses ChatGPT to decide things.
• Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights.
• Twitter thread on crockpot cookbook.
• Get ready for AI to rip off your favorite cookbooks.
• ‘One of the most disgusting meals I’ve ever eaten’: AI recipes tested.
• This cookbook author was a best-seller on Amazon — but she may not even be human.
• ARC Prize.
• ARC Prize leaderboard.
• On the Measure of Intelligence research paper by François Chollet.

The AI Fix

The AI Fix podcast is presented by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.

Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show, and follow us on Twitter at @TheAIFix.

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In episode nine of "The AI Fix", our hosts learn about the world's most dangerous vending machine, a cartoonist who hypnotises himself with AI, and OpenAI's plans to eat Google's lunch...

Graham tells Mark about a pig-farming professor, and Mark tests Graham's tolerance with OpenAI's terrifying roadmap to Artificial General Intelligence.

Episode links:

• Meta launches Llama 3.1.
• OpenAI Unveils Cheaper, Small AI Model GPT-4o Mini.
• SearchGPT: OpenAI’s Prototype Aims to Challenge Google.
• Video Game Performers Strike Over AI.
• Nicolas Cage is ‘terrified’ of AI using his body and face when he’s dead.
• Dilbert Creator Claims He Taught ChatGPT Dangerous Hypnosis Techniques.
• Adult Content Creators Are Making SIX-Figure Salaries from Men Falling in Love with Subservient ‘AI Girlfriends’.
• Japanese AI Dating App Lets You ‘Marry’ a Bot.
• GB News Radio to Introduce AI-Generated News Bulletins.
• AI-powered vending machines are selling bullets.
• How Easy Is It To Purchase Ammo with AI-Powered Retail Vending Machines?
• Professor Flunks All His Students After ChatGPT Falsely Claims It Wrote Their Papers.
• AI Detectors Get It Wrong. Writers Are Being Fired Anyway.
• OpenAI Scale Ranks Progress Toward ‘Human-Level’ Problem Solving.

The AI Fix

The AI Fix podcast is presented by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.

Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show, and follow us on Twitter at @TheAIFix.

Never miss another episode by following us in your favourite podcast app. It's free!

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Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app!

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by cybersecurity journalist and the author of “Dark Wire”, Joseph Cox.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

• How a single IT update caused global havoc - BBC News.
• Anti-Virus Software Sees Self as Malware, Deletes Itself - NBC News report about Sophos snafu in 2012.
• Tweet about CrowdStrike outage by Kaspersky - Twitter.
• “Dark Wire” by Joseph Cox.
• Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History - WIRED.
• Trump shooter's online activity shows searches of rally site, use of encrypted platforms, officials say - CBS News.
• Mass Surveillance - Privacy International.
• 338 sites internet frauduleux de revente de billets recensés à quelques semaines du début de la compétition - France Info.
• From wiretapping to geolocation data collection: AI mass surveillance for the Paris Olympics draws privacy concerns - Fast Company.
• Heading to the Paris Olympics? Don't Fall for These Scams - PC Mag.
• AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare - Scientific American.
• AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare - The Conversation.
• Paris 2024: Medal table predictions, facts, opening day schedule and records that could be broken - Euronews.
• Paris Olympics 2024: Your ultimate guide - The Telegraph.
• Breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series - Official Olympics website.
• White Rabbit museum, Barcelona.
• White Rabbit - YouTube.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator - XBOX.
• Niceaunties.
• Auntlantis by Niceaunties - YouTube. 
• The Weird and Wonderful Art of Niceaunties - TED.
• "The AI Fix" - podcast with Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.
• "Sticky Pickles" - podcast with Carole Theriault and Maria Varmazis.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

Sponsored by:

• 1Password Extended Access Management – Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.
• mWISE – Don’t miss the cybersecurity conference built by practitioners, for practitioners. mWISE runs September 18 – 19 2024 in Denver.
• Sysdig - Secure your cloud in real time. Detect, investigate, and respond to threats at cloud speed.

SUPPORT THE SHOW:

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THANKS:

Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.