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The mastermind behind the Owari botnet doesn't seem to have learnt anything from his victims, and someone at Wessex Water forgets to remove an embarrassing sentence from a letter sent to customers...

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, who recorded a shorter podcast than normal this week as they were far too busy recovering from receiving the best security podcast award!

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• We did it! Smashing Security’s Carole celebrates with the best security podcast award!…
• Full results from the Infosec18 European Blogger Awards
• Hacker Fail: IoT botnet command and control server accessible via default credentials
• Pwn goal: Hackers used the username root, password root for botnet control database login
• Tweet by Vesselin Bontchev
• Mailshot meltdown as Wessex Water gets sweary about a poor chap called Tom
• Apology from Wessex Water on Twitter
• Excel pivot table data leak leads to £120,000 fine for London council
• Smashing Security review criticises Graham's enunciation
• Simplenote
• Standard Notes
• Evil Genius trailer - YouTube
• Case 81: Brian Wells - Casefile
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The country of Papua New Guinea is planning a month-long nationwide ban of Facebook, PornHub wants to keep your online activities more private, and Amazon Alexa forwards a married couple's private conversation to a random contact.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest 100% GDPR-compliant edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by ESET's Tommi Uhlemann.

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Special Guest: Tommi Uhlemann.

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• Papua New Guinea to ban Facebook for a month
• Shutting down facebook in PNG is a reality
• Pornhub launches VPNhub, a VPN service with free, unlimited bandwidth
• Pornhub hack: Hackers hijacked ads with malware in year-long attack
• Be cautious, free VPNs are selling your data to 3rd parties
• How to hear (and delete) every conversation your Amazon Alexa has recorded
• Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
• Smashing Security 044: Bonus behind the scenes - shower time
• Here's How To Deactivate Alexa Calling After You Sign Up
• Passive Aggressive Passwords
• Ebaybae on Instagram
• Brave Browser
• The Complete Privacy & Security Podcast discusses the Brave browser
• See Smashing Security LIVE on tour in the UK
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A website which demands money if you want your police mugshot removed, could "sharenting" lead to a rise in fraud and identity theft, and how could the FBI have overcounted encrypted phones so badly?

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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• LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.

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• Vote for Smashing Security!
• Smashing Security LIVE on Tour!
• Court documents about Mugshots.com case
• All of Mugshots.com’s alleged co-owners arrested on extortion charges
• 'Sharenting' puts young at risk of online fraud
• Parents ‘oversharing’ family photos online, but lack basic privacy know-how
• FBI Admits It Inflated Number of Supposedly Unhackable Devices
• Donald Trump's smartphone security: an inconvenient truth
• Apple Wants to Make Totally Unhackable iPhones
• A Very English Scandal (TV series)
• Jeremy Thorpe affair - Wikipedia
• Moment – Automatically track your and your family's daily iPhone and iPad use
• Percentage Calculator
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Dogs are trained to sniff out hackers' hard drives, facial recognition takes an ugly turn, and do you trust Google to book your hair appointment?

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 investigative journalist Geoff White.

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Special Guest: Geoff White.

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• Vote for Smashing Security in the European Security Blogger Awards!
• See Smashing Security LIVE!
• K-9 Helps Concord Cops Nab Student Hacker Who Upped Grades
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off - hacking the computer -YouTube
• Police Use Dog To Find Memory And Hard Drives In Search
• Dog Can Sniff Out Hidden Cellphones, Thumb Drives and More
• Facial Recognition and “ethnicity”
• Facial scans to identify bad Elvises at Porthcawl festival
• Masked Anonymous Protesters Aid Time Warner’s Profits
• Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments - YouTube
• New Siri update - EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW - YouTube
• Will Robots Take My Job?
• Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
• Signal
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The tricky-to-pronounce Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan is jailed for hacking Paris Hilton, we hear the story of the man who hacked the lottery and almost got away with $16.5 million, and Facebook thinks it is the perfect partner to find you a date.

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 the CyberWire's Dave Bittner.

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Special Guest: Dave Bittner.

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• LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.

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• Paris Hilton's hacker sentenced to 57 months in prison
• FBI wasn't able to unlock iPhone, even with a 'fingerprint unlock warrant'
• Paris Hilton Comes Face to Face With Her Hacker in Court - YouTube
• Tweet by Paris Hilton: "Karma has no menu. You get served what you deserve..."
• Paris Hilton: Hacked or Not?
• Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
• The Man Who Cracked the Lottery
• Lottery security director accused of hacking random-number generator
• Iowa Lottery releases surveillance footage of mystery Hot Lotto winner - YouTube
• Facebook announces dating app focused on 'meaningful relationships'
• Facebook F8 2018: Facebook is launching a new dating service
• How will Facebook’s dating service work?
• 14 years of Mark Zuckerberg saying sorry, not sorry about Facebook
• Does the Dog Die?
• Kingdom Rush
• Sandra
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Cheap Android smartphones sold on Amazon have been sending customers' full text messages to a Chinese server, ski lifts are found to be the latest devices left open to abuse by hackers, and we remind you why password managers are a good idea on World Password Day. Oh, and our guest serenades us with a hit from the 1980s!

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 journalist and broadcaster David McClelland.

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Special Guest: David McClelland.

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• See Smashing Security LIVE!
• Mobile Phone Maker BLU Reaches Settlement with FTC over Deceptive Privacy and Data Security Claims
• Phone maker settles charges it let partner collect customers’ text messages
• Backdoor in some Android phones caught secretly sending data to China
• UK bank advises against password managers - Twitter
• Santander Locks Horns with Security Pros, NCSC Over Password Managers
• Passwords - a Smashing Security splinter episode
• Terrifying Ski Lift Malfunction Caught On Camera - YouTube
• Ski Lift in Austria Left Control Panel Open on the Internet
• Control of Tyrolean cable car open in the network accessible
• BBC Sound Effects
• Chess - English National Opera
• Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok "From CHESS" - YouTube
• Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well "From CHESS" - YouTube
• World Community Grid - Research Overview
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Should you quit Facebook? How do you delete your Facebook account? What do you need to consider before leaving Facebook for good? And what's the easiest way to successfully go cold turkey on Facebook?

Find out in this special splinter episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.

Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!

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

Special Guest: Maria Varmazis.

Sponsored By:

• LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.But, LastPass isn’t just for enterprises, it’s an equally great solution for business teams, families and single users.Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.

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• How do I download a copy of my information on Facebook?
• Facebook retracted Zuckerberg’s messages from recipients’ inboxes
• How do I turn off Facebook's integration with apps, games and websites?
• How to use "Turn Platform Off" on Facebook for privacy
• How do I deactivate my Facebook account?
• How to deactivate Facebook Messenger
• Ask Facebook to delete your account
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Crime forums on Facebook, fraudsters pose as anti-fraud hotlines, and how big advertising companies are in bed with the rampant data collection of internet giants.

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 B J Mendelson, author of "Social media is bullsh*t."

Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.

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

Special Guest: B J Mendelson.

Sponsored By:

• MetaCompliance: People are the key to minimizing your Cyber Security risk posture. MetaCompliance makes this easier by providing a single platform for Phishing, Cybersecurity training, Policy, Privacy and Incident management.Go to smashingsecurity.com/metacompliance Promo Code: SMASHING

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• Oh look "security expert" Rudy Giuliani shows you how to do a special "dark web scan", courtesy of Experian...
• Nobody seems to know what Rudy Giuliani's cybersecurity firm actually does
• Deleted Facebook Cybercrime Groups Had 300,000 Members
• How to Report Abuse on Facebook
• Martin Sorrell Resigns as Chief of WPP Advertising Agency
• Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk spam pioneer says book
• An Apology for the Internet — From the People Who Built It
• Automated Action Fraud Tech Support scam calls
• Crime in England and Wales from Office for National Statistics
• TuneIn
• Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix
• Devolo dLAN® 550 WiFi Starter Kit - Powerline WiFi
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Politician admits to hacking a rival's website, T-Mobile Austria ends up in a Twitter security storm, and siren systems are hit by a Rick Astley attack.

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.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.

Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!

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

Special Guest: Maria Varmazis.

Sponsored By:

• LastPass: LastPass Enterprise simplifies password management for companies of every size, with the right tools to secure your business with centralized control of employee passwords and apps.
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• Go to lastpass.com/smashing to see why LastPass is the trusted enterprise password manager of over 33 thousand businesses.

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• Spoof blogger attacks Harman site
• Harman hack horror has blog backing Boris
• Harriet Harman resigns!
• Boris Johnson left hanging on zip wire during Olympic event
• How to Hack Harriet Harman
• Top Conservative MP tipped as a future Prime Minister admits hacking into Labour MP's website
• Bafflement over Tory MP's admission she hacked Harriet Harman's website
• Harriet Harman accepts Tory MP Kemi Badenoch's hacking apology
• The lax computer security of British MPs - as detailed in their own tweets
• T-Mobile Austria thread on Twitter
• T-Mobile Stores Part of Customers' Passwords In Plaintext, Says It Has 'Amazingly Good' Security
• SirenJack
• Emergency alert systems used across the US can be easily hijacked
• Researchers Rickrolled Emergency Alert Sirens in Proof-of-Concept Hack
• Bertram Fiddle - A Victorian point and click adventure game
• Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 for iOS
• Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 for Android
• Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 on Steam
• security.txt - A proposed standard which allows websites to define security policies
• Wild Wild Country
• HROOME Modern Cute Dog Lamp
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Grindr, MyFitnessPal, and Panera Bread. They've all had data breach scares of varying degrees this week. Some handled the security breaches well, some didn't. We took a look at how well different firms are respecting your data privacy.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who don't have a special guest this week.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.

Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!

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

Sponsored By:

• MetaCompliance: People are the key to minimizing your Cyber Security risk posture. MetaCompliance makes this easier by providing a single platform for Phishing, Cybersecurity training, Policy, Privacy and Incident management.Go to smashingsecurity.com/metacompliance Promo Code: SMASHING

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• Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data
• Grindr Will Now Remind You To Get Tested For HIV
• Grindr to stop sharing HIV status with third parties
• Hackers steal data of 150 million MyFitnessPal app users
• MyFitnessPal Security Issue FAQ
• Smashing Security: Passwords - a Smashing Security splinter
• Panerabread.com Leaks Millions of Customer Records
• No, Panera Bread Doesn’t Take Security Seriously
• Don't blame Panera Bread's security guy just because he used to work at Equifax
• Viking seafarers may have navigated with legendary crystals
• BBC Fooled By Brexit Emoji April Fools Prank On Air
• Smashing Security on Facebook
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