Grid failures, Instagram scams, and Legal Aid leaks
In this week’s episode, Graham investigates the mysterious Iberian Peninsula blackout (aliens? toaster? cyberattack?), Carole dives in the UK legal aid hack that exposed deeply personal data of societ...
21 Touko 202548min
Hello, Pervert! - Sextortion scams and Discord disasters
Don't get duped, doxxed, or drained! In this episode of "Smashing Security" we dive into the creepy world of sextortion scams, and investigate how crypto wallet firm Ledger's Discord server was hijack...
14 Touko 202551min
High street hacks, and Disney's Wingdings woe
Brits face empty shelves and suspended meal deals as cybercriminals hit major high street retailers, and a terminated Disney employee gets revenge with a little help with Wingdings. Plus Graham challe...
7 Touko 202548min
Hacking hijinks at the hospital, and WASPI scams
He's not a pop star, but Jeffrey Bowie is alleged to have toured staff areas of a hospital in Oklahoma, hunting for computers he could install spyware on. We dive into the bizarre case of the man accu...
30 Huhti 202530min
Zoom.. just one click and your data goes boom!
Graham explores how the Elusive Comet cybercrime gang are using a sneaky trick of stealing your cryptocurrency via an innocent-appearing Zoom call, and Carole goes under the covers to explore the extr...
23 Huhti 202533min
Hacking the hackers... with a credit card?
A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you?And over in Nigeria, even if romance scammers would like to update their LinkedIn ...
16 Huhti 202533min
Signalgate sucks, and the quandary of quishing
QR codes are being weaponised by scammers — so maybe think twice before scanning that parking meter. And in a blunder so dumb it makes autocorrect look smart, the White House explains how it leaked wa...
9 Huhti 202555min
The fall of Troy, and whisky barrel scammers
Renowned cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt falls victim to a phishing attack, resulting in the exposure of thousands of subscriber details, and don't lose your life savings in a whisky scam...All this an...
2 Huhti 202552min
