Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears

Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears

A hospital gets hacked because of an ex-employee's grudge, robocalls are on the rise, and we share a scary story about the future of facial recognition.

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 Michael Hucks.


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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.


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094: Rogue browser extensions, Twitter presence, and how to cheat in exams

094: Rogue browser extensions, Twitter presence, and how to cheat in exams

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093: Abandoned domains and dating app dangers

093: Abandoned domains and dating app dangers

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092: Hacky sack hack hack

092: Hacky sack hack hack

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091: Sextortion, Las Vegas hotels, and Alex Jones

091: Sextortion, Las Vegas hotels, and Alex Jones

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090: Fortnite for Android, and the FCC's DDoS BS

090: Fortnite for Android, and the FCC's DDoS BS

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089: Data breaches, ransomware, Bitcoin robberies, and typewriters

089: Data breaches, ransomware, Bitcoin robberies, and typewriters

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088: PayPal’s Venmo app even makes your drug purchases public

088: PayPal’s Venmo app even makes your drug purchases public

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