WordPress vs WP Engine, and the Internet Archive is down
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 libra...
16 Okt 202437min
Vacuum cleaner voyeur, and pepperoni pact blocks payout
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.Al...
9 Okt 202439min
Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag
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 - wha...
2 Okt 202433min
The $230 million crypto handbag heist, and misinformation on social media
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...
25 Sep 202435min
TFL security derailed, and is Trump the king of crypto?
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? Me...
18 Sep 202437min
A room with a view, AI music shenanigans, and a cocaine bear
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...
11 Sep 202433min
The Godfather club, and AirTags to the rescue
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 - ...
4 Sep 202454min
Smashing Security presents The AI Fix: An AI cookery dumpster fire, the ARC prize, and a creepy new AI friend
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 ...
5 Aug 202441min
