Transatlantic Cable Podcast

Episode 345 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with a story from the U.S, where a Pew survey suggested that most American's feel that social media platforms have too much political power and influence. From there the team discuss news that ChatGPT can hack software vulnerabilities and the U.K becomes the first country in the world to ban simple passwords such as 123456 or 'password' for smart devices.

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• Social media companies have too much political power, 78% of Americans say in Pew survey
• Could ChatGPT be the next big cybersecurity worry
• 'Admin' and '12345' banned from being used as passwords in UK crackdown on cyber attacks

Episode 344 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that Grindr is being sued or sharing sensitive user data with third-parties. From there the team talk about news from the U.K, which shows that a third of 5-7 year old children already have their own mobile phones.

To wrap up, the team talk about news that Meta AI is now inserting itself into Facebook group chats, but it doesn't always go to plan.

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• Grindr sued for allegedly revealing users' HIV status
• Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
• Meta's AI tells Facebook user it has disabled, gifted child in response to parent asking for advice

Episode 343 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast begins with news that Instagram is testing a tool to help tackle 'sextortion', or intimate image abuse. Following that, the team discuss how criminals are increasingly using A.I to defraud consumers out of their money.

The last two stories look at X and ransomware. The first story focuses on how X is automatically removing "twitter" from URLs, providing scammers with a real opportunity – finally, the last story looks at how some ransomware gangs are trying their luck at calling the front desk of businesses, to try to leverage payment out of them – however, it doesn't always go to plan.

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• Instagram to test new tools to fight so-called sextortion
• Criminals ramp up social engineering and AI tactics to steal consumer details
• X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in users' posts, breaking legit URLs
• Ransomware gang's new extortion trick? Calling the front desk

Episode 342 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast focuses on political news this week, kicking off with a story that China is being accused of using AI-generated content, in order to sow discontent in the upcoming American election. From there the team look news that YouTube is being accused of complacent in blocking malicious videos advertisements in the upcoming Indian elections.

To wrap up, the team look at news that a spear-phishing / honey trap campaign is being orchestrated in UK parliament, with several members confessing to being targets – but who's behind the attacks?

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• China Using AI-Generated Content to Sow Division in US
• YouTube failed to block disinformation about Indian elections
• UK minister confirmed as 12th target in Westminster 'honey trap' scandal

Episode 341 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that a data broker leak has revealed sensitive data about people who visited the infamous island. From there, the team discuss news that the UN peace keepers are being told to shore up their cyber-defences, after warnings that nation-state attackers are actively looking to target them.

To wrap up the team discuss look at a story which is itself baffling: one of the world's most wanted men is leaving restaurant reviews on Google, and has done for the last 5 years. The second story is around Elon Musk's Nuralink project, with the first ever patient using the tool to play Mario Kart with his dad.

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• Jeffrey Epstein's Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker
• UN Peace Operations Under Fire From State-Sponsored Hackers
• Investigation finds Christopher Kinahan Sr left 'digital trail' of Google reviews
• I'm world's first Neuralink patient

Episode 340 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that the EU is investigating META, Apple and Google for "uncompetitive practices". Additionally, the US government has gone ahead and levelled a lawsuit against Apple, for what they see as "monopoly" behaviour with their hardware.

To wrap up, the team discuss two stories, the first around China and UK government hacking concerns and how age-verification for adult sites could actually be a bad thing in the long run.

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• Apple, Meta and Google to be investigated by the EU
• US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
• Beijing behind cyberattacks on UK MPs and peers, deputy PM to warn
• The Dangers of Age Verification

Episode 339 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news that several employees in TikTok were caught covertly spying on Forbes journalists. From there, the team talk about a new cooperation between governments to better tackle spyware and news that the FTC is looking at the upcoming Reddit IPO and AI training data.

To close out the podcast, the team discuss news that 'at least 900' websites built using Google's FireBase cloud database may be leaking sensitive user data.

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• TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists
• Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Poland, South Korea added to US-led spyware agreement
• FTC investigating Reddit plan to sell user content for AI model training
• 900+ websites and expose millions of passwords via Firebase

Episode 338 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with the story of the year (so far) as some people see it – the Kate Middleton / photoshop mix ups. Is it really as big a deal as some believe it to be, or is it just a silly mistake?

From there the team discuss news that South Korea have developed a tool to help scan images for deepfakes, but will it be useful enough to be of any use? Additionally, the team talk about the Play ransomware gang and will GDPR shut down WorldCoin?

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• Kate photo withdrawn by five news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns
• South Korean Police Develops Deepfake Detection Tool
• Worldcoin hit with temporary ban in Spain over privacy concerns
• Play ransomware leaked 65,000 government documents

In this special episode of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast, we engage in a thoughtful conversation with guests Genie Gan and Ekaterina Burdova about the pivotal topic of Women in Technology, coinciding with the celebration of International Women's Day.

Throughout the episode, the panel delves into various aspects of empowering women in STEM fields, touching on strategies for governmental and academic institutions to foster greater female participation, community-driven initiatives aimed at providing support and encouragement, and corporate measures to promote gender diversity and create inclusive workplaces. Additionally, the discussion explores the influence of media representation, citing examples like "The Queen's Gambit" and its impact on shaping perceptions of female protagonists in male-dominated spheres.

Emphasizing the significance of representation for aspiring female leaders, the guests also discuss ways to serve as role models for young girls interested in pursuing careers in technology. Furthermore, the conversation highlights the importance of mentoring programs in women's professional development, as well as the challenges and strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life-family-education balance.

Ultimately, the episode aims to challenge myths surrounding women in tech and inspire meaningful change within the industry.

Episode 336 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast begins with news that Tumblr and WordPress are set to begin selling user data for AI training. From there the team talk about META's decision to begin helping assist the EU in combatting fake news and disinformation on their platforms.

To wrap up, the team talk about LockBit's resurgence and a truly bizarre Wi-Fi password scanning tool.

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• Tumblr, WordPress Announce User Data Sales for AI Training
• Meta unveils team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections
• Back from the dead: LockBit taunts cops, threatens to leak Trump docs
• Cybersecurity enthusiast collects Wi-Fi passwords using homemade device