Smashing Security

The curious case of the code copier


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A GCHQ intern forgets the golden rule of spy school — don’t take the secrets home with you — and finds himself swapping Cheltenham for a cell. Meanwhile, an Australian hacker flies too close to the sun, hacks his way into a US indictment, and somehow walks free... only to get booted back Down Under.

Plus: flow states, Bob Mortimer, and the joys of pretending to carry an owl around on a cushion.

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:

  • The Cheltenham Doughnut - Wikipedia.
  • Summer placements - GCHQ.
  • Spy school dropout: GCHQ intern jailed for swiping classified data - The Register.
  • Former GCHQ intern jailed for taking top secret files home - Crown Prosecution Service.
  • United States government says it will deport Australian hacker David Kee Crees  - ABC News.
  • Australian national known as “DR32” sentenced in U.S. federal court  – DataBreaches.
  • ICE takes steps to deport the Australian hacker known as “DR32” – DataBreaches.
  • Aussie Travel Cover has hundreds of thousands of records stolen in hacking, policy holders not informed - ABC News.
  • Australian cybercriminal to be deported from US - Information Age.
  • Government sites hit by Aussie Travel Cover hacker - ZDNET.
  • Abdilo, Australia-based computer hacker, live streams attack on US education sites - ABC News.
  • Bob Mortimer's Pet Owl - YouTube.
  • And Away… by Bob Mortimer - Simon & Schuster.
  • Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly -  HarperCollins.
  • Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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